Excuse my plainness of speech, but this sounds exactly like a lot of people who regularly post here in the BDF.
Of course, I agree with what Paul said here, but to find this posted in the BDF where strife and contention, which only comes by pride (Proverbs 13:10), rule the day is almost laughable.
Gentle?
Apt to teach?
Patient?
In meekness?
If people here truly held themselves accountable to this biblical checklist, then this forum would be a completely different place.
Yeah including every person that posts here is my point . The Bible’s New Testament is designed hed to always keep us working on our own issues . We come to think we’re done and need to tell the others how to get there . The thing is we o my see what he allows us to see about ourselves , and as we come to repentance he then shows us more we can work on ….about ourselves .
this
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 2:24-26 KJV
is solid food for someone who’s maturing in Christ , babes can’t understand it yet they can’t handle that yet is the idea
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
Hebrews 5:12-14 KJV
what I’m saying is some folks are struggling with basics but they belong to God , some folks have been at it awhile and are starting to be taught and learning to discern good and evil . Doctrine has something for everyone begin ores and veterans .
Sometimes a sinner needs to be seen like Jesus saw us and not like the Pharisees did never is sin approved of or thought irrelevant it’s deadly without question like a slow acting poison ….but there’s Jesus and his wonderful love for us
“And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”
Luke 7:37-50 KJV
pharisees we’re strict religious keepers of the joy and tittle they would “ strain out gnats and swallow camels “ the rules and letters were the law the people were less than the letters , but not now the word is for the people to give life and bring them to repentance by his Will and work in us through faith sin is of the devil , but the love of God is from the lord