Biblical insights please?

[quietthinker]

I have. I believe that is the necessary ingredient for opening hearts to the Gospel.
Pagan nation weren't converted by doctrine. Missionary's went to Pagan people's to learn what they could do to ease suffering and serve. That's spreading God's love. Our witness for Christ that opens ears to hear. Thanks for reminding me of that.

Having God as a mate enables courage the which can do things previously unimaginable.
Having God as a religious 'icon' ie, a name to rubber-stamp ones theories only results in alienation from others in real terms, holier than thou attitudes and the inevitable judgemental disposition.....a place where self honesty doesn't exist.

 

[EloyCraft]

Having God as a mate enables courage the which can do things previously unimaginable.
Having God as a religious 'icon' ie, a name to rubber-stamp ones theories only results in alienation from others in real terms, holier than thou attitudes and the inevitable judgemental disposition.....a place where self honesty doesn't exist.

Jesus gave us the icon and told us it belongs on a high mountain for it's light to shine for all to see. . That's His Church. He gave them the holy rubber stamp. Only they can use it. He said ,the world will hate the holy rubber stamper as it hates me.
People hate the rubber stamp. Icons rose up in multitudes with the claims , only to Jesus belongs the Holy Stamp! " It was lost soon after it was given they say.
Icons began rising up without the rubber stamp. Only nuts will claim to have the stamp of God and not really have it.

 

[robert derrick]

What are these commandments?

and how do you know?

Matt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

1 thes 4:2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen.

Later it would include Paul.

The law and commandments of Christ are summed up in one word: the doctrine of Christ.

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

It is given to us through His apostles, even as He gave the law to Israel through Moses.

Anything written in Scripture by the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus, is the law and commandments of Jesus, called the apostles' doctrine of Christ.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

If anything the apostles wrote to us after His resurrection sounds like a commandment to you, do it.

Ex:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

This is commandment to us upon which our souls' depend. It's not optional.

 

[theefaith]

You do understand that you are saying God has no real worshippers correct? What is your take on Isa 2:2,3 Faith?

the one true church has all these and offers the true God worship everyday except Good Friday and each year

11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

pure offering
Clean oblation
Unbloody sacrifice

 

[theefaith]

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen.

Later it would include Paul.

The law and commandments of Christ are summed up in one word: the doctrine of Christ.

Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

It is given to us through His apostles, even as He gave the law to Israel through Moses.

Anything written in Scripture by the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus, is the law and commandments of Jesus, called the apostles' doctrine of Christ.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

If anything the apostles wrote to us after His resurrection sounds like a commandment to you, do it.

Ex:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

This is commandment to us upon which our souls' depend. It's not optional.

So we must have apostles that we listen too?

 

[Robert Gwin]

the one true church has all these and offers the true God worship everyday except Good Friday and each year

11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

pure offering
Clean oblation
Unbloody sacrifice

What leads you to believe God's people do not worship Him on good Friday Faith?

 

[theefaith]

What leads you to believe God's people do not worship Him on good Friday Faith?

cos that’s the day Christ himself died and offered the sacrifice

 

[Robert Gwin]

cos that’s the day Christ himself died and offered the sacrifice

Actually Faith that is the biggest day for Christians Faith, every year on that day we meet together to break the bread and wine in remembrance of him, as he instructed us to do Luke 22:19. That is the highest attended day every year for us.

 

[theefaith]

Actually Faith that is the biggest day for Christians Faith, every year on that day we meet together to break the bread and wine in remembrance of him, as he instructed us to do Luke 22:19. That is the highest attended day every year for us.

we also have a communion service and the reading of the passion scriptures with the stations of the cross