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Do You Forgive? Do you?
Deborah-Leigh:
A point to consider : spurious passages of the New Testament, link below
http://www.bibletoday.com/htstb/spurious.htm
"On Authority of Professor C. Tischendorf’s notes on the readings of the two oldest Greek manuscripts: The Sinaitic and the Vatican #1209 The following words, found in our Common Version (King James Version) are not found in the Oldest Manuscripts, and are evidently no part of the Divine Word."
Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they know not what they do
Peace be to you
Arcturus
M_Oliver:
--- Quote from: Ward on July 18, 2007, 02:43:40 PM ---Have you been given the gift of actually being able to forgive?[/b]
\/\/ard
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Almost ZERO percent of the time. All the while I know I should be doing it. Part of the painful process...
ez2u:
Sue Ann thank you for sharing that story. I had a similar situation I believe praying blessings on people who are hurting us is something the Lord wants us to do all the time. God help us all to have a Godly attitude toward others. Jesus help me.
Deborah-Leigh:
Ray says : Let’s assume you have nice neighbors, I have nice neighbors.
When we moved here our neighbors brought us a big bowl of cookies, and we share cups of sugar with our next door neighbor over here, Tammy. But you could have a neighbor who is a wife beating, drug dealing, God hating, you know, monster for a neighbor.
Now, does God want you or tell you, that you have to love that wife beating, drug dealing monster, with all your heart, with all your mind and soul, does He tell us that? NO, but I can see some self-righteous preacher giving a sermon saying, well yes you have to do this. No you don’t.
For more details read : http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3719.0.html
I personally believe that one of the most mind numbing, insidious, bondage producing poison spewed out of Mystery Babylon is the teaching to tolerate evil, bow to demonism and that way we will be like Jesus. When Jesus turned the other cheek it was because HE would NOT bow or fold under the oppression of evil. He died in His stand against wickedness and He " made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Col 2:15. There is a lesson to lean from that kind of courage and integrity.
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
ez2u:
rereading my reply I would like to correct what I said. Some times my finger don't write what my head is saying its the mercury in the head. When I am tired its worst. The story is: I have a son who is mentally ill he is a genius in the sciences and schizophrenic. It caused problems with the police who in this city target the homeless and mentally ill. My city was name one of the meanest cities in the USA for homeless and mentally ill poll. As a result he ended up in court facing a 6 month (at least his lawyer told me Joshua was going to jail for at least 6months or more no matter what ,that day in court) in jail. I want to say at this time I knew this wasn't right. So I started to pray and in my prayers I started to Bless the whole court room asking the Holy Spirit to help the judge and the whole gang up there. Well I am making a long story shorter. the sentencing kept getting reduce and the woman who show so much hatred toward me in the beginning walk out the court room with josh and myself complimenting Josh. Now I don't know a lot of things and this isn't a formula to get out of jail. God 's Will is being done but something happen in that court room after I began to pray blessings on those people. I do believe God wants us to pray for those who persecute us which could be, God Bless them with your Holy Spirit. Having a balance to your life and knowing you are in a abusive situation is another story to be told. I felt the court system was set up to throw my mentally ill son in prison like so many other mentally ill people to support their system and house the mentally ill since they shut down the mentally ill hospitals. He is now on medication back in college and doing much better. No help from this community, they tried to destroy him. I was alone in trying to help him and I know God was with me after that. It was a big moment after some pretty rough waters.
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