wordsponge said:
Thanks for your nice reply..
Isa.25
[8] He will swallow up death in victory;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces;
and the >> rebuke of his people << (the rending)
he shall take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
[9] And it shall be said in that day
Lo, this is our God (Jesus); we have waited for him, and he will save us:
this is the LORD (the Son); we have waited for him,
we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Watch how the OT is fulfilled in the NT.
We all must have the same Teacher = Jesus through the Spirit.
We come back to CORRECT BAPTISM or no Spirit...
No one is exempted...
You may do as you please.
The children are respectful and they obey.
GOD has cut off the disobedient and worse...
People are too busy being busybodies...
I focused on mysaelf only and ...
I do not know muc=h about wht other people teach ...
GOD's people are uncommon.= Holy = exclusive to a sinful majority..
I do not belong to a church...BUT I belong....
And therein lies the truth about you Wordsponge,
It has nothing to do with belonging to a church, and focusing only on yourself. Jesus came among the people he hid himself only to pray.
Although I was Baptized at a church, I myself do not belong to one unfortunately because of my work as a night shifter
Your isolation in fellowship is evident in the way many like yourself raise yourselves above your fellow man, this is why we need our brothers and sisters we grow together and our ways do not become perverted in legalisms or unclean religion.
For me. I will believe in what Jesus taught and I will not hold it back but proclaim it boasting only in the Lord and his works.
Men of God do not hide the truth but proclaim it in the strength of the Spirit for all ears to hear weather those ears are hearing or not, the Gospel is proclaimed to all the nations.
Jesus did not come to condemn but to set the captives free.
Those who hear but refuse will bring condemnation on themselves they dont need any help from us whose job it is to present the Gospel as it is, What people do with what is said plainly in the truth of wisdom is not up to us, but God alone.
Wordsponge you choose to come here speaking in riddles by your own design and in doing so isolated many in your own form of condemnation without the foundation of knowing your fellow man. by this you only bring judgement on yourself, by raising yourself above other men, We are told to be humble and serve this is obedience to the Lord who was the first to do this by example. All other authority is the property of our Lord.
"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned" (Matthew 12:37)
Speak plainly, so that the other meek who you serve and who need to hear can hear and so those who still refuse to hear can not say you tried to fool them with riddles it is God who opens and closes the ear.
With your "hidden people" theology you promote the devil's foothold in secret religious practices and become a threat against Gods people particularly the young in Christ, These are the little ones Jesus speaks of. They may become lost as a result of your words because by your words you confuse the gospel message. Trading the truth for your own self sanctification.
I mean this without malice my brother. I can pray for you if you like, truly, Just PM me anytime and we can do this. with all sincerity and love my friend. :)
Keep seeking my friend, PM me if you like, otherwise I hope you become truly blessed.
In all love peace and respect Mike