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Helen, you do not ever have to splain to me how confession does not fit into your model, ok, and if you have any valid Qs that are not deflections away from the relevant Scriptures that already address your warped teachings, i will do my best to answer them below that next paragraph too. But imo you are playing "nevermind that, what about this" now, and no offense but i'm just not interested, ok?
who is "us" Helen, specifically. ty.
i think i have made more than clear that i do not believe that at all, as who told you that you were naked? quite obviously to me at least also makes clear. The sins of the whole world have been atoned for, and that is the only "us" i care to be a member of, ok? Not saying that your "us"s sins are not atoned for too, but that your "us" has cloistered themselves by choice from my "us," right, bc they have said a magic incantation, made a profession, and they now believe that they might go up to heaven after they have died, yes?
But these should not be understated. Love is the fulfillment of the law. Love covers a multitude of sins. So then people from all over the world who do this are considered acceptable to God. No need to hold to any kind of religious belief system.
The good Samaritan parable is a good example of the kind of truth that shocks the religious mind. How could God justify an infidel?
And God will continue to scandalize religious people. We could replace Samaritan with Muslim...and get the same kind of self-righteous reaction that Jesus got.
that is not true, i believe that just fine, i just would not testify of myself as being "in Christ," while you are perfectly free to do so if you like. Commend yourselves to each other also, should you desire. Ignore twice the sons of hell you are and seven worse spirits and any other vv that make you uncomfortable, ok, i have no comment on that whatsoever.
and , as i have repplied many, many times before, and this will not change unles Scripture does or i get some further clarification on the matter, which is entirely possible,
its crap imo, a vapid excuse to ignore Scripture that does not comport with your absolute truths, and i at least will be going and doing likewise, just like the pimps and the hoes that are beating Christians into the kingdom bro.
all i asked was for clarification Helen, and i read that whole post and i still do not know who you meant by "us," ok?
what happens to you? i guess you reap what you sow? done in ignorance you wouldreceive less punishment, but then everyone here has preety much been made abundantly aware of the Naive Dialectic at this point, yet almost no one chooses to use it, right, so i dunno if "ignorance" is going to fly or not.
I fear God because I don't know how I will end up...as no one really knows (unless they make-believe they do). I think this is a good thing...to judge nothing before it's time. Paul said...I don't judge myself. He feared being a castaway from God because of so much grace he had been given.
To whom much is given MORE is required. So we are not meant to be smug...but just rejoice in the Lord regardless of any guarantee our own lack of faith would seem to want. Isn't God trustworthy without guarantees?
Ironically people want security like in a law. Yet these same people claim to be under grace.
But grace takes away the guarantees....it is freedom in Christ to act as we see fit.
Of course grace is the power from God to do what He did. When we are walking as Jesus walked in His power we can be SURE we are walking in God's salvation...and that we know Him. But grace comes with no guarantees. What will we use our freedom for tomorrow...or even the rest of the day? Will I be well pleasing to God with my decisions and actions? I can't know that. I can only hope so.
Our security is found in HIM...not in ourselves. God has no favourites. We must continue to be faithful and obedient if we want a good outcome to our lives. That's the thing...if we are deceived in this life...there is no going back afterwards. So we have to fear the Lord and get it right the first time (in this life).
How easy it is to be lulled to sleep in a false security. Nobody likes to woken from a deep sleep...so I don't expect many to appreciate my efforts.
But the only thing we have to lose is our smugness that we have been so favoured of God that we have nothing to fear from God's judgment.
I am a very happy and blessed man who doesn't need any false assurances in order to fully trust the Lord with everything. My experience is that rejoicing through all the trials of life make them sweet.
God is the Saviour of all men. But there is a dividing line...on DOING the will of God (or not). i won't post the dozens of verses that attest to that truth.
Peace...
i did, and that was my reply, and as much as i would love to be agreeing with you, i just cant, sorry.
Um . . . you seem to be the arbiter here. But what are you saying? God does not exist? OK. And Abba is real. Who is your Abba? if not the God of the Bible?
