Am I Left Behind?

[Eugene]

Or, am I among sluggards as I search for new posts.

Pro 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Pro 6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

 

[Kathi]

Or, am I among sluggards as I search for new posts.

Pro 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Pro 6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

YOU HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND Eugene......OH BOY you've done it now....

 

[Kathi]

I was once eating in a Mexican restaurant.The place was half full.I was eating my meal and after a while I looked around and everyone was gone.I thought hmmmmm......

 

[Angel]

Are you feeling ok Eugene?. You double posted being left behind.

If you are left behind, i am also left behind. We can be left behind together, as brothers.

I think he's being silly. :D
(At least I hope so!)

 

[eddif]

Since you are still here, untangle the parable of the tares. Tell us traditions contrasted with what the passage actually says. This is your punishment and privilege for starting this thread.

Matthew 13:36-43

eddif

 

[Mike S]

I was once eating in a Mexican restaurant.The place was half full.I was eating my meal and after a while I looked around and everyone was gone.I thought hmmmmm......

Bad batch of guacamole?

 

[Eugene]

Since you are still here, untangle the parable of the tares. Tell us traditions contrasted with what the passage actually says. This is your punishment and privilege for starting this thread.

Matthew 13:36-43

Dear Brother eddif, hopefully you don't have an aversion to listening to a godly sister in Christ teaching, but I transcribed the following effort by Mary Bodie from her study on Matthew which I also included with with other parables expounded by Gene Hawkins to produce the booklet: PARABLES.

Notes by Mary Bodie: The Wheat and The Tares

This parable gives us further light upon the mysteries of the Kingdom; for here the existence of evil is plainly stated as in process of development with the good. It is the work of the enemy with a counterfeit seed which he comes and sows in the field, the world, side by side with the true seed. And it was done in the dark while the men, who were in charge were asleep. Therefore it developed into the kingdom of darkness and error, in contrast with the with the Kingdom of light and truth. And this mixed condition of things continues right down unto the end of the age. The Lord expressly states that He will instruct His reapers in the time of harvest to separate the tares from the wheat. This parable absolutely forbids the thought of the world’s conversion before the coming of the Lord. For the wheat and tares not only grow; but they ripen, side by side with the wheat. So that instead of the peace and safety and the golden age, which wonderful condition men dream they will usher in, there will be the waxing worse and the sudden destruction of the last days. It will only be after the prophesied awful suffering of the tribulation that the Millennium glory will shine forth.

As we said, the King commands that, for the present time, the tares and the wheat be allowed to grow together. This refers to the outward, visible religious system called Christendom. It has no bearing whatever upon the true church of Christ which is His body. We must go to the epistles of Paul for church truth, where we find that a most real separation from unbelievers, even tho’ they be professed Christians, is positively enjoined. But we are admonished to use no weapons for deliverance from such save the sword and the spirit, which is the word of God.

This parable signifies the fact that the condition of the Kingdom will continue on, even past what we know as the church age. For this mixed condition of religious affairs will still be in evidence after the church, the body of Christ, has been taken to glory. The separation of the true from the false will only come when Christ appears. “The Kingdom, as herein manifested.

“The Son of Man will send His angels and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things which offend and them which do iniquity: He will clean up the world Himself and get it ready for His coming. “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their father;” at the end of the millennium.

Observe the contrast between the Kingdom of the Son below and the Kingdom of the Father above. The sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings shall arise upon the earth; therefore His people shine as Himself; suns revolving around Him as the central sun, sharers of His glory. But this goes beyond the present mystery form of the Kingdom.
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[Kathi]

Bad batch of guacamole?

I love the stuff.Haven't gotten sick yet.I also love the warm bean dip they sometimes serve with the chips.

 

[follower]

.... hmmm.... a lot of believers think and say that they are Yhwh's hands and feet.... Don't know if they ever say right or left hand or foot... or ,..... mmm..... other parts.....

 

[Claudya]

Hey Eugene! Sorry you got left behind. It's so awesome up here, wish you could see it. Best food ever. Super fast high-speed broadband internet, too.
Oh well, sorry bro. Maybe next time.

 

[Kathi]

Hey Eugene! Sorry you got left behind. It's so awesome up here, wish you could see it. Best food ever. Super fast high-speed broadband internet, too.
Oh well, sorry bro. Maybe next time.

 

[jasonc]

Bad batch of guacamole?

if I go to a Mexican restaurant, the water and sewer department has to turn on the lift station because I will back up the system.lol

 

[Kathi]

if I go to a Mexican restaurant, the water and sewer department has to turn on the lift station because I will back up the system.lol

Ewww....that doesn't sound good.

 

[Kathi]

Ewww....that doesn't sound good.

That is refried beans I am eating isn't it?

 

[jasonc]

LOL.

 

[jasonc]

off topic did you read what I sent you? Kathi

 

[Kathi]

off topic did you read what I sent you? Kathi

Sent me?where?when?

 

[jasonc]

Sent me?where?when?

I posted it on your profile.

 

[Kathi]

I posted it on your profile.

How long have I been here? and I just realized people can send me stuff on my profile.....HELLO 2

 

[Kathi]

I posted it on your profile.

Hmmm....interesting.