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Jer. 48:10 Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood. Now that statement sounds like it was made by Attila the Hun.....if we take it literally.

I like some of the Eastern rite doctrines...specifically theosis....which is basically unknown in the West. But not unknown to all. :)

The soul lives in darkness...until brought into the light of life. All the senses are in the body. They are carnal. They feed the soul with connectivity to this temporal world. So then it is easy to be carnal...if we rely only on our carnal senses for truth. This is a carnal man. Then there...

Another aspect of sound doctrine is that is tears down the lies without tearing down the inner person. When you see the controlled demolition of a building in the midst of other buildings...as in...the building goes straight down without damage to other buildings in close proximity...it is a...

Are you saying I will not have God's blessing if I don't send money Money=blessing? Did you know that Martin Luther was against selling indulgences in his time? The RC church needed money to complete the basilica...so they thought of a way to raise cash. The kingdom of God is not promoted...

Send your money now! ;) God's last profit. The more money sent....the quicker Jesus can return.

I see that you are... Welcome here! :)

Amen! The word is there to reveal US....while we are trying to judge others.

I think one must ask more probing questions to ascertain with any certainty whether a person is speaking from experience or opinion. There are ways to know... For instance...if a person says they fought in Vietnam....ask them...what division, what battalion and what was the name of their...

I thought to add.... We are not like God. If we went to a junkyard to look for a wreck to restore, we would choose the car with the least amount of rust....not the most. God is more like a doctor looking for the most desperate cases. And that was us at one time. ;) All praise to His name! :)

We help where God permits....otherwise we do need to leave that person to God. You need to walk away sometimes. Otherwise that person will use you as a crutch...in your well meaning attempt to help or be supportive. We are not God. Pray about it. A sound judgment is required to protect others...

Sound doctrine exposes the flesh. Sound doctrine allows the word to do it's work. The word of God created the universe. The word of God is able to transform us into the image of God. But then there is the ego...the self...that filters out God and makes everything about us as individuals. This...

My righteousness is Christ. My perfection is Christ. My holiness is Christ. Now I could be saying that because I learned this from a religious indoctrination. OR.....it could actually be true. That is the issue. It is unfortunate that once a person has been led to believe something...whether...

A person's opinion is their belief. A testimony is an experience. For example....I have never been to war...so I don't have a testimony about it.

It's about the book of Ephesians. I too read a lot of Watchman Nee many moons ago. I would suggest...."The Normal Christian Life" A book called "The Spiritual Man" is a little dry....but very good and standard fare among deep seekers.

I looked up the words you referenced....clouds and darkness. Clouds works out. .... ANAN But the darkness....ARAPHEL is not so much darkness as obscurity or mist. God hides Himself. God embraces obscurity. We really need to seek Him hard for Him to reveal Himself.

It helps... the C It helps to enter into the miraculous realm to understand the mind of God....and therefore what is being described in the bible.

Exactly! Trust the lord.....that is our work.

Unless God says so. No one is as righteous as God...that is what the verse that everyone seems to misquote means. Go is an expert on righteousness. He practically invented it. :) So we leave judgment to God. He has a knack for it.

I hear what you are saying. Perhaps in your situation there isn't the same need for fear as for others. But the truth remains that we advance into Him and remain in a high state through both the fear of the Lord AND the comfort of the Spirit. Look at this verse. See the balance? Acts 9:31...