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| He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
The Truth is not something you mold, but molds you. It is not what we simply want to be true or what seems true or how things seem. The Truth is the Truth. I am a man, I cannot convert anybody. Only God does that. And anybody who comes to believe must know it is purely by God's power and grace. It wasn't a discussion or an argument or a confrontation (unless it is to falseness) but it is by His power and grace.
I am trying to be a light. A light so that people may see what is held within my heart and also desire it. Not everybody will recognize the light and I will be deemed silly and immature and hey, I understand. But if your heart is prepared and if the Lord chooses to... you will be convicted and you will come to him. Condescending? Arrogant? It can seem that way. All I know is that Christ died for me and I ought to live for Him. The misleading, the sin, the false teachings... I see it all having to be exposed. And yes, I will speak the Truth, always and always.
"Here’s the thing: I can’t show you. You need to see it for yourself, or it will never be real to you. You need to learn at your own pace, in your own way, without forcing it because you think it might go faster... Because the thing is, God has a plan for both of us...Focus on Him; I’ll only bring you down." | | |
| "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!"
Galatians 1:6-9
So what is the Gospel? The Gospel, simply put, is that Jesus Christ, God the Son, died for mankind's sins and was buried and rose in glory and all those who believe in Him have salvation on their souls. Paul tells us that anything taught that is contrary to that is wrong and those who accept such teachings are... yep, eternally condemned. Ouch.
The crazy thing is that Paul even says that "if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preach to you, let him be eternally condemned!" Scary. Even if an angel came down to man or an apostle who helped found the church was preaching teachings that contradict the Gospel, they are to not be trusted. The only One we can trust is God. And not just God according to some feeling or some "spiritual instinct", but from God according to His Word.
People say the Bible is wild and not to be trusted. And bound to be mistranslated. And there have been some errors with where to put a comma and a few verses in the King James Version are a bit unsourced and some words have been debated over meaning, but in complete honesty... it has been pretty well preserved in its' Truth. And well... Satan will use any way to deceive mankind... making them doubt the Word of God and not trust in it and providing them with "spiritual experiences" and "truths" are certainly weapons he loves. It works, too.
May the Light shine on.
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| "A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent."
John Calvin
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| I am sorry if I come off hateful.
I guess I am angry.
I don't really know how I feel about a lot of things right now.
I only know a little bit and it is exciting but excruciating at the same time.
The journey I am on... it is something.
It has been cool being judged by everyone.
It is cool being seen as insincere.
And not loving.
And it is cool that you see my faith as something I have out of fear
(and not out of gratitude and love and the peace I have been blessed with).
The judgment I have received from you guys has pained me. Been having a hard time praying.
But this is a trial and it is no excuse to fall.
I love you guys, but this is just xanga and these are just words.
You have no idea.
Deny what you want.
You are to see some crazy stuff go down.
And I am glad I can just watch now.
Peace be with you. I mean it.
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| "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
John 14:27
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