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John from Kentucky:
I'm not into this "fear and trembling" thing.

God tells us in Philippians 4:6 not to worry about anything.  Also there is that Scripture that tells us God works out everything to the good for those who are His.

So big dumb me.  God has blessed me with the gift of believing what He says.  It would be a lie for me to state that I'm afraid of anything.  Or to try and fake "fear and trembling".

I don't even know if I want to be in the 1st Resurrection.  I really don't like religious people.  I really, really don't like religious people.  I don't like all their religious talk (In Him----Prayers Going Up---Love You Brother---Love You Sister--You're in My Prayers---Yadda, yadda, yadda).  Lovey, lovey, huggy, huggy, kissy, kissy.  Like Ray said one time, it makes me ill in the midsection.

So if Jesus can promise me no religious people will slip through the cracks and get in the 1st Resurrection, then it might be fun.  If not, then it would be kind of like hell to have to interact with religious people every day.

But there is no free will.  I'm not in charge.  So who knows what kind of people will be in the 1st Resurrection, except Jesus.

I trust Jesus in all things.  I'll accept whatever He wants (as if I have any input in the 1st place).

microlink:
Hey John from Kentucky,

I kinda agree with you. Having religion is not Christianity. Nice words, platitudes mean little.
It is the walk the counts.
There has to be more to this "fear and trembling" thing than I can comprehend.
Maybe there is more to this phrase.
Peace

Dave in Tenn:
John, I don't "work out my own election" with fear and trembling.  But it is better to judge oneself now than to be judged later...even if that "later" is later in this life.  There ARE things to do and to not do.  And even more importantly, ways NOT to do what we do.  Maybe there are even ways to NOT do what what we are not to do.

Anyways, it is God working in us both to will and to do His good pleasure.  I'm not worried about anything, nor am I worried about anybody.

Kat:

It doesn't matter what we think the kingdom should be like, it will be as God has determined and everybody that comes up in the first resurrection will be so overjoyed to be there. Every single person that is in that resurrection will be perfected from a lifetime of preparation, there will be zero, absolutely no worry/concern for who else may be among the elect there. Those there will be His chosen and will feel so blessed and honored to be there to do God's serve.

God is building/preparing the exact necessary combination of people now, down through the age, who will be more than ready and willing to work together to take care of, as needs be, the rest that will be raised into the world. 

Eph 4:16  from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

rick:
                                                                       Hi Doug


Thank you for further elaborating your point as it put so much together for me. I see how God talks to us through us as a body of believers.

I say that because some of the things you said were right on the money for me , I feel God inspired you to say the things you said to me because it was what I needed.

Thanks again Doug for your time and your help.





                                                              Hi Dave from Tenn.



What my meaning was about being lie to was all the teaching I learned from all the churches I had attended such as South shore faith ministries, the assembly of God, St. Coleman's , St Edwards, Calvary chapel and many others not to mention the religious station too like Dr Charles Stanley ,Frederic Price, James Kennedy Dr, McGee and many more.

All of us here at B.T. was taught false doctrine and now I find myself having to unlearn the false doctrine except the truth I'm now learning.

When I had first learned and believed Ray was right about there being no place of eternal torment I was delighted but as time went on I stared to struggle with the notion there was no hell. Now I'm solid in my belief that there is NO HELL.

What I have learned here at B.T. I will not let anyone take that from me but as Doug had pointed out I was misunderstanding how to apply the truths I been learning here.

You had also said some things too Dave that really helped my understanding out. I'm so thankful being apart of this forum, it's where God answers my questions through the believers here at B.T. and it to me is an awesome thing to behold.

Thank you also Dave.


Love and peace to all.  :)

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