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371» Heb 12:16-17 . . See to it that that there be no immoral or secular
person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know
that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was
rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with
tears.
Webster's defines "secular" as not overtly or specifically religious, viz:
irreverent, which can be roughly defined as having little or no respect for
sacred things.
Esau is a good example of the limits of God's patience. Another example is
located at 1Cor 11:27-30
I think it's nigh unto impossible to fix all the secular people attending
churches, but at least they can be warned of the consequences so they don't
go around with the false assumption that God is flexible with their behavior.
Same goes for the immoral people.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong;
Gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
(Thomas Paine)
NOTE: In a nutshell: items No.407 and No.408 speak of culling unacceptable
livestock from the herd (so to speak) and ideally in a spirit of regret rather
than militancy.
When God came to the point where it was necessary to destroy much of the
human life that He brought into existence; He expressed regret for even
creating human life in the first place.
I would suggest following His example when complying with Heb 12:15-17.
In other words: do so with sympathy, with reluctance, and with regret;
rather than like a barracuda.
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371» Heb 12:16-17 . . See to it that that there be no immoral or secular
person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know
that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was
rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with
tears.
Webster's defines "secular" as not overtly or specifically religious, viz:
irreverent, which can be roughly defined as having little or no respect for
sacred things.
Esau is a good example of the limits of God's patience. Another example is
located at 1Cor 11:27-30
I think it's nigh unto impossible to fix all the secular people attending
churches, but at least they can be warned of the consequences so they don't
go around with the false assumption that God is flexible with their behavior.
Same goes for the immoral people.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong;
Gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
(Thomas Paine)
NOTE: In a nutshell: items No.407 and No.408 speak of culling unacceptable
livestock from the herd (so to speak) and ideally in a spirit of regret rather
than militancy.
When God came to the point where it was necessary to destroy much of the
human life that He brought into existence; He expressed regret for even
creating human life in the first place.
I would suggest following His example when complying with Heb 12:15-17.
In other words: do so with sympathy, with reluctance, and with regret;
rather than like a barracuda.
_