Brother Ed, it is futile to rage against that which is not of God. The taking of The Scriptures out of context is an old, time proven ploy, hiding ignorance, while using emotion, to attempt to batter the defenses of those that who truly do defend The Faith... In future, it might be better to ignore those who cannot comprehend what The Spirit says, or what is actually written in The Word of God... Did not Reverend Dake mention, quite often, how The Bible is the easiest of documents to read? So sad that so few can read, and understand it, The Bible, The Word of God, without misquoting, taking out of context, or attacking those that do? Certainly this must be a good example of the lack of critical thinking skills... Not, of course, that any here on the Board might be of that category...Justaned wrote:Ironman wrote:Every sound, truthfull Scripture anyone has never given you against your arguments have been ignored and your personal beliefs have been posted to try and refute them. So now with nothing to use that you would consider as truth, I try and use humour against the argument of the opponent to hopefully lighten the mood! Fact is, you don't get it, you cry the poor me, I'm being insulted, ridiculed, deride, slandered, and traduced! Boo hoo, poor meJustaned wrote:"People lacking the ability to refute their opponents with fact or knowledge, instead they try to insult, ridicule, deride, slander, and traduce them, and in the use of these methods their followers are no less expert. Their polemic is directed never never against the argument of the opponent,, but always against his person."
Sound scriptures??????
How about scripture ripped from context and presented in such a way the directly contradict the teaching of the whole of scripture.
What you call humor is at the expense of another and where I come from that is considered ill mannered mockery.
Jesus said do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Well Ironman when I retorted your humor I quickly found our you don't like be made the buffoon either. If you can't discuss something using scripture that stands with the rest of scripture then don't complain when I ignore it.
What we must always do, is this- Be obedient to, and please, God. Strange that when one reads The Scriptures, one is responsible, to God, for what they've read or heard... As a "fan" of the late David Wilkerson, as well as a "fan" of Paul Washer and Francis Chan, one wonders where the anguish of the soul is, around here, for there is vitriol, but no God inspired passion, righteous indignation, nor God breathed rage against Apostasy, and the taking of God for granted...
We must, as I will continue to say, become, and BE Holy, as He is Holy... Not a topic that is popular, I gather... Well, Holiness isn't popular, for it demands action, that is observable to God... We either are Holy, or we aren't. No shades of gray... No ambiguities... No "if's,"and's," or "but's." We are either consecrated and sanctified unto God, or we are not... Either, or... No "maybe's." None.
Seek Ye First, The Kingdom of God...
You all know, or should, the rest of it... If not, here it is:
Matthew 6:32-33 (NKJV)
32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
So many things to learn and relearn, and so little time...
Maranatha
C.F. Leffen, aka Watchman2013