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Yep.....I agree.........As a retired Machinist that has machined parts for F-18's, F-16's, Harpoon Missiles, the Space Shuttle, B-1 Bomber's, C-4 Transports and companies all over the world I have had my share of educated idiot engineers as well.....obviously NOT all, but some for sure.....
Your point still falls under the irrelevant category......
Your point still falls under the irrelevant category......
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You really want me to deal harshly with sin, PeterJens?
I can speak to you like I would speak to myself....
that is a lie. I know the weight of sin and what it does to people's lives. I follow God's advice and lay it at the foot of the cross. I give my anger every night to God and forgive others.
You on the other had do not forgive and still hold grudges...yes they do too but I am talking to YOU PETERJENS not them..
never gonna happen, Jesus doesn't lose His sheep.
a lie, no one wants you to burn in hell...you need to rebuke those thoughts because they are lies trying to enslave you.
if you were teaching a works salvation, yes it would be damming people to hell. However, getting past your strawmen attacks and victim act. I know you dont teach that.
what do you want me to do? Fight your battles for you? Get people to see you as I see you? Accuse them as they have accused you? Defend your hurt pride?
It's not who I am. I poke at Dcon because he understands what I mean when I say such things. You are overly sensitive and easily offended.
Sometimes people laugh at the situation, because it's better than crying or getting angry and attacking.
yeah and who is calling whom a fool? Have you not told me how foolish and stupid you think me to be? Even in this post you tell me inadvertently that I am stupidly soft on sin.
of course not,you have too much of your own self righteous attitude to be able to simply laugh and see what is actually happening and what is actually being said or why.
and that is a lie and a false accusation.
.I don't want empathy. What i seek is peace between siblings so we can stop fighting one another and instead fight the lies of the enemy, what I seek is to encourage people to walk the walk instead of just talking about it.
What I pray is for you to learn discernment and stop buying into the lies that are being whispered to you.
I agree you are blind.
I don't play games, but someone is playing with you. Have you figured it out yet?
no that would be the strawmen in your head. I am not a cynic.
the evil people? Are those the voices in your head? Because no one on this forum has said those things to you.
why don't we read that verse in context?
I can speak to you like I would speak to myself....
that is a lie. I know the weight of sin and what it does to people's lives. I follow God's advice and lay it at the foot of the cross. I give my anger every night to God and forgive others.
You on the other had do not forgive and still hold grudges...yes they do too but I am talking to YOU PETERJENS not them..
never gonna happen, Jesus doesn't lose His sheep.
a lie, no one wants you to burn in hell...you need to rebuke those thoughts because they are lies trying to enslave you.
if you were teaching a works salvation, yes it would be damming people to hell. However, getting past your strawmen attacks and victim act. I know you dont teach that.
what do you want me to do? Fight your battles for you? Get people to see you as I see you? Accuse them as they have accused you? Defend your hurt pride?
It's not who I am. I poke at Dcon because he understands what I mean when I say such things. You are overly sensitive and easily offended.
Sometimes people laugh at the situation, because it's better than crying or getting angry and attacking.
yeah and who is calling whom a fool? Have you not told me how foolish and stupid you think me to be? Even in this post you tell me inadvertently that I am stupidly soft on sin.
of course not,you have too much of your own self righteous attitude to be able to simply laugh and see what is actually happening and what is actually being said or why.
and that is a lie and a false accusation.
.I don't want empathy. What i seek is peace between siblings so we can stop fighting one another and instead fight the lies of the enemy, what I seek is to encourage people to walk the walk instead of just talking about it.
What I pray is for you to learn discernment and stop buying into the lies that are being whispered to you.
I agree you are blind.
I don't play games, but someone is playing with you. Have you figured it out yet?
no that would be the strawmen in your head. I am not a cynic.
the evil people? Are those the voices in your head? Because no one on this forum has said those things to you.
why don't we read that verse in context?
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I will highlight/bold what I think we need to meditate upon...
◄ James 4 ►
English Standard Versionm
1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passionsa are at war within you?b 2You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4You adulterous people!c Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.d The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
◄ James 4 ►
English Standard Versionm
1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passionsa are at war within you?b 2You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4You adulterous people!c Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.d The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
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Yes it is in the mind (ain't no devil throwing furniture around my house, thank God)
I listened too a study on spiritual warfare and the teacher made reference to the difference between Law and Grace and that the devil uses the Law to trap and paralyze the believer, after all He can't steal us, that battle is done.
But he fights a different battle and uses the word of God to confuse us into believing a false Gospel. He lies so much and so easily, and He can use that which was meant for good for his benefit.
All of that goes on in our minds.
What our convictions are about what Jesus did for us ! What is forgiveness, what is mercy, what is grace, how far does that reach into our lives?
When we are confused and paralyzed about these things he slows us down, we come under condemnation, we stop speaking about Jesus, because we're not really sure, we become ineffective in our walk. (When I say we, I really mean me)
True works of goodness are reflected by the love of God in us, and if we don't believe and fully embrace that love then we start to strive and struggle to accomplish those things, then we are trapped in our own works based righteousness again.
Almost falling away as it were.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent, what you said reminded me of the war that we really are in with the enemy.
I listened too a study on spiritual warfare and the teacher made reference to the difference between Law and Grace and that the devil uses the Law to trap and paralyze the believer, after all He can't steal us, that battle is done.
But he fights a different battle and uses the word of God to confuse us into believing a false Gospel. He lies so much and so easily, and He can use that which was meant for good for his benefit.
All of that goes on in our minds.
What our convictions are about what Jesus did for us ! What is forgiveness, what is mercy, what is grace, how far does that reach into our lives?
When we are confused and paralyzed about these things he slows us down, we come under condemnation, we stop speaking about Jesus, because we're not really sure, we become ineffective in our walk. (When I say we, I really mean me)
True works of goodness are reflected by the love of God in us, and if we don't believe and fully embrace that love then we start to strive and struggle to accomplish those things, then we are trapped in our own works based righteousness again.
Almost falling away as it were.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent, what you said reminded me of the war that we really are in with the enemy.
You know....much is assumed and taken for granted......such as....
a. There is ONE door concerning biblical salvation
b. The ability to understand the word is based upon a biblical spiritual birth (see a.)
c. A false gospel has no power to save
d. The root of biblical Christianity is BIBLICAL salvation (see a.)
e. If one trusts initial trust is into a false gospel there is NO biblical spiritual birth (see a. and c.)
f. The word of God contains milk thru meat and not all are on the same level of maturity
g. After BIBLICAL SALVATION (see a. and c.) the ability to understand the word is then available (see b.)
h. Those who have been biblically saved (see a. and c.) and our ability to agree on any given subject is based upon the following....
a. Level of Christian maturity
b. Level of understanding
c. Honesty with what is taught or given
d. Level of teaching that one has had (I.E. if those teaching are correct, mature and understand what is taught)
At the end of the day the bible teaches one central truth concerning everything that can be found in the bible....the above will lead ALL to the same conclusions.......IMV!
a. There is ONE door concerning biblical salvation
b. The ability to understand the word is based upon a biblical spiritual birth (see a.)
c. A false gospel has no power to save
d. The root of biblical Christianity is BIBLICAL salvation (see a.)
e. If one trusts initial trust is into a false gospel there is NO biblical spiritual birth (see a. and c.)
f. The word of God contains milk thru meat and not all are on the same level of maturity
g. After BIBLICAL SALVATION (see a. and c.) the ability to understand the word is then available (see b.)
h. Those who have been biblically saved (see a. and c.) and our ability to agree on any given subject is based upon the following....
a. Level of Christian maturity
b. Level of understanding
c. Honesty with what is taught or given
d. Level of teaching that one has had (I.E. if those teaching are correct, mature and understand what is taught)
At the end of the day the bible teaches one central truth concerning everything that can be found in the bible....the above will lead ALL to the same conclusions.......IMV!
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I can't find the post but Stephen said these words and I think they are true. Even if I read them differently than you did Dcon.
It's why even though I don't always like Stephen.,, I suspect he might actually be one of God's kids.
The flesh, sin and Satan...
nope he is just a wannabe gangster who thinks he can make himself king. Yes Satan imitates God's light. He also makes strawmen and gets God's children to believe they are reality so they can waste time fight them.
amen. It's true. However how does one make peace? By stating the truth and finding common ground to stand against Satan and His lies.
Satan does. Why haven't people learnt his devices? Why haven't people figured out that Satan wants to divide and isolate and make people feel alone, unloved and unwanted?
exactly stop believing the lies Satan whispers about other people. Pray and stand for what is true and right and holy. Stop fighting and pray. If more people did this, then this forum could be a true light shining God's love in this world.....
And no one would have to steal any cake.
Not just silence but prayer and the moving of the Holy Spirit.
It's why even though I don't always like Stephen.,, I suspect he might actually be one of God's kids.
The flesh, sin and Satan...
nope he is just a wannabe gangster who thinks he can make himself king. Yes Satan imitates God's light. He also makes strawmen and gets God's children to believe they are reality so they can waste time fight them.
amen. It's true. However how does one make peace? By stating the truth and finding common ground to stand against Satan and His lies.
Satan does. Why haven't people learnt his devices? Why haven't people figured out that Satan wants to divide and isolate and make people feel alone, unloved and unwanted?
exactly stop believing the lies Satan whispers about other people. Pray and stand for what is true and right and holy. Stop fighting and pray. If more people did this, then this forum could be a true light shining God's love in this world.....
And no one would have to steal any cake.
Not just silence but prayer and the moving of the Holy Spirit.
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I love this verse so much! It teaches us that we are never going to be good enough to earn heaven-- it's just impossible! NOthing we have to offer will ever suffice to the blood that was shed as our "get-out-of-jail-free-card".
I do think that when we are saved, that there is evidence of our salvation as we begin to reflect Christ more and more. When we are saved, we start to want to serve God, and this changes us day by day. Good works ARE seen, but in no way are they what saves us.
I do think that when we are saved, that there is evidence of our salvation as we begin to reflect Christ more and more. When we are saved, we start to want to serve God, and this changes us day by day. Good works ARE seen, but in no way are they what saves us.
I do not hate the guy or dislike him.....it all comes down to doctrine and perception....maybe my problem is I am straight forward, say what I mean and mean what I say.....I know I am CONTROVERSIAL and blunt with my approach....By God's grace I am what I am and God has called and used many types in his kingdom......the problem with words on a page without seeing facial expression is the speed at which we judge motive and intent.......two cannot walk together unless they be in agreement....any fellowship must have it's basis in the light....we disagree doctrinally and we both feel the need to defend the truth and our position....as do ALL on this site.....I love CC and the people....I hate no one on here and I am sure we all have those who step on our last nerve.....but you know what....Consider JESUS and ALL that he endured for ALL of us regardless of our doctrinal flavor right or wrong....
Today...most who name Christ could not deal with John the Baptist, Paul or even JESUS...much less the prophets of old.....Imagine John the Immerser in here laying the axe to the root.....KATIE BAR THE DOOR HAHAHHAHAH
Today...most who name Christ could not deal with John the Baptist, Paul or even JESUS...much less the prophets of old.....Imagine John the Immerser in here laying the axe to the root.....KATIE BAR THE DOOR HAHAHHAHAH
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I do not hate the guy or dislike him.....it all comes down to doctrine and perception....maybe my problem is I am straight forward, say what I mean and mean what I say.....I know I am CONTROVERSIAL and blunt with my approach....By God's grace I am what I am and God has called and used many types in his kingdom......the problem with words on a page without seeing facial expression is the speed at which we judge motive and intent.......two cannot walk together unless they be in agreement....any fellowship must have it's basis in the light....we disagree doctrinally and we both feel the need to defend the truth and our position....as do ALL on this site.....I love CC and the people....I hate no one on here and I am sure we all have those who step on our last nerve.....but you know what....Consider JESUS and ALL that he endured for ALL of us regardless of our doctrinal flavor right or wrong....
Today...most who name Christ could not deal with John the Baptist, Paul or even JESUS...much less the prophets of old.....Imagine John the Immerser in here laying the axe to the root.....KATIE BAR THE DOOR HAHAHHAHAH
Today...most who name Christ could not deal with John the Baptist, Paul or even JESUS...much less the prophets of old.....Imagine John the Immerser in here laying the axe to the root.....KATIE BAR THE DOOR HAHAHHAHAH
I read where God told one to cook his food over human feces....but he convinced God to change the order to animal dung instead.
God definitely knows how to make a statement with His messengers.he uses all different types of people that is why we are all different parts of the Body.