First and foremost: I do not at all feel sorry for you. God has apparently blessed you in many ways in life to bring you to where you are now, having the worldview you have, and the output of love that you display. I admire you for your perseverance.
I have a stronger relationship with our Lord, Savior, and King Jesus Christ now more than ever. My inquiries came from a place of genuine curiosity as I was asked to teach in our Sunday School class for the month of April. I've been preparing my lessons recently. I was originally going to do a 4-part series on what the Bible does or doesn't say regarding Once Saved, Always Saved however the Holy Spirit has compelled me to pivot slightly as it felt like going into it like that might be seen as controversial and divisive. So now, I'm going to do a 4-part series on Salvation, focusing on what the Bible says about the following salvation topics: Grace, Faith, Christ, and Repentance.
I truly appreciate you and your wife taking the time to respond the way you did. Though I feel like we aren't exactly eye-to-eye, especially when it comes to repentance, I feel like your heart is certainly in the right place. When I have more time, I will delve deeper into what the Holy Spirit has put on my heart about such, especially when it comes to the 5 of 7 churches that were warned by Christ. I may record my Sunday School lessons and share them. We'll see what happens.
I am truly sorry to hear about your son. I can tell how your heart swells with love for him. I will surely take the time to say a proper prayer for him, along with you and your wife (Don't tell me how to live my life! ;^P), once I am done with this response to you.
This world is a tough, unforgiving place. I, too, have been in a state of mind before where all I wanted was to check out. Jesus had other plans, grabbed me by the hand, and pulled me out of the deep, dark hole I was in. All glory to Him for being here with you today. We both have a history of a family that wasn't the best support system. I've endured a multitude of trauma and spent decades suppressing everything until the Holy Spirit put it on my heart that it was time to heal. I had a lot of forgiving to do; not just with others but myself. This began roughly 5 years ago. With that said, I hope you've forgiven the mother of your precious poot. I also hope you can forgive yourself for not being everything you feel you should have been. Everything happened exactly according to God's Will.
Keep that chin up and that heart filled with love, brother. You're a light in this world of darkness. Don't ever let anyone extinguish that.
My brother in Christ,
First and foremost: I do not at all feel sorry for you. God has apparently blessed you in many ways in life to bring you to where you are now, having the worldview you have, and the output of love that you display. I admire you for your perseverance.
I have a stronger relationship with our Lord, Savior, and King Jesus Christ now more than ever. My inquiries came from a place of genuine curiosity as I was asked to teach in our Sunday School class for the month of April. I've been preparing my lessons recently. I was originally going to do a 4-part series on what the Bible does or doesn't say regarding Once Saved, Always Saved however the Holy Spirit has compelled me to pivot slightly as it felt like going into it like that might be seen as controversial and divisive. So now, I'm going to do a 4-part series on Salvation, focusing on what the Bible says about the following salvation topics: Grace, Faith, Christ, and Repentance.
I truly appreciate you and your wife taking the time to respond the way you did. Though I feel like we aren't exactly eye-to-eye, especially when it comes to repentance, I feel like your heart is certainly in the right place. When I have more time, I will delve deeper into what the Holy Spirit has put on my heart about such, especially when it comes to the 5 of 7 churches that were warned by Christ. I may record my Sunday School lessons and share them. We'll see what happens.
I am truly sorry to hear about your son. I can tell how your heart swells with love for him. I will surely take the time to say a proper prayer for him, along with you and your wife (Don't tell me how to live my life! ;^P), once I am done with this response to you.
This world is a tough, unforgiving place. I, too, have been in a state of mind before where all I wanted was to check out. Jesus had other plans, grabbed me by the hand, and pulled me out of the deep, dark hole I was in. All glory to Him for being here with you today. We both have a history of a family that wasn't the best support system. I've endured a multitude of trauma and spent decades suppressing everything until the Holy Spirit put it on my heart that it was time to heal. I had a lot of forgiving to do; not just with others but myself. This began roughly 5 years ago. With that said, I hope you've forgiven the mother of your precious poot. I also hope you can forgive yourself for not being everything you feel you should have been. Everything happened exactly according to God's Will.
Keep that chin up and that heart filled with love, brother. You're a light in this world of darkness. Don't ever let anyone extinguish that.
I love you, brother. Keep being you.