Ray says that the fearful have a place in the lake of fire along with all of the murderers and what not.
Im simply having trouble understanding why. I would really love to understand this message in its entirety. I have looked on rays website and I still do not understand all of it. Shoot, im even at a loss when I try to understand what fear is, I can't even define it at this point.
So, what is rays definition of fear, as it is used in scriptures, and why does it keep you from being part of the elect? And why do the fearful go to the lake of fire?
Whats the truth on fear, I guess thats what Im asking.
Thanks.
greetings.
i havent read all the reply's but you see there is NO love in fear, love IS the perfection of the saints!
without LOVE there is nothing.
to be clothed with Christ IS to be clothed with LOVE a coat of many colours
1 If I should be speaking in the languages of men and of the messengers, yet should have no love, I have become resounding copper or a clanging cymbal.
2 And if I should have prophecy and should be perceiving all secrets and all knowledge, and
if I should have all faith, so as to transport mountains, yet have no love, I am nothing.3 And if ever I should be morselling out all my possessions, and if I should be giving up my body, that I should be boasting, yet may have no love, in nothing do I benefit.
4 Love is patient, is kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not bragging, is not puffed up,
5 is not indecent, is not self-seeking, is not incensed, is not taking account of evil,
6 is not rejoicing in injustice, yet is rejoicing together with the truth,
7 is forgoing all, is believing all, is expecting all, is enduring all.
8 Love is never lapsing: yet, whether prophecies, they will be discarded, or languages, they will cease, or knowledge, it will be discarded.
9 For out of an instalment are we knowing, and out of an instalment are we prophesying.
10 Now whenever maturity may be coming, that which is out of an instalment shall be discarded.
11 When I was a minor, I spoke as a minor, I was disposed as a minor, I took account of things as a minor. Yet when I have become a man, I have discarded that which is a minor's.
12 For at present we are observing by means of a mirror, in an enigma, yet then, face to face. At present I know out of an instalment, yet then I shall recognize according as I am recognized also.
13 Yet now are remaining faith, expectation, love -- these three. Yet the greatest of these is love.
faith is needed but faith is just the beginning!!
1Pe 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls. :5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides,
superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
2Pe 1:6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
2Pe 1:7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the
love;
2Pe 1:8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,
2Pe 1:9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
2Pe 1:10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
2Pe 1:11 for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
God bless
chuckt