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I have been here for over six years and not created as many threads as you. I think the point being made was about slowing down, at least to the point of allowing responses to start in one thread before you create another? I could be wrong. Also, you post a verse but add nothing of your own thoughts to it, no question, nothing. What is the point of that? Perhaps copying the text from a reliable source would also be recommended, as I noticed the verse in one other thread with words spelled incorrectly and chopped up.
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Hello @Pureness …. Paul’s advice to the church at Corinth was very good, wasn’t it? It’s also good for us. If you read the letters to the Corinthians in their entirety, you’ll see that they had many of the same problems that the church does today. They often lost their focus on Christ and instead divided their loyalty among other leaders. They allowed immorality among the members without discipline; they argued and sued one another in court; they quibbled over dietary concerns and were treating the Lord’s Supper as if it were just any old regular meal, and they didn’t even use good manners and wait for each other to eat. Worse, they had allowed false teachers to convince some of them that Paul had no authority as an apostle and that his teaching about bodily resurrection was wrong.
Paul had taught them the pure message of the gospel and they had believed; yet they had allowed doubt and corruption to test the faith they once had. By the time Paul gave the advice in 2 Corinthians 13:5, he was planning on having to come to them with the same message again for the third time!
You see, without faith in Christ, the message of the gospel will never take root in the heart of the hearer. As long as this age lasts, we will always have false teachers among us, we will always have difficult circumstances to overcome, and we will always suffer from the consequences of sin, whether our own or the sins of others. We all need to examine and test ourselves to see if we are “in the faith” and that our hope is truly in Christ and what He did for us. If we are “in the faith,” problems we encounter in life will not shake us as they did in the Corinthian church. We will know exactly where we stand… on the Rock of our salvation and His promise of grace to cover all our sin.
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)
Paul had taught them the pure message of the gospel and they had believed; yet they had allowed doubt and corruption to test the faith they once had. By the time Paul gave the advice in 2 Corinthians 13:5, he was planning on having to come to them with the same message again for the third time!
You see, without faith in Christ, the message of the gospel will never take root in the heart of the hearer. As long as this age lasts, we will always have false teachers among us, we will always have difficult circumstances to overcome, and we will always suffer from the consequences of sin, whether our own or the sins of others. We all need to examine and test ourselves to see if we are “in the faith” and that our hope is truly in Christ and what He did for us. If we are “in the faith,” problems we encounter in life will not shake us as they did in the Corinthian church. We will know exactly where we stand… on the Rock of our salvation and His promise of grace to cover all our sin.
Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
- 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)
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And once again I say to you, that this is a Christian site, I come to post motivational quotes from the bible, I didn't come here to be critized by you or anyone else about my my spelling or about anything I post from the bible. Refrain from commenting on my post if your main focus is spreading negativity. Thank you very much and have a bless day.
No, your threads aren't bothering me at all. I'm just suggesting that you slow down and seek to discuss. Throwing somewhat-critical Scripture at everyone will probably earn you a reputation as unpleasant. 
You spread negative opinions freely while attempting to impose your will on others. Not very Christian of you! I respond as I am led and see fit. If you do not like being spoken to in the way you speak to others, you can change your attitude. Being sloppy about how you present the Bible is also disrespectful. If you only came to post motivational quotes as you said, you have already strayed from your purpose multiple times. You do not even take kindly to constructive criticism aimed to help you.
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If you use the Reply function at the bottom right hand corner of the post to which you are responding, that person gets a notification alerting them to the fact that you have addressed them. Yes, I am speaking to you and responding mainly to things you have said to me! You are dishonest to pretend otherwise, just as you are dishonest to say you will not go back and forth with me when you continue to do so, while hoping to direct my attention elsewhere. Trying to tell me I should be posting in threads I may have no interest in does not cast you in a good light either. Be mature yourself and do what you say you will and move on. I will respond as I am led and see fit, and none of your posturing and complaining and blaming and negativity will alter that.
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