You should be really careful about taking verses out of context and/or interpreting them to fit your own preconceived narrative. That is exactly what MSM does. Did you see the video at the impeachment where they would take excerpts from Trump’s speech?
I'm not taking it out of context. I have studied and preached the word in many different settings. Recovery ministry and my own - Sacred Road ministries (we minister to local Native American tribes). I understand correct exposition. I appreciate your advice though because many people need to hear that. Study of the bible should be with reverence. Paul tells us that we are to study in order that we might be reckoned as those who have God’s approval to handle and communicate His revelation.
What we need is less superficial Christians and more true believers with love and zeal to step up and walk the walk.
We need solidarity in Christ. We need strong fellowship.
I know that. People have argued about biblical hermeneutics for centuries lol, I don't mean to argue with you about it so if it came across that way I apologize! I'm just saying that God's elect need to be righteous judges against sin. Our world is sick. Those who rule out society are sick.
Sometimes I wonder how many of us are praying for our enemies? We should pray for those who need it most... Sorry I changed the subject but that just came to mind. I don't remember the last time I prayed for a political leader I didn't like. I should change that. I believe God could work through the worst of us in a powerful way.
I appreciate your responses as not all are able to differentiate between “preaching” and respectful dialogue. I am quite familiar with the scriptures but even my history does not predicate full understanding, which to me is a wonderful thing. We see through a glass darkly which means so much can never be understood until we are face to face because God is so much larger than ourselves. What DO I know? There is no good in me but God. I am truly a sinner saved only by the grace of God. It is not me but God. If man looketh on the outward appearance but God looketh on the heart and all sin is disgusting to God, then the sin of pride is just as abhorrent as the sin of theft. If children of God are looking around at each other to qualify what we can ‘see’ and determining what we should be judging...I don’t know about you but as for me? My journey to deal with what is on the inside is going to take me an entire lifetime and even then I will not have even scratched the surface. (Pun intended. Lol)
The danger with judging others is (to name only a few) a: it makes the one doing the judging feel like they are above the judgee (did I just make that word up? Ha!) and b: our human nature makes it difficult to separate the action from the individual.
As for me, I have found that it is much more persuasive to convey the peace and God’s love in my own life by concurrently qualifying the impact of negative actions with the desirable effect of positive actions.
Edit: I’m referring to personal judgement of others and not the societal consequences of actions perpetuated on another.
You should be really careful about taking verses out of context and/or interpreting them to fit your own preconceived narrative. That is exactly what MSM does. Did you see the video at the impeachment where they would take excerpts from Trump’s speech?
I'm not taking it out of context. I have studied and preached the word in many different settings. Recovery ministry and my own - Sacred Road ministries (we minister to local Native American tribes). I understand correct exposition. I appreciate your advice though because many people need to hear that. Study of the bible should be with reverence. Paul tells us that we are to study in order that we might be reckoned as those who have God’s approval to handle and communicate His revelation.
What we need is less superficial Christians and more true believers with love and zeal to step up and walk the walk.
We need solidarity in Christ. We need strong fellowship.
You seem like a very caring person and that’s wonderful but who you are (or who I am) has no bearing on the intent or context of scripture.
I know that. People have argued about biblical hermeneutics for centuries lol, I don't mean to argue with you about it so if it came across that way I apologize! I'm just saying that God's elect need to be righteous judges against sin. Our world is sick. Those who rule out society are sick.
Sometimes I wonder how many of us are praying for our enemies? We should pray for those who need it most... Sorry I changed the subject but that just came to mind. I don't remember the last time I prayed for a political leader I didn't like. I should change that. I believe God could work through the worst of us in a powerful way.
I appreciate your responses as not all are able to differentiate between “preaching” and respectful dialogue. I am quite familiar with the scriptures but even my history does not predicate full understanding, which to me is a wonderful thing. We see through a glass darkly which means so much can never be understood until we are face to face because God is so much larger than ourselves. What DO I know? There is no good in me but God. I am truly a sinner saved only by the grace of God. It is not me but God. If man looketh on the outward appearance but God looketh on the heart and all sin is disgusting to God, then the sin of pride is just as abhorrent as the sin of theft. If children of God are looking around at each other to qualify what we can ‘see’ and determining what we should be judging...I don’t know about you but as for me? My journey to deal with what is on the inside is going to take me an entire lifetime and even then I will not have even scratched the surface. (Pun intended. Lol) The danger with judging others is (to name only a few) a: it makes the one doing the judging feel like they are above the judgee (did I just make that word up? Ha!) and b: our human nature makes it difficult to separate the action from the individual. As for me, I have found that it is much more persuasive to convey the peace and God’s love in my own life by concurrently qualifying the impact of negative actions with the desirable effect of positive actions.
Edit: I’m referring to personal judgement of others and not the societal consequences of actions perpetuated on another.