Hello all.:)
May God continue to share His Grace and Mercy with each of us as we walk with Him and search out His truth in KINDNESS and LOVE among each other.
As I said in my introduction thread, I've been on several other forums, and all of them had a very hateful and devisive nature as do some people here.
Nancy here schooled me on the fact that we are "Tares" and "Wheat" growing together until the day of Christ's return.
That helped me have a more clear understanding and perspective of why I am here.
I'm not a fighter, devisive, hateful or contentious. I am a lover of people and life and most of all God.
I hate contentiousness!!!
2nd Timothy 2:24-25,
"And the Lords bond-servant MUST NOT be QUARRELSOME, but be KIND to ALL, able to teach, patient when WRONGED, (25) with GENTLENESS correcting those who are in opposition.
2nd Timothy 2:14, "....solemnly charge them in the presence of GOD NOT TO "WRANGLE"about words which is USELESS, and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
"WRANGLE"
diaparatribe - GREEK
Causing Constant strife
Mutual irritations
Obstinate verbal contests.
"Wrangling" about words (2:14) was a notorious characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus. They liked to display their "knowledge on peripheral matters that did not lead to Godliness, but only to pride over being "RIGHT".
Paul said in 1st Timothy 1:15, "But the goal of our instruction is LOVE from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Any time you use the Bible to grow in knowledge apart from Godliness, your heading for spiritual trouble. One of the most common sins satan uses to trip us up is spiritual pride -- puffing us up with supposed knowledge and how wonderful it makes us look to others.
All discussions come from the intentions of the heart.
John 13:34-35, "A new commandment I give you, that you love one another, just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35) By this love all people will know that you are my followers (Disciples), if you have love for one another."
John 15:12-14, "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
(14) Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.
You are my friends if you do what I COMMAND.
1st John, "We love because He loved us first. If anyone says, "I love Go", and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
And this commandment we have from God; whoever loves GOD must also love his brother.
1st Corinthians 13:4-7, "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1st Thessalonians 4:9, "....for you yourselves have been taught by GOD to LOVE one another.
A DILUSIONAL MIND
2nd Thessalonians 2:10-12, "God sends them a powerful DILUSIONAL MIND because they have denied the truth of Gods word (ABOUT LOVE IN THIS CASE) , God will cause them to believe the lie and will be condemned who have not believed the truth (About Gods love in this case).
A REPROBATE/DEPRAVED MIND
As a result of mans foolishness and his arrogant disdain of the things of God (LOVE IN THIS CASE), God gave them over to a REPROBATE (Depraved) MIND, to do what ought not to be done" - Romans 1:32
When men know the truth, and refuse to receive it, when they refuse to obey it and hold it in unrighteousness, "They will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth." - 2nd Thessalonians 2:12.
As we grow , may we grow in the same love for one another that Christ has for each of us.
My name is OLIGOS
May God continue to share His Grace and Mercy with each of us as we walk with Him and search out His truth in KINDNESS and LOVE among each other.
As I said in my introduction thread, I've been on several other forums, and all of them had a very hateful and devisive nature as do some people here.
Nancy here schooled me on the fact that we are "Tares" and "Wheat" growing together until the day of Christ's return.
That helped me have a more clear understanding and perspective of why I am here.
I'm not a fighter, devisive, hateful or contentious. I am a lover of people and life and most of all God.
I hate contentiousness!!!
2nd Timothy 2:24-25,
"And the Lords bond-servant MUST NOT be QUARRELSOME, but be KIND to ALL, able to teach, patient when WRONGED, (25) with GENTLENESS correcting those who are in opposition.
2nd Timothy 2:14, "....solemnly charge them in the presence of GOD NOT TO "WRANGLE"about words which is USELESS, and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
"WRANGLE"
diaparatribe - GREEK
Causing Constant strife
Mutual irritations
Obstinate verbal contests.
"Wrangling" about words (2:14) was a notorious characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus. They liked to display their "knowledge on peripheral matters that did not lead to Godliness, but only to pride over being "RIGHT".
Paul said in 1st Timothy 1:15, "But the goal of our instruction is LOVE from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Any time you use the Bible to grow in knowledge apart from Godliness, your heading for spiritual trouble. One of the most common sins satan uses to trip us up is spiritual pride -- puffing us up with supposed knowledge and how wonderful it makes us look to others.
All discussions come from the intentions of the heart.
John 13:34-35, "A new commandment I give you, that you love one another, just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35) By this love all people will know that you are my followers (Disciples), if you have love for one another."
John 15:12-14, "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
(14) Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.
You are my friends if you do what I COMMAND.
1st John, "We love because He loved us first. If anyone says, "I love Go", and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
And this commandment we have from God; whoever loves GOD must also love his brother.
1st Corinthians 13:4-7, "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1st Thessalonians 4:9, "....for you yourselves have been taught by GOD to LOVE one another.
A DILUSIONAL MIND
2nd Thessalonians 2:10-12, "God sends them a powerful DILUSIONAL MIND because they have denied the truth of Gods word (ABOUT LOVE IN THIS CASE) , God will cause them to believe the lie and will be condemned who have not believed the truth (About Gods love in this case).
A REPROBATE/DEPRAVED MIND
As a result of mans foolishness and his arrogant disdain of the things of God (LOVE IN THIS CASE), God gave them over to a REPROBATE (Depraved) MIND, to do what ought not to be done" - Romans 1:32
When men know the truth, and refuse to receive it, when they refuse to obey it and hold it in unrighteousness, "They will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth." - 2nd Thessalonians 2:12.
As we grow , may we grow in the same love for one another that Christ has for each of us.
My name is OLIGOS
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