Repent

[fredjames]

I myself have a hard time understanding why so many people feel they have the right to judge others but rarely seem to think they need to look in on themselves. I see a lot of that going on in this thread, and I'm often guilty of it, too.

Me? I struggle. Everyone does. If you say you don't have days that make even you wonder if you're a Christian, they I say, you are a liar.

No one can tell by the actions of another if that person is a Christian, and no one has the right to come up to someone and say, "You need to live righteously" unless they have not only watched, but also discussed that person's life situation.

Far too much of what goes into this forum is someone's self-righteous view that they have mistaken for actual righteousness. Get a clue, folks, when Paul quoted Isaiah in Romans 3:10 and declares "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE," he wasn't referring to just the unbeliever.

Often on here, we see posted Jesus' warning about looking past logs in our own eyes to complain about someone else's speck. Perhaps we should all check ourselves for logs before daring to post the "definitive piece" -- or respond to others' "definite piece" -- on how others should live righteously. Perhaps make sure we are doing so ourselves first? What a concept.

This is not directed to the OP or anyone else in particular. It is just a general attitude around here that, at least to me, seems evident on this thread, and throughout the board. It grows wearisome, and I'm as guilty as anyone else.

And so you are another 'judge', witnessing and judging those in your 'testimony', who judge others and what the right thing they should do.

In fact you behave like a 'king' for GOD's people, as 'sir knight of the shining armor'. You would even tell JESUS, whom you have not seen and understood well according to the Holy Scripture, to stop 'judging' the Pharisees, who HE judged them, even knowing the Truth that they were in their GOD blinded ignorance.

Dare question the 'Potter', why HE have done this, that i have 'highlighted', knowledge according to the written Holy Scripture of the Gospel?

You would want to add, that is JESUS and we are not, even some of us who 'prophesy' in service, in order for 'conviction', for one's repentance to GOD, turning back to the established blood shed, straight path once again, 'as it is written' and also 'built up' HIS lambs and sheep.

Have you not read in the Gospel, that JESUS said, 'even though HE did not come to judge', but, 'even if HE judged, HE would have used 'right' and 'fair' measures in judging others.

Wasn't HIS judging based on the Spiritual knowledge of 'the Word of GOD'?

Aren't we the 'body of CHRIST', consists of many members in service for the LORD JESUS CHRIST, for the sake of HIS lambs and sheep, while also exposing to them and putting aside 'imposters and 'counterfeits', among us as 'smooth operators', in disguised humble and humility fashion, who themselves cannot control their 'desires', since CHRIST is beside the FATHER in Heaven, 'interceding', praying and pleading for all of us, to come 'home' through; "The Way, The Truth and The Life, the only way to the FATHER in Heaven".

Please do not be wise and in conceit to generalize and have not specified the false judges, by not 'witnessing' well according to the written Grace and Truth, even including GOD's unworthy and undeserved servants sent here to labor, where they are not expecting nor hoping to earn anything here doing so, such as 'position', 'respect', 'title', 'reputation' or 'finance' at all, but only received in contrary, even contention.

That is why GOD's church till today without partly 'rebukes' and 'corrections' based on 'All Scripture' that was inspired for all of us. Through these 'reminder' and 'stir up of memories' guidance, we are able to distinguish between the 'spirit of error' and the 'spirit of truth', the 'counterfeits' and 'imposters'.

What if the 'log' has been removed from our own eyes and we are able to now 'see' clearly Grace and Truth and are 'witnessing' in 'faith action' laboring to 'straighten' GOD's House to 'oneness', first in Spiritual knowledge of the kingdom of GOD in the HOLY BIBLE.?

Repent!

May GOD the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST forgive you and bless you.

 

[youmustrepent]

"no one can tell by the actions of another person if that person is a Christian". this seems in direct contradiction to many verses in the Bible. 1 John 2:1-29 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him.Jeremiah 17:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
[h=3]Revelation 22:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful[/h] Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

[h=3]John 15:1-27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful[/h]“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. ...

[h=3]Luke 6:43-45 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful[/h]“For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

[h=3]Matthew 7:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful[/h] So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit

 

[youmustrepent]

Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. the one who practices righteousness is righteous as He is righteous. 7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister

 

[Joidevivre]

I never have even a second of any hour that I wonder if I am a Christian.

I feel sorry for anyone who does. They have no concept of the work of grace and the gift of righteousness given to us because of the blood shed by Christ. They have never really taken this free gift of salvation. And it is vital that they believe this.

"The righteous one will live by his faith". I never doubt!

 

[fredjames]

Therefore 'diligently' do all of them that you have quoted and 'work out your own salvation in fear and trembling'.

Please do allow me to only quote two Holy Scripture to you, what has been given to me in authority and duty, partly used in service of 'prophesying' GOD's Word(CHRIST) and in order to 'built up' HIS 'lambs and sheep', who of HIS, hear only Him, CHRIST of their Covenant, also in 'rebukes' and 'corrections' to the ones HE loves, and not me. The best gift of one's choice, given to me without asking and knowing until later.

To tel you the 'truth', only 'lukewarm' Christians are 'disturbed' and 'troubled' because 'i tell them the wicked things they do and are in 'lawlessness', waiting to be pronounce by CHRIST on that day of many, that;

"Depart from Me you workers of lawlessness/wickedness."

And thank you if you are still with me

As it is written in 1 Corinthians chapter 2; 15, and chapter 5; 12, 13.