God's Will Before the Firing Squad
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We are to pray for "all who are in authority". That doesn't mean we are to cast aside the world's borders that God established. (Acts 17:26) I'll put it this way as simplest as I can,
My concern over this is wherever an agreement over the RS for a country is struck.
There's nothing really fancy over post#11 to do so. It's all there: His will - His authority - His fellowship by Christ - His "greater love" with the RS in the power of the Spirit to live or die by the sword, Glory to God. Hard pill? Comments are proof.
Okay, good for you I guess? I don’t mean to sound callous but, I feel there needs to be more capital punishment in America.
"But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for [the RS] does not bear the sword for nothing." (Rm 13:4)
But what if that "evil" moves in on the flock, till an offending brother becomes a betrayal of sound trust & confidences: through backstabbing, in taking an ungodly adversary’s side during a dispute after which, all dialog has run out eventually forcing an acting RS’s hand? Brother against former brother not possible?
“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,” (Heb 3:12-14)
Yes, because he "departed from the living God" in real time.
But what if that "evil" moves in on the flock, till an offending brother becomes a betrayal of sound trust & confidences: through backstabbing, in taking an ungodly adversary’s side during a dispute after which, all dialog has run out eventually forcing an acting RS’s hand? Brother against former brother not possible?
“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,” (Heb 3:12-14)
Yes, because he "departed from the living God" in real time.
Is it supposed to be capitalized? (because I’m punishing the Capital Letters by not Capitalizing)
There's another saying - The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth - Matthew 13:41,42
You gotta be careful with that verse, it really offends the reformed people who believe an evil heart of unbelief is all good and does not cause one to depart from the living God
Good reminder. While none of us are 'self-made', but "co-laborers" with Christ, I do tend to steer clear of reputable long-standing contentions. But if it so happens such as this with the Reformed vs those of us who knows there is a difference between 'running the race' of reaping and sowing vs 'keeping the faith', I still avoid it due to the counter mention of 2Timothy 2:14, "striving about words". For the mention was placed there for those who throughout the entirety of corrections, are unshakable in their quest for 'profit'.