To the one living in pride.
I’ve done nothing to be proud of.
And yet pride is the substance that the flesh wishes for...the evidence of achievements yet unseen. So then pride is the hope of the flesh.
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To the one living in pride.
I’ve done nothing to be proud of.
Hi Philip James,Your 'conjecture' is entirely consistent with the doctrine of purgatory.
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Peace!
Even the devil acknowledges that the bible is the written words from God. Or else he would not have used it in order to tempt Jesus.
But that very fact you are somehow seeking to escape. You are trying to make your own points and opinions to be superior to any other consideration. I explained the deeper truth...or tried to...of the bible and how it may be easily misused by we humans who tend to try understanding things without the help of God.
God is against our interpretations...and therefore entraps those who try doing so.
A honest person would admit he is trapped.
Precedence shows that it happens. Discernment sees when it is so.
This might be true for an unbeliever, but since Christ bore the wrath which was due to us, Christians do not face God as a consuming fire.
What 'precedence'? Whose 'discernment'?
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Hmmm!I guess this hasn’t been fully burned away yet. I need more wood.
I guess this hasn’t been fully burned away yet. I need more wood.
this is when i know i am overdue for 72 hours of nothing btw.well, you seem more introverted? And to that i can say that a sublimated ego is not an overcome ego, this is a thing much more prevalent in women, seems like? And yet women are more likely to be content, too, or at least were. So imo if one's ego is sublimated, has been locked up in a closet, one might even say they are content, might even believe it, but they will exhibit health issues most likely?
If you are searching for something that will make you happy, but you arent happy searching, then you will not be happy finding either, imo. So when i am not content i ask myself what i lack, and i dont shy away from or prettyup the answer, i go for the ugliest answer possible even, i am lacking that feeling right after hitting a crack pipe, "happiness isnt good enough for me, i demand euphoria!" lol.
...one of the gifts the Holy Spirit gives to some men is the ability to know whether a message is from God or is from another Spirit.
And in another place, he said he was headed for Some certain place and that he didn't exactly what would happen, but the Holy Spirit kept telling him there would be prison and beatings for him.
Other places, the Holy Spirit told them to send 2 men to work for God and either told men to go to a certain place , or, conversely, prevented them from going to a place.
But I guess my main point is that there is a gift given to some men by which they can tell if a message is from God or from another spirit.
So it is not good or right to fail to take notice of this and insist that no man can ever know if another man is speaking by the Spirit.
But someone who doesn't have the gift to know can search scripture to see if a man who preaches fear of God and humility is speaking unscriptural nonsense. Now some men give Epi a very hard time because they do not like to hear that anyone who puts their hand to the plow and turns back is not fit for the kingdom of heaven. They do not like to hear that God has, and can, change His mind. They do not like to Hear that they should fear they could be cut off or disqualified. They don't even like to hear that they are in a race and must run so as to win. And because they don't want to hear these scriptural things, they say he is dangerous and should not be listened to.
Yes it will.Scripture will show if this message is true that the safest path is to fear God, who can cut off and graft in, and to walk humbly.
And in fact, it is good news that a man doesn't have to claim things for himself and that all He has to do is fear God and walk humbly and leave all other decisions to God. Its great peace and relief.
Do you think epi's message is for a man who does that, or is his message for men who don't do that? He speaks warnings. Who are his warnings for?
What does it mean to you to "take the lowest seat"?Are his warnings for men who always seek to take the lowest seat as the woman who said, even the dogs get scraps from the masters table? Or are his warnings for men who insist on taking the highest seat and claiming everything good is theirs despite this?
There's more to it than that.So look carefully into this. If epi teaches fear of God and always taking the lowest seat and being humble and leaving judgement to God, even the judgement of himself as to how well he has used what he has been entrusted with, And men argue with him over this, who is being proud and resisting the Holy Spirit? Is it epi? Or is it those who argue with his message?
Are you looking for epi's approval now? You have resisted everything he has said, across multiple threads. What agreement do you want?
As such our judgment would be more favourable.
I'm not sure exactly what your point is (since your post is not directly connected to what you quoted) but the Bible is very clear that the elders were also overseers, hence the term episkopos or bishop.So yeah...are you are asking for overseerer of flesh, as in office over men because in Spirit there is already one?
And you have bought his false theology hook, line, and sinker. So who is better off?You have resisted everything he has said, across multiple threads.