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9/22/16 5:25 PM |
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Thank you again sister MS7. A deep desire for inward purity (3.3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.) 8. A love of all that God considers righteous (3.10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God) 9. Willingness to spend and be spent for the brethren (3.16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.) 10. Given to prayer (3. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him..) 11. DIscerning between truth and error (4.6 ...he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.) 12. Will be strongly against all forms of idolatry (5.21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols) No matter how much a person may profess to be a Christian, if they do not value the Bible as their sole authority in life, show no teachability, no sensitivity to sin, no desires for holiness, doctrinal purity, separation from all evil, no love of the brethren etc. they are none of Christ's!! Period. What then are grave errors as opposed to errors which we may consider minor or inconsequential? OOS |
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9/22/16 5:04 PM |
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Thank you sister MSThe traits of a true believer are: 1. A sincere desire to learn and so teachability should be evident (...these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full) 2. A love of and adherence to the truth (1 John 5,6 God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth) 3. A sensitivity to sin (8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.) 4. A deep desire to obey and please the Lord (2.3 ..hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments) 5. Love of the brethren (2.9,10 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light..) 6. Separation from the world and error - other worldliness & doctrinal purity (2.15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 2.20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth 26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.) OOS |
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9/22/16 4:25 PM |
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Thank you again TMC.Grave error even in believers should always be withstood firmly! (I will come back to what constitutes grave error). However, as in every household, the parents will deal with each child based on their age, character and temperament so in the household of faith some who err will react much better to a gentle approach, a quiet word and others who are stronger willed will need a stronger approach - some may even need church discipline to mend their ways because private admonition (whether by one or in the company of 2 or three) may not be very effective with them. This 2 fold approach depending on character is recognized in Jude who writes, "22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh." I would suggest that the approach is also implicit in the requirement for Elders to be men who know how to rule their households well. But who are those of the household of faith? How do we recognize them on an internet board? Thankfully we are not left to our own devices here. There are many distinguishing traits of true believers and these are clearly outlined for us in the epistles of John. OOS |
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9/22/16 4:04 PM |
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Thank you TMC.The danger is always that we use our own definitions or let society define for us what is and what is not "loving" and thereby prove ourselves to be unfaithful to the Lord! Having spoken of false teachers Paul writes to Timothy in Titus 1 v13 Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith. Was Paul unloving, uncaring, unkind? One would have to be foolhardy to answer this in the affirmative. Let me ask, how many of our parents always spoke softly to us when rebuking us? Did anyone get smacked with a feather? No of course not. But did we ever doubt that they loved us, or that they did it for our benefit? But what about those who are genuine brothers/sisters as opposed to those who are grave errorists with an agenda? Must we always take the tough line with them? Firstly we have a mutual duty to admonish each other Col 3.16. Admonish (νουθετέω) means to warn, exhort, caution, reprove, put in mind. The idea is that we can forget, wander, err, endanger and need each other to keep us in check. This is not a duty taken seriously in many circles, and we can hardly wonder that such churches suffer with ill disciplined members. But to keep to the topic of love, this admonishing need not always be sharp reproof... OOS |
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9/22/16 2:06 PM |
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Let me start by pointing out the obvious viz. If we are to love our enemies then love is owed to all if we are to be like our heavenly father.But what does this mean in reality? The apostle Paul, who calls us to imitate him, withstood Peter to his face when his error was grave. The NT letters controvert grave error in a passionate fashion, such errorists are named and shamed and their true nature exposed. John, the apostle of love, in 2 John says he rejoices in those who walk in the truth because he says that is what is commanded by the father (v4). He admonishes that those who don't bring the doctrine of Christ are not to be received into the home nor to be bid God speed, because says he, he who does so partakes of their evil deeds! We are not called to compromise truth in the name of love, because such compromise is not true love. Love and truth go hand in hand. However, not all errors are equally serious nor are all errorists such on purpose. Those like Peter, who fall into grave error inadvertently, will be recovered because they have a high regard for the word of God and are brought to recognise their error by the Spirit of God. Those grave errorists who resist the truth all their days and continue in their error to their dying day we should fear for. OOS |
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9/17/16 6:41 PM |
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Quote:"The real heroes in life are akin to this little guy...not the celebrities in yoga pants playing ball for a living." 1. You could have compared to any number of meaningless things but you chose those playing ball. Why, if not courting controversy again? 2. Let's allow the comparison even if indecorous, why add the words "in yoga pants"? What did this add except another one of your pet peeves? Why not go the whole hog and include all your pet peeves in the comparison? 3. Even with such examples you continue to deny that you're preoccupied with such issues, and continue to lash out at those who kindly try and show you something that is not right. Back on topic ... my heart bleeds for what the boy went through, what his family and church are going through right now. Sadly, we read of incidents like this virtually every day from some of the groups we follow and pray for regularly. Only occasionally does it make the news headlines. Oh Lord appear for your persecuted church! BW - you are right that there is something very devilish about Islam and with those who religiously follow the teachings of the Qu'ran and the Hadiths. PC governments are blindly allowing the invasion of the West and there may be a heavy price to pay later. |
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9/15/16 11:50 PM |
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Rodney K. wrote: Hey fellers, if you've got room for one more, I'd be interested in reading your discussion. I sure hope they can take on a fella Hillbilly.Say, you read what bro Lurker said bout ma breath? I was kinda spittin feathers after readin that. You think chewin Toebako's causin ma problem? ======================= Hey Chris You've got it all wrong bro! You realise this is gonna be a literalism demolition 101 class? But, I'll have ma banjo handy to play you a soothing tune to lift your heart. It's getting late here, so I'm gonna wish all you saints a good evening. Lord bless. |
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9/15/16 5:04 PM |
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Rodney K. wrote: What is this "deodorant" of which you speak? It's ma annual wash with home made horse sweat and hair soap. Like a breath of fresh air. Hmmmm.... |
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9/14/16 6:25 PM |
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Kev wrote: Hey Buckeyes I will look into that video thanks. Yeah was horrible hearing their civil right abortion nonsense. I believe she was also a lesbian as she called another girl she was with babe, then carried on about how she was not ashamed about having two abortions as she wouldn't be able to take care of them anyways. Then said that old white ladies are trying to make it so their is no more abortion violating her civil rights. Then she knew she kind of messed up and said nothing against white people I'm half white. Boy it was a sad sight seeing such a lost God hating person. Hey Dave will pray for Ben. Hey KevThere are atheists/secular humanists who are also against abortion. Here is an article by one of them: [URL=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/03/11/yes-there-are-pro-life-atheists-out-there-heres-why-im-one-of-them/]]]There Are Pro-Life Atheists Out There[/URL] |
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9/14/16 1:44 PM |
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Lurker wrote: Bro., Before it was NOSEM it was NOSEY. I suspect this is a former poster who called himself Dopey (of the 7 dwarfs, hence Nosey for a new name) aka David. He seemed mentally troubled and eventually couldn't get along with any one, even threatened to sue SA for stealing his posts, and left. John UK would probably recognize him by his posts. It seems he wants to pick fights with those he didn't get along with before. As for me, I've not said a word to him yet he was all over me for nothing. Thanks broSure, I remember Pope Dopey. I had major run ins with him over the RCC. If it is him, could explain the enigmatic posts. Hope all's well with you and the family. Lord bless. |
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9/14/16 1:40 PM |
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ladybug wrote: Baptism does not save; with that said, let's pray these folks are born again by God and gifted with eternal life. I've heard suspicions that this could be part of their cultural jihad, but even if it is not, do churches in Germany insist on a conversion experience? I don't know enough about the state of German Christianity to be able to answer the question. Anyone here able to chime in? |
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9/13/16 6:45 PM |
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Nah, Chris you said it perfectly and it should be the end of the topic, but somehow I don't think it will be.The offenders feel that they have a free speech contribution to make!! Haven't produced anything from the BIble, but that doesn't seem to worry them. Funny that. Sc said that many texts would be contradictory if wine were not non-alcoholic. I asked her to provide all the texts, and I'm still waiting. I also asked for evidence from commentators and lexicons predating the prohibition period for proof of the notion of non-alcoholic wine in the bible, but again nada. The texts that have been cited as proof have been so strongly refuted that one wonders how they can carry on posting without blushing for shame. It doesn't seem to dent their superiority complex. Ah well, the Lord will deal with them in his own ways, and in the meantime, we can all learn to discern the spirits and learn from the way in which the texts they offer are refuted. BTW this is the reason why BM doesn't want to offer any texts (the do and don't verses) and wants to assume the higher moral ground with the general tenor of the Bibles teaching blah blah blah. When one cannot tie something down they should obfuscate and act superior. Yeah, we didn't spot that, eh? Lord bless. |
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