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Malachi45 said:Have You Been Deceived:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLjoPIj6Uc
is this video something you believe?and if so have you been deceived?
I agree with BC and Handy here. I think some Apologetics may be needed.handy said:I am moving this topic to Apologetics. Malachi, perhaps you'd like to elaborate on the points the video brings up.
Frankly, I think they are preaching a false doctrine brought about by taking some texts out of context and ignoring how others fit in with the totality of God's revealed will for us.
Exactly.... this is what happens when some people pick and choose the verses they want and ignore anything that shows their error. When you don't include the unity of the ENTIRE word of God into your teaching, you are bound to be deceived.handy said:Frankly, I think they are preaching a false doctrine brought about by taking some texts out of context and ignoring how others fit in with the totality of God's revealed will for us.
Malachi45 said:I’m sorry guys, but when I watched that video it hit a core, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt I could see what was being said, but couldn’t put it into words.
I remember one person saying, “If your goal in life is to not offend anyone, you will be a crummy witness. You may make the world happy, but you won't make your Saviour happy.†So, sorry if I have offended anyone, but that is how it comes out of my heart.
The more I look at the video, the more I begin to wonder how much I have missed the mark, when it comes to knowing what it means to be a true follower of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I was beginning to see how blinded I have been by cultural Christianity and failing to see the truths of His Word, and Ezekiel 18:19-24 did speak to me.
Oh well, I can always expect some opposition from some people, and at times I don’t understand why. So please fill me in on what you think what Ezekiel 18:19-24 is saying?
I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is waiting to set others and me free from bondage, and it has been going on for years with some.
We believe that our sins are forgiven, but from this video I began to see that “sin is the transgression of the Lawâ€Â. I have been struggling for some time, like most Christians are, and it hit me until we understand the Law fully, we continue to sin without really knowing it. Forgiveness is from adherence to the Law, NOT some blind faith, belief, and discipline that is found in the traditions and doctrines of men. (See Colossians 2:8.) Also Hosea 4:6 comes to mind, because many Christians do reject knowledge and understanding.
I hear many Christians crying out for help and release from bondage, they all cry out, “I have confessed my sins, but I don’t feel as though I am forgiven!†Why do they feel like that, and I’ve felt the same many times, and I still feel that way at times.
I am beginning to see, and what others have been saying to me for quiet sometime that if you break the Law after understanding what sin is, then there is “no more†forgiveness. I may be wrong, but that may be the reason why so many Christians are still suffering torment and harassment, and sadly offended by what I say.
Malachi45 said:It looks as though I have to pullback and rethink my thinking on this. As I said that the reason why I felt that way, is because the many Christians I come across who are struggling with many spiritual problems, or are caught up with the prosperity and OSAS faith, which I have trouble accepting as Scriptural.
Our pastor is a good teacher, and teaches great, and hold in high regard. But, when I tested his teaching on the sheep, those who agreed with the teaching, they didn't walk accordingly. I became very disappointed in them, and with our pastor, because I believe that if he taught this, then I believe that he should ensure that they walk it accordingly. There must be some accountability. And why I say that, is because they failed the attributes of love and acceptance. If you don't fit into their clique, you are on the outer.
My heart isn't hardened, nor evil: I'm faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ; and I believe that I am not in rebellion. But, I see so many seduced and deceived Christians, and bound Christians that my heart goes out to, who wants freedom, but noone is there to help them. Am I being critical?
It looks as though our Lord is hitting me with a challenge.
I can see what you are saying, but I keep on seeing so many Christian disobeying His Commandments, and they all come back at me in regards to His Grace. Now, I believe I understand His Grace, but then again I could ask myself, "Do I?" Are those who sin, and then fall back onto His Grace deceived or correct?
Malachi45 said:In Matthew 5:17-18 Jesus said “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I did NOT come to destroy,but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no way pass from the law, till all is fulfilled.†Here we see our Lord Jesus Christ answering the accusations brought against HIM by the Pharisees
In Matthew 22:34-40, a Pharisee then tried to snare our Lord Jesus Christ by asking HIM what is the greatest Law is, and HE points to the Law and prophets in the Old Testament, which deals with the love of God in the first four Commandments, and dealing with responsibilities toward other people.
As HE said in Luke 16:17, “It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to failâ€Â. “For there is no partiality with God (the elitism). For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many who have sinned by the law will be judged by the law†(Rom. 2:11-13).
I believe that m any Scriptures point to the OT and the Law, but with all the distorted, corrupted, and watered-down translations around of the New Testament the “true role†of the Law is confused, because our Lord Jesus Christ “did not†negate the law as HE said in Matthew 5:17-18, but the doctrines and traditions of men did (see Col. 2:8).
Today, there are so many watered-down version of His Inspired Word, that the doctrines and traditions of men have deliberately distorted, and twisted the definition of “sinningâ€Â, such as The Message, and many of us keep on “sinning away†by not keeping the Commandments and Law.
I believe that as far as understanding the Law, we must realise that the Law is those “earthly and heavenly things†in force right now and to come, (see Hebrews 8:4-5) “and not the very image of the things†(see Hebrews 10:1). The same rules and principles that HE put in place at Creation.
Sad as it is, the same “earthly and heavenly things†of today are the same that Nicodemus couldn’t understand.
Malachi45 said:Have You Been Deceived:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLjoPIj6Uc
That video was pointless.Malachi45 said:Have You Been Deceived:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLjoPIj6Uc
Thanks for you point of view, but I guess you didn't bother reading what I had said in my posting and comments to and from Josh. :-DCatholic Crusader said:That video was pointless.Malachi45 said:Have You Been Deceived:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lLjoPIj6Uc
Perhaps you could explain what YOU think the video meant