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This is not abiding in Him....to not renounce? It is as I thought. You see abiding as holding a certain doctrinal stance....not a walk in a supernatural way. So the scale is too small. This is very common nowadays. People think abiding means going at it in one's own effort....while staying...

Not to bear holy fruit? You have a superior detail?

Really?

Straining out gnats again?;)

And rather than trust in His faithfulness....they grumbled and complained.

You get lost in the details if you can't see the big picture. Imagine settling down on a piece of land...building a house and planting a garden. Then, other people come and say that you are on their land. When you check their claim...they are right. You did everything wonderfully...but for...

Yes,,,but one must understand the scale of that. We are to bear a holy fruit....perfect as God is perfect.

yes. The whole law is the whole duty of man. We are to fear the Lord and keep His commandments. But God is also merciful. So if we are humble and don't judge others....God can have mercy on us...even though we don't do so well.

God was angry with them and He swore they would not enter into His rest. So then God IS watching and evaluating our walks right here....right now.

How many that walked in the wilderness died there? Never to enter the promised land? This gives you an idea of an eternal destiny of those who are not dead in the lake of fire...not in the kingdom of God either...but are wanderers in the wilderness forever.

I'm an "out-of-the-box person"... Fundamental ...meaning popular misconceptions. Dogma really does get in the way of life. You have to choose one or the other.

Yes...a vessel of dishonour. Not a good thing.

I haven't a clue as to what the nations will be called. Will there be one language for all? We'll have to wait and see. :)

I don't understand most of your post....but I stand by the team analogy. Not everyone has the same gift or position...but all work together to move the ball forward.

The saved nations in the new earth. It's all in Revelation.

Nobody could understand the scale of what God had planned. It was impossible to describe...this access into the kingdom of God. This is where we begin to lose the sense of the word so often...what does it mean to "believe" ? To accept Jesus as your saviour? We could go further by saying...he...

Then let me be more specific. :) If everyone has the same spirit....then how come no 2 believers can agree on anything? Many are called and regenerated...given a new nature and given access to the truth. But very few people seek for the fullness of Christ and His grace....so few are chosen...

The rest is details...although those details become very important at the appropriate times. But you have to see the big picture to get the details right. So then the details are there...hidden in the narrative...to be found by those who seek for hidden treasure. The big picture acts as a...

yes. To grow you need to see yourself as a "we" (part of the body of Christ) not an "I'. That way you are on a team. We are members one of another. If one member is brought down....so are you. If one member is exalted...so are you. And since this is going the right way...it also helps with...

Humility is way up there...and courage. These are aspects of faith. Peter puts a manly courage (a warrior's courage) right after faith...which is virtue. And of course learning to love others. if you love....humility comes easier. You don't mind if others are getting more attention than...