Elect or Not Elect: Why ALL Should Be Alarmed

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I definatly know that my Creators are sovereign and do everything according to Their plans.

Satan's authority has been given to him by His Creator. They do what they do because God had a plan for him to do so. Therefore I have been moved many times to pray for him and his angels. Knowing that they are merely carrying out their Creators ordained, predetermined plan. All that they do is exactly as God has imagined and planned.

That is why God comforted me by revealing that Lucifer will be restored. And not only that but will be rewarded for playing the role of the villain.

This revelation was clear as day. And has been growing more and more since He gave it to me.

Is it a part of God's plan that there are multiple bibles with 73, 66, 81available with many translations? Absolutely. Is it God's plan that the Koran is available? Absolutely. And is it God's plan that all the other sacred writings of all the religions in the world are preserved? Absolutely. Let's include the Wiccan Bible for the Solitary Witch: Wiccan Prayers, Beliefs, and Practices. And that it is God's will that they sell for $13.94 in paperback.

Just because God caused these to exist does it mean they are beneficial to us?
Satan sure isn't.
I appreciate your effort to make sense of why God does what He does, but you have overstepped the boundary that God placed to keep us out of His business. There are sever consequences for doing this, first of all it's heinous sin to attempt to get into the mind of God. That is off limits to us so we should never ever dare venture there, because nobody ever comes back from there.

Delving into the mind of God is like diving into a powerful whirlpool, which sucks the victim deep down and drowns them in confusion and blows their mind.
The other thing nobody bothers to consider, before they set out to discover the mysteries of God, is the fact that they don't even bother to study what God already revealed in the bible, but they are asking for more. This is highly offensive to God because it throws what He said back in His face and it demands to know what's in His bag. It makes God look like a fraud.

I get really angry with people who do this and I'm a sinner, so I can imagine how much more God hates this rejection of what He said.

my Pastor said, beware of people who claim to be receiving extra biblical revelation, they are either abusing hallucinogenic drugs, or they are mentally ill or they are demon possessed. He didn't make any provision for other reasons as they don't exist.
 

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Did I say that there is life on other planets? I don't ever recall saying that. There could be but you might be right. There probably isn't any reference in the bibles.
But the planets themselves, which the Creators designed, made and named are in communication with their Creators just like us.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Romans 8

Again, the whole creation, the heavens and the earth. We humans on planet included.
The stars and planets are nothing more than dead inanimate objects. What do you mean by they communicate with the Creator, a rock doesn't communicate anything my friend.

God created the Stars and planets (to make the sky pretty) He created Angels, the earth with it's fauna and flora, and man. And nothing else at all. I'm not sure why you have a problem with that, or why you would even consider the possibility of any other created beings. God already told us what he created, so we don't have to waste time looking for things which don't exist.

When Adam sinned He bought a painful curse on all of Gods creation, and His creation been suffering for the past 6000 years, and it will continue to suffer until Christ returns and takes the world from the Prince of the world by force. That battle will be the bloodiest battle ever, the river of blood that flows from the soldiers will be around 5 feet deep, and billions of people will be wiped out.

Christ is coming back as a Man of War, with His legion of Angels, to take this world from the Devil, by force and make it His Kingdom. Then all of creation, will be redeemed after Satan and His Angels and all those who joined in their rebellion are cast, into the lake of fire to be tormented day and night for ever and ever and ever and ever................................No there's no escape or release as you falsely claim for any of them. God hates them with an eternal hatred and that will never change.
 
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Well we will definatly find out soon enough. I'm glad I can honestly praise and worship my Creators for Their infinite love that will extend forever and to all.

If you want to stop the story of Their existence prematurely then go right ahead.

My God isn't a God Who is infinitely cruel and merciless but a God of infinate mercy and grace to all of Their creations.

The hope I have in Them has a better ending for both the Creators and Their creations than yours. You must agree.
You will find out soon enough, but that doesn't apply to me as I have already found out, so I don't need to wait for any new revelations.
I'm glad I can honestly praise my Creator for His infinite hatred that will extend forever to all unbelievers. I would reject God and join the Church of Satan, if He didn't hate unbelievers forever.

There is no stopping anyone's story prematurely, everyone will exist in their body forever. See you forgot that, everyone who ever lived will be resurrected and their should will be reunited with their body and they will remain in that body for all eternity. The bodies of Gods Elect, will be glorified and incorruptible (sinless) and of; course immortal. We will inherit eternal paradise, while the unbelievers will be cast into hell, where they will be tormented for ever and ever with no hope of escape.

The truth doesn't change, just because you hate the awful truth, God will do exactly as He promised and n amount of wishful thinking on your part will ever change His mind about anything that He promised to do.
 

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Well we will definatly find out soon enough. I'm glad I can honestly praise and worship my Creators for Their infinite love that will extend forever and to all.

If you want to stop the story of Their existence prematurely then go right ahead.

My God isn't a God Who is infinitely cruel and merciless but a God of infinate mercy and grace to all of Their creations.

The hope I have in Them has a better ending for both the Creators and Their creations than yours. You must agree.
Forgot to mention that I most certainly don't agree that with "your hope having a better ending" if I agreed, then I would be agreeing that God is a liar and there's nothing worse than a god who lies to his followers. I condemn such a god of lies, because Satan is the father of lies.
 

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The Antichrist was already revealed in the 6th century - the papacy.

I believe “THE” notable anti-Christ IS:
Lucifer, Morning star, Satan, Dragon, Serpent
Being the FIRST to FALL from Gods Grace…and continues perpetuating his Fall to be supported and instigated by others, by, through, of his power of his supreme ability to TRICK and DECEIVE with ear tingling, flowery lies.

AGREE…there is always a “sidekick” in the wings…with titles of the RELIGIOUS nature….
IF….standing in agreement with Satans dubious tactics that individual works for Satan, perpetuating Satan’s intents with the same deceptive tactics…

The catholic papacy….has a long history of MEN elected and appointed popes….Some very seedy and corrupt….some attempting to be guided by God in righteous guidance and works….

It is all about Individuals…and what they DO when positioned in a seat of authority….Many may occupy the same Office at Different times….yet it is each individual who will answer for their deeds….be they righteous or wicked.

Agree…any individual seated in a position of authority OVER others…SHOULD BE subject to close scrutiny…

God bless you.

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The Antichrist was already revealed in the 6th century - the papacy.
Viewing the Antichrist as an institution rather than an individual is possible. The problem I have with the papacy as that institution is that 1 John 4:3 says "it is already in the world." When John wrote this, Rome had nothing remotely resembling "the papacy."
 

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I believe “THE” notable anti-Christ IS:
Lucifer, Morning star, Satan, Dragon, Serpent
Being the FIRST to FALL from Gods Grace…and continues perpetuating his Fall to be supported and instigated by others, by, through, of his power of his supreme ability to TRICK and DECEIVE with ear tingling, flowery lies.

AGREE…there is always a “sidekick” in the wings…with titles of the RELIGIOUS nature….
IF….standing in agreement with Satans dubious tactics that individual works for Satan, perpetuating Satan’s intents with the same deceptive tactics…

The catholic papacy….has a long history of MEN elected and appointed popes….Some very seedy and corrupt….some attempting to be guided by God in righteous guidance and works….

It is all about Individuals…and what they DO when positioned in a seat of authority….Many may occupy the same Office at Different times….yet it is each individual who will answer for their deeds….be they righteous or wicked.

Agree…any individual seated in a position of authority OVER others…SHOULD BE subject to close scrutiny…

God bless you.

Glory to God
Taken
Most people recognize the "antichrist" is synonymous with the "Little Horn" of Daniel. Following the prophetic timeline of Daniel leads to only one religio-political power that arose to fulfill all the identifying marks in prophecy for the "antichrist/little horn" - the papacy.
 

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Viewing the Antichrist as an institution rather than an individual is possible. The problem I have with the papacy as that institution is that 1 John 4:3 says "it is already in the world." When John wrote this, Rome had nothing remotely resembling "the papacy."
Yes, "antichrists" were already in the world then but only when it organized into the papacy did it begin to fulfill all the identifying marks of prophecy: reign for 1260 years, persecute Christians, changed God's law, etc.

"Antichrist" means "take the place of Christ" which is what Paul warned of when he spoke of "wolves in sheep's clothing" that would "lead disciples after themselves" and away from Jesus.

The papacy is the reigning world champion for doing that, as evidenced by over a billion catholics, most of which don't have a clue what the Bible teaches or that salvation is by grace through faith, not be works, sacraments, or confession to some pedophile priest as sorely in need of Jesus as they are.
 

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Yes, "antichrists" were already in the world then but only when it organized into the papacy did it begin to fulfill all the identifying marks of prophecy: reign for 1260 years, persecute Christians, changed God's law, etc.
What is the "it" you are referring to? And how did "it" organize into the papacy?
 

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OK, so according to that logic, Jesus is made of wood because He said "I am the door" and He also taught cannibalism when He said "unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood".
Can you see the problem with that circular reasoning, I know it's a popular method used by many but as you can see it's fundamentally flawed.
Sure. But who decides what's not literal and what is literal?
 

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I appreciate your effort to make sense of why God does what He does
The great thing is He has already been making so much more sense of why They do what They do.

They have been removing the confusion so many are still struggling with. The bible definitely hasnt bought clarity but often confusion. Just as the bible hasnt bought unity but wide scale division.

The Spirit has made us one in Christ, into one body, under one head, and forming one bride. He has never been bound by a group of humans and certainly not bound to a compilation of scrolls/books determined by humans. One would have to be totally insane to believe that.
but you have overstepped the boundary that God placed to keep us out of His business.
He already has invited us into Their business. I hope one day you will hear Father speak to you outside any book or what any person communicates to you.

It is truly amazing! Truths that generate love, peace, clarity, joy, understanding and so much more.

The bible was a real roadblock for me and it was decided that I move on from its extremly limited volume and scope. I'm so glad I have.
There are sever consequences for doing this, first of all it's heinous sin to attempt to get into the mind of God. That is off limits to us so we should never ever dare venture there, because nobody ever comes back from there.
Where are you getting this nonsense from? Jesus invites His followers to become His friends so we can know His business. In fact He has invited us into Their Divine Family business to participate with Them as co-laborers, and be beneficiaries.

I'm so glad Father has invited us into His presence so we can learn of Him.
Delving into the mind of God is like diving into a powerful whirlpool, which sucks the victim deep down and drowns them in confusion and blows their mind.
Have you known many or any people who have really experienced this? Tell me more.

The other thing nobody bothers to consider, before they set out to discover the mysteries of God, is the fact that they don't even bother to study what God already revealed in the bible, but they are asking for more. This is highly offensive to God because it throws what He said back in His face and it demands to know what's in His bag. It makes God look like a fraud.
The truth, from experience, is that God Himself has gone out of His way to get His truth into us. And I receive it new every day.
I get really angry with people who do this and I'm a sinner, so I can imagine how much more God hates this rejection of what He said.
I would ask you to consider the fact that those who will not leave the food from the past and accept the new fresh food of today are rejecting God's kindness and generosity.
my Pastor said, beware of people who claim to be receiving extra biblical revelation, they are either abusing hallucinogenic drugs, or they are mentally ill or they are demon possessed. He didn't make any provision for other reasons as they don't exist.
So are you saying that it's OK for you to listen to, as you call him/her, your Pastor but it's not OK for those of us to listen to our Shepherd who speaks new truths to us regularly?

I will not stop listening to His voice as He communicates directly into my spirit.
 
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Sure. But who decides what's not literal and what is literal?
That's a very important question, and I commend your courage in asking it, as most Christians avoid dealing withy the awful truth which is found in the answer.

I'm not giving you my opinion here, but I'd rather see what God said abut the matter.

The simple answer is, God decides what's to be taken literally and what's to be taken figuratively, or symbolically. We know that;

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim 3:16-17

If we bel8ieve that all scripture is profitable, then the scriptures given in parables and symbolic language must be given the same respect as the rest of scripture.

As for, who decides what the correct interpretation and application in our realm, it has to be those God appointed to teach the Sheep. Now if you don't believe that God appoints Shepherds to teach us dumb sheep then you deny Gods Word and this discussion has no basis.

Eph 4:11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.

So you can be confident that God has appointed faithful teachers, but to find a faithful teacher you must pray that God leads you to him. You won't find one in the "Seeker Friendly Churches", the gospel message is awful, so most will never teach it, most will water it down and twist it right around so message is entirely changed, to make it acceptable to accommodate all ,kinds of sinful lifestyles.

 

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The great thing is He has already been making so much more sense of why They do what They do.

They have been removing the confusion so many are still struggling with. The bible definitely hasnt bought clarity but often confusion. Just as the bible hasnt bought unity but wide scale division.

The Spirit has made us one in Christ, into one body, under one head, and forming one bride. He has never been bound by a group of humans and certainly not bound to a compilation of scrolls/books determined by humans. One would have to be totally insane to believe that.

He already has invited us into Their business. I hope one day you will hear Father speak to you outside any book or what any person communicates to you.

It is truly amazing! Truths that generate love, peace, clarity, joy, understanding and so much more.

The bible was a real roadblock for me and it was decided that I move on from its extremly limited volume and scope. I'm so glad I have.

Where are you getting this nonsense from? Jesus invites His followers to become His friends so we can know His business. In fact He has invited us into Their Divine Family business to participate with Them as co-laborers, and be beneficiaries.

I'm so glad Father has invited us into His presence so we can learn of Him.

Have you known many or any people who have really experienced this? Tell me more.

The truth, from experience, is that God Himself has gone out of His way to get His truth into us. And I receive it new every day.

I would ask you to consider the fact that those who will not leave the food from the past and accept the new fresh food of today are rejecting God's kindness and generosity.

So are you saying that it's OK for you to listen to, as you call him/her, your Pastor but it's not OK for those of us to listen to our Shepherd who speaks new truths to us regularly?

I will not stop listening to His voice as He communicates directly into my spirit.
The bible doesn't tell us what we want to know, it's Gods Word telling us what He wants us to know. He destroys anyone who dares to stick their nose into His business.

Look at what God does to those who stick their nose into his business;

Exodus 19:12-13
You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.

So Gods commands His people to stone such fools, but you take pride in defying God. And claim that it's a privilege to do so. I would like to remind you that Satan disguises Himself as an Angel of light and whispers deadly lies into your mind, and you think "them creators" are speaking to you!.

Jesus doesn't invite anyone to become His friend, He kills the persons soul and and regenerates them and reprograms them to be His servants. So we don't get any glory, we just get the privilege to be cleaners and cooks and farmers in His kingdom. But He never reveals the mysteries about Himself to us, to suggest such a thing is foolishness of the highest order, because you know next to nothing about Him and you will always only know next to nothing about Him.

My Pastor represents God to my local Church, so when He speaks, He speaks Gods Word to us. You can't get any closer than that to God, unless you're under strong Demonic delusion.
 

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That's a very important question, and I commend your courage in asking it, as most Christians avoid dealing withy the awful truth which is found in the answer.

I'm not giving you my opinion here, but I'd rather see what God said abut the matter.

The simple answer is, God decides what's to be taken literally and what's to be taken figuratively, or symbolically. We know that;

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim 3:16-17

If we bel8ieve that all scripture is profitable, then the scriptures given in parables and symbolic language must be given the same respect as the rest of scripture.

As for, who decides what the correct interpretation and application in our realm, it has to be those God appointed to teach the Sheep. Now if you don't believe that God appoints Shepherds to teach us dumb sheep then you deny Gods Word and this discussion has no basis.

Eph 4:11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.

So you can be confident that God has appointed faithful teachers, but to find a faithful teacher you must pray that God leads you to him. You won't find one in the "Seeker Friendly Churches", the gospel message is awful, so most will never teach it, most will water it down and twist it right around so message is entirely changed, to make it acceptable to accommodate all ,kinds of sinful lifestyles.

How do you know if Christ gave a particular person to be a prophet, a pastor, apostle, teacher or evangelist?

So a person teaches using the bible, does this qualify them to be one of these Christ given teachers? Or they study in an institution and get a qualification to teach?

Do they always interpret things with 100% accuracy?
So if one teacher says something is to be taken literally, 1000 years is exactly 1000 x 365 days then onother teacher says it just means a long time, who do you believe?
 

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The bible doesn't tell us what we want to know, it's Gods Word telling us what He wants us to know. He destroys anyone who dares to stick their nose into His business.

Look at what God does to those who stick their nose into his business;

Exodus 19:12-13
You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.

So Gods commands His people to stone such fools, but you take pride in defying God. And claim that it's a privilege to do so. I would like to remind you that Satan disguises Himself as an Angel of light and whispers deadly lies into your mind, and you think "them creators" are speaking to you!.

Jesus doesn't invite anyone to become His friend, He kills the persons soul and and regenerates them and reprograms them to be His servants. So we don't get any glory, we just get the privilege to be cleaners and cooks and farmers in His kingdom. But He never reveals the mysteries about Himself to us, to suggest such a thing is foolishness of the highest order, because you know next to nothing about Him and you will always only know next to nothing about Him.

My Pastor represents God to my local Church, so when He speaks, He speaks Gods Word to us. You can't get any closer than that to God, unless you're under strong Demonic delusion.
It's great not to need someone to teach us, us who have come to hear directly from God via His Holy Spirit. Opposed to hearing indirectly, that is, through another person or their books, DVDs, YouTube channels. Second hand information can be profitable but to get it straight from the Source is for me essential.

I encourage you to seek to hear the Great Shepherd Who is in heaven. I guess if you don't or can't then hearing via a Spirit appointed and gifted teacher is a second option.
 

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How do you know if Christ gave a particular person to be a prophet, a pastor, apostle, teacher or evangelist?

So a person teaches using the bible, does this qualify them to be one of these Christ given teachers? Or they study in an institution and get a qualification to teach?

Do they always interpret things with 100% accuracy?
So if one teacher says something is to be taken literally, 1000 years is exactly 1000 x 365 days then onother teacher says it just means a long time, who do you believe?
First of all we need to take Apostles and Prophets out of the equation, as God only used them during biblical times and nobody else was ever ordained an Apostle or Prophet after Christ's ascension back to heaven.

So that only leaves us with teachers, bishops and pastors, and God appoints them to teach us ordinary garden variety sheep.

Thankfully God did give us ordinary sheep the means to recognize a true Shepherd from a wolf in sheep's clothing. God gave us clear requirements which they must meet before we accept them as legitimate teachers.

1 Timothy 3:2-5

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

As we can see these requirements must be meet before a man can be accepted as a teacher, notice he must be married with children. This cancels out the Roman Catholic priests and Bishops, they don't qualify so they are not ordained by God, but they are false teachers.

Even the Deacons have to meet strict criteria,

8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,

9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Thank God He gave us clear instructions on how to chose a faithful Shepherd. No false teacher could ever meet these requirements to satisfy the Church that they are approved of God to hold such an important office.


 
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It's great not to need someone to teach us, us who have come to hear directly from God via His Holy Spirit. Opposed to hearing indirectly, that is, through another person or their books, DVDs, YouTube channels. Second hand information can be profitable but to get it straight from the Source is for me essential.

I encourage you to seek to hear the Great Shepherd Who is in heaven. I guess if you don't or can't then hearing via a Spirit appointed and gifted teacher is a second option.
Jesus said He is going away and you see Me no more. He ascended back to heaven and nobody has seen Him or heard from Him in the past 2000 years. He warned us that may would come after He goes and claim to be Him, and they will do wonders and deceive many (as yourself, who ignored the warning).

I don't want to hear anything from Christ, I can't even process what He said 2000 years ago, let along burdening me with more stuff. Thank God Jesus has been quite and left us in peace to go about our lives. Why on earth would you want to know more that what he already said, when you don't have the capacity to process the little He did say.

You're blissfully unaware of how little you know about what Jesus taught, you haven't even begun to unpack any of what He said, but you are foolishly putting all of it aside and seeking to discover the mysteries for which your puny mind is not equipped to process.

You would be wise to go back and study the things He taught to show yourself approved, before you dive into things you're not equipped to deal with. I can't stress it enough, you are in extreme danger of going beyond the point of no return., The same God who destroyed billions for this very same reason is still on His Throne and He still hates necromancy and witchcraft as much as ever.
Please come back to Jesus and allow the comforter to lead you into all truth, and the truth shall set you free.
 

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First of all we need to take Apostles and Prophets out of the equation, as God only used them during biblical times and nobody else was ever ordained an Apostle or Prophet after Christ's ascension back to heaven.
Who said this? For someone who says all we need is found in the bible you seem to find a lot of additional information.

Did the Spirit give you this extra biblical revelation?
So that only leaves us with teachers, bishops and pastors, and God appoints them to teach us ordinary garden variety sheep.
Again I have to ask, who told you this? Who was it that claims to have received extra biblical revelation?
Thankfully God did give us ordinary sheep the means to recognize a true Shepherd from a wolf in sheep's clothing. God gave us clear requirements which they must meet before we accept them as legitimate teachers.

1 Timothy 3:2-5


2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);


6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

As we can see these requirements must be meet before a man can be accepted as a teacher, notice he must be married with children. This cancels out the Roman Catholic priests and Bishops, they don't qualify so they are not ordained by God, but they are false teachers.

Even the Deacons have to meet strict criteria,

8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,

9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Thank God He gave us clear instructions on how to chose a faithful Shepherd. No false teacher could ever meet these requirements to satisfy the Church that they are approved of God to hold such an important office.


The great thing is, the mature in Christ don't require a human teacher, be they a true or false teacher.

Christ gave you the Holy Spirit and He lives in you. You do not need anyone to teach you. The Holy Spirit is able to teach you all things. What He teaches you is truth and not a lie. Live by the help of Christ as the Holy Spirit has taught you.
1 Jn 2:27
 

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Who said this? For someone who says all we need is found in the bible you seem to find a lot of additional information.

Did the Spirit give you this extra biblical revelation?

Again I have to ask, who told you this? Who was it that claims to have received extra biblical revelation?

The great thing is, the mature in Christ don't require a human teacher, be they a true or false teacher.

Christ gave you the Holy Spirit and He lives in you. You do not need anyone to teach you. The Holy Spirit is able to teach you all things. What He teaches you is truth and not a lie. Live by the help of Christ as the Holy Spirit has taught you.
1 Jn 2:27
Nobody has to say it, it's just a historical fact and you simply can't get around in your face facts.

It's not an extra biblical revelation, it's as plain as the nose on your face. I will give you my house if you find a single shred of evidence to suggest that any other Apostles or Prophets existed after the first century AD. Let me guess, you can't, ,as much as you whish there were you know you have nothing but wishful thinking like I used to believe Santa Claus was real.

I never said anyone received extra biblical revelation, I have no idea how you came up with that nonsense.

There's no such thing as a mature Christian, we are all dumb sheep and we remain dumb sheep until the day we die, because we don't have the gift of discernment which God gives to our Shepherds. A dumb sheep can take the law into his hands but that only proves that he is more foolish than those who remain under the protection of their Shepherd and the safety of the flock. As soon as a dumb sheep leaves the flock, it becomes an instant meal for the hungry lion and that's you my dear friend.

Nobody has the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is God. You can't have God, Jesus sent the Comforter to minister to the Church as a whole and not as private individuals for the Holy Spirit to dwell in them. That's nonsense, the sheep listen to their Shepherd because the Comforter led them to him so he can tech the dumb sheep.
 

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Jesus said He is going away and you see Me no more.
What information does your bibles provide?

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Jn 14.
He ascended back to heaven and nobody has seen Him or heard from Him in the past 2000 years. He warned us that may would come after He goes and claim to be Him, and they will do wonders and deceive many (as yourself, who ignored the warning).

I don't want to hear anything from Christ, I can't even process what He said 2000 years ago
The great thing is that Christ through His Spirit gives truth which we can bear. And it being in its context, of time, culture, situation. What was given to Abraham, or Moses or Joshua was specific to them and their time.

As you would know, from the records in the bibles, that God put in written, 'do not kill (murder, cut to pieces)' at a particular time and place. At a different time (40 years later), place (in the promised land) and situation (to make war not peace), He said to Joshua to go kill (murder, cut to pieces) every man, woman, child and animal.

Therefore what God gives to us is specific to our context of time, place, situation. That is why I love receiving new revealed truth throughout my life as the Spirit provides it.
let along burdening me with more stuff.
Truly it's not a burden but precious gifts from the generous Divine Father.
Thank God Jesus has been quite and left us in peace to go about our lives.
Fortunately didn't Jesus said He will never leave us nor will He forsake us.

It's unfortunate for us, as He did say, we won't have peace but war. Turning family against one another to the point of family members killing eachother.

Maybe that was only for His first disciples back then. What do you think?
Why on earth would you want to know more that what he already said, when you don't have the capacity to process the little He did say.
I have the Spirit of Christ AND the mind of Christ. I don't determine what They reveal and when. That's up to them. I just come into possession of truth and thanks Them for it.

I'm over rejecting Them and Their precious new gifts of new truth.
You're blissfully unaware of how little you know about what Jesus taught, you haven't even begun to unpack any of what He said, but you are foolishly putting all of it aside and seeking to discover the mysteries for which your puny mind is not equipped to process.
We have the mind of Christ. Don't you agree. Unless you want to contradict, deny or remove what is written in your bible.
You would be wise to go back and study the things He taught to show yourself approved, before you dive into things you're not equipped to deal with.
I'm very equipped by the Spirit of God to receive whatever truths He decides to give me, knowing what I can bear at any given time. This is awesome!
I can't stress it enough, you are in extreme danger of going beyond the point of no return., The same God who destroyed billions for this very same reason is still on His Throne and He still hates necromancy and witchcraft as much as ever.
Please come back to Jesus and allow the comforter to lead you into all truth, and the truth shall set you free.
Amen! The unfolding revelation of truth by the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, Teacher is setting me and many others free. And I love the experience of this new found freedom in Christ.

Again, I hope that They remove the scales from your eyes so that you can see the glorious Redeemer, know the heart of the loving Father and experience the Person of the Spirit Who They sent to be with us and IN US.