amigo de christo
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The apostels could be quite grave when speaking to men .Abraham prayed for Sodom. Had there been as few as ten righteous people, God would have relented.
But Lot was saved.
Notice Abraham prayed.
I am sure that God was more gentle with you in order to bring you to Him. We both deserved worse, but God sent his son Jesus. We have to ask God to bless others and let them know God as a savior- with the same grace we pray for. Jesus came to save.
However you are correct big time about the desire part .
GOD always desired NOT the death of the wicked but rather their repentance .
Now that should be our desire as well . We should never desire their death
but rather do all to point them to Christ . This does include rebuking even sharply
them brethren who do sin . Everything they did was for THE GOOD of the church .
And the song they sang was the glorious gospel .
Very direct they could be . And i want us to see something .
WHEN that wicked man of belial was trying to LEAD the deputy away FROM the FAITH
not hearing the WORD ,
paul didnt sit down and try and have tea with him . HE BLINDED that wicked man and warned him
TO CEASE from all unrighteousness YOU child of THE DEVIL . yeah paul said that .
YET today when i and others try and warn the church against such men within Christendom
who are leading all away FROM the faith , we get called haters by EVEN THE CHURCH FOLKS .
And most even holler and say and even believe these men to be of GOD .
And under judge not everything gets shut down . SISTER
i want us all to read again the messages to those seven churches .
WHEN you do , take notice HOW GOD views false doctrine
HOW the church ought to do the same .
HOW GOD even views those within the church WHO DO ALLOW one to teach and to seduce his people .
HE DONT LIKE IT . so my suggestion to us all is , let the grave men warn against
those who preach false doctrines , against false doctrine alone and rather pray for such men .
But may this people quit accusing them . not saying you do sister . i was just reminding us again .