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Another false and judgmental rant that negates any form of wisdom and mercy. You think you are so perfect that you can escape the hardest possible judgment...without fear. Like a brute beast meant to be caught and killed. And Lonnie Frisbee was not a lifelong homosexual. This is just one more of your mischaracterizations that you and others like you will answer for very soon.
You are conflating things. Believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit not in part but in full. That indwelling, the promise of the spirit in believers is the down payment of our future inheritance and glorification. Its the promise and guarantee of our future hope. You are twisting the passage and making it mean something else.False: We are sealed with the Earnest of the Spirit, which literally means down payment (2 Corinthians 1:22, 5:5) Look it up, the word literally means down payment
- an earnest
- money which in purchases is given as a pledge or downpayment that the full amount will subsequently be paid
G728 - arrabōn - Strong's Greek Lexicon (kjv)
G728 - ἀῤῥαβών arrhabṓn, ar-hrab-ohn'; of Hebrew origin (); a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest:—earnest.www.blueletterbible.org
Fulness of God/Christ is an altogether different thing
Again what is the qualification that made Stephen and the Other decans "Full of the Holy Ghost" ? Would you even know what to look for in that person? If every believer is "full of the Holy Ghost, this does not make this a unique requirement for the office of Deacon.
Much of contemporary theology neither understands this nor knows this because they lack this qualification themselves and cannot see nor have they experienced this need in their faith. They are in the delusion of saying I am rich and in need of nothing all the while they are Blind naked and poor and wretched. This is the direct result of textualism which arose in fundamentalism which denies Spiritual revelation from God. May I suggest instead of berating those of us here who are starting to see this need for the riches of His Grace That you pray for Understanding instead..... Paul has a Great Prayer for this In Ephesians 1:17-23. Be a Berrean and not a scribe.
I know I'm not perfect and can spot false teaching when I see it, the Bible calls it discerning of spirits. Testing the spirits.
Is Jesus a man now in heaven, a human with a physical body ? yes or no
he was and you spin that and twist the facts like you do the scriptures.
He was still used of God and later repented of his sins. What this shows is that no matter how much initial grace is depended upon...one must still go to God...to be crucified...and receive the full measure of grace to walk as Jesus walked.
Wrong listen to the BIBLE its the only Authority for the believer. It is the truth not what man says or thinks.
Blessings John, I watched the movie as per your suggestion. I realize it is just a movie, but as it was depicted, Lonnie's mistake was when he was asked weather he was a prophet. Pride o pride. Pride comes before a fall. But I enjoyed the movie.
I find everyone claiming to be a prophet has a huge ego and are filled with pride. I'm not talking about Prophets in the Bible but these modern day self proclaimed ones. And the modern days ones are lone rangers with no accountability.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. You are right. Lonnie became proud of his accomplishments...actually God's... and forgot...or never knew...about learning righteousness. He didn't know the value of humility and the fear of the Lord. He was so used to being used of God ...he never went deeper. At that lack of depth he was open to many temptations that uncrucified people experience.
And what have you learned, and what is the fruit of what you have learned. I do not know Hebrew and yet He(The Holy Spirit) who is with me, knows all languages. We need to test what is whispered in the ear. In the beginning of my journey, while I was reading that new testament Bible it was pre March Madness. Since I was into sports, a man at work came and asked me who I thought would win March Madness and I had no answer. So me being innocent like a child asked The Lord who would win. And I heard "The Wildcats will win. So I told no one and watched all the teams playing. In the end the last two teams were the Kentucky Wildcats and The Arizona State Wildcats. So indeed this was The Lord speaking with a lesson. This year, before March Madness I heard a whispering in my ear with the name of the winner of March Madness. So I had this name even before the sixteen teams were determined. So I decided to route for whatever team was playing the team I heard whispered in my ear. Well March Madness is not over and the team that was whispered in my ear was knocked out early. You see The Lord is not about Basketball, but He is about souls. That was the enemy whispering in my ear hopeing I would be tempted to tell someone that that the Jayhawks would win March Madness this year. So what we hear in the ear must be tested.
Is this person a practicing sexual sinner? And he is being promoted? as he continues his sin?
1 Corinthians 1:27-29 KJV
His testimony is spotted. He's passed away. He'd repented, and later returned to it, and died from it. And as I understand it, repented later, nearer the end of his life.
We can agree to disagree . I saw the movement as easy believism. A free meal ticket to heaven. Many of the “ converts “ were using psychedelics and experiencing communal love relationships outside of marriage . It was a blend of Christendom mixed with the world. But that’s my opinion and you can hear if from frisbees own testimony.
I see the fruit still 50 years later. We can disagree, that's OK. And Pastor Chuck, who carried the ball down the field, did not teach "easy believism".
