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Thanks Sharkey,Sharky said:Hey cool father son on forums
"please understand that I do not tell you these [seemingly] harsh things to disheart you, but to strengthen you in truth. You cannot serve sin and serve Christ; you cannot have two masters, lest you hate one and love the other as Jesus so taught--you should not enjoy sin; but rather, you should hate sin with a holy anger."
That's cool dude. Just be sure that you mention this when going head on with a christian which is exactly the level of help many new christians need.
Not that JR is a noob Christian that is
My sin has been with me for many years. Not a day goes by that i continue to bash it down, run it over, thrown away and beaten with a stick. I do screw up sometimes and i do sin. But heck oh heck i hate it. Repentance is difficult for me. 13 years in the fighting. God gets me through everyday.
mounts said:He capitalized D on Dad, so I would imagine he ment God.
mounts said:Yes, I wrote my warnings with good intentions. I have to laugh at your approach against me (for I once treated advice this way). Was my advice not biblical, and are we not all human? Never get too careless and self-confident not to take good advice. Rather, learn to remain silent and listen rather than reply:
“Yeah, I know that!”
mounts said:And questioning remarks like
Haven't you read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18?
makes one willing to give advice less eager to give it, simply because I suggested that you pray. It was as if you treated me as an idiot having not read the Bible. (This is simply my advice on listening to advice).[/qoute]
I didn’t mean to do that,, really! I was just trying to show you that I do know some of the things the bible says, that’s all. I don’t think you’re an idiot. You said a lot of good things.
mounts said:Again, I was like you but I found out quickly I don't know it all and neither do you, or anyone at that matter. Never treat anyone willing to offer advice this way in the future, OK? You'll learn so much more when you listen rather than reply with your mouth. (This is advice I, myself, had to gulp down... and it is tough at times).
PS. Another good lesson I've learned just recently is never judge a man's heart so quickly; I wrote it out of love. Does a man give advice for ill-will or to express his concern and care?
I’ll try, but you’re gonna have to help me, ok? I know I don’t know it all. I wish I did, but then if I did I would be God, and man would the world really be a mess then!
Mounts, I’m sorry if I got you mad at me. I didn’t mean to, and I know you were trying to help me. Thing is, a lot of the answers were about telling me what I should do, but I had already taken care of it. I just wanted to see what other people here thought, that’s all.
If I did get you mad at me, I apologize.
God Bless,
JR
yajyu said:Hey JR
On all your posts you have "The best friend I've ever had is the one I call Dad." It sound like you and your dad have a killer relastionship, so i was wondering which dad are you talking about? your earthly or heavenly father?
Mounts, Im sorry if I got you mad at me. I didnt mean to.
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I'm a teen just like you....
Mounts said:No, I wasn't mad at all. I was laughing when I typed up my reply.
No, don't worry about it, I didn't think anything of it. We've both got a lot to learn before we can teach, and that's the sad reality of being a youth... (sigh). Anyway, glad your problem was handled, and blessing in your future struggles with sin.
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