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lareli:
If you walked by and saw this lady stuck in a ditch would you contemplate how she got there, or if she's worthy of your help? Would you consult the scriptures and mans opinions? Or would you reach out your hand and help her up out of the ditch.
lilitalienboi16:
Dear Brethren and Sisters,
I appreciate the tremendous wisdom you have each shared. I have taken the past two days to digest what has been shared and am praying about it. The most valid point being that I cannot give what I don't have. I guess I can't help but feel guilty and so sometimes I question myself on whether I'm taking my inability to give too far. Am I making too many excuses? But as JFK said too, the spirit of God is indeed the spirit of a sound mind. I have no desire to change what God purposed must come to passs because I know He is perfect and His love for us drives our existence forward to the glorious destiny, I only desire to obey Him and mirror His every move. Thank you for strengthening me and providing me understanding in a moment of weakness. Thank you everyone for putting up with my little folly. I will not give what I do not have and certainly many of the body are in need too as I was wisely reminded. Roman teaches us to favor one another over others so I should look to those of the household of God and their needs first before I ever look to the needs of the children of this world. Brother Jesse, I really loved that verse from proverbs, I'm sure I read it before but it really stood out this time to me. What a profound statement. It reminds me of the verse in psalm about the gaurds who keep watch in vain.
If there is more discussion to be had on this I certainly welcome it and encourage it.
God bless and keep you all.
Love,
Alex
lareli:
Roman teaches us to favor one another over others so I should look to those of the household of God and their needs first before I ever look to the needs of the children of this world.
Would you mind posting the verses from Romans ?
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: largeli on June 29, 2016, 03:16:22 PM --- Roman teaches us to favor one another over others so I should look to those of the household of God and their needs first before I ever look to the needs of the children of this world.
Would you mind posting the verses from Romans ?
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Hi Largeli, I'm on my phone atm so its a bit hard to do this. Here is the passage I took this understanding from.
Romans 12:10 but even galatians 6:10 echoes this idea.
Similar themes can be found in 1 Peter 1:22 and John 13:34-35 but perhaps don't show this prefeereing as well as the other two verses above even though as the sum is truth I would argue they do.
God bless,
Alex
Kat:
--- Quote from: lilitalienboi16 on June 29, 2016, 04:40:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: largeli on June 29, 2016, 03:16:22 PM --- Roman teaches us to favor one another over others so I should look to those of the household of God and their needs first before I ever look to the needs of the children of this world.
Would you mind posting the verses from Romans ?
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Hi Largeli, I'm on my phone atm so its a bit hard to do this. Here is the passage I took this understanding from.
Romans 12:10 but even galatians 6:10 echoes this idea.
Similar themes can be found in 1 Peter 1:22 and John 13:34-35 but perhaps don't show this prefeereing as well as the other two verses above even though as the sum is truth I would argue they do.
God bless,
Alex
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I think this passage goes along with those verses as well Alex.
Mat 25:36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'
v. 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
v. 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
v. 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
v. 40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'
mercy, peace and love
Kat
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