How do we line this up with Jesus teachings as we know He taught ALL things are new in Him?
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I have heard preachers not understand the following concept, but it's a very important one. They taught that the imprecatory prayers of David do not apply in the OT and that God was more judgemental in the OT, but changed in the new. I don't agree with that misunderstanding.
I believe that the OT doctrines still apply today unless they are superceded by a new teaching that is clear in the subject. The NT actually confirmed that.
The OT was given for our admonition.
II Chronicles 19 that I posted is demonstrated by the Lord's judgement in the next chapter.
35And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber. 37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
The good king Jehoshaphat made an alliance with the wicked king Ahaziah.
The prophet let him know why his naval fleet was destroyed. I see the same thing happened in our lifetime.
Jesus certainly paid for all sins.
I don't believe that takes away God's judgement from nations and leaders who do evil. I am willing to tell the wicked about Christ, but do not want to befriend the Satanists who hate God or false preachers who send people to hell by deceiving others to believe a false gospel.
I just talked to a friend that I have warned about this a number of times. He gets a visit from a Jehovah's False Witness preacher until they became friends. He is so friendly that he thinks it a blessing to befriend those who are considered enemies of God. These would be those who Jesus Himself rebuked stronger than any OT prophet.
The epistles warn us constantly.
The Gospels warn us against the enemies of the cross.
Revelation is THE most judgement filled Book of the entire Bible.
God hates the Devil and Satan's servants..
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4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
James 4:4
Concerning those who are deceivers like that JFW, and two others friends have accepted into their lives, it's a serious matter. 2 John
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10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
One of the two nearly died because of this and it seems they have succumbed to a spiritual deception.
Even a friend I've never met but online lost a bigger blessing than she knows due to pursuing friendships with wicked people who led her astray.
I truly love those people, so I have likewise sorrowed over their losses.