I ask you a direct question.
Are you afraid of God?
You give me all this, why?
Im not fearful of God as though I am not able to approach him... I'm not afraid of God, and I love him, and he loves all of us.
I really don't get some of you people.
Did Jesus remove all the sin from the world?
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I ask you a direct question.
Are you afraid of God?
You give me all this, why?
Im not fearful of God as though I am not able to approach him... I'm not afraid of God, and I love him, and he loves all of us.
I really don't get some of you people.
Yes, in some respects and at some times. But at the same time He is approachable and I can come to Him with anything. It is not quite the same fear that we might have of say a bad guy pointing a gun at us, who we would try to hide from. Fear of the Lord is a kind of fear rooted in faith - therefore it pleases Him. I think it comes from knowing how GREAT and powerful He is and how small we are by comparison being in subjection to Him.
I don’t rely on the approval of others for validation—I stand confidently in the truth I know.
You may cite Scripture freely, but without a true relationship with God, its impact is diminished. That disconnect reveals a deeper and more serious issue.
Jesus has already paid the price for every sin. He alone makes it possible to approach the throne of God—as the sacrificial Lamb and our eternal High Priest.
I struggle to understand how some people form stronger connections to the text of Scripture than they do to Yahavah Himself. That imbalance reflects a striking spiritual dichotomy.
You may cite Scripture freely, but without a true relationship with God, its impact is diminished. That disconnect reveals a deeper and more serious issue.
Jesus has already paid the price for every sin. He alone makes it possible to approach the throne of God—as the sacrificial Lamb and our eternal High Priest.
I struggle to understand how some people form stronger connections to the text of Scripture than they do to Yahavah Himself. That imbalance reflects a striking spiritual dichotomy.
I'm just in process of answering actually....and I made mention of His approachability as well.
Cool. Did you know that Fear, isn't always to mean be afraid but to be in "Awe."
I find Yahavah very "awe"some. And that he loves you very much.
You can have both
Luke 6:49 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
@Lizbeth if I was gonna quote a passage it would be this from the Apostolic Record it would be almost this whole chapter.
Hebrews 12 (The Hebrews Writer is Writing to Jewish people What you take from it is up to you.)
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,”[b] so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[e] 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[f]
Hebrews 12 (The Hebrews Writer is Writing to Jewish people What you take from it is up to you.)
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,”[b] so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. 17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy
18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; 19 to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, 20 because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[c] 21 The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”[d]22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[e] 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”[f]
I wasn't aware there is any competition between God and the words He gives. If we love the Lord we will certainly love His words that were inspired by Him and faithfully written down by His servants. We are even to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ who is the word made flesh. And we are told to not go beyond what is written. That is like the safety of His sheepfold. Otherwise we will easily start to slip and go off track into making this up as we go along instead of restricting ourselves and our active imaginations to the truth, which is what God has given us in His word. See this all the time with people who either aren't born of the spirit and/or don't know the scriptures very well or take them to heart. They are sloppy in their beliefs, I guess I would say. Even to the point of having false gospels.
@Lizbeth condensed this down for myself, using Microsoft Copilot: Your AI companion.
If we truly love God, we’ll cherish His word—divinely inspired and carefully recorded. Scripture keeps our thoughts aligned with Christ and protects us from straying or inventing beliefs outside His truth. Straying beyond what’s written can lead to confusion, false teachings, and spiritually shallow understanding, especially among those unfamiliar with or indifferent to scripture.
Jesus never said to worship the scripture. What you make out of the content and context, is up to you. I personally like chapter by chapter and verse by verse in order to learn what the Apostolic record states.
But Jesus never said anything about worshiping scripture, and unfortunately many people worship what the scripture states more than actually living by the spirit... and doing that it's all fleshly.
Let me pretend to be one way, yet be another... that doesn't work.
They aren't even able to love, they just able to condemn and judge them.
Saying you aren't of God, you don't read Gods Word, yada yada yada....
If we truly love God, we’ll cherish His word—divinely inspired and carefully recorded. Scripture keeps our thoughts aligned with Christ and protects us from straying or inventing beliefs outside His truth. Straying beyond what’s written can lead to confusion, false teachings, and spiritually shallow understanding, especially among those unfamiliar with or indifferent to scripture.
Jesus never said to worship the scripture. What you make out of the content and context, is up to you. I personally like chapter by chapter and verse by verse in order to learn what the Apostolic record states.
But Jesus never said anything about worshiping scripture, and unfortunately many people worship what the scripture states more than actually living by the spirit... and doing that it's all fleshly.
Let me pretend to be one way, yet be another... that doesn't work.
They aren't even able to love, they just able to condemn and judge them.
Saying you aren't of God, you don't read Gods Word, yada yada yada....
You can obey the scriptures or disobey them but how do you worship a scripture?
Light a candle to a string of sentences and sing a song to them?
Jesus never said worship the scripture. You can say one thing but that doesn't matter to me.
Cause I don't think you really care about what I am truly saying.
I can never read a person through words.
Who is saying that Jesus ever said to worship a sentence of scripture?
In what possible way can anyone worship a scripture?
You posted this, and I am simply asking you.
I need to google what the world might say is the worship scripture?
Im not going to answer you. (At least I am being upfront, straightforward, with you.) Sometimes that is the way life is. Good luck.
You can't answer (that would be more upfront and straightforward with me) because you often bring in the most ridiculous arguments against word of God.
I'll just place you on ignore just like other people. To fight is childish, and it's just fleshly... Maybe we can come back around again one day later on down the line. I don't have any problems cutting people off. All the best to you, and all on this board always.
Asking you a question concerning "scripture worship" (and exactly what you might mean by it) is not picking a fight but engaging in the very thing that you yourself have introduced into the thread. There's really no room for any virtue signaling here.
If you feel I need to be on ignore (for some unknown reason) after asking a simple question concerning your statement you have now made me aware of it.
No problem, I can continue the conversation without engaging with you directly then.
Hello Truly,
Just google it. "How can people worship scripture." You want my own response so you can critique it.
Peace.
It feels like everyone on here almost sees me as some type of heretic, and I got my own gospels and whatever that is fine if people don't like me, cause I never came to this website to be liked in the first place.
But to share, here and there on things that come up.
People who judge and condemn people, aren't truly living by the spirit. They are just living by their fleshly way that dominates more than the Spirit itself.
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