Arrabon

@Josheb my dear brother. When you both come back to this conversation, come back in a Christ centered spirit of love for one another, and seek to uplift one another, to edify in love, with a spirit of unity and harmony. Love is the kindest Gift we can give to another - believer or not. Just ask God. Romans 13:8-10 Love Fulfills the Law 8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 1 Corinthians 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails" 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

@Hopefully I am praying this touches many hearts here .

@Hopefully AMEN. AMEN and AMEN. One of the best posts since I have been here. I have seen so much strife here over the last few years. Even accused of being part of several myself. It's heartbreaking when your accused of that, and your trying to be kind and loving to a brother. What you said in your post here was so needed. I do pray that the good Lord presses your words deep into the souls of those here who continue to spread strife. God bless you for speaking out for Christ and many of us with the same heart as yours. You put it so perfectly. Arrabon

@Your closest friendntand @Saved.One.by.Grace You posted in likes, please stop fighting. There was no intent on anything but love and kindness on my part brothers. God and I both hate fighting and unkindnesses between brothers. If I offended anyone, I am very deeply sorry, and apologize from my heart to all of you. Arrabon

You aren't hearing what I said about love. Love is the kindness we have to uplift a brother no matter if we understand or not. All things are done in love. 1st Cor.13:1-8, 1 Corinthians 13 1 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails.

@Saved.One.by.Grace Why do you talk to your brother in Christ like that??? “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers." Where is the kindness that uplifts one another and where is the unity and harmony in love??? Even when you disagree!!!

@OneLight That's very true of all the sites I have visited.

@BibleStudent100 What I and others have seen, is that this kind of thinking is becoming more and more predominate in more and more churches too. The church is supposed to affect the world, but instead, the world and it's satanic idea's are slowly inching their way into the church. I'm not a church basher or ever try to discourage church attendance, but we have to be realistic about what we see and hear, and experience. Doctrines are changing, and we have to be aware of that, to protect ourselves and those we love.

@Amigo42 For me this is like you said in your post I quoted, HERETICAL thinking. You said it. Not that your a heretic, but your posted thoughts open the door for some to believe there are other ways to honor God and get to heaven, than God's very "NARROW" thinking, Matthew 7:14, "14But small is the gate and"NARROW" the way that leads to life, and only a few find it." As far as being saved by His blood, or any other way we choose to believe to be saved, it is certainly by a choice, as are all the other parts of our faith, and none of it happens without us knowing it. We live in a real world of choices being made by the minute, so I stand against your reasoning, and I stand against the entire post, and wish whole heartedly that you hadn't been capable of thinking like this. I know your a good brother, so I am a bit shocked. We have our marching orders from God Himself in Matthew 28:19-20, "19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. I will be praying for you my brother. Arrabon

@Saved.One.by.Grace my good brother. I loved your comments, and am excited about how you are growing in the Lord, after you got past your trials you mentioned. We are all in different places in our faith, but we all have the same God, and the same Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit there for us, and leading us - PRAISE GOD!!! God bless you on your journey. Arrabon

@Leonardo Von Thank you for your post. Maybe you could share with us your experiences with being loved personally by God Himself directly. Would love to hear your testimony . God bless you immensely. Arrabon

As I get older, I see where God has given me a spirit and contenance people like and are comfortable with, and so I use that as a gift from the Lord, and it's always so easy, as I think without me knowing it, He brings these people into my life, because they are so wonderful to visit with, and for me it's so easy to bring the Lord into our conversation when it's appropriate. God helps me sense those things. I'm kind of bubbly and full of positive vibes and energy, and kind of playful and like to joke around a lot with the right folks. It's amazing how much fun you can have going to the store for a can of spinich . Maybe it's a Godly intuition. I'm always considerate and ask if they mind if I bring God into the conversation. That seems to work so nicely, asking their permission. I've never had anyone turn me down, as were joking around and being playful. I think presenting yourself as someone safe and being relaxed, yet having a playful side, helps people let down their guard, and be willing to enjoy the exchange.

@Dennis1209 HE IS FABULOUS!!!

@missmuffet The one thing I do know is how much I do like and love people in general. It has to be God's Love through me. I can have so much fun with people wherever I go, and can talk about God with people so easily, and no one ever gets upset. It gives me so much joy. A true gift from God to be able to brag on Him, and share His goodness with others - even strangers I meet. What a true joy, that I find such happiness in others.

@Hopefully Beautiful isn't it. 43 years with the Lord, and I do feel like a fool in my lack of understanding of God and His Love, when I used to think I knew so much. Now I know so little.