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[MHGinTN] The Lord rebuke you. I am instructed to judge according to your words. Didn't you know? But I cannot and will not declare your final destiny, for that is in God's providence. But know this, Stourme, if you persist in blaspheming the Holy Spirit, the Bible is VERY clear as to the destiny of such an one.

But I cannot and will not declare your final destiny,

[Stourme] That's what you just did. "You're not righteous enough to get a good report."

[MHGinTN]As I believe the promises of God and am faithing in His integrity,

I'm sure you think you are. I'm going to afford you the kindness that you don't give me and not proclaim you a member of some cult. Your beliefs are your own.

The difference is, I don't have to ignore scripture for my doctrine to work.

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

Why do you keep insisting that your faith alone will save you when James, in the plainest way possible, says that's wrong?
Is it so important to not be wrong that you refuse to learn?

James 2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

Can you accept the Bible brother MHG? Can you accept all of it and not just the parts you like?

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

If you don't believe James, will you believe Jesus?

Is it because you don't really know what to do? Is that it? Ignoring it won't make it go away.

You have need of more study, to show yourself approved, rightly dividing the Word, because you certainly don't know how yet.

"Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:" Stourme, who are the 'them' Jesus is referring to and what are the things Jesus commanded them to do? HINT: Jesus was referring to those Saved and baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of The Holy Spirit, and the things 'them' are to do is love God first and above all, and love one another. Jesus was referring to those in Whom His Salvation has arrived and have lives left to live. Remember what Jesus told the Pharisees who were desperate to know what God command that they do to do the works of righteousness? ... You seen the passage posted for your edification on more than one occasion. Do you believe Jesus?

BTW, Storume, in my post to you where I mention judging, perhaps it would help you if i use 'weigh' and 'weighing' as in weighing your words against what the Bible teaches. So I'll try to do that hereafter, for clarity. It's a good word substitution, since God used it in Daniel Chapter five also (HINT: Mene mene tekel upharsin)

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

What did He 'command'?

John 6:28-29

Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?"

Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."

A very common mistake is to confuse “what it takes to be saved (go to heaven)” and “how we are commanded to live”.

We are told to do many things, but these things are so that ONCE WE HAVE BELIEVED AND BEEN SAVED, we can please God and represent Him well.

If we don’t do them, our rewards will be lesser when we get to heaven.