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All you've done is deepen my convictions. We are all an impasse. You Trinity folks are convinced you are totally correct and we Oneness folks are totally convinced we are as well.
I tried to explain unless God Almighty himself reveals this to someone through his Spirit, you will never understand it, no matter how you try. This is not like studying in school where you study and study, then pass the test etc.
The first requirement to learn this is having an open mind, and having a teachable Spirit. God will not deal with a Proud Person, he hates arrogance and Pride.(Proverbs 6). So approaching God requires Humility.
Next, your Bible or my Bible is not all Literal in meaning. The Bible is Literal, types and Shadows, Allegorical, Hidden or double in meaning, etc. For example; on my Water Baptism thread. I simply explained when Jesus spoke in Matthew 28 v 19; What he was actually telling his Apostles. Trinity Beleivers simply take that verse literally, I explained that what he actually refers to HIS NAME, and instead of going to check to see if what I stated was correct, by seeing the evidence about how people were actually baptized, to prove the point, we get into a heated discussion, much of it relegated to personal attacks on Oneness, UPC church, that we are heretics, brain dead, etc.
This is precisely why God will never let a person see this with this type of attitude.
Luke 24 v 45 " Then opened HE their UNDERSTANDING, that they might understand the scriptures".
I Corinthians 1 v 19 "For it is written, I will destroy the Wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Mark 4 v 11-12 "And he said unto them (Apostles), Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of The Kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables. That seeing they may see, AND NOT PERCEIVE; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them".
I'll let the Lord judge who actually has been converted etc. I' m not going down that road. That is between that person and God, I judge noone on this.
The point Ladies and Gentlemen is that as just proven, God Alone, is the giver of Wisdom And Understanding. Only he decides who gets this knowledge or that knowledge for his own purposes. What we all need to do, is understand this, and stop trying to play Judge on what someone is teaching, just because you personally don't understand it, or your particular Church does not beleive it. Get all the facts, read, cross-check what is being taught, before everyone piles on, and attacks begin. God is not pleased with this attitude.
If someone is teaching falsehood on this blog site, there are enough intelligent people here to figure out, if the scriptures presented are taken out of context, or that what is being taught totally against scriptures. Judge on scripture, not a Church or Religious standpoint of opinions, is all I ask for us to do. Scripture for scripture.
Personally, I read very few articles, or books on spiritually speaking subjects. Most of them are based on what this person or that person said, or declared. By getting involved in this, you set yourself up to be deceived, because you accept someone's person, rather then study fervently what God's Word says First and Last. Read what Brother Job says on accepting someone's person;
Job 13 v 7-10 "Will you speak wickedly for God? And talk deceitfully for him? Will you accept his person? Will you contend for God.? Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one man mock another. Do you so mock him? He will surely REPROVE you, if you do secretly accept persons." Amen
The Devil wants all of us to take the word of this man or that man even those who have much credibility in Religious affairs. Don't do it. Study God's word as Jesus commanded in John 5 v 39. When someone tries to show me something in The Bible no matter who it is, I read up on what they say before I put a mental "OK" on it.
I know everyone here loves the Lord, and that is Truly a Blessing. Let us however refrain from judgement on others until all the facts are presented in The forum, and each of us from scripture can show any errors in what the person is presenting. God Bless everyone...