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Hinges on your point of view. Where you see misjudgement about obedience, I might see fictitious justification for disobedience. Tares trying to pass themselves off as wheat, for example

Assurance through works is faith in oneself, not faith in God. The seal of redemption is our peace, and the works testify of the gift that is salvation. Works are but gestures, to motion others to accept that selfsame gift. Not an achievement or an accomplishment, just love, for the joy of...

I don't see why not? People post allsorts on here.

LlL, it's always a blessing to share beliefs and values with friends. May the Lord bless us with more and more still. The God of all peace and comfort be with you always.

You've made quite the intro by stating the truth! (y)

Faith is a sovereignly granted gift, something which cannot be evoked from a man's own will. That gift of faith is an endowment, a distinguishing feature possessed by God, and inherited by those He has chosen out of the world. A peace offering; an olive branch, to facilitate repentance in His...

Welcome donnyscot! Analysis and sparring over scripture is par for the course on here. No more of an obstacle than Hadrian's Wall really (y)

I'm susceptible to attack when I give place to my fanciful imagination, in lieu of my mind being fully governed by the actuality of the truth. We've all had to withstand moments of dissatisfaction, dismay, and disillusionment, exacerbated by an enemy, who's hell bent on pushing the narrative...

I agree with your assessment, compassion is inherent to God. But in having suffered Himself, nobody can say that God hasn't walked a mile in the same shoes.

His compassionate nature. That part of God which has been grieved when His people chose to break faith with Him, can commune and empathise with us when we are are betrayed. He's been acquainted with grief, so in turn, can wholly relate to our own suffering.

I am sorry to hear that. It won't be much consolation right now, but the sting of betrayal and abandonment is what led me to seek the intervention of God as an unbeliever. When we are rejected, despised and betrayed, we are uniquely positioned to share in an intimate part of God's character...

Totally. Empty vessels make the most noise. You said it. Some of the men you'll rub shoulders with, will unconsciously assign their own position to you. Personal context is important though, because if a female implied that I needed a woman in my life, I would dare say she was hitting on me!

If the frame of reference is spiritual, an independent woman in the Lord has made peace with her circumstances. She doesn't need to be interdependent with a man, because she's dependent on God. The covenant relationship between God and His children is not a passive or distant care, but an...

I wasn't seeking to imply that you were unhinged. I was referring to our state of mind when we're addicted to looking at things in that light which is darkness. Fleeting pleasures can't hold a candle to eternal treasures. You know which road leads to nowhere, and you don't have to go down that...

Elijah. His resilient faith in God did not always keep him from feeling discouraged, but he kept on counting on God when faced with adversity. In response to Elijah's faithfulness, God demonstrated how His power can be manifest through a man's weakness. A priceless narrative.

If I ever thought I was somehow entitled to a woman's attention, that would say substantially more about me, than it ever would about any woman who passed up the chance to get to know me. That attitude is symptomatic of the malignant and blinding bitterness which permeates the dating game as a...

Very true. We are gregarious like sheep. Christ is the Good Shepherd, and His sheep flock together, graze together, and stay together. If we were to remain solitary creatures, we would be likened to some other animal. Being somewhat introverted, I have to hold to that illustration at almost...

Precisely navigating eight bends to keep things on the straight and narrow merits more than a like (y)

The male brain on that kinda corn is an unhinged fool's paradise. You gotta nail the creature of habit to the Cross.

Some of you might want to cover your eyes, and I do apologise for the graphic nature of what I'm about to say. Lee, you don't want an opinion, but you didn't rule out an observation: Wisdom calls on a woman to keep her mouth free from perversity, touching on her speech. There is no variation...