No, it's called Pharasaical behaviour and Jesus preached against it. By the way, God's Word is Jesus, not Scripture. If you get your terms correct, we may have more meaningful dialogue.
You got a problem with the Good News.
No, I have a problem with the arrogant and the proud who clothe themselves in it without reading or understanding it and shouting to the world how holy they are.
Your tradition keeps you in bondage and not in the promises of God, and all your posts show your downcast spirit vs. my spirit that is filled with the Holy Spirit where there is joy unspeakable!
Your posts show sneering arrogance, pride, with all the subtlety of an attention wh*re.
You're nothing but a grumpy old christian living in bondage.
Grumpy old Christian? Wasn't that a movie? No? I prefer the term bondservant over bondage. I willingly serve God and acknowledge Him as my master. I do not pretend to use God as a magic wand to satisfy my every whim or to try to cow the passersby with the spectacle of having your own pet god.
Get yourself in His Word if you want to know - it's OBVIOUS you are void of God's Word. Besides, when are you interested in Scripture? You either ignore them or twist them to suit your need.
Since you have posted none, I will supply you with some of the words of Jesus:
John 13: 1 1 2 3 Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already induced 4 Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, 3 fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, 4 he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. 5 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Master, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later." 8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me." 9 Simon Peter said to him, "Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head as well." 10 Jesus said to him, "Whoever has bathed 6 has no need except to have his feet washed, for he is clean all over; so you are clean, but not all." 11 For he knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said, "Not all of you are clean." 12 So when he had washed their feet (and) put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, "Do you realize what I have done for you? 13 You call me 'teacher' and 'master,' and rightly so, for indeed I am. 14 If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. 15 I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. 16 Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger 7 greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.
Let's see if you understand this.
But there is no Scriptural reference to a 'personal relationship' with God. It is just another tradition of man that has arisen since the ruination of the Reformation and the rubble of the Restoration.
You continue the lie. You don't understand scripture and don't know there IS a difference of one's own righteousness and the righteousness of God in Christ.
I might worry about those whom Jesus told us about in:
Mark 7: 6 He responded, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me;
Matthew 23: 1 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 2 saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. 3 Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. 4 They tie up heavy burdens 3 (hard to carry) and lay them on people's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. 5 4 All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 6 5 They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, 7 greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation 'Rabbi.' 8 6 As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. 10 Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Greetings to you, Rabbi.
His children are IN this world but not OF this world. More Scripture you don't know.
You are really up to date on things that I don't know. Your god really has given you psi powers. I do know that Jesus was talking about those who believe in Him, not those who believe in the image that they see in the mirror.
GET to collect?? I am living in His promises right here and now! It's a good attitude, a joyful one, a thankful one, a peaceful one.
Christ mostly talked about our actions here and now and in our Judgement to either salvation or damnation. His promises were mostly about Heaven and hell. However, your attitude as described is very cleverly disguised.
God is faithful and true in everything that He says and does.
Yeah, but man is not.
That's MY GOD! That's MY God!
You keep prattling about your own personal god. That is not Christian. That is pagan. The Hindus keep their own personal gods in their households. Are you really Hindu?
I KNOW HIM, I KNOW HIS VOICE,
Yeah, yeah, he talks to you and you know His voice. I've asked you for an audio tape to post on this thread and some some of proof of authenticity that it is indeed God Almighty and not the lord of this world (who really seems to have claimed you if your posts are to be believed).
He is mine for now and through eternity - never ending. I am blessed!!
Yeah, yeah, you keep saying that you have your own pet god. Do you have any proofs? Certainly you cannot any proofs of any sort of connection to Christianity, not with the content of your posts thus far.
“your tradition keeps you in bondage”
“all your posts show your downcast spirit”
“.. my spirit is filled with the Holy Spirit”
“You’re nothing but a grumpy old Christian living in bondage”
“It’s obvious you’re devoid of God’s Word”
“You continue to lie”
Wow—what a repertoire from someone who claims to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.
I’m not impressed.
Amen