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Amazing! I believe But! Help!! needed, GODSown1
GODSown1:
Hi all ur Help is so needed,
wher shall I start, Well in the weekend jus gone I was visited by a good friend from church, whom is a Criiminal Lawyer & is the Vessel I believe GOD used 4 me in my calling. Well in da weekend he came 2 c Y I aint been goin 2 church, um! U r bein decieved! bla bla bla, But! den I let him hav it, Righteously of coz :D ,of da hour he was der he Only had 10minutes to speak az spoke ova him & stood firm of da Truths & wot I hav learn't well wot my Eyes hav been Opened 2, well b4 he left he said 2 me "Bro U r 1 out of da Box character & I truly admire ur dilengency" den said " I really didnt want our friendship 2 end dis way (wit tears in his eyes I mus add, showing his sincerity), I jus said mate! it will only b U whom end it, az I said "my arms will alwayz b Open 2 him & his Wife & 2 n e 1 else frm da church & he left. Well yestrday I recieved a fonecall frm a now retired snr Pastoress! & Pastor whom r da founders of 'NEW LIFE Church' der r many all ova the world & I hav much respect 4 them az da wife put on our wedding 4 us @ der home & it was an Amazing day plus dey r jus Awesum pple 2 know ( I once believed if der was n e annoitted pple in dis World, dey surely r d@), well wher was I? :), Yvonne says 2 me I havnt seen U @ church in bout 2-3months is n e thing wrong? actually as soon az I heard her voice I new Y she had rung (my Lawyer friend :) ), I jus answered her "I havent stopped LOVING GOD, actually I believe I have more LOVE 4 HIM more den eva b4", she says aw! d@s real good, but I was wondering if U & Tristan(wife) would cum ova 2nite jus 2 catch up, No hesatation I said Yes we would Love 2, so 8pm lastnight we went up 2 their very beautiful home. Well John her husband was der a good man I mus add 2, well dey started wit my wife Knowing really she had nothing 2 do wit Y we were there & asked her a few Questions den BANG!! lol! :D "all eyes on me" lol! :). So 2 show abit more respect bein in der home & 4 whom dey were I was abit more calmer in my answering But did get out stuff I really felt da church 2day was doin (well more not doin) :) & der precious "New Life Church" az well. Well John started der r plenty of verses about money in the Bible, der surely is a hell, Ive seen many a man b pulled frm the church wit dez teachingz bla bla bla, BUT! then BANG!! the words he said d@ Hit me in da head, "Well if U r prepared 2 cum up nxt week & hav a study with a Open mind & bring all wot ur paperwork & wot hav U, & i will b prepared 2 do da same az Im all about knowing GODS Truths proven frm the Word of GOD only". This is wot got me sayn YES! he was prepared 2 listen especially if its concerning GODS Truths. :D Now!! Y Im writing dis is I would LOVE sum feed back frm uz all on, the Questions hez most likely 2 ask & hw I am 2 scripturly answer dem & how eva I should answer him,um! wot uZ think would b the best 2 hit him with, I no one is the hell well the NO hell, az I did bring dis up & he went on about den GOD wouldnt b just! bla bla bla, Tithing he didnt actually say I was wrong but jus said money is mentioned many times in the Word bla bla bla. But! I really! really! ask all my brothers & sisters 4 ur input, az Im seeing dis could end up being a great!! thing GOD Willing of corZ, um! GODS Will not ours I think needs 2 b said, um! GODS in Control & each & everyone has der own Plans GOD given um... PlezZ!!! I ask in the mighty! glorious! amazing! precious formidable! name of CHRIST JESUS ur HELP. GODBLESS! uz AlL most abundantly!!!! Oxx
much muchLOVE!! Pera
Ps.Well I hope dis all makes sense??, its next Wednesday apparently we r 2 discuss/ study dis all, Peace! 2 AlL BlesSuP!, aw! jus remembered 2 I said 2 him wot does ALL will b saved mean't, his reply it says no such thing :) lol! hmm.... :)
Redbird:
Oh Pera,
All I can say..... is GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS. :)
Peace and many blessings ~ Lisa
Dean Peterman:
Dear Pera,
As someone who recently came to understand that hell is not taught in the Bible I would like to offer my thoughts. Keep the study focused on one thing--the word hell. The word hell is used only 12 times in any semi honest translation. Further, the word hell is a mistranslation of the Greek word Ge'enna or the Latin word Gehen'na. Do not let anyone use the King James Bible during your study because the KJV uses the word hell numerous times without any linguistic justification. Use the New King James since they will probably accept it as an accurate translation. The New King James uses the word hell in the following 12 places. Matthew 5:22, 5:29, 5:30; 10:28, 18:9, 23:15, 23.33; Mark 9:43, 9:45, 9:47; Luke 12:5; James 3:6
Do some study on the meaning of Gehenna and discuss what Jesus meant by the word Gehenna. My advice again is, stay focused on the word hell and the word Gehenna.
Sincerely,
Dean
DuluthGA:
Very interesting set of stories, Pera! You are one "outta da box character" in a good good way! :) I realize this is exciting news!!
But Pera, if you are seeking help on this matter, I'm guessing you do not feel comfortable about soon being in a "teaching" position. And I sure can understand that! I myself would lack the preparation and ability necessary to be able to organize a bible study on a variety of subjects. I think Ray has an email response about this, that not everyone is called or intended to be a teacher.
Instead, I think the next best thing to do to follow through on your Spirit-led desire to share the truths we all have come to know and love is to give this man a nice card with Ray's website written in it: BibleTruths.com. If it's God's will, he will then visit the site and start reading and learning and accepting what Ray teaches there, as we all have done. If not, well, that's God's will also.
Explain to him you feel that this would be the best way for God to bless him. [And this is a way for you to graciously bowing out of it. ;)] Unless, of course, my friend, you are really burning to do this. Only you can say. Either way, I'm proud and happy for you Pera!! Keep studying and hanging in here with your God-given faith in these wonderful truths!
Thanks for all your support and friendship here at the forum. :)
Love, Janice
skydreamers:
Hi Pera! I can feel your excitement! Very cool brother. Here's the thing, you are a unique person with your own unique story...take some quiet time and remember what it was that really struck a chord in you when you first came to believe differently. Tell your own personal story of how you got to where you are now and what it has meant to you. You don't have to have all your ducks in a row necessarily...if people are struck by your sincerity and are led by God to do so, they will come back and ask more questions. You don't need us to tell you what to say, God will lead you if it is what He wills...and not only that....the way you tell it could be so different from the way I would share it and that's how it should be. What are the scriptures that struck you to the core? Share those. What was the moment that the light turned on? Share that. How did it change your outlook for the better? Definitely share that. How did God speak to Pera? Share d@!! Know what I'm saying? Be who you are and don't worry about all the head knowledge, God will put the scriptures in your mind that you have read which meant something to you. When I have shared in the past I was amazed at what I could remember when I needed it, and those were the times I really knew God was working....
Take some time to reflect and write down your thoughts on your own journey...this will help you keep it straight in your mind when excitement takes over. Eventually you will want to lead them to bibletruths aritcles which gives enough scriptural explanation of why you believe what you do. If it's not who you are, and you're not comfortable with it, you don't have to machine gun them with an "arsenal" of scriptural proof of this or that. For me, there were only a few scripture that God wouldn't leave me alone about, they kept me up at night and drove me to seek out more scripture...but it started only with less than a handful....
I love your passion brother, it's infectious!! God be with you.
Peace and love to ya,
Diana
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