Realized last night the water may still be dirty on my end. Confused over visitation and why 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Yet He spoke of the Son of man’s visitation to the Jews. How many visitations are there. Time has always been a hinderance to me. Do see what you are saying in: where your treasure is, so there also is your heart. Get what you are saying that is outside of time where no man can break in and steal nor can it be moth eaten. (Which is comforting in) Isaiah 50:9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
As judging now I would say the same in subduing all under His feet. Yet then comes up the verses of Judge nothing before it’s time and to step aside for vengeance belongs to the Lord.
Amen!
Yes, we to judge righteous judgment, but not for vengeance
Why would there need to be a conflict? The prophet Isaiah said, "Come let us reason together..." What makes you think that scholars are only guided by "the natural man"? I have known several Biblical scholars. Yes, a few of them are puffed-up poops, impressed with their own erudition--but I suspect the vast majority of them dedicate their work to the same Lord as we--and look at it as their proper sacrifice to Him. Do you really believe that the guidance of the Holy Spirit ensures that you are infallible? That you also are not influenced by "the natural man"?
I have been fallible (error laden) for years, but did not come more keenly to the knowledge of His view/perspective of his Truth, about His OWN words, until my frustration of finding stupidity in my own self, for easily believing the preconceived thoughts and doctrines of scholarly men.
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Quite frankly, at that time, I almost gave up on God, wondering if ever I would learn that which was correct of Pre, Mid or Post Tribulaion.
At that point, I abandoned myself and all of my learning, and threw myself on his Mercy, saying: " I give up, I know nothing! Who can know you!
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It was then that I claimed John 16:13 to believe and trust, that ONLY He could and would teach me His words by His Holy Spirit alone!
It was then that I also proved it to Him, that I was serious!
I ripped up and trashed my 8 translation NT Bible, and along with it, every "christian" authored book in my book case! All went in the trash, except my KJV Bible and a Young's Analytical Concordance.
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Not to long after that, the Holy Spirit of God challenged me and said:
"What if there is no THE Great Tribulation, but rather it is "of great tribulation" ?
Wow!! I never thought of it that way!
And sure enough, He is correct!!
I said then: "OK Lord, you have my attention!!"
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From that moment on, every doctrine that stinks of scholarly learning, that I once believed, He has displaced it with His Thoughts and Ways about it. For all of that which He has displaced, it all connects with ease, and fits smoothly together in context.
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Of some, it took quite awhile for me to let go of, but then He would show me, and then it became easier to let his thoughts displace them with His Truth!
No more fighting in anguish, of trying to make things fit.
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Of a truth, in studying His word, by His Holy Spirit
alone, I can attest to that truth:
"Let go, and let God."