You Will Know Them By Their Fruits.
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Lot's of whining still going on in here? Here you go:
Well one thing is for sure you do not have to worry about your reputation getting in the way of who you truly are!
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@jackrosie why do you find Jesus’ teachings boring? That doesn’t say much for you having Fruit of the Spirit. But I digress; it’s not surprising. Sad, but not surprising.
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Yes, lol, exactly!
One time I believe it was @Sackcloth-N-Ashes gave him a disagree, so he whined about that and gave him like 10 and then said something back really callow like "I can play this game too" all because he got a disagree. Uh...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did he cry when CS1 gave him a disagree? Well, like Dave Hester would say:
One time I believe it was @Sackcloth-N-Ashes gave him a disagree, so he whined about that and gave him like 10 and then said something back really callow like "I can play this game too" all because he got a disagree. Uh...LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did he cry when CS1 gave him a disagree? Well, like Dave Hester would say:
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Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,.... An image of anything graven by art or man's device, cut out of wood of stone, and so anything that was molten, or cast into a mould or form, engraved by men, and this in order to be worshipped; for otherwise images of things might be made for other uses and purposes, as the cherubim over the mercy seat, and the brazen serpent, and images and impressions on coin, which we do not find the Jews themselves scrupled to make use of in Christ's time on that account; though they vehemently opposed the setting up any images of the Caesars or emperors in their temple, because they seemed to be placed there as deities, and had a show of religious worship: however, any image of God was not to be made at all, since no similitude was ever seen of him, or any likeness could be conceived; and it must be a gross piece of ignorance, madness, and impudence, to pretend to make one, and great impiety to make it in order to be the object of religious worship; on which account, not any image or the image of anything whatever was to be made:
or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above; any form, figure, portrait, or picture of anything or creature whatever, whether in the supreme, starry, or airy heaven; as of angels, which some have gone into the worship of; and of the sun, moon, and stars, the host of heaven; and of any of the birds of the air, as the hawk by the Egyptians, and the dove by the Assyrians:
or that is in the earth beneath; as oxen, sheep, goats, cats, dogs, &c. such as were the gods of Egypt:
or that is in the water under the earth: as of fishes, such as were the crocodile of Egypt, the Dagon of the Philistines, and the Derceto of the Syrians: this is the second command, as the Targum of Jonathan expressly calls it; that is, the first part of it, which forbids the making of graven images for worship; the other part follows, which is the worship of them itself: Clemens of Alexandria (d) observes, that Numa, king of the Romans, took this from Moses, and forbid the Romans to make any image of God, like to man or beast. - John Gill
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Trying to get back on track.. I do think it is important to understand suffering correctly.
Suffering is not the source of bearing fruit neither is it the source of our glorification.
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.
Paul was writing to believers in Rome who were experiencing persecution.
He is teaching them that as believers, those in Him, they are not immune to the sufferings in this world.
Reminding them they are joint heirs with Christ and to remember that suffering is only temporary and their future glorification will far exceed their present suffering.
Sharing in His glory is not contingent upon suffering........................ that is not the correct way to read that section.
We share in His glory because we ARE His children and joint heirs WITH Him.
And perhaps @jackrosie you could explain why you disagree instead just hitting the emoji button.
Suffering is not the source of bearing fruit neither is it the source of our glorification.
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.
Paul was writing to believers in Rome who were experiencing persecution.
He is teaching them that as believers, those in Him, they are not immune to the sufferings in this world.
Reminding them they are joint heirs with Christ and to remember that suffering is only temporary and their future glorification will far exceed their present suffering.
Sharing in His glory is not contingent upon suffering........................ that is not the correct way to read that section.
We share in His glory because we ARE His children and joint heirs WITH Him.
And perhaps @jackrosie you could explain why you disagree instead just hitting the emoji button.
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