"Now stupid and crude questionings refuse, being aware that they are generating fightings. Now a slave of the Lord must not be fighting, but be gentle toward all, apt to teach, bearing with evil, with meekness training those who are antagonizing, seeing whether God may be giving them repentance to come into a realization of the truth, and they will be sobering up out of the trap of the Adversary, having been caught alive by him..." (2 Timothy 2:24-25).
In writing my thoughts I determined to try to use more quotes of the Scripture than my own thoughts. I knew from the above Scripture that the timing of a person coming to the realization of the truth is up to God. Paul informs me that there...
"...are false apostles, fraudulent workers, being transfigured into apostles of Christ. And no marvel, for Satan himself is being transfigured into a messenger of light. It is no great thing, then, if his servants also are being transfigured as dispensers of righteousness..." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)
I do not write to correct anyone. I read the Bible and meditate on its words for myself before I share what they tell me. If I am wrong I trust God will be "giving me repentance to come into realization of the truth".
In writing my thoughts I determined to try to use more quotes of the Scripture than my own thoughts. I knew from the above Scripture that the timing of a person coming to the realization of the truth is up to God. Paul informs me that there...
"...are false apostles, fraudulent workers, being transfigured into apostles of Christ. And no marvel, for Satan himself is being transfigured into a messenger of light. It is no great thing, then, if his servants also are being transfigured as dispensers of righteousness..." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)
I do not write to correct anyone. I read the Bible and meditate on its words for myself before I share what they tell me. If I am wrong I trust God will be "giving me repentance to come into realization of the truth".
My views are not intended to "generate fightings", they are intended to help me...
"...to the unity of the faith and the realization of the son of God, to a mature man.." (Ephesians 4:13)