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DWIGHT:
Brothers and sisters,
This whole thread reminds me of the garden of Eden. God told Adam and Eve to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Right and wrong! Yet all the time, they ignored the Tree of Life. My ways are not your ways and My thoughts are not your thoughts. I don't think we will ever come to an agreement on this subject when we try to out scripture each other. These last two major threads have obviously caused some hurt among us and I feel that it time for us to pull back a little and let it rest. I don't mean it to anybody in particular for we are all members of His body. I say all this in love.
Your brother in Him,
Dwight
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Dwight,
I would have to agree with you on this one. This thread too has the possiblity of getting very explosive like the marraige threads.
We have had a bad day on the forum yesterday and I do not wish to see it repeated.
One word to post to this post, and that is discernment.
Good post by the way.
Susan,
I had heard that agape too was the highest form of love. It will be interesting to see what Ray is thinking about.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
ciy:
Dennis
The following is what I meant for my post to say and was based on.
"I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that theyt might see that they themselves are beasts." Ecclesiastes 3:18
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all the thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
"To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27
"Neither shall they say, Lo here! or lo there! for behold the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21
"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." 1 Corinthians 10:12
"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Matthew 24:13
"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." Matthew7:20
"I am the vine, ye are the branches; He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." John15:5
"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love." John 15:10
Luke 15:11-32 the parable of the lost son God favors one at one time and the other at another time.
"As a man thinketh in his heart so is he." Proverbs 23:7a
"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Psalms 37:4
"For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God." John 16:27
John 16:20-26 Jesus' prayer for all of us
I understand that John says that Jesus loved him in John 21:20 but I do not think that means as an exclusion of loving others because Mark uses the exact same words in chapter 10:21 about the rich young ruler.
I really was only trying to bring some light to the thread which seemed to me to be getting a little out of hand. I am sorry I if I offended you. I study and have been studying Ray's papers, emails, and audios for a year now. I find much joy in it. I hope to attend a gathering sometime in the future.
CIY
Bradigans:
This was simply a message i sent to a potential brother. i'm sorry i didn't clarify. i was just sharing with forum, and hoping for prayer (THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADING). i apologize for not clarifying...
IN HIS LOVE,
Bradford
sansmile:
Hi all,
I have been watching this post, and i to am a bit confused about God loving one more over another. Ray has taught before, that the elect do not feel Gods wrath, and that to me shows that God must have some sort of "favouritism" for the elect, in that He doesn't pour out His wrath on them.
Now, that might just mean that the elect need less "chastising" than the called? It doesn't to me, actually mean that God loves them less. We could have 2 children, one obedient one disobedient....the disobedient child will probably feel our wrath....doesn't mean we love that child less.
Ray has used these scriptures to show who receives Gods wrath:
"Let NO MAN DECEIVE YOU with vain words: for because of these things [vain words of deceiving men upon the called children] comes THE WRATH of God upon the children of disobedience" (Eph. 5:6).
and the elect gets this advice(warning):
"BE NOT YE [God’s Elect] therefore PARTAKERS WITH THEM" ! ! ! (eph 5:7)
But does this say He loves us more?
The elect are being judged now and the rest will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgement. Then, the elect will rule with HIM!
This to me shows God trusts the obdedient, the elect to rule with Him, Is that favouritism ?? More love for them than another? Or wisdom??
My belief is, the elect are the favored children of God, but that He loves all men. What do others think?
God Bless You all
Sandie
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