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What reason do you or Rob have to be gracious?
The reason I have is that I want to be like Christ ( because frankly I sometimes have a problem accepting grace, so I am really not sure because sometimes I have WANTED Hell, yes WANTED it knowing that Christ died and believing. As for Rob's motive no idea. Either being nice or he didn't want me to completely resign I am not completely sure.
 
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The reason I have is that I want to be like Christ ( because frankly I sometimes have a problem accepting grace, so I am really not sure because sometimes I have WANTED Hell, yes WANTED it knowing that Christ died and believing. As for Rob's motive no idea. Either being nice or he didn't want me to completely resign I am not completely sure.
You both want to be gracious so that others will think well of you. You do it for selfish reasons. Every so-called good thing that man does he does for selfish reasons.
 
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You both want to be gracious so that others will think well of you. You do it for selfish reasons. Every so-called good thing that man does he does for selfish reasons.
You telling me I am selfish for denying MYSELF proper medical treatment offering to deny myself an education so dad could support his cancer treatments and other household bills.
 
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You telling me I am selfish for denying MYSELF proper medical treatment offering to deny myself an education so dad could support his cancer treatments and other household bills.
Yep. It looks good to thers and I am sure you will get a pat on the back for it. Makes you feel good about yourself doesn't it?

Those are good things in the eyes of men but God looks on the heart. I commend you for those things but can you offer them up to God and expect Him to accept them?
 
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Yep. It looks good to thers and I am sure you will get a pat on the back for it. Makes you feel good about yourself doesn't it?

Those are good things in the eyes of men but God looks on the heart. I commend you for those things but can you offer them up to God and expect Him to accept them?
He looks at the heart if you do it with the right motive He accepts it. He even says through the prophets that He WANTED them to obey the law to do the annual holidays, but He hated their behavior in the sense that they basically did it just on Sunday ( well I know Saturday) but they didn't live day in and day out for God which was His problem with their worship. If free will was not the case why do the prophets keep telling the people to repent?
 
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