Stone, Jesus said he came to divide. He also said they’d be those who kill others thinking they are doing God’s will. I can assure you 100% that the killers are not united with their victims but on different sides. You need to see what is there, not the theory.
When did Paul personally give repentance?
There are those who thought and think God is their Father but God has the final say in that. Believing it to be so doesn’t make it so.
I have known His pleasure on my choices. It is a goal worthy of a whole life. Time is more than sufficient. Humility is what is lacking, not time, as well as a love of the truth.
So we have killers here? Islam has shown us what this means in graphic detail.
I spoke of His body which begins with the new birth and baptism of Holy Spirit.
Perhaps my wording concerning Paul and his dealing with sin in the fellowship of the Corinthians was unclear. When there was repentance, the offender was restored to fellowship.
Something about bad apples in barrels would fit I think. Still does.
In the overall picture of what is called churches and denominations today? The gospel of repentance from sin, being born again and baptized in Holy Spirit has been compromised. The results being loss of His presence and power.
But....the tide is turning.
So back to what we are addressing, and in the case of you and I? ongoing for quite a long time.
We have in the body of Christ many diverse opinions of truth. Why? Well, I can name a few reasons and I’m sure others can add to the list what I don’t see.
My experience dictates these things to me that led to my up and down experience. 1. Not understanding. No teaching or a hit and miss kind of truth snatches here and there.
Possibly, my fault for not attending church on a regular basis.
But, the times that I did spend years in one place? Only hearing the message of salvation.
Am sure Holy Spirit took my case and changed the situation. For it wasn’t because of any faithfulness on my part. It’s because He is faithful.
And He put me in a place with a great teacher. And I began to love the languages of Hebrew and Greek and to study the meanings through the Strongs and other concordances. And He slowly, at my own pace, untangled my confusion.
I was young, now am old, but I’ve never seen the righteous forsaken, nor His seed begging bread.
Righteousness is the gift that’s imputed to us through faith. Upright describes what you expouse Dottie.
Every good and perfect gift comes down to us from the Father of lights....and His Son is this gift.
The Jews were given laws to live by, None could do them perfectly, so God gives them innocent blood through animal sacrifice. I know you know this....but do you know that law has a boomerang effect of bringing the wrong result when trying to obey? We will run from God every time we try. Why? Guilt.
A very hard taskmaster to live under. So is sin for sin is our rebellious nature. We are born with it because the light of God or the glory of God, His presence that once was in Adam, left.
Seperated from God.
I remember a disagreement between us about children being born with the nature of sin. We are born into sin, but a sin not committed until the choice is made to rebel.
Will stop there. I know I said a lot. Sometimes we just have to do this.