---...Preach the word; be ready in seasons and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction... 2 Timothy 4:2 (READ in context)
Yonah,
Thanks for your sincere reply as well as your expressed concern...
I am very confused, however, at the statement you made in the very beginning which I think is important to address especially since others will view this post.
You said, "I didn't receive [my] Savior from John's revelation, received [my] *Savior* as per John 6:44."
This is problematic.
How can someone say they received the Jesus Christ from the Gospel of John and then go on to say that they did not receive the Jesus of The Revelation of Jesus Christ, [that was given to John]? How can you claim to receive one and not the other? Are they not the same John and the same Jesus?
Remember Revelation 3:20? (READ it in context)
Relying on the Word of God takes first priority over the word of any man, whether that man be a teacher, a professing prophet, or any man who claims to be spiritual and thus claiming to speak on behalf of God.
Examining every teacher and every professing prophet and every man who claims to be spiritual was never God's intent. One should be truly satisfied with the Word of God and convinced not to deviate from it.
No man is perfect in what he says. That includes teachers. That being said, no one should be looked down upon who chooses to receive the Word of God and the Word of God alone. It is up to each individual, and at their sole risk, who he or she wants to listen to.
In regard to your comment about me being concerned there are so many teachers and my judgement of condemnation upon them; I pronounced no such judgement upon [anyone]. Nor did I insinuate that My Father's arm what to short to save [anyone]. This is something that never even crossed my mind when I wrote the aforementioned, which it seems, you accused me of doing.
And yes, we should all be very concerned about the vast number of teachers, for the Word of God clearly states:
---"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; instead, to suit their own desires they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.--- 2 Timothy 4:3
I also noticed your use of various scriptures. It is easy for anyone to pick scriptures from various parts of the bible and piece them together conveniently, in what I call patchwork, to form their own argument. I was not presenting something that could be argued. I presented Revelation. As some know, anyone who adds or subtracts to Revelation does so to their own detriment.
I held and am holding to the word of God which is The Revelation of Jesus Christ and as a result you created a patchwork of verses from all over the bible, out of context, to try to refute my faith in the Jesus Christ of Revelation. And, inwhat it seemed like, your intent, to convert me to Jesus whom I have already received! (The Jesus John proclaims!)
Its been done before and I am afraid I will see more of this in the future...
In addition, it is never God's Will for someone to belittle a believer for holding his or her faith in the scriptures alone.
It is no wonder, Satan himself used scripture when tempting Jesus. The most deceitful lie is one disguised with many truths. The idea isn't to find the truths but instead, spot the lie or misrepresentation or half-truth.
In this case, it is obvious, when you stated you, "...didn't receive my Savior from Johns Revelation, I received my *Savior* as per John 6:44..." which is a major red flag that could lead others who are reading to conclude the author of the Gospel of John and the John who received Revelation are not one and the same.
Not only that, it looks like, from what you posted, you suggest these are two different Jesus's. That is Heresy. Not to mention very dangerous theology, if you can even call it that.
All that being said, I do think you meant well, but, as I mentioned before, I come across this often. I will always stick to the Word of God, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, before I take advice from strangers, especially those I meet for the first time online in a chat forum.
I see you gave me some advice. I will do the same. Prayerfully consider re-reading Revelation so you know the Jesus I put my faith in and the Jesus, whom it seems, you casually deny, for what I see, as a way of creating discord instead of creating unity. This is where there should be complete unity, the Word of God.
If the Word of God, especially, Revelation cannot be agreed upon, division is very necessary and if you or anyone else doesn't believe Revelation is the inspired Word of God and the real Jesus mentioned, as I do, then we must divide.
This needed to be addressed as I have not seen anything like this on the forums in which division was made, by an individual, dividing the Word of God, in what I see, merely an attempt or opportunity to simply disagree with someone else.
Thank you for your time in reading a concern of my which I felt was extremely necessary to address.
In any event, I pour out grace and mercy because I am no more perfect in those things I say or do.