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To: Kevmo
PHSN thinks you’re a slimeball because you trespass on his property every time you buy an ice cream cone, but he’s forgiven you and would like to meet you. Now, does PHSN come off as kind hearted or judgemental? Would you want to meet him? Would you have a better view of him if you were just told that knows a lot about you and is crazy about you?

False analogy, as souls are not forgiven before repentance and faith, but are enemies of God in need of salvation. Yes, God loves them but is not crazy about their condition, and thus He convicts them of sin and their need for salvation on His expense and credit. Read sermons in Acts 2, 10, 13.

Jesus said he came not to judge

Out of context. That refers to coming as the judge, which Peter and Paul warned souls of in persuading them to repent, while Jesus manifested judged souls in declaring they were sinners, (Mt. 23) and thus He said that the world hateth me, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. (John 7:7)

24 posted on 05/14/2013 7:23:01 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212

False analogy, as souls are not forgiven before repentance and faith,
***While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.


27 posted on 05/14/2013 7:29:36 PM PDT by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: daniel1212

False analogy, as souls are not forgiven before repentance and faith
***While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

thus He convicts them of sin
***Exactly. He does it. We don’t have to.

Jesus said he came not to judge — Out of context
***The context is Jesus talking to Nicodemus, right after saying that he needed to be born again and the famous “For God so loved the world”... In that passage He says

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
***See, they’re condemned already. And notice that Jesus doesn’t focus on telling Nicodemus about his sins. Again, He focuses on love.


31 posted on 05/14/2013 7:43:00 PM PDT by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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