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Well, let's just hope he doesn't go CC and end up in the ER at the LH for an MRI on his FCL. That could put him on the DL for who knows HL. Then what'll we do?
That is a great question. The Charismatic church has been asking that for years.
"Who is the greatest among us?"
And the humble half of that denomination accepts Eph. 3:16-19 and John 13:35 etc. as the answer.
Yes, and applied to CC this means those who are the most humble/teachable/greatest learners of GW.
Strange that you do not see that humility and teachability are akin if not quite synonymous, at least in my case,
because back when I was almost twenty I was chagrined when a missionary's daughter and my favorite HS teacher
became atheists, and I developed a hunger for learning answers to various questions that drove me to read the Bible
completely through in four different translations taking extensive notes in the margins to connect dots, which desire
and learning continues to this day, and is manifested by many adjustments I have made to our website because of
discussions on CC. You may remember teaching me about the first part of Revelation. Thus, I consider myself a
lead learner and a sharer of what I have learned rather than a teacher, who is the HS/GW.
Teachability can have an element of humility, but not necessarily. People do things for a variety of reasons, even good things, with the wrong motivation.
Don't know what the subject is, but this post belongs in the Old Granny's thread FRFR.
Have you been baptized in JESUS name?
This was Peters instructions to those who were humble as you are, which I want to thank you for JESUS can only use the humble. We are to have a heart like little children and obey him.
Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 2:37-39
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
I did not have the Holy Ghost and when I was in church I felt the spirit tell me ask, I went up to the alter and asked the pastor to pray for me. He did and I received the Holy Ghost and spoke in tongues just like HIS word says.
You see it in Acts 2:4,
Acts 8, they were baptized and didn't get it, how did they know they didn't get it? No speaking in tongues as his word says it will happen. They sent for Peter and John, they came laid hands on them and they received it.
Acts 10, they received the Holy Ghost BEFORE they were baptized and Peter COMMAMDED them to be baptized.
Acts 19 Paul baptized them and laid hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost.
Since it's JESUS who is the one who fills us with HIS spirit he reads our heart and knows EXACTLY what we need before we know what we want.
Matthew 6:7-8
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Big thing, we need to be humble and have a repentive heart.
I heard of people not getting it at church and they wanted it and driving home they were praying for it and got it then.
Family member a jehovah witness, we were camping she came to us and asked about the Holy Ghost my wife took her on a walk were they were alone and JESUS FILLED her with the Holy Ghost.
If you don't have a Church to go to give me your zip code and I will see if I can find you one please.
GOD BLESS YOU I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.
I can't help the way you think, I can pray for JESUS to that the shackles off of you eyes.
Sure you know scripture but you can only see the ones you want.
You base your knowledge on men and their writings not JESUS and his.
I also share scripture with you, I accept the ones you share and keep them in context you REFUSE to accept the ones I share.
There is ONLY ONE GOSPEL.
Galatians 1:8-9
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Jude 3-4
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
You claim there are many.
You claim we don't need to wash away our sins.
You claim we get the Holy Ghost the second we believe.
What You claim you can not find in GOD'S word, so it's YOUR opinion and NOT OF GOD.
My question,
How can one be filled more than another?
Your reply,
Ephesians 3:16-19
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
FYI, there is no difference in the Holy Ghost the only differece is in US and our faith in HIM.
The more faith and understanding we get the more he gives US.
There is NO difference in HIM there is a difference is in US.
I don't understand all of that? But I only pray for JESUS to opened people eyes, they have been lied to and truly believe what they have heard. Pray is our only option.
I sure do wish him well.
To me, there is no difference in the Holy Ghost the only difference is in US and our faith in HIM.
The more faith and understanding we get the more he gives US.
There is NO difference in HIM there is a difference in US.
Why did JESUS give Peter the Keys?
I can only guess, he knew he would not waver and tell it like it is.
Why did he walk up to, Matthew 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
He knew what they were going to do before he said anything at all.
He knows what were going to eat tomorrow, AMAZING.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
He can only use the humble, the more humble the more our heart is open the more room for him.
Think on JESUS this verse really gets to me, Matthew 26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
JESUS KNEW WHAT WAS COMING, HE KNEW THE PAIN THAT WAS GOING TO BE PUT ON HIM.
What did he do? He did not waver he went and took all of that pain and suffering FOR US.
PRAISE GOD, THANK YOU JESUS he is our example.
Sorry for on and on GOD BLESS YOU.
Just pooped in my brain before I his the post button.
Matthew 7:16-20
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Strange that you did not see what I posted in #570, so here is the gist again:
Humility and teachability are akin if not quite synonymous, at least in my case, because back when I was almost twenty
I was chagrined when a missionary's daughter and my favorite HS teacher became atheists, and I developed a hunger for learning answers to various questions that drove me to read the Bible completely through in four different translations taking extensive notes in the margins to connect dots, which desire and learning continues to this day, and is manifested by many adjustments I have made to our website because of discussions on CC. Thus, I consider myself a lead learner and a sharer of what I have learned rather than a teacher, who is the HS/GW.
So much for your accusation that I do not see all of GW. What is your testimony comparable to my history?
As for the rest of what you posted:
All truth is God's Word.
The one Gospel should be stated in a way that is comprehensive of humanity's history.
I "claim" GW teaches (in Romans 3:12-6:7) that Jesus "washed away" or atoned for all sins.
I claim Rev. 3:20, 1Cor. 12:13 and Rom. 8:9 indicate that sinners receive SB the moment they accept Jesus as Lord.
I note that you do not seem to bother learning/acknowledging the Scripture I cite (2Tim. 3:7).
OOOO you have studied MUCH more than I have, does that add to your pride?
What do you think of the Phairise who put JESUS on the cross?
ALL OF THAT WISDOM and what did JESUS call them?
Matthew 23:13-39
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Pride a terrible thing.
Matthew 18:2-4
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
HEARS THE PROBLEM, YOU, YOU, YOU CLAIM.
I "claim" GW teaches (in Romans 3:12-6:7) that Jesus "washed away" or atoned for all sins.
I claim Rev. 3:20, 1Cor. 12:13 and Rom. 8:9 indicate that sinners receive SB the moment they accept Jesus as Lord.
WHAT DOES HIS WORD CLAIM???
Acts 2:38-39
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
WHO'S RIGHT???