Hi Arctirus,
In your first post you asked--
After some thought I came to the conclusion that those who "claim to know God's Spiritual Truths, and who know precious little about His Word" are the Moslems, the Hindus and in short the Pagan and Heathens....Is this who you meant? or have I got you wrong?
My reply was saying, through Ray's article, that the church was the main ones who knew precious little about His Word.
I see you get that. So to move on, you asked--
My direction of enquiry was addressed to you..."I thought about who YOU could be possibly refering to.... is this what YOU meant...or have I got YOU wrong...My question was to YOU regarding the need to beware of those who know preciously little about God's Word...
OK, this is how I see things.
I have come to view the church in the same light as Ray teaches.
And from my experience in the church know, that it is true.
I believe that to have false doctrines and teach blasphemy,
is worse than not knowing scripture at all.
I feel like no matter how sincere they are,
they will face a grievous purging in the lake of fire, to rid them of all the false doctrines.
God will be totally just in dealing with all,
and their experience must be worth, what God has instore for them later.
Luk 12:48 But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."
It is all of God and He is dealing with mankind in a way that we are not able to understand.
It is only a special few that have been chosen, be thankful, the rest are lost until judgment.
Ecc 9:1 I thought long and hard about all this and saw that God controls the actions of wise and righteous people, even their love and their hate. No one knows anything about what lies ahead.
Ecc 9:2 It makes no difference. The same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the bad, to those who are religious and those who are not, to those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. A good person is no better off than a sinner; one who takes an oath is no better off than one who does not.
Ecc 9:3 One fate comes to all alike, and this is as wrong as anything that happens in this world. As long as people live, their minds are full of evil and madness, and suddenly they die.
Ecc 9:4 But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
Ecc 9:5 Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten.
Ecc 9:6 Their loves, their hates, their passions, all died with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens in this world.
Ecc 9:7 Go ahead---eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It's all right with God.
Ecc 9:8 Always look happy and cheerful.
Ecc 9:9 Enjoy life with the one you love, as long as you live the useless life that God has given you in this world. Enjoy every useless day of it, because that is all you will get for all your trouble.
Ecc 9:10 Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead---and that is where you are going.
Ecc 9:11 I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.
Ecc 9:12 You never know when your time is coming. Like birds suddenly caught in a trap, like fish caught in a net, we are trapped at some evil moment when we least expect it.
I don't know if this answers you question, but I hope it went along with this thread
mercy, peace, and love
Kat