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babylon bashing
Vangie:
I agree with Geoff--thanks Pogo!
Roy Coates:
--- Quote from: MePogo on September 10, 2009, 12:33:04 AM ---After first reading the truths and knowing them, I was angry at anyone who was blind to them. I enjoyed debating and arguing and quoting Ray and scripture to back my new-found knowledge. I was obnoxious about it. I set out to change everyone I knew. But pride comes before the fall. I really know more now but now look on it as a blessing given me and not something of my own doing. I didn't earn this blessing; it was a gift. I am called on to love all and grow and mature in Christ. The blessing came with a price but doesn't make me better or more worthy than anyone else. Now, I have to remind myself that there, but for the Grace of God, go I. Wow, how my Father can smack me in the head to remind me how far I have to go. I have such battles yet to win, so many words left to read, so much to learn. Who am I to look down on anyone? I'm simply blessed beyond measure to have been given the truth and to recognize it. All credit to God. If I were given what I deserve, I would be living in darkness, fearing hell and wishing I were never born. Praise God!
Love to all,
Pogo
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Ditto, well said Pogo
Astrapho:
--- Quote from: MePogo on September 10, 2009, 12:33:04 AM ---After first reading the truths and knowing them, I was angry at anyone who was blind to them. I enjoyed debating and arguing and quoting Ray and scripture to back my new-found knowledge. I was obnoxious about it. I set out to change everyone I knew. But pride comes before the fall. I really know more now but now look on it as a blessing given me and not something of my own doing. I didn't earn this blessing; it was a gift. I am called on to love all and grow and mature in Christ. The blessing came with a price but doesn't make me better or more worthy than anyone else. Now, I have to remind myself that there, but for the Grace of God, go I. Wow, how my Father can smack me in the head to remind me how far I have to go. I have such battles yet to win, so many words left to read, so much to learn. Who am I to look down on anyone? I'm simply blessed beyond measure to have been given the truth and to recognize it. All credit to God. If I were given what I deserve, I would be living in darkness, fearing hell and wishing I were never born. Praise God!
Love to all,
Pogo
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Very well put, Pogo.
The only reason why we aren't "living in darkness, fearing hell and wishing I were never born" is because God decided to roll away our cave seals, grab us by the collar and drag us into the light. That's it, no credit to us... All is of God. And we have no reason whatsoever to gloat about "being in the light" because without God, we wouldn't even know what the light is! ;D
cjwood:
very well stated astropho. such maturity from a younger brother is truly enlightening.
claudia
p.s. i too was thinking recently of the analogy between our being deep inside a dark cave, then being released from it into the light of God's truth which is almost glaringly blinding at times after being in the darkness so long, but then after our eyes are adjusted we are able to navigate through the Light. but, i loved your statement about being "grabbed by the collar".
Astrapho:
--- Quote from: cjwood ---p.s. i too was thinking recently of the analogy between our being deep inside a dark cave, then being released from it into the light of God's truth which is almost glaringly blinding at times after being in the darkness so long, but then after our eyes are adjusted we are able to navigate through the Light.
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Hey, I didn't think of that, actually. ;D
I thought about the cave thing because when we're in the darkness, we just keep groping around, we have no idea what the light is and we think it's the light. And let's say there are others in the cave who also have no idea what the light is, so sometimes you hang onto someone and think that they know where they're going (blind leading the blind), or you stare into the darkness, think that you've found some light, and keep going. Sometimes you feel a rock and you can feel its shape and everything, but you don't fully know how it looks like because you never really see it. And all the groping and confusion goes on, until God decides to come in, "grab you by the collar", drag you into the light and tell you, "This is the light!"- And the others in the darkness won't know that it's the light because God didn't tell them or drag them out. That's why, no credit to us. ;D But the whole cave thing is just my overactive imagination, haha. :D
P.S. I'm your little sis in christ! ;)
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