My last post in this thread.
I believe you already implied that in another post, no?
really, before you go pointing fingers, you should know that the Bible can be an idol too. Raising the Bible to the same level as Christ is idolatry. Confusing your opinion for God's is blasphemy.
To the utterly liberal Methodist who has proven to be consistantly wrong about everything:
oh, if you only knew me. I am actually UNITED Methodist if you want to be on target with your flaming arrow. I have not been proven consistantly (sic) wrong. You just disagree. You keep confusing fact for your opinion, which is no proof
I am actually quite conservative on most things--fairly moderate for CF, but when someone wants to elevate the Bible to the level of Christ or confuses the two or thinks their interpretation is equal to God's words, then I speak up
James 3:1 ESV
3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
yes, you seem to be prooving that in your judgment of me now....but interestingly how often you've tried to teach over and over and over on this forum. And yet you are not so scared of that same judgment. Remember that proverb about pride going before destruction and a haughty spirit going before a fall? Might want to be careful in that judgment. The same judgment you pass out will be used to judge you if this consistently wrong liberal methodist remembers the words of Christ correctly.
Matthew 12:36 ESV
36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
and yet again, somehow my words are careless, but yours are perfect and you once again demonstrate no fear of such a day of judgment, but you want me to be. My faith is in Christ. He is my advocate. I fear not this day of judgment as my heart belongs to him.
yes, you did--same post where you said you were done with this thread last time. Just because we don't agree doesn't mean we aren't reading your words
I know you don't believe a word of it,
that's not entirely true, I just don't believe your interpretation of it
and will make a foolsih statement that reveals your utter lack of faith in the power of God,
foolsih (sic)? You are coming close to calling me a fool, but you wouldn't do that, would you? Mt 5:22: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. I know you wouldn't do that as you are such a literalist.
And I have complete faith in the power of God. I have very little faith in your power of exegesis or hermeneutics while teaching interpretations as fact. To say I have no faith in the power of God has come out of nowhere, has no bearing on this conversation, and is slander (you wouldn't do that either, would you--remember Proverbs 10:18--this is ironic--he that uttereth a slander, is a fool--told you it was ironic).
but I still think there's hope for you
1. My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Refrain:
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.
2. When Darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
(Refrain)
3. His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.
(Refrain)
4. When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!
(Refrain)
if you turn from your personal adgenda and repent.
I have no personal adgenda (sic) here any more than you do. We disagree. My repenting is between Christ and myself, thank you. Why do you insist on trying to get yourself into HIS seat?
1 John 2:1-6 ESV
2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
I'm impressed though a bit perplexed that you would post about Christ being our propitiation and our advocate at the same time you are posting judgment for someone who disagrees with you on interpretation, but yes, Christ is my advocate--my faith is in HIM.
3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says I know him but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
Christ has two commandments--love God and love others. It is in these commandments that the love of God is actually perfected. What I need to repent of (and I will) is that I have such a hard time finding the perfect love of God in such posts that drip with venom and condemnation, slander, condescension, and contempt, which ironically is leading me to have judgmental thoughts. I will get past them though.
blessings