Luke 9:62 - Your Interpretation?

[dmhforJesus]

see..you brought up backsliding in your op!?

Yes I brought up backsliding as MY personal opinion - but the thread request was for YOUR personal interpretation of this scripture which you are obviously not going to give because you are too busy disecting mine. But no biggie - I was just curious as to how other people interpreted this scripture.

 

[pinetree]

In a perfect world I would agree with you but.............you aint in Kansas anymore Dorothy

I was saved as a teenager and I stayed on fire for God for many years - then I got away for about 7 years and I AM BACK WOOOHOOOOO PRAISE GOD !!!

If I had died in those 7 years I KNOW I would be in hell today. Praise God he let me live through those 7 years and I am now back where I should never have left to start with

see..you are now off topic,or maybe just respondidng to a post..that is allowed ya know.

 

[dmhforJesus]

amen again,she is still in the lord isnt she,yes!

what kept her..grace!

some just think they are running the show..hehe

I have never thought I was running the show - but yes I did run FROM the show.

I ran from the show because I lost my 33 year old husband to cancer and was left to raise children in this world by myself and things got awful and I didnt want any part of anything that had to do with religion. If ya'll must know how it could happen.

 

[dmhforJesus]

see..you are now off topic,or maybe just respondidng to a post..that is allowed ya know.

I was just responding to a post - as the host I thought I should

 

[dmhforJesus]

Hey, I love the wizard of Oz !



What I want to know is.....how does the fire burn so bright and then go out so suddenly ???

Besides that, you will never know how much grace the good Lord would have shown you.

Just so you know ahead of time pinetree I am only responding to a post......

mrhappy - you are correct I will never know because I didnt die in those 7 years - but I knew in my spirit when I came back to the Lord that the place I had been was not a place I would like the Lord to have found me had he come back or had he taken me home and with that said I hope this thread gets back on track - it was never supposed to be about me or my opinion. I was requesting for any and all to post their interpretation of this particular scripture.

 

[pinetree]

I have never thought I was running the show - but yes I did run FROM the show.

I ran from the show because I lost my 33 year old husband to cancer and was left to raise children in this world by myself and things got awful and I didnt want any part of anything that had to do with religion. If ya'll must know how it could happen.

very sorry to hear...but when you walked through the valley of death..was God not with you..

 

[mrhappy3]

Just so you know ahead of time pinetree I am only responding to a post......

mrhappy - you are correct I will never know because I didnt die in those 7 years - but I knew in my spirit when I came back to the Lord that the place I had been was not a place I would like the Lord to have found me had he come back or had he taken me home and with that said I hope this thread gets back on track - it was never supposed to be about me or my opinion. I was requesting for any and all to post their interpretation of this particular scripture.

Gotcha !

 

[Faulty]

If I had died in those 7 years I KNOW I would be in hell today. Praise God he let me live through those 7 years and I am now back where I should never have left to start with

I think this 'knowledge' of yours is influencing your interpretation of the verse.

A lot of Christians, including myself, have backslidden to a great degree, but I never 'knew' I would be rejected by God during those years had I died. Actually, I 'knew' that God was still with me during all that time. Isn't it possible that instead of 'knowing' you would have gone to hell during those years, you just 'think' that would have happened because it correlated with what you have been taught?

You told Pinetree that this thread isn't about backsliding, but in a way it is. Your verse interpretation illustrates your perceived consequences of backsliding. So addressing the verse is addressing backsliding at least to some degree.

 

[dmhforJesus]

I think this 'knowledge' of yours is influencing your interpretation of the verse.

Uh YA THINK ??? DONT YOUR EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THINGS?

A lot of Christians, including myself, have backslidden to a great degree, but I never 'knew' I would be rejected by God during those years had I died. Actually, I 'knew' that God was still with me during all that time. Isn't it possible that instead of 'knowing' you would have gone to hell during those years, you just 'think' that would have happened because it correlated with what you have been taught?

OKAY THIS IS YOU - NOT ME - Maybe you are letting your experiences influence your interpretation of scripture - Oh wait .................AND THIS THREAD ISNT ABOUT THIS - IT IS A REQUEST FOR YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THE SCRIPTURE

You told Pinetree that this thread isn't about backsliding, but in a way it is. Your verse interpretation illustrates your perceived consequences of backsliding. So addressing the verse is addressing backsliding at least to some degree.

AGAIN it is not about backsliding !!!!!!!! That is MY interpretation - it may not be yours or pinetrees - thats my point - WHAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THAT SCRIPTURE ???? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE???

 

[dmhforJesus]

Please only post if you are posting YOUR interpretation of Luke 9:62

 

[pinetree]

fiesty aint she...

 

[Faulty]

AGAIN it is not about backsliding !!!!!!!! That is MY interpretation - it may not be yours or pinetrees - thats my point - WHAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THAT SCRIPTURE ???? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE???

Sorry. I guess I missed the non-existant [NO DEBATE] tag.

 

[pinetree]

Sorry. I guess I missed the non-existant [NO DEBATE] tag.

lol...faulty,i like your avatar!

 

[dmhforJesus]

I didnt know that I had to say dont debate - so sorry - I thought the thread title "Your interpretation" said enough......my bad

 

[dmhforJesus]

fiesty aint she...

fiesty for Jesus yes I am !!!!!

 

[pinetree]

I didnt know that I had to say dont debate - so sorry - I thought the thread title "Your interpretation" said enough......my bad

no problem..its the humidity in sc

 

[dmhforJesus]

I find it interesting that both of you want to debate my interpretation but neither of you have posted your own interpretation

 

[pinetree]

I find it interesting that both of you want to debate my interpretation but neither of you have posted your own interpretation

run the race!
Look foward!
forget the past!
look to Jesus!
Look to the kingdom thats in you!

 

[dmhforJesus]

run the race!
Look foward!
forget the past!
look to Jesus!
Look to the kingdom thats in you!

I think this is your interpretation - finally praise God !!! we are back on track with this thread wooooohoooooo

 

[Faulty]

I find it interesting that both of you want to debate my interpretation but neither of you have posted your own interpretation

(ugh...I wrote this once already but I guess it got lost in forum purgatory)

In this passage of scripture you find a number of examples of people who declare their willingness to follow Jesus in a manner of discipleship. However, each gave an excuse as to why they can't come quite yet because they want to finish something first. As a result of wanting to remain in their own lives, rather than follow Jesus, He told them that if you look back to your old life, then you are not fit to follow Him.

In contrast, consider Matthew 4:18-22:

"Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him."

To me, this verse describes a persons worthiness of service, not their state of salvation.