You misunderstand me for sure. I KNOW which to follow. I ALWAYS follow what Jesus Himself said! ALWAYS.
What I want to know is what others here believe should be followed.
The two are different. One was what Jesus INSTRUCTED the Apostles to do. One is what the Apostles are reported to have done.
WHICH should we follow? Jesus? the Apostles?
They are not the same. (I know this because there have been numerous arguments here concerning this subject. If we can not come together in the One Church on this, how will we POSSIBLY EVER be of one mind?
Yes, Precious friend, agree, we
SHOULD be of "one mind" =
I Totally
agree With God On This Very Issue:
Php 1:27 "Only let your conversation be as it becometh The Gospel Of CHRIST:
that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs,
that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of
The Gospel;"
Because to the "carnal And DIVIDED" assembly at Corinth,
God Inspired Paul to write:
1Co 1:9 "
God is Faithful, By Whom ye were called unto
The Fellowship Of His SON, JESUS CHRIST our
LORD."
1Co 1:10 "Now I beseech you, brethren,
By The Name Of our
LORD JESUS CHRIST, that ye all speak the same thing, and
that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."
Just so I
understand you correctly, we
disagree, and are Divided, because
you "ALWAYS follow what Jesus Himself said! ALWAYS." Correct?
Humbly and kindly, I will
try ONE more
Clarification of This IMPORTANT
Matter/Doctrine Of God, By The Scriptures, Of "why I Respectfully
Disagree.
Since "you want to know what
others believe," Fair enough?
Christ taught the Twelve "Be perfect, forsake ALL, sell what you have, take
up your cross, and follow Me." (Matthew_5:48, 16:24, 19:21; Mark_8:34; 10:21;
Luke_6:40, 9:23, 12:33, 14:33, 18:22; ), Correct?
Ok, since I am "
misunderstanding," let us E-X-P-A-N-D
What JESUS Said TO
The Twelve to "teach ISRAEL," and find out IF they are "
The Same," shall we?:
Mat 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father Which is in heaven is perfect." How?
JESUS Made it Very Plain And Clear!:
Mat_19:21 "
JESUS Said unto him,
If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow ME."
Ok, now, according to
your belief of "peoples
Divisive arguments," is
that "the apostles Record is that they DID SOMETHING
DIFFERENT"?
(As YOU Plainly said: "I KNOW THIS because there have been numerous
arguments here concerning this subject.
" Correct?)
But, How About According To "The RECORD" Of God's Pure And HOLY Word!?:
Act 2:44 "And all that believed were together, and
had all things common;"
Act 2:45 "And
sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men,
as every man had need."
Act 4:32 "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and
of one soul:
neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common."
Act 4:34 "Neither was there any among them that lacked:
for as many as
were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices
of the things that were sold,"
Act 4:35 "And
laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution
was made unto every man according as he had need."
So, how is it that
What God's Says are "the same" man says are
different?
Surely, I'm confused and misunderstand, p_rehbein, as you say
you "ALWAYS follow this," Correct?
So, have you yourself
obeyed/followed CHRIST by being PERFECT by
selling everything And following HIM, as Clearly Clarified And Shown
to ALL of us, By The Scriptures Above?
Does not
God's Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided, SOLVE
this misunderstanding and
Confusion? Since "you want to know,"
The Following is "what I "
believe And follow" i.e:
For
ISRAEL, Under Prophecy/Law on
earth, Christ Commanded
The Twelve,
And they OBEYED Perfectly, Be Perfect/Sell!
But!:
Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2 : 15!) From “Things That DIFFER!”:
For
The Body Of CHRIST, of Which I am a "member,"
Under GRACE, And The
"Revelation Of The MYSTERY," From CHRIST, In Heaven, HE Commanded
ONE "apostle to the Gentiles," Paul {my
"Pattern to FOLLOW!"
}, the following:
{
sell everything?} OR:
1Th_4:11 "And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to
work with your own hands, as we commanded you;"
Eph 4:28 "Let him that stole steal no more: but
rather let him labour, working with
his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth."
What
Exactly Did Paul Do, with THESE COMMANDS Of CHRIST, From Heaven?:
Was he "an apostle {according to
Divisive arguments} that did SOMETHING
Different Than What CHRIST Commanded him {And us!}"
Did he actually Disobey
God, And SELL EVERYTHING?
God's RECORD!:
Act 18:2 "And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately
come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; ( because that Claudius had
commanded all Jews to depart from Rome: ) and came unto them."
Act 18:3 "
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with
them, and wrought: for by their occupation
they were tentmakers."
Act 20:33 "I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel."
Act 20:34 "Yea, ye yourselves know, that
these hands have
ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me."
Act 20:35
" I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye
ought to support the weak, and to remember
The Words Of The
LORD JESUS,
How HE Said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
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Thus, I "follow
Paul, as he follows CHRIST!":
1Co_11:1 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of CHRIST."
1Ti_1:16 "Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first
JESUS CHRIST might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to
them which should hereafter believe on HIM to life everlasting."
Thanks Be To God For HIS Truth! Amen?
Why is this so
Difficult to "understand"?
Be Blessed!