Re: Question If I May Join In
Jay T said:
One thing I can always count on you for, is your ability to refuse to believe, what the Bible plainly says, CJ.
And one thing we can count on is your attempt to confuse the truth.
JayT, its not just me that knows your scriptural understanding is off, the majority of the folks on these boards do.
So I tell you what, instead of singling me out as if I'm the only one who has a problem with your erroneous speaking, why not be truthful and tell it like it is.
JayT, very few here stand with you on your doctrinal error.
And I'm not saying its a good thing or a bad thing, I'm simply saying it is what it is, most don't agree with you.
Jay T said:
To say this is to echo the thoughts of God's adversary...
2 Peter 3:15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
3:16 As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
And you are implying, that these are the words of satan ?
Not at all.
I'm implying that the warning, which you say is against Paul's writings, is not.
What Peter is warning against are what he refers to as "mockers" in verse 3,....
"This second letter, beloved,
I now write to you; in them both I stir up your sincere mind with a reminder, so that you would remember the words spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior preached by your apostles; Knowing this first, that in the last of days mockers will come with mocking, going on according to their own lusts and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in this way from the beginning of creation."
Peter is speaking about something very specfic but you are being very general about it.
That's your first mistake, and is the mistake on which you attempt to build an entire doctrine.
Truth is JayT, from your own words we can see that you have no clue as to what Peter is speaking of.
Peter was not warning the beloved saints to whom he was writing of their misinterpreting Paul's writings, Peter was warning these saints about listening and following those who mock the words of Paul and the other apostles,... in particular because all the apostles declared that Christ would return soon and years later He had not yet come.
Jay T said:
Or, can it be, that these are the words of God, warning people about 'how' Paul's writings, might be interpreted ?
Not interpreted JayT,... but taught by others.
Jay T said:
That is my point actually....people using Paul's writings to make void the Law of God, which is exactly what satan wants...as his ...WAR ...against God's commandments, is his main focus (Revelation 12:17).
Rev. 12:17, "And the dragon became angry with the woman and... went... away... to... make... war... with...
the rest of her seed,... who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus.
Actually, according to this scripture (and those that came before it) Satan's priority focus was on the "woman" who brought forth the manchild,... and not "the rest of the seed."
Did you not notice that a major portion of the entire chapter 12 was about the woman and her man-child,... yet only half a verse was given as a mention of "the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus."
Half a verse JayT,... only half a verse,... and yet you declare of Satan "this is his main focus."
Half a verse JayT,... is that the best you can come up with in support of your false doctrine?
Jay T said:
The Bible test, as to who has the truth, is found in Isaiah 8:20..... Isaiah 8:20 "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them".
The Pharisees, the religious ones,... always, always they must go to arguments of legality and not manifest grace.
"The bible test, as to who has the truth, is...."
What absolute ignorance your statement is JayT, what utter and absolute ignorance you express with it.
JayT, in the following speaking of Paul can be found God's "bible test" (to use your words) of who has the truth, do you think you can figure it out?
1 Corinthians 13,
"Love never falls away. But whether prophecies, they will be rendered useless; or tongues, they will cease; or knowledge, it will be rendered useless.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; But when that which is complete comes, that which is in part will be rendered useless.
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; since I have become a man, I have done away with childish things.
For now we see in a mirror obscurely, but at that time face to face; now I know in part, but at that time I will fully know even as also I was fully known.
Now there abide faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love."
And being the nice guy that I am I'll help you out and by giving you a clue....
1 John 4:8
"He who does not love has not known God, because God is love."
I really hope you get it.
In love,
cj