I was told a little story, from my Uncle about 3 years ago, before he passed on. He was telling me why his business partner had quit him. They were into building trikes and my Uncle owned 3 trikes at this time. He was commissioned for $20,000 to build a man a trike. My Uncle said to his business partner," how cheap can we build a trike for"? His partner said," oh, around $20,000". My Uncle walked away and approached his partner the next day and said," well, let's say well cut off fancy tires and all the fancy metal work....how much then"? His partner said," well, maybe $15,000". My Uncle came to him the next day and said," this trike is going to a good friend of mine...so can't we go any cheaper"? His partner said," well seeing how it is for a good friend, I guess we can go as low as $12,000". Now commissioned means my Uncle already had the $20,000. That is dishonesty and decievng to some. To others it is stealing from his business partner. I thought about it, when getting back to Missouri, that it was receiving. So I wrote my Uncle a letting stating he taught me John 3:16 and I had asked him what John 3:19-21 meant. We my Uncle could not answer that question. So I said, now I know what Jesus is talking about in John 3:19-21. I said this is the condemnation or verdict, that Light has come into the would - Light is Jesus, God, goodness, truth.. but men loved darkness instead of Light- darkness is evil or wickedness... because their deeds were evil. Deeds refers to sins. Everyone that does evil - everyone refers to us all.... hates the Light -hates God. For fears his deeds will be exposed - reproved. But whoever lives by truth comes into the light- truth is honesty....so that it maybe seen plainly that what has been done has been done through God.
I never heard nothing from that letter. He was worldly and lived the carnal lifestyle. I assume he read it and laughed at me like his partner whom quit apon finding out that my Uncle ripped him off. My Uncle is a Baptist but at the end, didn't show signs that he was saved.
I never heard nothing from that letter. He was worldly and lived the carnal lifestyle. I assume he read it and laughed at me like his partner whom quit apon finding out that my Uncle ripped him off. My Uncle is a Baptist but at the end, didn't show signs that he was saved.
