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You Fools! You Hypocrites! You Snakes!
Gina:
http://bible-truths.com/fools.htm
This has to be one of my favorite papers. :)
Rhys 🕊:
I do agree indeed. Will have to have another read of the whole thing shortly.
Love this bit at the end:
"For this is GOOD and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; WHO WILL HAVE ALL MEN TO BE SAVED, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth" (I Tim. 2:4).
This IS the "desire and good pleasure" of God Almighty, and "My counsel shall stand, and I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE" (Isa. 46:10) despite what all the clergymen in the world teach to the contrary. They hate, and loathe, and despise these plain and simple declarations of God. But their time is very short. This is just a part of the ‘GOOD NEWS GOSPEL’ that precious few on earth have ever heard or experienced.
Rhys
Gina:
Yeah, when you think about it, their time is very short. For me it was like a walk in the park because I came to these truths when I was about 38. Not a moment too soon either. It saved my life. I was so depressed.
What I wasn't prepared for was how miserable I was going to feel after coming to the truths because as Ray said, that's just a part of the Good News Gospel. There's the chastening grace and the truth and the lessons to be learned and ALL the people and friends (AND THINGS) you have to actually be willing to forsake -- !! Ahh but my flesh wants so badly to be liked and loved by people. Oh how a deceitful, weak heart just craves attention and admiration. I don't want to die like Jesus (spiritually speaking - you know) -- looking like some stupid fool in the eyes of those whose admiration I seek! Physician heal thyself. ha! Here's a robe and your crown, Queenie! Punch! Jab! But isn't that what the cost of all this is? It's petrifying when you really stop and think about it! Absolutely PETRIFYING. Having virtually NO one understand you, and having to be so alone in this world, so if I come across as a little nutty sometimes, I just figure -- well, so did Jesus. And He was perfect. Wow. I'm like so far from perfect with this unicorn horn stickin out of my head.
But then I'm not alone because we have a Comforter. God provides. God is so good.
I pray he provides for each and every one of you and lifts each and everyone of your spirits.
Rhys 🕊:
I too felt the same way after reading for some time on bible truths. It's quite a tough process to go through. I wish it would get easier but at least for me it doesn't seem to be that way. The feelings of being alone and not being understood gets me a bit depressed now and then. I wonder where to turn sometimes, But I'm glad the Lord is there and that we have others here to converse with. I like how the following verse puts it:
Micah 7:8 Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.
I'm sure Jesus did come across a bit nutty. From the same paper as Ray mentions:
When the Pharisees asked Jesus, "Why do your disciples…?" Jesus didn’t softly answer their question, rather He retorted back with, "Why do YOU…?" Jesus was never on the defensive, but always on the offensive. Using the vernacular, He was "IN THEIR FACE!"
I like the line "In their face". I get the feeling he was right up into there face as well.
Luke 13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to Him, Go out and depart from here, for Herod will kill you.
Luke 13:32 And He said to them, You go and tell that fox, Behold, today and tomorrow, I cast out demons and I complete cures, and the third day I will be finished. (MKJV)
He he - I love that He calls him a fox. :D
Even Ray says he wasn't as hard on the religious turkeys these days as Jesus was and he gets condemned to hell because of exposing their heresy. Boy they must of loved Jesus in that case. Can you imagine Pastor Jesus in the church today. I would love front row tickets to that little show. ;D Popcorn anyone - Oh yes please! ;)
Having a unicorn horn out of your head sounds painful, must be like this giant plank in my eye.
Blessings
Rhys
Gina:
Well, you can imagine how close we've come to seeing the "show" right here in B-T and Ray's email exchanges. I mean, how clearer of a picture can you get. And then there's the face to face with "friends" and "loved ones." ha It's quite the battle. I'd say we've a gotten a little taste of the "good fight."
Well, the unicorn horn is a birth defect of sorts. It wouldn't be a problem except I keep poking people in the eyeballs. I don't mean to! And it's not like I don't have a sign hanging from it saying: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE -- THIS THING WILL PUT YOUR EYE OUT! They hate that and then they turn around and scream at me. Good thing I was born deaf. ;D
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