creativemechanic Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,273 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 518 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 i heard this quote from c.s. Lewis repeated in a sermon and got curious about it. what do u think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Adams Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 25 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9,606 Content Per Day: 3.97 Reputation: 7,795 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/11/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 Seems reasonable. C.S. Lewis was a formidable theologian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyDestiny Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 59 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/08/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 I wouldn't say one sin is better nor worse than the other. Sin is sin all the same, and all must be repented of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heleadethme Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,371 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 3,268 Days Won: 5 Joined: 07/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, creativemechanic said: i heard this quote from c.s. Lewis repeated in a sermon and got curious about it. what do u think Good insight....think that has to do with what the bible calls "going on to perfection". Once the outside of the cup is all cleaned up, comes time to start washing down the inside. Yes, these things hide in darkness and it takes a work of the Lord to reveal them so that they can be repented of and healed. If we judge ourselves we will not be judged with the world. It's not a comfortable process, but we need to know the child of God is not condemned while we are working through these types of things, just that for as long as we are alive we keep on growing to the glory of the Lord, according to what measure of strength we may have. Think it is part of Him showing His manifold wisdom to the powers and principalities, bringing glory to His name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne222 Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 32 Topic Count: 476 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 6,559 Content Per Day: 2.28 Reputation: 7,638 Days Won: 9 Joined: 06/12/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 Some sins are worse then others. Jesus said anyone who offend one of these little ones it would be better that he cast himself into the sea. So he did not say that for all sins. Causing a baby Christian to leave God because of the way we treated them is a grave sin. Treating children badly so it takes them away from God is very offensive to God. Of cause all sin is bad. But to murder someone is worse then to hate them. But to hate them is on that level just not as bad. Because taking a life goes beyond that hate. God waiting for the sins of the diffrent tribes to reach a certain level before he drove them out before he could bring the children of Israel into the promise land. I think the same is happening to us in the USA our sins are getting worse and greater. God will judge us sooner or later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.80 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 Question: "Are all sins equal to God? Is all sin the same?" Answer: In Matthew 5:21-28, Jesus equates committing adultery with having lust in your heart and committing murder with having hatred in your heart. However, this does not mean the sins are equal. What Jesus was trying to get across to the Pharisees is that sin is still sin even if you only want to do the act, without actually carrying it out. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day taught that it was okay to think about anything you wanted to, as long as you did not act on those desires. Jesus is forcing them to realize that God judges a person’s thoughts as well as his actions. Jesus proclaimed that our actions are the result of what is in our hearts (Matthew 12:34). So, although Jesus said that lust and adultery are both sins, that does not mean they are equal. It is much worse to actually murder a person than it is to simply hate a person, even though they are both sins in God’s sight. There are degrees to sin. Some sins are worse than others. At the same time, in regard to both eternal consequences and salvation, all sins are the same. Every sin will lead to eternal condemnation (Romans 6:23). All sin, no matter how “small,” is against an infinite and eternal God, and is therefore worthy of an infinite and eternal penalty. Further, there is no sin too “big” that God cannot forgive it. Jesus died to pay the penalty for sin (1 John 2:2). Jesus died for all of our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). Are all sins equal to God? Yes and no. In severity? No. In penalty? Yes. In forgivability? Yes. https://www.gotquestions.org/sins-equal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.80 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 The unforgivable sin or the unpardonable sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. It is the state of continued unbelief. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frienduff thaylorde Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 17 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 13,256 Content Per Day: 5.33 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 62 Joined: 07/07/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/25/1972 Share Posted February 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Heleadethme said: Good insight....think that has to do with what the bible calls "going on to perfection". Once the outside of the cup is all cleaned up, comes time to start washing down the inside. Yes, these things hide in darkness and it takes a work of the Lord to reveal them so that they can be repented of and healed. If we judge ourselves we will not be judged with the world. It's not a comfortable process, but we need to know the child of God is not condemned while we are working through these types of things, just that for as long as we are alive we keep on growing to the glory of the Lord, according to what measure of strength we may have. Think it is part of Him showing His manifold wisdom to the powers and principalities, bringing glory to His name. BE WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. the blood purifies even the conscious. THIER IS REAL LIVE POWER in the blood of JESUS. You loved sister. Let us continue IN the GOODNESS OF GOD, WHICH IS CHRIST , which is THE ONLY GOODNESS WE HAVE. And let us be here one for the other speaking sound doctrine which gives instruction in righteousness and godly living . Feast on the pages of that bible too. The words JESUS SPOKE are very sharp, they pierce what mans blade cannot , they PIERCE THE SOUL the SPIRIT is our guide and does remind of us JESUS SAYINGS. What food for the soul they are , what doctrine according to godlness those wholesome words are . Converting the soul as the Spirit opens our eyes to the TRUTH. As we feast from those pages or hear those words spoken. I have never seen words like those . ever. for years I sat and listened to wisdom of men , or their words, and yet they could not give life to the soul that was asleep. ONLY GOD , ONLY CHRIST can. As he speaks to the dead heart and says.................AWAKE , AWAKE to RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sin not awake to the true life , the life eternal from which springs forth everlasting springs of water, from which if a man does drink HE TRULY will never thirst he will not lack any good thing , Wisdom, truth understanding , the way ,the life and life eternal that only THE SON DOES GIVE . And those words, when I began to read them , were as life cleansing to the mind and heart, building up and filling and burning out lies . THEIR IS NO GOD LIKE OURS and their is NO WAY TO HIM , BUT IN THE SON. Oh dear this monster all inclusive intefaith its words are as death , sucking the life and hope out of all who go under it . It says to the simple come and learn of me and gather will all, for all paths lead to God, HEED IT NOT , all paths but one lead to SATAN as god. only one path leads to GOD, JESUS ,follow that path and feast on those sayings and through faith IN HIM and HE ALONE we shall be made wise unto salvation. PRAISE THE LORD PEOPLES , PRAISE THE LORD> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frienduff thaylorde Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 17 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 13,256 Content Per Day: 5.33 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 62 Joined: 07/07/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/25/1972 Share Posted February 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, missmuffet said: The unforgivable sin or the unpardonable sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. It is the state of continued unbelief. ITS UNBELIEF TO THE CORE . FOR that heart that goes to that state will never return . When once its blasphemes the HOLY GHOST it will never return , nor was it ever going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heleadethme Posted February 4, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,371 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 3,268 Days Won: 5 Joined: 07/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, frienduff thaylorde said: BE WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. the blood purifies even the conscious. THIER IS REAL LIVE POWER in the blood of JESUS. You loved sister. Let us continue IN the GOODNESS OF GOD, WHICH IS CHRIST , which is THE ONLY GOODNESS WE HAVE. And let us be here one for the other speaking sound doctrine which gives instruction in righteousness and godly living . Feast on the pages of that bible too. The words JESUS SPOKE are very sharp, they pierce what mans blade cannot , they PIERCE THE SOUL the SPIRIT is our guide and does remind of us JESUS SAYINGS. What food for the soul they are , what doctrine according to godlness those wholesome words are . Converting the soul as the Spirit opens our eyes to the TRUTH. As we feast from those pages or hear those words spoken. I have never seen words like those . ever. for years I sat and listened to wisdom of men , or their words, and yet they could not give life to the soul that was asleep. ONLY GOD , ONLY CHRIST can. As he speaks to the dead heart and says.................AWAKE , AWAKE to RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sin not awake to the true life , the life eternal from which springs forth everlasting springs of water, from which if a man does drink HE TRULY will never thirst he will not lack any good thing , Wisdom, truth understanding , the way ,the life and life eternal that only THE SON DOES GIVE . And those words, when I began to read them , were as life cleansing to the mind and heart, building up and filling and burning out lies . THEIR IS NO GOD LIKE OURS and their is NO WAY TO HIM , BUT IN THE SON. Oh dear this monster all inclusive intefaith its words are as death , sucking the life and hope out of all who go under it . It says to the simple come and learn of me and gather will all, for all paths lead to God, HEED IT NOT , all paths but one lead to SATAN as god. only one path leads to GOD, JESUS ,follow that path and feast on those sayings and through faith IN HIM and HE ALONE we shall be made wise unto salvation. PRAISE THE LORD PEOPLES , PRAISE THE LORD> Amen frienduff.........having had the bath and every whit clean, it is a matter then of letting Him wash our feet. Even Paul being washed in the Blood still had pride in him that required the Lord to send him a messenger of Satan......even Peter being washed in the Blood was in grievous error at one point due to some weakness still in him. Anyone washed in the Blood....is still called to go on to perfection. Everyone is given a different measure at the start, some greater, some lesser, but it remains that whatever our measure is, we are to invest what we have to gain more......we just continue growing as we follow the Lord, from glory to glory. God is the great equalizer.....who is forgiven more (because they sinned more) loves more, who is forgiven less (because they sinned less) loves less, who is last shall be first and who is first shall be last, who is rich can rejoice that he is made low, and who is poor can rejoice that he is lifted up. God's ways are not man's ways, and the Israelites conquered the Promised Land little by little. The epistles were written to the churches, in other words to those who had already been washed in the Blood.......if being washed in the Blood was all there was to it, and everyone was suddenly perfected, there would be no need for instruction, for admonishment, for correction, for reproof or for chastisements of the Lord in our life, and no need to carry our cross. No need for those things if we didn't still have to WORK OUT our salvation. We have already been made the righteousness of Christ through His Blood, and His righteousness is perfectly imputed to the child of God.......but now we go on to laying hold of what has been laid up for us in heaven, bringing it to earth, praying His will be done, His KINGdom come...His rule advancing in our life. Of the INCREASE of His government there shall be no end......meaning as long as we live and keep follow Him, His government/rule keeps increasing in our life. The offering is not received on the basis of what we dont' have, but only on the basis of what we do have, the measure that we have.....and everyone's battles are not the same, we are all unique.....some inherited more difficult battles to fight, some not so difficult, and everything in between.....etc. In the end God will judge all His people, and judge righteous judgment....He is the only one knowing all, who will be able to. Having already been washed in the Blood we follow Him, endeavour to obey Him, fight the good fight, ask, seek and knock.......simply because we are COMPELLED to by love and by His Spirit within us, not to earn anything, but as an OUTWORKING OF OUR SALVATION (working out our salvation).....outworking of the deposit He put in us when He already GAVE us His salvation. I think of Jesus being DRIVEN by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. What NEED did the perfect, sinless Son of God have to be in any wilderness? But it was the will of God to go and fight that battle to the glory of the Father, to take some ground on EARTH, bring His kingdom to EARTH, win victories over the devil. Same with us, what NEED do we have to fight battles having already been made the righteousness of Christ in heaven.... it is not to earn salvation....but it is for the same reason as Jesus.....the Lord drives us to, leads us to.....in order to show the manifold wisdom of God to the powers and principalities.........He is glorifying His name in the sight of those princes and powers. So be encouraged soldiers of the Lord.....and fight on. Edited February 4, 2018 by Heleadethme 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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