creativemechanic Posted January 1, 2019 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 January 1, 2019 (edited) Isn't it annoying But also humorous how some people will cling to or create their own explanations of often straightforward bible verses or principles obviously to justify their lifestyles or perhaps ease their consciences. The fact that the interpretations make absolutely no sense to anyone but them and explaininig them does little to change their mind as their hearts have pretty much been hardened. Examples 1. Racist Christians (yes they actually exist) who claim the ban on the Israelites from marrying the Canaanittes extends to this day and means that marriage between races are some even if the two are Christians . 2. I repeatedly butted heads with a person who professed to be saved (although I doubted it after a while)who was looking for a spouse but them being saved wasnt a requirement. They insisted be ye not unequally yoked mean dont marry persons whose personality didn't match yours. And every time their explanation was debunked theyd simply think up another even more far fetched one. 3. Person who (as shown in the cartoon) claim fornication doesn't refer to sex before marriage or say the biblr doesnt talk about sex which would be puzzling as it clearly does. Only to later be revealed as being fornicating. 4. A man running a gay Christian website claimed that he realised God was a God of love and would NEVER disagree with homosexual love. Rather the verse in the .O.t about man lying with man being wrong ACTUALLY mean a man should never sleep in another man's bed or something like that. Ever had any of these experences? Edited January 1, 2019 by George Removed Image as it was inappropriate for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not me Posted January 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 14 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 3,184 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 3,349 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/06/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, creativemechanic said: Isn't it annoying But also humorous how some people will cling to or create their own explanations of often straightforward bible verses or principles obviously to justify their lifestyles or perhaps ease their consciences. The fact that the interpretations make absolutely no sense to anyone but them and explaininig them does little to change their mind as their hearts have pretty much been hardened. Examples 1. Racist Christians (yes they actually exist) who claim the ban on the Israelites from marrying the Canaanittes extends to this day and means that marriage between races are some even if the two are Christians . 2. I repeatedly butted heads with a person who professed to be saved (although I doubted it after a while)who was looking for a spouse but them being saved wasnt a requirement. They insisted be ye not unequally yoked mean dont marry persons whose personality didn't match yours. And every time their explanation was debunked theyd simply think up another even more far fetched one. 3. Person who (as shown in the cartoon) claim fornication doesn't refer to sex before marriage or say the biblr doesnt talk about sex which would be puzzling as it clearly does. Only to later be revealed as being fornicating. 4. A man running a gay Christian website claimed that he realised God was a God of love and would NEVER disagree with homosexual love. Rather the verse in the .O.t about man lying with man being wrong ACTUALLY mean a man should never sleep in another man's bed or something like that. Ever had any of these experences? Yes, hearing from God clearly and accurately does come at a great price. We must put down and give up all our preconceived notions on what we believe or want to be true and believe to be right and wrong. But humanity, being what it is, will cling to it’s own understanding and reason of what it wants and wants to be true. Till it is broken and, have as it were, a axe put to the root, and made to truly want to turn and repent from itself. Than be willing, as little children to sit before Him, as a “Mary” to learn of Him. Than with healing in His wings, God comes in. So that by means of that one and one persistent personal relationship with Christ, we could come to know and truly see good and evil, right from wrong. (as it truly is in reality) So we could come to see what the perfect will of God is. Which is His children walking in righteousness before Him in love. That such a relationship would grow and flower, and in time consume our entire life, heart, being and consciousness. That we might truly know and understand what righteousness is it itself. That we might walk in righteousness before Him all the days of our life’s. And come to see it is not a burden, but a joyous expression of life and a life more abundant at that. Blessings, much love in Christ, Not me Edited January 1, 2019 by Not me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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