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Felix:
I used to worry about going to hell: This was a serious subject since hell was a place where you would
burn in literal fire forever. What if I messed up. What if I missed something. This was a big worry.

I used to worry about the tithe: What was the tithe? Being in business for myself made this unclear. Was
it on the net or the gross? If it was on the net which kind of net. If it was on the gross it could be more
than I made. As a deacon I had to sign a paper (vow) saying that I would tithe. This added to my worry.

I used to worry about being a witness: If almost everyone was going to hell I needed to witness to almost
everyone all the time. This was a big responsibility, but I had other things to do such as raising a family
and working for a living. Our preacher said that if we didn't witness that someone would be screaming out
our name in hell.

Felix:
I'm still learning to post. I meant to type this for the end.
John 8:32 The truth will make you free.
Thank you Jesus!
Felix

Ninny:
Man! Felix! This is pretty typical of how it works, isn't it..the best thing the church can hold over you is your "obligation to God" all of the things you have just described are examples!

"He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8 NASB

I love this verse in the KJV also....in the KJV it says to "Do justly and to Love mercy" this would be God's character revealed in us, yes?
Kathy :)

arion:
Joh 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed!

It's quite amazing to me how when one poster starts a thread with something that has affected them how entirely appropriate it is because many of us have/are dealing with the same thing.  There was a time were the verse above was confusing to me.  I had the son (or so I thought) but I surely didn't feel very free according to the scriptures.  However when one begins to learn that salvation is totally of God and we are all on his timetable as individuals the pressure to fit into a certain mold fades right away.  It's not us working and doing harder and harder in the flesh to accomplish something for God but it's truly He that does His work in us or it isn't going to get done.  And at least for me this is a liberating and freeing thought.

LiberatedEagle:

--- Quote ---It's not us working and doing harder and harder in the flesh to accomplish something for God but it's truly He that does His work in us or it isn't going to get done.  And at least for me this is a liberating and freeing thought.
--- End quote ---

Amen to that!

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