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To: Repent and Believe; Biggirl
"Like our Lord Jesus, we can discern between two individuals [Judas and Peter] ,,,"

Unlike Our Lord, we can NOT discern between two individuals, because we cannot see their hearts. Every (outward) sin has three components --- the outward, discernable, objective word or act; the inward knowledge of the person, and the inward ability to choose knowingly and freely. We can observe and "discern" only one of the three, in anther person's visible actions.

This is why Jesus says to pray for our enemies, and Paul says, (1 Timothy 2:1) "First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone".

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6 posted on 04/22/2016 7:26:21 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ( "The end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watchful unto prayer." - 1 Peter 4:7)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“...Jesus says to pray for our enemies...”

Yes.

The real danger I often see is that people can think that that is all that is necessary here.

But what we have here is a wolf disguised as a lamb, going about and eating the lambs and slaughtering many others.

The first line of duty is to sound the alarm. Secondly we rid the pasteur of the wolf.

Once those immediate items are well underway for the good of the flock, we can pray for the conversion of a single perpetrator

Emergency actions must be prioritized or the casualties will be unnecessarily high.

We must first and foremost concern ourselves with the sheep, then at a much lower priority the good health of the wolf.


7 posted on 04/22/2016 7:55:04 AM PDT by Repent and Believe ("...to neglect to confound evil men...is no less a sin than to encourage them." Pope St. Felix III)
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