Why Does LUF Allow All Comments?
Posted by Jeffrey K Radt ("JRed") | Posted in Bible Study , Daily Bread , Prayer Requests | Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010
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I knew this was going to happen even though it wasn't my intention to create any kind of debate or division within this fellowship of believers.
It's so sad to watch so many so-called Christians tear each other down just because they disagree on some aspects of end times Bible prophecy.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV) Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
I've written it once before and I'll write it again -- I do not think that what one believes about the Rapture Doctrine (whether one views it as the "escape" itself, or whether another views it as a dangerous "cult") determines whether or not they're saved for all of eternity. Only one's faith in Jesus Christ determines that. Please let's all try to keep that in mind regarding any future debates on this subject.
I did want to quickly address something related to all of this that many people have emailed and asked me about. Specifically, many of you want to know why I allow each and every comment in this forum. It's a good question since I know that there are other blogs and forums that restrict certain individuals from participating in the discussion.
Simply put, it goes far beyond the issue of censorship with me. The easiest way I can explain my willingness to approve just about each and every comment (actually, I've only rejected 1 comment the entire time that LUF has been in existence) is to say that I'm fully aware of the power of the Holy Spirit to change a person's life much like He changed mine several years back.
2 Corinthians 6:6 (KJV) By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
That being said, even though I cringe like many of you do whenever certain Christians share their thoughts, I'm always cognizant of the fact that maybe by me allowing them to express themselves, and, in turn, allowing you all to respond to them kindly with prayer and the appropriate verses of Scripture, then perhaps one of these days the Holy Spirit just might open their eyes and ears to the real truth about their spiritual condition and their entrenched position. Thus, a true miracle will have taken place!
Philippians 1:6 (KJV) Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
I hope that we can all agree on that promise at least. Before anyone snidely remarks that this verse doesn't apply to certain people who comment here, I would kindly ask you to rethink your view because, after all, even those who obviously have "the mote that is in thine eye" (Luke 6:42) are still our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ because they still profess a sincere belief in our Lord and Savior and His finished work on the cross on our behalf.
For those who maybe think it's wrong to "let people in" who seem to serve no purpose other than to divide and destroy the Body of Christ, I would kindly respond by reminding them that this is no different from what we already experience outside of cyberspace and in our daily lives as it exists in the real world. In that sense, the contentious nature of some in the Comments Section, and how we conduct ourselves by our responses, could be viewed as Training for our calling in these last days.
John 15:20 (KJV) Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Look, the answer is simple no matter which side of belief (or disagreement) you find yourself on in response to a particular issue -- PRAYER, PRAYER, PRAYER! Just pray for each other and trust that God will open someone's heart and mind to the truth in His own perfect timing and in His own perfect way -- not ours.
Besides, we're all at different stages in our walk with the Lord, right? They key is to remember that even though there might be some disagreements, at least we're all walking with the Lord in the first place.
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It's so sad to watch so many so-called Christians tear each other down just because they disagree on some aspects of end times Bible prophecy.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV) Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
I've written it once before and I'll write it again -- I do not think that what one believes about the Rapture Doctrine (whether one views it as the "escape" itself, or whether another views it as a dangerous "cult") determines whether or not they're saved for all of eternity. Only one's faith in Jesus Christ determines that. Please let's all try to keep that in mind regarding any future debates on this subject.
I did want to quickly address something related to all of this that many people have emailed and asked me about. Specifically, many of you want to know why I allow each and every comment in this forum. It's a good question since I know that there are other blogs and forums that restrict certain individuals from participating in the discussion.
Simply put, it goes far beyond the issue of censorship with me. The easiest way I can explain my willingness to approve just about each and every comment (actually, I've only rejected 1 comment the entire time that LUF has been in existence) is to say that I'm fully aware of the power of the Holy Spirit to change a person's life much like He changed mine several years back.
2 Corinthians 6:6 (KJV) By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
That being said, even though I cringe like many of you do whenever certain Christians share their thoughts, I'm always cognizant of the fact that maybe by me allowing them to express themselves, and, in turn, allowing you all to respond to them kindly with prayer and the appropriate verses of Scripture, then perhaps one of these days the Holy Spirit just might open their eyes and ears to the real truth about their spiritual condition and their entrenched position. Thus, a true miracle will have taken place!
Philippians 1:6 (KJV) Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
I hope that we can all agree on that promise at least. Before anyone snidely remarks that this verse doesn't apply to certain people who comment here, I would kindly ask you to rethink your view because, after all, even those who obviously have "the mote that is in thine eye" (Luke 6:42) are still our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ because they still profess a sincere belief in our Lord and Savior and His finished work on the cross on our behalf.
For those who maybe think it's wrong to "let people in" who seem to serve no purpose other than to divide and destroy the Body of Christ, I would kindly respond by reminding them that this is no different from what we already experience outside of cyberspace and in our daily lives as it exists in the real world. In that sense, the contentious nature of some in the Comments Section, and how we conduct ourselves by our responses, could be viewed as Training for our calling in these last days.
John 15:20 (KJV) Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Look, the answer is simple no matter which side of belief (or disagreement) you find yourself on in response to a particular issue -- PRAYER, PRAYER, PRAYER! Just pray for each other and trust that God will open someone's heart and mind to the truth in His own perfect timing and in His own perfect way -- not ours.
Besides, we're all at different stages in our walk with the Lord, right? They key is to remember that even though there might be some disagreements, at least we're all walking with the Lord in the first place.
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Spot on JRed. In fact I've returned to that particular post several times just to study the comments and observe. I feel that all comments, withing reason of etiquette, are a chance for wisdom and truth to prevail. I have more respect for this site every day...thanks!
I'm in total agreement with you on this, JRed. In all, I think if someone comes in with hate or ill will statements, once they have be addressed in the humble and gentle way that Jesus demonstrated with Scripture pertaining to their behavior they should be ignored, but not tossed out. It is better they come and read and learn. As you say, perhaps the Holy Spirit has led them here for a reason.
For those who cringe when this type of person posts, perhaps it is better to ignore the post and let those led to do so, address it with humility and love.
Nick
Thanks JRed. Your post speaks from the heart and seeks peace. I am looking up for His return and the hope to 'escape' His wrath but I make no force of my understandings on others that may instead choose to remain. . .may it be well with them. . . amen!
Tamra
I agree whole heartedly that what will save us will be our faith and not what we believe in, pre, mid or post. Most definitely.
It is my contention, as a mid tribber, that our faith will be extremely tested. It will not be faith for the faint of heart or lukewarm Christians. That is my whole point.
If you got the faith and you are a pre-tribber, then no biggie. You got the faith to "endure patiently."
Jesus spoke the truth to the apostles and said its gonna be rough guys. I am paraphrasing here :-) How do you think the apostles would take it if Jesus told him, its gonna be a cake walk and then they were subject to this?:
Hebrews 35 But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. 36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
YIKES!! Enduring such things would require A LOT of faith. So my point is, are we cut from the same cloth? Would you have faith to the end or would you deny Christ? I have a hard time answering this myself, but I pray everyday my faith would be strong enough.
Dear Red please go to this site CHRISTIAN APOSTASY and read what he has to say about the rapture if you dont now his blog you should it is really inspired by the Holy spirit and completely based on scripture, there is no twisting the scriptures to suite his opinion, I am sure you will LOVE it, http://christianitynotchurchianity.blogs.
http://christianitynotchurchianity.blogs.
jeff
silly me I thought it was because, it is the right thing to do. and justified through JESUS CHRIST!!!
just imagine if there was censorship, when the apostles were trying to spread the word that CHRIST had come. and through JESUS and repentence we could all be saved?
they would have been squashed like bugs!
you see back then the things they were saying were not populer, or excepted by the powers that be in the sanhedren or the romans. but what they were saying was the TRUTH!!! and GOD will make sure that in the end the TRUTH will prevale!
the luciferian cultic doctrin of the rapture, will be brought to and end in the near future. and those who have bought into it will end up in fema camps or dead, because you believed a LIE and forsook the LOVE of the TRUTH!
as it is written, the luke warm will be spewed out like warm vomit.
you still have time to study and find the truth, but it grows shorter every day!
for those of you who think I'm new at this, I'm not I have been studying GOD"S WORD for 14 years and many of those years were heavy on study thats just about all I did.
and I to dabled with the idea of the rapture when I was 17 years old, and that is before I gave myself to CHRIST. but I have always been searching for the truth,and I think that is the real ticket to the door being opened by GOD!!! the life long desire to know the TRUTH!!! at lest thats how it worked for me.
well thank you jeff for not practicing censorship and may GOD bless you for doing the rightious thing!!!!!!!amen
john
Excellent case in point... and please don't read this link if your weak stomached. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/12/crimesider/entry6202062.shtml
This poor mentally handicapped woman was tortured and killed by six young, very disturbed people. She was as innocent as they come. Why wasn't she raptured or delivered from this awful experience? Why does God allow suffering?
Did God abandon her? I don't think so. It may appear so, but God knows our physical selves are a small portion of what is truly important... our souls.
If God allows a poor, disabled girl to endure this, why are we any better? Because we are Christians? Was this girl's family Christian?
Salvation is not saving our bodies, but our soul. It is time to stop thinking about our physical survival/comfort and to start thinking about spiritual salvation.
If you think heated disagreements amongst brethren is unchristian and hateful you better read the book of Acts a little closer.
Paul,Silas,John-Mark,Peter all had it out with each other. We are no different and certainly no better.
But we must be careful to temper our feelings with humility because we will all give account for EVERY idle word.
I'm glad all opinions are posted. I learn something even from the ones I disagree with.
One last comment on the endtimes events. I learned long ago if you don't have the Jew in his proper place, in prophecy, you will get everything wrong. I'm afraid that is the mistake alot of people are making concerning the time of the rapture and purpose of the tribulation.
@ john 5.04 pm
Well, i've studied the rapture (/end times prophecy) very thorough for 17 years now, and still cannot tell you for sure whether we'll have a pre- mid- or post-trib rapture (/raising of the dead, changing of our bodies).
It's exactly because of christians like you, who are so convinced that THEY have the only sound Biblical doctrine, that there is so much 'tearing down' of eachother, like jeff writes. I have my own website with often hundreds of comments on each article, and it's really terrible and sad how many christians handle eachother; often worse than non-believers do.
I'm sorry, but after years of experience i can only conclude that arrogant christians like you, who are so convinced of THEIR version of the 'truth', hurt the cause of Christ more than satan himself could ever do. Maybe it's time to realize that Biblical truth ALWAYS is attended with love, not with a boastful attitude like you display in your comment.
Xander
xander
it is clear to me like others at this site that you have no idea what LOVE is!
have you never read how CHRIST and the apostles would in certin cases admonish the children of GOD in order wake them up?
or have you never read any of the books of the prophets in the old testiment??
or have you never read the book of the revelation of JESUS CHRIST, written through the apostle JOHN???
you iether haven't read the bible, or you do not understand it because it is loaded with correction and chastisment.
as a matter of fact it clearly states that as a child of GOD you should welcome correction, and thank JESUS for loving you enough to care!!!
but you go on with your pretentious lovie,huggy,gettalong form of christianity and we will see were we are at the end!
PAUL clearly tells us to love thy neighbor and get along with them AS BEST AS WE CAN!!! this is the form of CHRISTIANTY I will follow!
you choose your own path and may GOD help you to that narrow gate!!!amen
john
*sigh*what a hellish day..Do you believe, they can pray against (us) as well? on a 13th, before a occult day like tomorrow..?
http://www.babylonforsaken.com/valentines.html
..maybe Im out of line - but the whole day Im uncomfortable with this 'raid' near Persia.. For some reason, I searched "Marjah", the name they throw around, but exept on MSM, Google doesnt show it nowhere..?
I remembered the imprinted verses on the rifles; that the West is lead by the vatican still; and that Marja could be Mary (q of heaven),
aka Semiramis..'Valentine'= bow = Nimrod..what Ritual is thís again, this "liberation of Maria"..?
- and if Im so wrong, why it keeps nagging ?
Lone
Well said Xander!
I agree wholeheartedly with your position to allow freedom of expression. We can pray for those who are disagreeable and offensive since prayer will change them to be more Christ-like.
Add my voice in support! The thread of continuity is FAITH in the Lord Jesus. Accepting Him and His Word and Works and His promise that those with Faith shall not lose. No one can tell when or where or how the wisdom of the Lord will come through. And you are right that only by sharing can there be a chance of learning and having eyes become open and hears better to hear. The Lord knows HUMAN nature. That is why He refers to us as sheep in metaphors, and He our shepherd. Now I personally take some offense at that, yet, I cannot say with any conviction that I am not. I know how easily it is to be 'swayed' by an argument and get lost for a while. And, in the end, all I can say, is that having Faith is the ONLY aspect that keeps me strong and helps me feel assured that He will keep His Word. I have to keep up the effort to live by His Word and accept His guidance. Even when the understanding is not clear at first, it will come.
dear christians
since this is an end time blog. WE should examine the return of lucifer?
from all the information I have accumulated from GOD"S WORD! after
the economic collapse (which is not over yet) will come more wars.
also natural disasters will increase in number and magnatude.
things will be so bad, that the masses will be begging for a leader who can make the pain go away!
then a leader will emerge preaching love, peace, getalong and compromise or (dialog to consences), that leader will be non other than lucifer pertending to be christ!!!!
it's time you understand that we are to love eachother and help eachother when you are dealing with other chriatians!!! but when it comes to non-christians we are to preach to them and then seperate ourselves from them.
they are supposed to desire to be part of our assembly, not we there's!!!
and we are supposed to exibit the virtues of CHRIST! to one another as christians, and part of CHRIST'S virtue is correction & chastizement when necessary!!!
you see the heathen believe as eve did, that it is all right and exceptable to GOD to live with both GOOD & evil in thier lives.
from the very instant she disobeyd
GOD, that is the way humans have been cursed thruout history.
as children of GOD we are supposed to live contrary to that way of life, in obedeance to GOD as best as we can! because we are human at this piont, we can never fully conform to this way of life. that is why JESUS was sent, and that is why we can not make it without CHRIST!
as I have said the non-believers are supposed to desire are way of life!!! NOT we there's
there way is marterial and worldly, ours is spiritual and heavenly!!!
stop trying to fit in with the heathen! it is not possible to be of them, and CHRIST
stop trying to be politicly correct
and stand fast at the teaching of christ!!!
stop compromising with the likes of the devil.
learn who the whore of babylon is, (the corporate 501c3 church system.) that is the split image of the sanhedren of the old covenent. and seperate yourselves from her!!!!!!!
GOD litteraly divorced the jews and cast them off over this.
COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE! and become a peculiar people! independent of worldly government systems set up by agents of lucifer!!!
GOD help them through this time of chaos& confusion, if it is in your will!!!!!!!amen
john
You guys are totally missing the point regarding the comments of john, and everyone with his type of opinion. We do not all agree, I am a christian and am called to spend more of my time at work with people who curse the name of Christ than my own family.
We are not insulated, ever. Not until we're transformed. Get over your petty thin skinned herd mentality. If you dont like what people have to say, move along citizens. Most opinions, especially concerning this topic will not waver no matter how impressive your argument is presented.
Get over your insecurities and potentially false sense of humility. Maybe there's a log in your eye.
john, how do you feel about the Jews? Are they Gods chosen? Do you stand behind Israel? Who are the 144,000? Why is the church not mentioned after chapter 4 in revelation? Why did God take Noah and Lot out of harms way? Satans wrath, we have and will endure, Christians have been martyred for 2000 years! And its going to get worse, but I don't believe we will be around for Gods wrath .
Maranatha!
I think we may need to become pantrib (it will all pan out) because if you love the LORD JESUS and you are striving to walk with HIM, your understanding or lack thereof will not make a difference if you are raptured or not. I am pretty sure that what John is trying to say is that IF the rapture doctrine is incorrect and those who have believed the rapture would happen and it does not, he is concened that that person may lose their faith in JESUS and he doesn't want to see that for anyone. On the other hand my position is: if I don't believe in the rapture, but I am a Christian, GOD is not going to leave me here if there is a rapture. There are many things that believers do not understand about the Scriptures: does this effect their salvation? No. The thief on the cross, went to heaven with JESUS, without having studied the Scriptures or even being baptized. For those of us who have been walking with the LORD for a while, it is good to be watching and waiting and looking: you know it could be that HE wants you aware because your time is up (not just the worlds time).
I think on this particular forum it is difficult to share or have an effective argumentation. And because of that I think we should choose the greater thing to do and that would be to love each other and be at peace. The HOLY SPIRIT will show each person what they need to know, when they need to know it. No I am not a fence rider I am a peace maker. Sorry if I offended anyone with my comments. Blessings and peace to the brethren who read and post here. Jeff, bless you and your family, may it go well with you and yours. Keep up the interesting work.
Dee
Well said Dee and for what it's worth, I can't imagine you offended anyone.
I don't think opposing rapture doctrines are what's causing the strife. It's the few (please know I'm not speaking of you here) who are always trying to ram their rapture doctrine down the throats of others by either trying to initiate contentious debate, or belittling the viewpoints of others. All that does is invite harsh responses.
shannon
how do I feel about the jews? the jews of today are just another group of unsaved heathen, who's ancestors murdered JESUS CHRIST!
they are NOT GODS chosen people and have not been since that day!
if you read the book of romans, it is made clear as day who GODS chosen people are. GODS chosen people are those who have been reborn in the SPIRIT of CHRIST!!!
it is a spiritual thing and has to do with your heart,conscience and soul being joined with the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD!!!
it has nothing what so ever to do with race, or the old covenent!
Jeremiah 31:31-33 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
after the life,death and resurection of JESUS CHRIST. the jews are physical isreal, but they are not SPIRIRTUAL ISREAL. the CHRISTIANS are SPIRITUAL ISREAL!!!
the apostle PAUL makes that very clear in the book of romans the believers in christ are GODS chosen, under a new and better covenant. he also makes it clear that the CHRISTIANS are the ISREAL of the new testament. so when ever you are reading of isreal, it is refering to CHRISTIANS as SPIRITUAL ISREAL and the new covanent of JESUS CHRIST!!!
as for noah&lot they where warned and protected here on earth by the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!!!
now pay attention here! those who were TAKEN were the EVIL heathen!!!! they were downed in the flood, and crushed and burned in soddom and gahmora. so if you want to be taken that is up to you???
as for isreal the country, NO we should not stand behind them. they should fight thier own battles! they are the biggest trouble makers in the entire world!!! and will never except JESUS, as long as we do thier dirty work and murder innocent people all over the world for them!!!
as for the church THERE IS NO church. the word that was miss-translated church was realy ASSEMBLY the so called church does not exist.
if you pay attention to what JESUS says to the seven so called churches in rev. I stand at the door and knock!!! JESUS is telling you that HE is outside knocking to get in because the so called churches have foresaken HIM, just like physical isreal did in the old testament!!!
there is alot more to it then this, but you will get the basics from what has been written here.
GOD show them your will, and guide them to the truth!!!!!!!amen
john
John, remember Jesus ate and drank with the sinners and the outcasts. His acceptance of them produced the change that made them disciples. God did not call us to an exclusive club.
rob
yes JESUS ate and drank with them, preached and witnessed. when he was finished or rebucked he always went back to those who had already excepted him. and never that I can remember spent a nite with them.
there are passages all over the new testament that warn you not to spend to much time with non believers for our own good.
we are no where near the spiritual strenght that JESUS CHRIST is!!!
we are told many times to seperate ourselves, so we do not succumb to thier evil ways in a moment of weakness. CHRIST knows that we are in the human form, and will fail at times. that is why we are told to seperate ourselves.
we are NEVER supposed to adopt thier ways to get them to except us!!! but that is exactly what the corporate churches are doing and telling thier followers to do?
you see everything is upside down and backwards, thats the way satan wants it. and the luciferian system has worked for hundreds of years to steer it that way! just pay attention to the things going on everyday, it is almost illegal to say the name JESUS CHRIST in any public setting???
lucifer is already making his/her last big effort at total controll
of this world. so the second coming of CHRIST is not far off!!!
GOD hear our prayers and protect us from the evil spirit that has enveloped the whole world, if it is in your will!!!!!!!amen
john
Shannon, GREAT QUESTION!!!!
You just outed John and who he is. He's an anti-Semite from the Jimmy Carter School of Pseudo-Christianity.
This puts his rambling posts on this blog in complete perspective now. I knew he was a nut, but didn't know he was an anti-Semite as well.
He's just one of the many wolves in sheep's clothing that have permeated the body of Christ.
John, I'm sorry that you are so bitter against the Jewish people! Please pray for the eyes of love to see them as Jesus does. They are His lost sheep and many are accepting Him right now even in Israel. This is God's time to save His chosen people. We should pray constantly for them instead of judging and condemning them.
I'm proud of this group. Someone finally asked John the telling question. He has been exposed quite gracefully. The ability to openly post here is the best way to arrive at the truth. Thank you all. JRed, I hope all this didn't cause you too much angst. This has just been proof positive that satan's efforts are increasing and we need to be wary. It's something we're going to see in all aspects of our lives. May God bless ALL of you.
Jeff, if I may, I would like to use the Word of GOD and the Strongs Concordance to show a couple points. I pray, LORD JESUS, please show us all YOUR truth, beauty and love through the power of the HOLY SPIRIT, amen.
church: 1577 in the concordance. means ekklesia (in Greek): a calling out, assembly, church.
All of the verses in the new testament pertaining to the word church use 1577 as its definition except one verse: Acts 19:37. 2417 in the Greek: hierosulos from 2411: a temple despoiler-robber of churches. 2411: the temple.
With 1577 we are talking about a group of people. Whereas with 2411 we are talking of an actual place.
If we go with the Catholic view point of Peter, than the church is an actual 'place'. All protestant churches are Catholic lite. (Think about how all churches have a liturgy, one man who is preaching/teaching, a format and the law--you have to be here every Sunday to be a good Christian.)
2 Cor 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. 15 What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever. 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them and I will be their God and they will be my people." 17"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says, the Lord. (3485 in the Greek: a shrine, temple.)
Come out of who or what? Rev. 18: 4-5 repeats this. It is a place. Having been Catholic, I know that the religion is just that-a religion. It is in fact a 'mystery religion' in that there are 'unexplained' things about it. I once heard a Catholic say, "Catholics are Jews who go all the way". Please think about that statement. Then read Acts 7!
Acts 7:48 "However, the Most High does not live in houses made by men." Hebrews 8:7-13. One's relationship with GOD is a heart thing, not a place, doctrine of man, rules or laws.
I would encourage everyone to draw closer to the LORD through Bible study (on your own: Hebrews 8:11 No longer will a man teach his neighbor or a man his brother, saying 'Know the Lord", because they will all know me..."
How should the Bride adorn herself? Through knowledge (the fear of the LORD is the begining of wisdom Prov.1:7), the Word-by studying it. Through praise: Psalm 18:1-3 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies." And through prayer. The Bible encourages us to do this more and more. Brethren, let's not get lost in arguments. Please let us be patient with one another, even with John. I feel in my heart that he is for the LORD. Do we not all have our quirks or weaknesses and yet have our strengths! I have five completley different children. I have listened to my share of arguments over the years and it has grieved me at times. Does our arguing grieve the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD? We all agree the time is short. There is much to be done! There are a lot of people out there that we need to love and show the truth. We need to show our faith by what we do. Please agree to disagree on some of these points and let's encourage one another! What is the bullseys of our belief? That JESUS is indeed LORD, GOD, SAVIOR, MASTER.
Father GOD, You are our LORD. Please be patient with us today, show us Your truths, have mercy on us and help us to love one another. Amen.
Dee
john,
Thank you for your response. I knew that was where you were coming from as I know a lot of lost sheep such as yourself and as with them I will pray for you. You throw a lot of truth in your post as I also do not celebrate pagan holidays ,but I do not belittle those that do {except halloween thats very bad ,We as Christians should know that} Christmas may not be the day Jesus was born but could very well be the day he was conceived by the Holy Sprit, and that is when life begins....Is it not? John the Baptist did jump in Elizabeths womb with excitement, and he was not yet born. Christmas is our way of sharing the gospel ,Our family chooses not to have a tree instead we have Jesus and his parents holding him , and put presents around him, Its a good way to get family and friends to ask questions .As far as Churches go ,Im also very sad to see all the seeker sensitive, purpose driven, and prosperity churches popping up everywhere. as believers we really need to be praying for our brothers and sisters. They need to find good Bible teaching churches that actually teach the hard TRUTH . But john, Please.... wake up out of your slumber ... this james lloyd you speak of has you fooled and you are blind when it comes to GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE and Israel. Wake up john!!!!
He will curse those who curse her and bless those who bless her. God does not lie its not in his nature His whole end time prophecy begins with Israel becoming a nation, you know the one...The fig tree? Come on john its right there in front of you. You seem to know your Bible well .Let the HOLY SPRIT move and teach in stead of some man named james lloyd..
Maranatha
atty
you again have shown how brain dead you really are!
you do not even know what anti-semitism means.
first of all there are almost no semits in isreal. to be a semit you have to be of the offspring of shem, the son of noah! and it has been geneticly proven that almost non of the people claming to be jews came from the line from shem.
secondly I don't hate anyone I feel sorry for them because unless they except CHRIST and repent of thier sin which are many, they will spend eternity in hell!!!
third I didn't state any of this on my own, it came from the WORD OF GOD!!!
but you are a gov. programmed apostate christian who can't think for himself so you just repeat what you heard at your supposed church! as I have said before people like you do not faze me. I am not here to please you, I am here to please GOD!!!
and if you could actualy comprehend something? you would know what I said was IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE, OR THE OLD TESTAMENT JEWS! it has to do with the spirit that dwells within each one of us!
and the exceptance of the THE ONE TRUE GOD, JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN , AND THAT IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST!!!
also if you were paying any kind of attention at all. you would know that I have stated this many times before, over the last year and a half!
so if you want to give up your BIRTHRIGHT as an HEIR to the KINGDOM! just like esau did, that is up to you??? but I am a CHILD OF GOD and will claim my right, as a worshiper of JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!
GOD have mercy on the ignorant and unlearned christians of this world!!!amen
john
rob
I am not bitter toward them, they are the ones who are bitter and full of pride. and can't except the fact that that GOD has chosen a new people based on spiirtuality!!!
they are the ones who teach, that the whole world is out to get them.
when in reality it they them selves, and thier pride that will do them in if they do not repent and except CHRIST!!!
they are lost alright, lost in themselves. and believe that they are gods? they are thier own worst enemy, and I know the bible says the same exact thing, if you would only take the time to read it without pre-concieved babyl from programmed pastors!!!
so if you want to continue accusing me of things that is fine. I already adressed accuser's yesterday! thier are many out there, but if you have ever read the bible you would know who the accuser is! so that must be the spirit within you...
GOD, lucifer is throwing darts like crazy!!! please DEAR GOD cover me with your wings and deflect the ambush from the dark side!!! if it is in your will!!!!!!!amen
john
John, I finally figured out your stumbling block. I offer this up to you as a gift, so that you know that even the Saintly John falls short.
My guess is that your jaded attitude towards people makes it very VERY difficult for you to forgive those who have wronged you. You maybe even withholding forgiveness this very minute for something that has happened to you in the past.
And if you can not forgive with a open and sincere heart, i.e. like you are dealing with the person for the very first time, then neither are you sins forgiven.
Something for you to think about as you consistently show no sign of humility.
John, you're just a one-man version of the Westboro Baptist Church, and like them, you do more to undermine the cause than help it.
Jred can this thread be done? )-:
anon #31
you figured it out all right, in your own demonic mind. you are not even close to knowing who I am!!!
or what i'm about! you are a sad soul who just wants to join a conversation.
also I never claimed any sort of saintlieness, but thank you very much for the compliment!!!
I'm sure you couldn't figure it out, but I do not even capitalize my name because I am not worthy
of the same distinction as CHRIST!!!
and I did asked you to please stop accusing me of things that were never said, lucifer!!!!!!
atty
you are right. I am one man, and the spirit of GOD and thats ALL I NEED!!!
as far as the cause goes, you don't even know what it is!
you are a trained puppet and speak the words of your puppetmaster.
there is one thing I can say about the three stooges atty, no name and
c.s. you are very amuseing!
you actualy crack me up with your stupidity.(lol)
and for those of you who think it is UNGODLY to laugh about this? you are probably right. but as I have said in the past i'm not perfect, and it is iether laugh or weep and I don't think I have enough time in the day to weep for all the unbelieving people I run across on a daily bases!!!
so I learned to turn my sadness into laughter or I would probably implode!!!
though I will pray for the three donky's.
GOD why do the heathen rage against your GOODNESS? please DEAR GOD in HEAVEN have mercy on thier soul's, and guide them to the LOVE of YOUR TRUTH!!!!!!! if it is in your will!!!amen
john
to dee and the others that have aided me at this blog.
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart and may the GOD of abraham BLESS you with all the blessings of the MOST HIGH!!!!!!!
I am not trying to tell you what to do, but unless the spirit moves you. please do not feel an obligation to help me!!!
I can take the wrath of these three,and not bat an eye!!!
I actualy see it as practice, for what is about to come in the persicution of GOD"S remnant children!!!
so again THANK YOU and may GOD keep you FROM the things about to befall this earth!!!!!!!amen
john
Wonderful, wise words. Thanks for the focus on His Love!
Paul in Spain
John - Allow me to point out that you are a liar and one who one connives. You said to Xander:
"it is clear to me like others at this site that you have no idea what LOVE is!"
Did you take a poll on this? How do you know what others here think of Xander? To include "others" without actually knowing the truth is a purposeful scheme to mislead those reading that you have knowledge that you don't. That is called a lie!
Satan is well known to try the same trickery. All this time you have been trying to convince and boast to everyone here of your high level Christianity only to have it become darkened with your dishonest tactics.
The problem with being one who uses lies is that sooner or later you will trip on your own rope and hang yourself.
I apologize to anyone if I have offended you with this statement.
anon #37
again you showed your in ability to understand simple thing's!
what I said was he and others at this site have no clue what real love is!!!
and I do not need to take a poll, all I have to do is read thier comments. and THEN compare them with what GOD"S word says about LOVE!!!
some of these people would give thier child a cell phone because in thier own brain washed mind, it will keep them safe???
in REALITY CHRIST is the only one who can keep your children safe!!!
and the cell phone is producing cancer causeing radiation every time your child uses it!!! and just about every kid out there has one, and use them large amount's of time every day. so if you realy want to love your child, and protect them. you take the phone away and teach them the truth about GOD and JESUS CHRIST, THAT IS REAL LOVE!!!
I don't expect you to understand any of this because you haven't understood one thing yet!
so realy you need to stop drinking the clorine and floride laced water, and get some understanding!
by studying and contemplating on all the true information out there! this is how I no you are blind and wrong about just about everything, because GOD has NOT given you any SPIRITUAL discernment yet!!!
GOD this person realy needs your help!!! so if it is in your will, please give him a little love and knowledge in these end times !!!!!!! amen
john
Pretrib Rapture Trivia
Who's the "Protector of the Principality of Pretribulatia"?
Edward Irving? John Darby? C. I. Scofield? Tim LaHaye? Someone else?
Media figure Joe Ortiz knows the answer. It's in his "End Times Passover" blog. The one dated Dec. 29, 2009.
If you're Calvinist, you're predestined to see his blog. If you're Arminian, you can choose to see it.
It will be too late to find out the answer to the above trivia question if the rapture happens!
Tanya
john -- I will apologize if I misunderstood you, but you were not very clear in your statement.
Your statement:
it is clear to me like others at this site that you have no idea what LOVE is!
You should have said "it is clear to me that you and the other at this site have no idea what LOVE is."
And this statement is not true at all, so there goes your discernment, right out the window. Learn to use proper sentence structure to avoid this in the future. I would think a man of God would not make such mistakes so, I still stand by my statement that you do not speak for anyone, but yourself. You come in here sounding like a clanging cymbal and no one can hear a word you are saying.
As for discernment, I have enough to know you are an extremist to the nth degree thinking all these man-made conditions can come between God and man. NOTHING can come between God and man, NOTHING! Is God so weak that He cannot reach someone because they drink city water, or use cell phones? This is what makes you so far out of touch with who God is. Man has been poisoning himself with his inventions from the beginning, but it will never keep him from confessing Jesus if he chooses to do so.
Jesus said, believe on me and be saved. (John 3:15,John 3:16, John 3:18, John 3:36 and more) Paul said, "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9) Jesus did not add to that requirement. He never said you must believe on me and do this and do that and have those and not have these. No where in scripture are there any other requirements to have eternal life with the Father except to believe on Jesus.
There is nothing else to understand, but what I just told you. It does not matter if someone thinks or doesn't think there will be a rapture; their belief still rests on their acceptance and belief of Jesus.
Do you really think your knowledge of the bible is what is saving you? Where would you be if you had no bible? God says He puts the knowledge of his existence and who He is in every persons heart. Is God a liar?
Do you think that 14 years of studying scripture somehow makes you the expert? Who died and made you Jesus? Did God come to you like He did Moses? Paul? I've asked you before, under who's authority to you come here slinging you bible knowledge? You've not answered that.
You say: "I don't expect you to understand any of this because you haven't understood one thing yet!"
Understand what? You? "john"? Who can understand you? You come ranting and raving and accusing people of things you have no ideas about! It is the words of "john" that make no sense. All you do is ramble about nonsense.
You say: "so realy you need to stop drinking the clorine and floride laced water, and get some understanding! by studying and contemplating on all the true information out there! this is how I no you are blind and wrong about just about everything, because GOD has NOT given you any SPIRITUAL discernment yet!!!"
This is crazy talk, john! It doesn't make any sense. I feel bad for you and can only pray your heart is in the right place, but with this last statement of yours I can only say the best thing to do with you is to ignore you. That is what you have done to me. Does this make you happy? The only thing you have done is caused me to shun you. So, if I am as lost as you say, now you have sealed the lid on my death. Is that what Jesus and your bible knowledge has taught you to do? How will you answer up to that when you stand before God?
God Bless you, john. I will pray for you, but I will no longer address you or listen to you.
anon #40
I never said I knew everything, but I understand a lot more than you. that is for sure. yes the bible does say that there is more to being saved, you just haven't read it or do not understand it!!!
I did not call GOD a liar, YOU did.
what I said was you are only picking out the verses that fit your false doctrine, to make GOD and JESUS CHRIST conform to your false gospel!!! and if you would just read it your self, the whole thing. in the KJV with a Strong's concordance you might some day find the truth of GOD"S WORD!!!
NO it is not crazy talk, it is the TRUTH!!! you probably still believe osama binladen was behind 911??? you are clueless and time is short so you better WAKE UP!
it is proven that chlorine and fluoride effect the brain and the nervous system and together reduce brain function by huge amounts.
so does the bible not tell us that GOD has supplied us with everything we need??? that is a veiled message, telling you to stick to GODS natural creation. if you want to preserve the temple(your body) and keep it clean!!! and cell phones have been proven, without a doubt. to cause brain cancer within ten years in animals! hmmmm is brain cancer on the rise???
so if you believe it is alright to hand one to a young child who's brain and body are still developing and who's cells are still multiplying! I feel sorry for you and you deserve what you get!!!
as for your other accusations I will leave it up to GOD to judge!!! but I am not worried! are you???
the authority I say these things by is the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!!!
as I have said in the past that is the spirit that dwells in me!!!
I am 100% sure of that. how about you?
and yes I have had a personal encounter with the HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!! but I will not discuss that on the web.
and I have said in the past you do not have to listen or believe me, that is your GOD given free choice. I now brush of my sandals and leave you to your own devices.
GOD it is up to you, with this unbelieving soul. I have warned him and that is the best that I can do. he still cannot tell the difference between the TRUTH and a lie! I pray that you remove the blinders from his eyes and mind!!!amen
john
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