THIS is a beautiful and blessed response and truly is awesome to see. God Bless you for taking care of your Mom and God bless you for counting on the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you. Loved it,
probably because we share in the same spirit brother all of us who believe if we look past the carnality of being human are linked together forever by the man who gave his life on a cross at Calvary to bring this truth into being as an eternal offer from the one true and only God to those who hear and believe the gospel, even if they just understand a little or a lot
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
John 20:31 KJV
as we learn we should be aware of the truth that as our knowledge grows so does our capacity and responsibility to walk on what we are learning to start applying it to our lives
“And that servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
Luke 12:47-48 KJV
we should know also when we want to be teachers and claim we know it all really perfectly
“Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that
we who teach will be judged more strictly.”
James 3:1 NIV
there’s an element to faith that depends on how much of the truth we know as individuals and we are then held to that account within our conscience . The spirit leads us that way if I know something is wrong and do it , I’ve sinned or in Christ of I know the right thing to do and don’t do it I have sinned
“Therefore to him that
knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
James 4:17 KJV
when we learn a lot we have to be careful not to learn more than we are willing to apply and need to walk by that which we have already learned . Paul knew more than any of us and said this
“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but
I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect,
be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.”
Philippians 3:12-16 KJV
once we claim to know we become responsible
“And Jesus said,
For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him,
Are we blind also?
Jesus said unto them,
If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.”
John 9:39-41 KJV
the more we understand the higher our accountability for it
christianity is very personal to each one one person believes keeping the sabbath day is important another thinks every day is the same we each walk by what we believe to keep our conscience clear between us and the lord we walk by personal faith between we and Christ according to what we know and understand of the gospel. It makes it a hindrance for us to try to jidge each other’s salvation because we aren’t judging our own and walking therin we have to let everyone have some grace to
Live according to thier faith in Christ it just needs to come from the gospel
one person doesn’t eat certain foods because they think they are unclean. Another person heard Jesus deem all foods clean and they don’t think it matters what you eat. Both are right according to their faith. One person is convinced the sabbath keeping is important another thinks each day is the same ….both need to honor thier own faith to keep their consocence clear in Christ
it’s when I violate my own faith and belief and conscience that I’ve sinned and need to repent
“Him that is
weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
For
one believeth that he may eat all things:
another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord;
and
he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.
He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks;
and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For
whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that
he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.”
Romans 14:1-2, 4-13 KJV
I think that’s one of the most important thkngs christians do for each other we discuss the truth but we never judge and condemn and point out and accuse and witness against like under the law
we discuss in love and we don’t try to make another person walk by our faith we do our best to walk by ours and let them walk by thiers and we learn and grow together as we move towards Christ and his image by believing the gospel and letting the spirit into us through faith
“But
we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV
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