Thankyou Ramon for this post.
Ive been praying alot about these diputes lately also.
As I cannot debate the many things spoken to, simply because I cannot see the meaning of the many things debated.
OSAS, cesationism, predestonation,,, good grief, I cant even spell these things.
What I know is given in Jesus, through scripture, witness, resting always in the Holy Spirit.
First was the law, then Jesus fullfilled the law, the one thing that has stood out to me in the time Jesus walked the earth was how
Jesus showed that it is love, faith and mercy that we are called to.
I look at the woman with the bleeding issue who broke the law by not just being near others, but touching Jesus.
She in faith, sought out Jesus, looking to His mercy and love , that she would be healed.
The many times, Jesus stood up to the pharacies, when they tried to trap Him for healing on the sabbath, or picking grain to eat.
There are more examples , but the message that is shown here is that what we do must be filled with love, mercy and faith in Jesus!
Not to dissmiss anything, but to bring the compleatness of Gods will in us all through grace, faith, hope and love in Jesus.
This is what must be our first in faith.
Jesus brings all these things in us, all needed to recieved through the Holy Spirit, His work in us.
Given in scripture, witness, works.
To simply say, none of these things have any value if one does not have Jesus, in Jesus, we witness to this, so that the glory of God may live in each of us and others through faith in Jesus.
His great love.
It is not the debate or correction that is wrong, but the angry words and obsession that are no longer in Jesus.
These things come and rob, steal and destroy the message of Jesus.
As said in your post Ramon, if what we do does not bring fruit, there is no Jesus.
It is the fruit, witness, edification, serving, teaching, healing, love.. all things when spoken to in the faith, hope and love we know in Jesus.
If we lose sight of Jesus, we lose sight of the truth.
We need always to live in the vine, for braches cannot live without the vine.
All is valued when in Jesus.
Without Jesus, all is death.
Thankyou for this post Ramon, it brings the word to all spoken and done in Jesus.
In Jesus, God bless.
pickles