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Deborah-Leigh:
When wished a "Happy Christmas," I find the most disarming responce is to smile back and inform the well wisher that for me Christmas is every day! This comment invariably is met with a joyful acceptance and nods of albeit, ignorant approval.
With responding that Easter for me is everyday, the responce is not met so joyfully. I think this is because Christmas is associated with giving, gifts, indulgence and parties. Easter on the other hand is associated with loss, grief and death rather than the fulfilment of the Plan of God in Christ.
Death is still not taught correctly by Christandom. The fear of a loved one or oneself dying and then being made alive in Hell has to be a real source of fear for those who have not yet seen or heard the truth.
Arc
charrie:
I find that, within myself, it is sometimes not easy to not judge people because they chose to celebrate these "christian holidays". it is hard for me to keep my mouth shut. It is difficult also for me to not respond with some "I think I am better than you because of a little knowledge Father has graciously bestowed upon me" attitude. >:(
But, I keep my mouth shut, I smile, I love.
These so called "christian holidays" are difficult to get through, but we here at BT are in training. And I speak for myself here, but, I don't believe that I am quite ready to judge. ??? ??? :-\
What do you all think?
Charrie :-*
judith collier:
Easter is every day, I think Arcturus said it. Christ is alive, Christ is risen. Christ is still with us. Judy
Deborah-Leigh:
It is not a sin to discern.
We’re all out of Adam. And what does Adam do? Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters and on and on. Wow, this is O man out of Adam. This is what he does. And only by the grace of God, some of us didn’t have to go that route.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3709.0.html
There is no law against discerning if a person is still blind, bound and subject to belief in lies and loyalty to error. God's Judgment is not condemnation and self elevation to unmerited heights of holiness. God IS Holy. God is not an egocentric megalomaniac.
Discerning that a person is still spiritually blind should not make us feel holier than thou, but pity for the person still in the dark. This is discernment with Mercy and gratitude to God for our blessings rather than pious self aggrandisement and disdain for those God has not appointed to be His vessels of Honor. God is always the potter and changes not.
Until and unless we are made able to judge with the Spirit of God, we shall not be able to.
Here is how God judges and note, Paul councils us to pay attention to the fact that the chosen are going to Judge even the Angels.
http://bible-truths.com/lake3.html
God "judges" us by "chastening "(paideuo) us, which means, teaching, training, learning, disciplining, punishing, instructing, and educating. And God "graces" us also by this same "chastening" (paideuo) which does not change meaning from one Scripture verse to another. Notice how other translations render this word paideuo in Titus 2:11-12:
"Teaching us..." King James
"Instructing us..." American Standard Version
"Disciplining us... New Testament (Henry Alford)
"And schooling us..." The Centenary Translation (Montgomery)
"Training us..." The New Testament in Modern Speech (Weymouth)
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[Titus 1:9 - The New Revised Standard Version]
Arc
cherokee:
--- Quote --- Thank you Suzie for the thread to the old post. It was very enlightening to me. Ray and Joe cleared it up for me.
hugs and luv,meee
--- End quote ---
You are welcome meee.
Suzie
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