How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

[Waiting on him]

I was alone in my house when it occured .
I was even supposed to meet another mans wife later that evening .
YEAH .
And then suddenly that desire was GONE and i was flipped around .
I remember i still went to the lake to visit her , but i couldnt even touch her
and we both left and i never looked back . WHEN GOD changes HE CHANGES a person .

Sounds like God chose?

Also what is your definition of rebuke?

 

[amigo de christo]

Sounds like God chose?

Also what is your definition of rebuke?

Rebuking can mean simply correcting a wrong mindset .
In other cases it can be sharp
in one case paul rebuked a false prophet quite strong and made him blind for trying to lead
the deputy AWAY from the faith .
Can you imagine if paul saw what was going on today .
How many leaders are leading their flocks AWAY from the FAITH
away from the DIRE NECESSITY to believe in CHRIST and instruct others to do the same .
If paul still walked the earth we would have had a lot of blind leaders groping for some to lead them about .
The gospel of CHRIST is far more serious than folks realize . THE DIRE NEED to BELIEVE ON HIM
is far more dire than folks realize . Now me , i have never blinded anyone .
But i do warn against them and their doctrine .

 

[Waiting on him]

Rebuking can mean simply correcting a wrong mindset .
In other cases it can be sharp
in one case paul rebuked a false prophet quite strong and made him blind for trying to lead
the deputy AWAY from the faith .
Can you imagine if paul saw what was going on today .
How many leaders are leading their flocks AWAY from the FAITH
away from the DIRE NECESSITY to believe in CHRIST and instruct others to do the same .
If paul still walked the earth we would have had a lot of blind leaders groping for some to lead them about .
The gospel of CHRIST is far more serious than folks realize . THE DIRE NEED to BELIEVE ON HIM
is far more dire than folks realize . Now me , i have never blinded anyone .
But i do warn against them and their doctrine .

Did anyone ever rebuke you prior to God choosing?

 

[Waiting on him]

Rebuking can mean simply correcting a wrong mindset .
In other cases it can be sharp
in one case paul rebuked a false prophet quite strong and made him blind for trying to lead
the deputy AWAY from the faith .
Can you imagine if paul saw what was going on today .
How many leaders are leading their flocks AWAY from the FAITH
away from the DIRE NECESSITY to believe in CHRIST and instruct others to do the same .
If paul still walked the earth we would have had a lot of blind leaders groping for some to lead them about .
The gospel of CHRIST is far more serious than folks realize . THE DIRE NEED to BELIEVE ON HIM
is far more dire than folks realize . Now me , i have never blinded anyone .
But i do warn against them and their doctrine .

I guess to be a rebuker you’d have to be pretty certain that all your views are spot on, almost as if one is infallible, this would be very tricky for me as I’ve seen many corrections from God in my own walk over the last few decades.

 

[amigo de christo]

Did anyone ever rebuke you prior to God choosing?

Yes . and i am happy they did . It wasnt their fault i ignored them .
THEY were doing right .

 

[Waiting on him]

Rebuking can mean simply correcting a wrong mindset .
In other cases it can be sharp
in one case paul rebuked a false prophet quite strong and made him blind for trying to lead
the deputy AWAY from the faith .
Can you imagine if paul saw what was going on today .
How many leaders are leading their flocks AWAY from the FAITH
away from the DIRE NECESSITY to believe in CHRIST and instruct others to do the same .
If paul still walked the earth we would have had a lot of blind leaders groping for some to lead them about .
The gospel of CHRIST is far more serious than folks realize . THE DIRE NEED to BELIEVE ON HIM
is far more dire than folks realize . Now me , i have never blinded anyone .
But i do warn against them and their doctrine .

Would you consider yourself to be infallible?

 

[Waiting on him]

Yes . and i am happy they did . It wasnt their fault i ignored them .
THEY were doing right .

Why didn’t it fix anything?

 

[amigo de christo]

I guess to be a rebuked you’d have to be pretty certain that all your views are spot on, almost as if one is infallible, this would be very tricky for me as I’ve seen many corrections from God in my own walk over the last few decades.

Rebuking is quite simple . If your child was to go into the road
and you told him not to do so , that is rebuking .
Rebuking can also be like when peter simply rebuked Christ and said LORD this will not happen to you
THEN the LORD rebuked him .
No man is infallible . But that dont mean we cannot correct wrong behavior or mindsets .

 

[amigo de christo]

Would you consider yourself to be infallible?

NO way , no how . The only GOODNESS i even have comes FROM GOD .
Thank you for that question . NO WAY , NO HOW do i see myself as infallible .
And you will never hear me or see me sitting on a throne
and having folks call me MOST HOLY FATHER , OR MOST HOLY REVERAND and kissing my ring either .
TRUTH is , if you ever do see me doing that , YOU BETTER GET UP in my face and rebuke me so sharp
i cry myself to repentance .

 

[ChristisGod]

Yes HE did my friend . He alone did that .
My flesh sure didnt change me , It was the LORD .
Thats the beauty of the LORD , HE saves and changes us . Yep .

It happened to me in 1980 I can surely relate

 

[Waiting on him]

Rebuking is quite simple . If your child was to go into the road
and you told him not to do so , that is rebuking .
Rebuking can also be like when peter simply rebuked Christ and said LORD this will not happen to you
THEN the LORD rebuked him .
No man is infallible . But that dont mean we cannot correct wrong behavior or mindsets .

I just don’t feel as if I’m in a position to rebuke anyone. I don’t have a problem with discussing. But to rebuke would be me certain that I was correct.

 

[amigo de christo]

Why didn’t it fix anything?

The same reason it does fix things in others .
GOD alone is in control .
THUS we must speak truth , we must correct , and etc
but KNOW only GOD can give the increase . What we dont do
is just sit back and watch our neighbor fall . See , GOD works through the believers .
And he has us correcting , he has us instructing , or prophesying or etc .
Many people have bought a lie . Let me explain .
many have been taught ITS GODS JOB to correct or etc .
WHICH IS TRUE . But they use that to imply that means we are not to correct .
HOW DID GOD work in the early church . THROUGH MEN , through the body .
THUS its the same today . GOD , HIS SPIRIT will be at work through us
and HIS SPIRIT always unctiones me when i see one in danger , or if i see one perhaps teaching something wrong
OR if i see a false one trying to seduce the people . GOD WORKS through the CHURCH too . HE sure does

 

[Waiting on him]

It happened to me in 1980 I can surely relate

I think it was around 1984 I went to a Pentecostal church with a school friend.

 

[ChristisGod]

I think it was around 1984 I went to a Pentecostal church with a school friend.

I saw the cross and the switchblade in 82, did you ever see it ? It was very popular in the late 70’s - 80’s in Pentecostal circles

 

[amigo de christo]

I just don’t feel as if I’m in a position to rebuke anyone. I don’t have a problem with discussing. But to rebuke would be me certain that I was correct.

Belive it or not , you have been rebuking me as i have been rebuking you .
I told you that rebuking can often be instructing one .
Peter rebuked CHRIST . Course peter was in error . But all he said was , GOD forbid
that shall never happen to you . Then CHRIST rebuked peter , sharply too . GET thee behind me satan
for you savour the things that be of men and not of GOD .
Rebuking has quite a long range of how its applied .

 

[Waiting on him]

I saw the cross and the switchblade in 82, did you ever see it ? It was very popular in the late 70’s - 80’s in Pentecostal circles

I don’t recall that video.. it was a brief encounter thank God, they were teaching some crazy stuff.

 

[Waiting on him]

Belive it or not , you have been rebuking me as i have been rebuking you .
I told you that rebuking can often be instructing one .
Peter rebuked CHRIST . Course peter was in error . But all he said was , GOD forbid
that shall never happen to you . Then CHRIST rebuked peter , sharply too . GET thee behind me satan
for you savour the things that be of men and not of GOD .
Rebuking has quite a long range of how its applied .

Well that leaves me feeling kinda icky!

 

[Waiting on him]

Belive it or not , you have been rebuking me as i have been rebuking you .
I told you that rebuking can often be instructing one .
Peter rebuked CHRIST . Course peter was in error . But all he said was , GOD forbid
that shall never happen to you . Then CHRIST rebuked peter , sharply too . GET thee behind me satan
for you savour the things that be of men and not of GOD .
Rebuking has quite a long range of how it’s applied .

I don’t want too be an rebuker.

 

[amigo de christo]

I don’t want too be an rebuker.

Just read the bible more . The more i read , the more , by grace things became more and more clear .
Just start with that .
Its truly lovely and so pure to read those words so often .

 

[amigo de christo]

Well that leaves me feeling kinda icky!

Just begin fresh in the bible again .