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I liked the people at the Baptist church I went to and even pledged to be a servant in it going to altar to say I will be dedicated to helping and their mission of preaching gospel but I do not agree with such church divisions and I believe obeying Jesus to be watchful to spend time with Christ to develop a relationship with Him to read to know Christ to watch and pray as the parable of the virgins says and to seek to serve in any way they can where they know they are needed could perhaps be necessary though I don't know if necessary to use all talents or just to make profit to serve with any but will teach incase as with parable of the talents though any can be saved if they seek to do anything they can is important but that everyone must serve in one own church but I am going to Baptist church tomorrow to explain why I can not continue and thank them for their support and explain why I won't continue as I think I would be obstacle to their mission though will explain that I think such should be emphasized that persons do have to spend time developing a relationship with Christ reading and watching and praying and serve with their talents.
 
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I believe is wrong to mislead people incase you need to trust only in Christ work to save you now and not in yourself that you can be perfecty obedient in one time and if there is rapture that should now accept and pray if Christ shows other Christian’s can be saved though I will also go to other churches just to show and confirm I don’t need it and not trying to keep others from going but that we should be united in receiving christ as Lord and saviour.
 
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Since I now support Christ alone I think I should go to baptist church again though they may look down on me because of my behaviour but if they believe they are true they have no right to turn any away so I will go if can help one have better understanding to grow faith but only if they support what bible says the need to be prepared as with parable of the virgins by having a relationship with Christ to know Him by reading His word to watch and pray and serve with as much talents as you now have ability to do where you know you are needed which you can do now and to seek to gain more first which you know you have ability to gain then can gain others you don’t know you have ability to gain that that is required unless they can prove you don’t need to try to do all you can now but they must teach need to spend as much time as you need to know Christ and obey Him so you are always ready to watch and pray.
 
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Actually I decided not to support divisions that I should trust God justice as must not make stumbling that all be prepared to be serious in their relationship with Christ that they may be ready. All have to work out their salvation with fear and trembling which is just to understand what the Lord requires of you while you can do more. What the Lord requires is to have relationship with Him just to serve in capacity you can now and try to do more you know you can do to be safe though I don’t know if required I think may be required only to make some profit in any way you can and to love to one another even one enemies of different beliefs to have peace with all and to be holy which is to be dedictated to Him by faith and repentant. I will go to baptist church just to let them know my decision but I respect them and wish well for them.
 
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I believe actually is wrong to potentially mislead others that we should be united to accept Christ as Lord and saviour that it is most just and pray for Christ to show if all Christian’s can be saved to ensure to be saved and raptured if there is though I am concerned about others they ought to leave judgement to Christ since there may be risk because it is most just but if they don’t they can take risk as far as they follow christ they might be accepted but they should accept Christ not to take risk. I decided I will go to baptist church if it can help make things more clearer.
 
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I don’t think there should be divisions but there are so I decided to follow Orthodox Church to seek to grow and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved. And I will go to other churches just to see if they know better how to follow Christ but will not follow them as I believe orthodox is true to call people to follow it and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved. Unfortunately some orthodox do make certain days required to attend like if you don’t go on a day to be blessed they will not pray at your funeral which is completely wrong as bible says God desires all men to be saved.

I do not believe early church taught that for they taught all can be saved but what Paul meant is that we do not observe any of the holidays given to Jews in the old covenant or that it must not be regarded if you did not do a work you can not be saved still if you seeking now to do what you can. Also there is nothing wrong in my opinion of asking saints to pray for others but it does not earn more favour with God.

For even when one asks one to pray for one it is not as though such is needed for Christian’s who are already seeking God but only for non Christian’s and God accepts your prayers equally as a saint so don’t need it but for other Christian’s it is just for freedom and to do other things for bible says you can only help those already in relationship with Christ as St John says your prayers for those commiting sin leading to death can not benefit them until they accept Christ or it leads to death and the early church at the very beginning I think would acknowledge that any one who comes to Christ himself is accepted or if prayers of saints benefit it is because they already do pray without asking or because church always asks they always pray for others equally but some people seem to honour the saints more than Christ in their hearts. However that is my opinion and may not be church opinion so I decided I would start to ask intercession of saints.
 
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I believe it was mistake that I just did as was worried churches perhaps are not teaching what must be done to follow Christ that I believed perhaps churches must teach full counsel of God and they are responsible to help others know what they must do to be saved but I believe I was too fearful to assume wrongly that as bible says all already know that have to seek to use talents you have now or which you know you can gain where you know you are needed but it may just be you just need to serve Christ in anyway to make profit but I believe you must seek to do such incase you die without opportunity to call to Christ.

I think it is right to trust only in Christ to enable you to have power to do and that all should receive Christ as Lord and saviour as is most scriptural right that bible says there is no other mediator and bible says by deeds of the law no flesh shall be justified as the law gives knowledge of sin because no one at any time can keep all the law in one point as bible says all still have stumbled that is why grace was given to do just what we can do which is counted perfection to be justified even though person can not ever be justified as the commandments were shown to be justified by Christ because he did not love the Lord with all heart before so doing now what one can can not be means of justification as also he will fail to do completely now too as none are without sin so one should trust in Christ work only to ensure to be saved and to be raptured if there is and leave judgement of other Christian’s to Christ and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I don’t know why there is divisions that it seems not right but God knows better that I think need not speak for God that He knows what is right since history teaches churches I decided to follow Orthodox Church to seek to grow since it might be in depth and also others may not be listening to me so I might as well if they doubt so I seek depth but go to other churches too if can see they follow more yet teach to follow church to be safe though any can be saved if he is doing just what he can to know but more is required of those who can do more and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I am seeking Christ in church which might just be one step to the will of God for the church unity but all is found in Christ alone.
I know I must be a citizen of kingdom not on earth that I don’t find my happiness on things on earth but in relationship with God so He said come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden as He said seek first the kingdom and all things will be given to you just what you need and what you need for every good work to give more and for break to refresh but not living for world according to aimless tradition received by our fathers if they lived for world. All that is in the world the lust of eyes is of the world and not Father and those who do will of God abide forever.

Jesus said narrow is the way that leads to life but it is not too difficult if you know for then just have to work on keeping it always but they which find it have life which may be the meaning he who has the Son has life. That is relationship with Him. Little children abide in Him so that when He appears we may not be ashamed. He who says he knows Him and does not keep His commandments is a liar. But it comes from Christ. I seek church to learn to see but I think it all comes from Christ to give the Holy Spirit power to walk in the way fully now to those who seek the truth to do justice He said seek and you will find. We have Holy Spirit to raise us is if we are in the truth which I think may be given to all who seek truth to keep His commandments to be saved now by being fully raised from the world.

The law is to be heard to teach to testify about Christ that one may go to Him to have life and I think orthodox also are doing so if they are searching for Him to go to Him to help them keep commandments by Spirit to live in their heart and not just without it being written on their heart.
 
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I believe I could be mistaken and I should teach truth that I believe not right to mislead others to leave judgement of other Christian’s to Christ as there could be risk that is not time if Christ has not shown . I believe it is important to trust in the finished work of Christ perhaps also needing to ask Jesus into one heart to show you or to make you born again. Then it is ok to obey Jesus just what Jesus said and not man which Jesus did not require that person seeks to do works to be saved but to repent which is accept Jesus and if one has accepted Jesus truly one would be motivated to repent and do good but if one is not motivated to do so then at that time one is not saved but it is not about needing to keep doing works to be saved but if you are saved you will be motivated to do but is not how much you do. So I believe all should receive Christ as Lord and saviour to ensure to be saved and to be raptured if there is and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.

I thought should say so as seems right that is scriptural that I believe this video explains right

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I believe rather such is wrong if it judges those who are seeking to obey Christ commandments and I must not listen to any teacher a person must always be watching. So I must not support others who do not teach that you need to watch always for otherwise as Jude says doing so seems give room for license to sin to not be watchful and Paul letters clearly teach such wouldn’t inherit the kingdom and also is safest to serve Christ according to your talents whenever such is needed though it may be necessary only to make profit to preach as all have talent and support others preaching. And I will seek to follow church only if I may find it has benefit to feel to have strength but also visit other churches if it is commited but otherwise seek to follow church to be safe.
 
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I believe is mistake that though is harder we must not risk to get gospel wrong. We are not saved by works but grace though faith in which works are the evidence of salvation not to be justified but you will seek to do to share gospel that that that is all that is required and to support those who do since we are not saved by works that such is just to have reward but we only need to make profit or that the only talents we are to serve with is what God has already granted us with the Spiritual gifts to help to do to help preach and teach body of Christ not what we have to seek by our own works.

It does not mean one does not have to live righteously for if one is not living righteously to watch then one has not received Christ though our hope must be in what Christ did for bible says by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified because by the law is the knowledge of sin that no one can reach any standard to be worthy but Christ righteousness so that one just must be doing only what one can which will never be enough without sin so that one becomes worthy but to try to and Christ justifies.So one should to receive Christ as Lord and saviour to ensure to be saved and to be raptured if there is and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I know others may be cautious that there is risk if wrong and if they think that they can follow that if they know better but I don’t see much difference in my beliefs worthy of judging for it seems to be they ignore other scripture to say there is no works that person has to seek to do atleast that he does when there is need so I believe Christ wouldn’t judge even if not true and may be safest so I am following to try to draw closer to Christ.

I believe it may be faith is all that is required but might as well seek to follow church to have strength and gifts of knowledge how one must abide in Him to serve Him so I am following church.

All my life all Christian’s who should support me that I was part of their faith did not to even become friends to seek future as I had before had good enough future and people date others even if not yet work to help them and they ought to not date only for money that they can provide enough for their own needs even if not and no one showed interest that God did not allow so I wanted to follow Catholic Church but I will follow Orthodox Church just to focus on my salvation and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved for I believe it could be most right because of that though I don’t know. As I follow I do not support that you need to do many.
 
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I believe rather it is right to put trust only in Christ that it is sufficient because the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life. As baptist pastor told me even if person can not understand if he puts his trust in what Christ did just as those who listened to Moses to look at pole he will be saved. Works are not needed but if you are living in sin always and you don’t help when someone needs you must question if you were really saved for His Holy Spirit will convict one of sin.

Paul said how shall we who died to sin live any longer in it that they will be convicted they must repent but this is God doing and not doing your own works as bible says we are saved not of works lest any boast that is not just doing our own works but we do works through true faith that is living being the meaning saved by grace through faith for we are His workmanship that He leads to do works just spiritual works.

That is works that He has enabled one to do to share gospel not needing to accomplish a work to do anything except what He has ensured one will definitely be able to do so not our own success to boast. Also it is not also that you have to keep doing works to earn but if you are truly saved you will be convicted to do at times and one does not lose one salvation if one sins but if he is saved he will be convicted that he will seek to repent.

And bible says His divine power has given us all things to godliness Peter says but then says you should continue to grow in your relationship with Holy Spirit to continue to abide in Him which is just spiritual work not one own work one decides to do but the Holy Spirit teaches and produces this fruit which is not that persons can not be saved now without fruit but because person who is not seeking to do now is outside of Christ now so must do to make one call and election sure. So all should accept Christ as Lord and saviour to ensure to be saved and to be raptured if there is and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I decided it is not right to support divisions that we should be united to show forth the seriousness of God judgement that all may be ready that anyone can join any church they want. So I will go to any church which will help me to be more closer to Christ to be more effective and which I believe is strong to be good follower. But I decided I will just accept orthodox faith just to show it does not know better that Christ does not show me better to teach when I take sacraments and to be safer I think should if join another church and it does not teach.I will stay in Orthodox Church if others are worried they can follow Catholic Church to see also so then they will know for I will teach if I do not see Orthodox Church through sacraments teaches me knowledge to abide in Him.
 
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I believe is wrong to take risk that it is wrong if others stumble and think less serious because the bible is serious that it is their fault not to take seriously since it may be serious that all Christian’s should be okay to trust Christ as Lord and saviour because we could be near difficult times and incase such is necessary to be saved and should to escape to be raptured if there is. So all should and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I believe is wrong to take risk that it is wrong if others stumble and think less serious because the bible is serious that it is their fault not to take seriously since it may be serious that all Christian’s should be okay to trust Christ as Lord and saviour because we could be near difficult times and incase such is necessary to be saved and should to escape to be raptured if there is. So all should and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
You’re right. Too many Christians don’t consider the Bible relevant, but I know it’s a supernatural Book that helped me get saved.
 
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Thanks for your supports but actually I think it is better not to make room for stumbling to show all care even more taking seriously and to have absolute assurance that they are being taught the truth though they ought to trust God that it should not stumble but I won’t let it that I will show Orthodox Church doesn’t know truth more but that any can follow Catholic Church and they will see it does not know better but that all that matters is one follows Christ. People can follow just church they want.

Because all need Jesus as this picture shows

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As much as I wanted there to be unity I am convicted inside now that it is not right if I think scripture may not teach it that bible says by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified for by the law is the knowledge of sin to mean that as all have sinned and will always be having sin that one can never fully obey the law without sin to seek to be justified our trust must be in what Christ did and only Christ now as we can not depend on any perfect performance as the church does as though any work we do now makes us worthy to see we fall short even though we must do what we can. And even if one can not understand one can put one trust in Christ alone as baptist pastor said the people in Moses time who looked to the pole even if they couldn’t understand why it is just Christ that saves. I say so for now to be safe since don’t know better if all Christians can be saved incase required to be saved and if there is difficult time coming to be raptured if there is. So all Christian’s should and pray if Christ shows all Christian’s can be saved.
 
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I myself believe catholic and orthodox seek to never make a standard that you can be sure to reach though as St John chrysostom says repenting and coming back to church again even in old age Christ will not reject but he is one church father the church does not follow him and still is not practical for all that he did say even if they don’t offer full repentance not defining when is enough so is not biblical but I don’t know if they say what is possible but I think still is not safe according to bible that your hope must be in Christ now if you were to die for we all fall short and will never be worthy.I do not think it is safe for any to follow them that they should trust only in Christ but I will seek to accept their faith just to prove it can not prove it is right more biblical nor do I feel God teaching me in sacraments but others should not I believe.

Priests in the church are responsible to teach the truth if they know they don’t know better they should be accepting Christ as Lord and saviour and teaching others to. For I don’t know if it helps to be fully against those churches if I don’t see clearly why it is essential that they can not be saved as long as they know they fall short since I don’t see big difference even if they try to reach a standard they may not be able to that I can’t see for sure it will condemn for not depending only in Christ work because they still know they need His forgiveness through His sacrifice but think they have to obey what they are told He said but it does seem carry risk because it is scripture and must know we can not make by our deeds that we fall short that one trust should be in Christ so they should trust in Christ.
 
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