Denying the Lord

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RandyDawson

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When someone puts a gun to your head and tells you to renounce the Lord Jesus Christ or they will blow your brains out, is it OK to go ahead and renounce the Lord in that moment to save your life?

The Lord did say if we deny the Lord before men He will deny us before the Father - Matthew 10:33
But so many today claim all out future sins are already forgiven so they would believe it's OK to deny the Lord if need be to save out own lives in such a moment. So who is correct? These people, or the Lord?

Matthew 16:25
he that seeks to save his life will lose it

It's time to start addressing this in western nations because before long the liberals will turn full blown communists and seek to murder Christians and Jews. It's coming here...just like we've seen for decades in undeveloped nations.
 

quietthinker

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When someone puts a gun to your head and tells you to renounce the Lord Jesus Christ or they will blow your brains out, is it OK to go ahead and renounce the Lord in that moment to save your life?

The Lord did say if we deny the Lord before men He will deny us before the Father - Matthew 10:33
But so many today claim all out future sins are already forgiven so they would believe it's OK to deny the Lord if need be to save out own lives in such a moment. So who is correct? These people, or the Lord?

Matthew 16:25
he that seeks to save his life will lose it

It's time to start addressing this in western nations because before long the liberals will turn full blown communists and seek to murder Christians and Jews. It's coming here...just like we've seen for decades in undeveloped nations.
Denial is far more subtle than a gun to the head.
 

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In Matthew 10:33, "whoever denies me before men" describes an ongoing, settled posture of the heart. The Greek verb means to disown, refuse or repudiate, rather than an isolated weak moment out of fear/temporary failure like Peter's denial in Matthew 26:69-75.