Agreed 100%
I wonder WHY it's so difficult for some to state that, yes, we must obey God.
There must be a reason, but I don't know it.
You're quoting Romans 6:16
Yes sir.
I plan on presenting myself to our Lord...
I plan on obeying Him...
I scream this from the roof tops...
and when I don't, I ask forgiveness and carry on...
But NEVER are we to make such statements as that it's not necessary to obey God...
statements that could lead some to become lost.
Paul had a lot to say about these persons that preach a different gospel.
Jesus had a lot to say too.
Too bad some listen to modern day preachers instead of reading what Jesus taught in the pages of the NT.
It has led to a lack of reverential fear of GOD .
Gone and long gone are the days wherein paul once wrote
KNOWING the TERROR of GOD we persuade men .
Or it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living GOD .
And while i fully do understand that GOD desires the death of none but rather the wicked would repent
And that HE IS VERY LONG SUFFERING and full of mercy and compassion
THERE IS A REASON GOD did warn and remind folks to repent
THERE is a reason WHY CHRIST was quite grave and warned as well
ITS For our own good . WE DO need to behold BOTH the GOODNESS of GOD and THE severerity of GOD .
But they been busy omitting severity and warnings
AND that led to a massive creation of a FALSE GOODNESS OF GOD
A goodness which implies , worry not , live and let live, all is well , all shall be fine
for the road to GOD is broad indeed .
IF ONE omits either one , THE GOODNESS OF , and or the SEVERITY OF GOD
IN TRUTH THEY HAVE OMITTED BOTH . because a false version of the goodness of GOD they will and do preach .
A goodness that now has led NOT to repentance but to ACCEPTANCE
and it sure seems to be accepting more and more evil in these last hours
and it sure seems to be hating more than ever any TRUTH that exposes ITS SO CALLED LOVE and goodness
WE either preach ALL THE TRUTH OF GOD
but if we pick and choose what truth to preach and what to omit
WE NEVER WILL speak the truth , only a messed up watered down deadly version of GOD that darn sure AINT GOD .