Not By Works

I have compassion my friend for people and am called to share His word.
Does it concern you I have been called
"his sugar coated flowery sweet counterfeit gospel"

When things go from serious into farce, you go to laugh.
Maybe it is the medication, maybe just here is a target, boom.

When I read your posts...I picture a man who is lecturing no one...lofty words of self worship! Not knowing he isn't being heard. Sorry to say too.

TT - I know you are saying I have a counterfeit gospel, but I doubt you have the knowledge of what it is.

What are the different types of grace taught within this theology?
I suspect you just like picking targets and just letting fly. Please prove me wrong.

Which school of theology do you follow? School of anything goes ......?

Thank you for the complement. I am creating lofty words.
Why are you reading what I am writing?
I am concerned that the idea of sharing, has been called by you lecturing.

Self worship. This is a concept I have heard before. It is a label put on certain people
to say, that is self worship, those people are self worshippers.
This type of thinking is anyone who recognising God has done a work in them.
But if you make Gods work in peoples lives something to hide and be ashamed of one
is actually ashamed of the God who is doing the work. Listen to Paul

Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
2 Thess 1:4-5

Put simply this language is totally alien to your traditions or thought processes.
But I would rather follow Jesus and listen to Pauls encouragement to follow his
example. So let us boast about the brothers and sisters here who faithfully witness
to the great work the Lord has done in their lives, Amen

Hi TT,

I think you maybe projecting on to me too much.
Please read the theology of the Nazarene church and then comment.
Beyond that it is actually a waste of your time. I am concerned for you and your situation,
and wonder why you desire to label people and then condemn them believing this has value.

Now if you want to present a different gospel to me than I am describing, go ahead.
Please do the job of an evangelist. Are you capable? I do not want to ask something you cannot
deliver though.

I think you kinda have to understand the history of not just this thread, but these boards in general. Battalions of people have come here, and continue to come here, preaching all sorts of different Gospels. So most of us are highly sensitive to any hint of that.

We have had a number of them that were banned, only to come back through deception under different names. After reading a couple of your posts I thought you may have been one of them. He preached a RELENTLESS sinless perfection doctrine, yet couldn't see the sin he was committing merely by lying and setting up a different account. I apologize for that.

So for my part, welcome to CC and truly believe almost all here are good, decent brothers and sisters in the Lord that truly have a zeal, and are not ashamed of the ONE true Gospel.

I made a thread a while back titled "Is there anybody out there?" The reason for it was to show that aside from the very essentials of Christianity, there isn't a single person who believes EVERYTHING exactly as I do relative to the Bible.

So I'd encourage us all to sprinkle our posts with Grace and Love.

If someone is whispering in your ear something someone has not said or written or believed
this is not from them.

I have the impression, when I talked about being yoked to Jesus, an individual started adding
words to the text to say I was doing something different than others. It was so strange. It was
like if I said anything, a voice in their mind added other things. It is a kind of insanity, because
then nothing comes as it is, it is actually changed as the person reads, hears or sees it.

Is this extra voice a spirit of some sort, or their mind making sense of a world, or just their
way of coping? It is though true self deception. So I worry about people who cannot be
specific or factual and must resort to feelings and condemnations. Scripture is very straight forward
and published theology there to comment on so we know the foundations upon which we stand.

Thank you for the apology. I am not sure I understand, but confusions happen.
I always walk in optimism and faith,
God bless you

Don't put yourself down like that.
There are many on here who are willing to do that.

You are not saved by your fruit.
You are saved by your faith that will produce fruit.

As Jesus said "By their fruit"

The fact that you realise that you were wrong, then prayed for blessing on them and confessed and asked for help not to do it again is a good sign.
It shows that the Holy Spirit has convicted you of behaviour that is not consistent with not your calling in Jesus.

If it helps I would suggest before you hit the reply button maybe read before you do.
Ask the Holy Spirit "Would Jesus say this?

It's better not to post if unsure.
Because words spoken/written cannot be taken back.
We all need to realise that the tongue is very powerful.
It has the power to bring life and death.

Imagine if I said to every believer the above sentiments.
Would anyone understand what was being said?
1st person, they must know them, and it makes sense.
2nd person, bit odd, nothing really connects them
3rd person, the speaker has some issues, they just know how to put an attack together.

Over years people grow up and hone their skills. They get so good, everyone thinks it is spiritual insight.
But actually it is just they know how to feel for certain weaknesses and then drive in a knife.

The techniques work as long as the victim does not know how to ignore it and ask for something deeper.
Get a whole small group of guys like this, God help whoever they pick on.

And a media like this, four sentences, vulnerability, a bit jokey, looking for nice social interaction, primary
target 101.

So practising grace and knowing peoples theology helps. And on a discussion forum, to discuss points,
and think the best about everyone, it really works.

Hahahhah that was funny.....and true at the same time

I did in fact mildly curse a driver ahead of me today. I also repented. But I forgot to repent for a similar incident yesterday. What is to befall me?

Amen bro........faith plus works to gain, keep or finish = hell to pay.....the books of Galatians, Romans, John all make this clear......false gospels do not save regardless of how saturated they appear to be with Christ.......

What are you repenting of? Where is the problem and why are you repenting?

Nothing....where sin abounds, grace abounds the more!!

I agree.........not very nice or biblical....!!

FollowHisSteps aka, PeterJens, you have returned to Christianchat.com illegally. The conversation we are having right now is identical to the ones we had prior to your bannishment.

You are likely as all sinners do, "to justifying your sin", of breaking the forum bylaws and returning here illegally. What you say on this forum means nothing until you take your medicine confess your sin and repent for breaking the forum bylaws.

Has he been reported for this......good thing I am not a mod......that goes beyond acceptable in my book!

TT God bless you, what is your gospel? Maybe you hate the Nazarene church. Do not be shy,
no one is going to be shocked. It is a holiness church.

Making your position clear, makes sense