You, on the other hand insult me, a born again Christian who loves the Lord by insinuating that I am heathen, unlearned about the Bible and lost for eternity.
You should let the Holy Spirit work through you and pray before you speak. You not only grieve the Spirit but many others out here. And that my friend is a sin. Now go say your Hail Marys and confess.
Pray tell.
I think that you have accepted the Lord and are more than likely saved but are carrying a bunch of useless baggage on your back (Catholicisms man made rules) for nothing.
More than likely saved? You think? For nothing? I follow the words of Jesus as outlined in Scripture.
Mark 8: 34 He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said 8 to them, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel 9 will save it. 36 What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 37 What could one give in exchange for his life? 38 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
I proclaim the words of Jesus from the rooftops. I am not ashamed of them. I do not recognize any individual man's right or authority to interpret them for me. Not Calvin and not Luther and not Zwingli and not any of their illegitimate offspring.
I'm sure you are a good person and really care about others (who believe the same way you do)
Nice slam. Kiss your mother with that mouth?
You, on the other hand insult me
I do not think it possible to insult you.
a born again Christian
If my mother had wheels, she'd be a wagon, too.
who loves the Lord by insinuating that I am heathen, unlearned about the Bible and lost for eternity.
I don't know what you love, I don't know if you are lost for eternity, but your demonstrated Biblical knowledge is fairly sparse.
You should let the Holy Spirit work through you and pray before you speak.
How do you know that He isn't and that I am the instrument of your instruction? Read Scripture, my friend and quit lecturing without either knowledge or context.
You not only grieve the Spirit but many others out here.
Speaking for God, now? Does your hubris have any boundaries?
And that my friend is a sin.
I cannot believe that you are so unrecognized as a prophet of the Lord. Perhaps I need to turn to:
Mark 1: 14 After John had been arrested, 8 Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: 15 "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." 16 9 As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. 17 Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." 18 Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. 19 He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. 20 Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him. 21 10 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. 22 The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
Jesus has the authority, not any ragtag remains of the ruins of the Reformation or the rubble of the Restoration. Go back to the source: Jesus.
Now go say your Hail Marys and confess.
I do not take or eschew action at your bidding. Take your own advice instead.
I think that you have accepted the Lord and are more than likely saved but are carrying a bunch of useless baggage on your back (Catholicisms man made rules) for nothing. ....Now go say your Hail Marys and confess.Confession being one of the Sacraments GOD gave us. Hmmmm......