Friend Ariel,
I don't know if you have considered it or not, but your rhetoric below is beginning to sound like the TV evangelist that I watch occasionally.
When a person needs to appeal to the emotions of the hearer in order to make a point, the hearers usually become suspicious of the speakers motives. No one likes to hear it said that God spoke to me or to my heart. That is a little bit over the top in my personal view.
We of course have no right to judge, but we are human and our defense mechanisms are active because we have heard it all many times before.
In my own case, I think that I am a reasonably intelligent person and I prefer to be spoken to as an adult. It surely is more encouraging and positive when a person addresses me at my own level, not condescending. The point is that a person doesn't like to be accused of judging on the evidence of just a few sentences on either side of an issue.
Regarding Craig and other moderators. Right or partly right, the moderators have authority over what other members may post on this forum and how it is stated. We all agreed to submit to that authority when we joined. So, it behooves us to respond with care and with open, cheerful respect for the critiques that are offered for our mutual benefit.
I realize that newer persons don't always see a perfect example from other members, but that is not an excuse to follow a poor example. We all are here to grow in grace and in knowledge.
Phil 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men
Phil 4:8 Finally brethren whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just , whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise think on these things.
Thank you for considering my remarks,
Kindly, Bob
Dear Craig,
Thank you for your post.
Your very words confirmed what I said in my last post, that the scripture might be fulfilled.
But as usual, I must rely in the H.S. to sustain me with scripture:
"For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest
you be wearied and faint in your minds." Heb.12:3
Everything that was, also is and will be.
"......if they persecuted Me,[was] they will also persecute you[now is]........." John15:20
"They shall put you out of the synagogues: YEA,THE TIME COMES [and now is]
that whosoever kills you will think that he[and now is] DOES GOD SERVICE." John:16:2
"And as soon as it was day, the ELDERS OF THE PEOPLE and the CHIEF PRIESTS
AND THE SCRIBES came together, and led Him into THEIR COUNCIL.." Luke22:66
"And they begun to ACCUSE HIM [and now is] saying: We found this fellow PERVERTING
THE NATION [and now is]..................SAYING THAT HE HIMSELF IS[chosen] CHRIST A KING [and now is]."
And can go on and on but I won't.
I can list scripture with dates and times [and I already did in part in my testimony posted here],
but I seek not my glory but glory and honor to the King of Kings.
I also said in one of my post, that the day will come when you yourselves will throw me out from
among you. I can only say one thing, MAY THE WILL OF MY GOD BE DONE!!
There is a little thing to me that I should be judged by you. I care not. I know in Whom I believe and He is able
to keep me, and my life that I give to Him unto my death.
But I tell you this, If you judge [which I know you will] judge this:
-I either belong in an asylum and I am Koo KOO,
-or I am telling you the truth!! If that is the case, than all your learning is in vain. Is not enough to know the scripture,
you must live it, walk in His steps. And since I do, this thing too must come to pass.
And since you strongly believe that nothing happen apart from His will, then believe me, dear brother Craig.
that this very post is His will, and you just stumbled upon a true chosen.
Nothing that is covered, that it shall not be revealed.
If your judgement is true, it shall stand, if not it shall fail.
But the Lord knows who are His. You have no fear of God, for you speak liberally against a sister that you
had received into your forum by your own questioning. If you have not the fear to speak to me and judge me with man judgement,
you have no wisdom either, for the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
If you did not believe me as follower of Christ, or at least give me the benefit of the doubt,
how you will believe me if I give you scripture??
And why is your anger mounting ??
You profess that you believe in a thing, and when one comes and tells you that she believes in the same
thing, and it is like the one that you profess you believe, you deny it!!
You have a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.
If Christ came to me in power, and I am converted and die daily, you don't believe me.
You profess that you believe Paul, but when I say that I bear on my body the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ, you believe me not!
You profess that you believe the scripture, but when I am telling you that I am made like the scum of the earth,
rejected of men and of the world, I suffer persecution, spit on and buffeted, you believe me not!!
You profess that you believe in the lake of fire as the good and right judgement of God, but when I am telling you that I am
going through this very judgement right now, you believe me not!
But who will believe our report Lord Jesus??
God bless you!!
Ariel.