Like everyone else here, I'm just going by my own perception of what I read in his word. Chances are, ALL of us will be very surprised in the end, and I hope to see you up there.
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Fortunately God is merciful enough to look at the intent of the heart, even when we are wrong. There are quite a few things I used to believe in that I know now are false doctrine. Moses is said to have been a meek man. Meek doesn't mean wimpy...it means teachable. The pharisees were not teachable. The older I get the more I am convinced that common sense is a gift from God, cause I swear, I'm seeing less and less of it. Faith, Hope and Love are all emotionally based, you can't turn them into anything other than what they are, I think that is why Christ seemed to preach most off of those, which He said were the greatest of all. (not exact but you know what I mean)
They are the 3 things even the most ignorant and untaught can understand because they are felt and the only way to teach them is by example. Christ allowed himself to be tortured and nailed to a cross because He had Faith in the Father (He trusted, regardless of what He saw coming and cried to have removed from Him) He had Hope for a resurrection and for mankind, and lastly He Loved the world enough to give Himself in payment, even for the ones who spit on Him and tortured Him. Sometimes I am not so happy about the printing press being invented, it allowed mankind to have the written word before them to disect and turn into law and control which caused much division. The Bible has become an idol, to be put upon an alter, when it was Christ who was the word made flesh. How did faith survive for so many years before the printing press? ONLY the rich owned one if then. NO I do not think bibles should be destroyed but I think they should be a guidebook more than a law book. Its ssssooo simple...Faith, Hope and Love, Christ and Him crucified, 2 laws....Love the Lord thy God with all your heart and Love your neighbor as yourself. With the relationship comes the gifts, and fruits...doesn't matter if its written that they will be there or not....they will just be there. Plant an apple tree and no one has to proclaim it will bear apples it just will. Don't proclaim the Lord and the rocks will cry out...they have no written word nor do rocks have a mouth, yet they know the Lord and will proclaim him.....rocks don't have brains either and yet they know. All Creation KNOWS except for most of mankind and who taught creation!!! CREATION allows itself to FEEL HIM...creation doesn't have a selfish, greedy controlling agenda as man does. But by golly we got our Bibles....yes siree!! Ain't we just something.
Do you understand what I am saying without thinking I want you to throw out your bible? Balance...I'm talking about moderation, and mankind is way out of balance, in flat out rebellion for that matter.
See you can't leave there is much discussion.....lol
One of satan's most clever strategies has been to substitute the written text as an object of worship, devotion etc. vs THE LIVING CHRIST.
WELL SAID. THX.
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Write with more careful paragraphing--tired old eyes need white space much more often than your custom--for microrests! Sometimes it's almost painful trying to read a mass of text. It's certainly a significant struggle.
Certainly a new topic or subtopic needs a new paragraph. Please avoid trying to copy St Paul! Probably a new paragraph is warranted after 5-7 sentences.
Anyway--thanks. Not only is it a physiological need of mine, it's darn annoying.
LUB,