@2ndTimothyGroup, I know I'm way late in saying this, but don't let some miserable scold get to you. Keep on asking questions and those of us who know you will answer them as well as we can.
NAR tries to tell us that God is preparing us for something BIG. What they mean by "big" is to be well-off and popular in this world. They willfully ignore the words of Paul, John the Baptist, David, Job, Peter, Christ Jesus, etc. To be "friends" with the world is to be an "enemy" of God, as James wrote.
From Pastor Chris Roseborough (from Pirate Christian Radio and YouTube channel "Fighting For the Faith"): "I Can Do All Things Through a Bible Verse Taken Out of Context".
Should we expect God to give us favor? I see a lot of posts on social media about God's favor and that we essentially "deserve it". That, IMO, is not how God works. He gives us grace and shows us mercy, but we definitely don't deserve those things. Being God's children does not give us the right to demand things of Him, and He is not obligated to show us favor.
Good evening, beautiful ladies of CC. Yes I know this isn't a dating site and no that's not a pickup line. But I've been here long enough to have earned my place LOL! :D
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