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Although I don't see settling for the status quo as being acceptable...I do think your take on things is superior to the judgmental mindset of those who have been indoctrinated into thinking they are somehow more special to God than others. ;)

It's one option for religious consumers! ;) The unity thing is attractive. The humility thing is good. In stark contrast to protestant...me and my churchy thing. For me, the only reason to abandon a human hierarchical system is for something directly from God. My wife and I were called out of...

Wrong again. It's those who base their BELIEFS on things unseen, to puff up their religious outer man...are deceived. Judgment will reveal this as per the biblical testimony. I don't expect all the self-aggrandizing responders to understand this. I write these things to warn the wise.

Self-examination is good. But how much self does it take to discern eternal things? All the claiming based on what is unseen that the self can be fully deceived about. For that there is the word of God...and pesky prophets who want for the name of God to be not blasphemed in the world because of...

It must hurt to be under the strain of so much bloviating. :rolleyes:

Mock, attack and crucify? My, my, aren't we touchy this morning. Your use of exaggerated hyperbole comes from your religious imagination. Isn't that more than obvious? Do you feel you have now suffered on the scale of a Paul? Is this response to you the same as being whipped and stoned? Do my...

The whole world wants a good outcome. But there are two judgments...either at the Bema seat of Christ or else at the GWT. There are two resurrections to go with the two judgments. Do you see yourself as being worthy of Christ? You would choose to be judged at the level of a saint? You want to...

Many operate in the name it claim it sphere, but without realizing that we will be judged according to what we say and how we judge both ourselves and others.. Are we proud or humble? Are we confident of our own greatness and acceptance by God...or do we fear God thinking we are unworthy of...

That's what you think you see. And if you were just doing that...that would be fine. But you are not simply having faith in the unseen you are claiming to be like Paul, claiming to have the status of a saint before God. Without humility and without any fear of the Lord. Why do you judge others...

It's to be expected that people who feel backed into a corner by the truth will lash out. That's the flesh. Religious sounding language is simply weaponized as desired when that happens. Just consider the possibility that things are not as you think they are....or just stay as you are.

What I teach against is religious certainty based on dogmatic beliefs. It's easy to write off the Israelites, then the Laodiceans, then the wicked servants, then the ones who say Lord, Lord, then the virgins with empty lamps.......just write them all off as somebody else. It's NOT ME they say...

Have you not settled for what appeals to you? The religious product is designed to be bought. How can you trust your own discernment when so many choose other preferences than your own? What qualifies you as a chief inspector? How do you know you have merely chosen one human option among many...

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From your perspective, life is death and death is life. So yes from your perspective I'm the one that doesn't know God. Those who enter INTO (eis) Jesus have...to walk in right now...eternal life. The sample of grace at regeneration is a sample of His life. Going to Jesus to enter INTO Him one...

There is wisdom in your response. Great post! :)

That is plainly ridiculous. Are you saying that only those who claim His sacrifice can have it? That's is the silliest notion. You are exalting a self-interested belief. God is not for that at all. But you would have to know God a little to realize that. Are you the one to judge yourself as...

Speaking of dogmatic....actually Jesus died for the sins of the world. People can try excluding those whom Jesus died for...and we'll see how that turns out.

Yup...too simple. Too many ways to interpret Paul's statement. The Jews were expecting a conquering Messiah...but Paul recognized that God sent a suffering Messiah who would ultimately be put to death on a Roman cross. So that verse is about no longer expecting a political Messiah the way the...

A careful observation? Where did you get that from? I think your careless reading of my posts mirrors your careless reading of the bible to come out with a twisted version of what you are attempting to read. Have you any other method of communication beside reading and writing?

Based on our own past experience we can't imagine a unified church. However, the church began when ALL experienced the grace from heaven in a common event, Pentecost. Do we need a new Pentecost whereby nobody has to say to his fellow believer.."know the Lord?! What say you?