So you willfully sin.
To refuse to assemble on a regular basis with other believers to study, learn, and praise God is willful disobeying the Word of God.
But it is evident you are not alone.
There are those who teach that sin leads to loss of salvation, yet they refuse to assemble.
There are those who say we must obey the Law and the commands of Jesus, yet refuse to assemble.
There are those who claim to live without sin, yet refuse to assemble.
Some of the most ridiculous excuses have been offered.
I am not surprised by those who admit they sin by not assembling. It is evident in the ridiculous questions that are asked, the foolish answers given, and the unbiblical things they teach.
This is what happens when people isolate themselves from other believers. When the rely on ONLY on their own understanding while never listening and investigating what others believe.
God never intended for us to isolate ourselves and never learn from others.
The truth that Paul spoke of in 2 Timothy 3:5-7 has come to pass. These men seem to be the majority on this forum.
It becomes oh so apparent, at least in these old eyeballs, just how young and immature christian you are, and how much growing and "daily sacrificing" needs be committed to, on your part.
Elstwise, you would not be so glaringly "accusative", in your "shallowness of Spirit", or "circumcision of heart!"
You "see", the "forsaking of assembling" as "willfully sinning!" As if these people you are "attempting to shame", have not been into a church of stone, after church of stone, in searching for "like-minded" believers! What these old eyes, have discovered (and I can only speak concerning "my" searchings), is running into brick wall, after brick wall, of people, being "willingly IGNORANT!" Meaning? Their KNOWING, they DON'T WANT to KNOW! Why? Did I hear you ask? When speaking to, or discussing with, or attempting TO teach, lead, OR "direct" people? It doesn't take very long to "realize", they worship God, in "truth" they read in their Bibles. Yet, they refrain, or REFUSE to Worship GOD, IN "SPIRIT!" THIS, is where their "picking up their cross" road ENDS! Never growing, nor maturing, as "Children of Light", into "Sons of Light!" Being rather "content" in their remaining AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST! Happy, in being "Priests of Jesus Christ", yet, NEVER daring place themselves in the "prescence of that "Government", that is on Christ's shoulders! Deceiving themselves into thinking AND believing, that being "called", and being "chosen", are ONE IN THE SAME! They congratulate, and pat each other on the backs, and make merry, considering themselves "elect" and "saints!" And? I suppose, a wee bit of merriment should be rewarded on their "achievement" to "Level ONE!" Priest of Jesus Christ! This is GREAT! You're IN the Sheep's Pen! Yet? Not (each one, INDIVIDUALLY) ALL of you! For, as is taught, and even spoken by Christ Himself, when He thanked His Father, for "those GIVEN" TO Him (Christ), BY the Father! (meaning?) These have TOUCHED "the Cross!" UNTO THE "GOVERNMENT", On Christ's shoulders!....(or?)...Level TWO! Where one "begins", learning what Jesus meant by "picking up YOUR Cross!" In other words? It's God saying to the believer: "I see you've confessed my Son before men!" "And, as "promised?" "He has confessed you, TO Me!" "Ok kid?" "Let's see what ya got?" "Let's SEE just how MUCH you can handle of MY GOVERNMENT!" "It'll be QUITE the challenge, I can ASSURE you!" "Yet, I'll NEVER put more on ya, then you can handle, or BREAK you, Cuz I love you THAT much!" "And, NEVER put you someplace you CAN'T get out of, or back away from!" (this backing away FROM, is "where" points are taken FROM the "called" side, and placed on the "chosen" side, or? Taken from the "chosen" side, and put on the "called" side.) (also) This is where one will learn a deeper meaning from Ezekiel 13 (KJV)
Upon surviving "Level TWO VETTING?" It's on to "Level THREE!" Vetting, and "service", as being a "not ONLY" A Priest of Jesus Christ, and "The Government", that is on His shoulders, But, as "Joint Heir" WITH Christ, and (also) a Priest of the "MOST HIGH GOD!" The EVERLASTING FATHER! Holy IS HIS NAME! And "indoctrination" INTO "The Order of Melchizedek!" Which IS, if you know your Bible? A FOREVER Priesthood! Forever, meaning not only from a "certain point" ONWARDS! Yea, but BACKWARDS, in time (as we consider time). "Backwards PAST", Earth, and Heaven ages!
So? In your accusations of "willfully" sinning? I would be MORE then HAPPY, in reversing this "act", into a "willfully being SHUNNED, by shallowly "rooted" believers! That "can't TAKE the HEAT!" So pride themselves falsely, as being "smart enough", in "staying OUT of the "Kitchen!"
The Father, in knowing this, has "set aside" some of HIS Priests, to do the "Heavy Lifting" for "the sheeple", BEFORE HE even ALLOWS His Christ TO "set foot" upon this earth (age) again! (see Psalms 110:1b-4 KJV)
For a surety? This all begins WITH, NOT "ENDS" with accepting Christ as one's Savior!
There are some other things, which, although, SHALL become "apparent?" Are not to be mentioned.
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