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When you said "I think God wants me to..." It wasn't God urging you, it was actually just you, preferring to, wasn't it?
We walk by faith. And I have no intention to assume necessarily that God is not leading me so. I do pray much before and after posting usually.
You'll only get a "maybe" or "maybe not" on that question.
It is you who misrepresented your urging from God - by saying "I think God wants me to..."
No, I think I need to remind myself of Paul's words about God's economy being what is important.
" Even as I exhorted you, when I was going into Macedonia to remain in Ephesus in order that you might charge certain ones not to teach different things
Nor to give heed to myths and unending genealogies, which produce questions rather than God's economy, which is in faith." ( 1 Tim. 1:1,2)
If you wish let's just say I was reminded of this word. In principle Christian may be led off to teach insignificant things compared to God's OIKONOMIA - His economy which is in the realm of faith.
God's economy is the household management of His house. The compound word means something like "law of the house". The law of God's house is the operation of His dispensing and distributing Himself into man. And for this His triune nature is inextricably involved.
So I will talk more about the Trinity and how God's nature is related to His economy and the building up of His house.
If you do not wish to take my cautionary return to God's economy as a personal leading of the Spirit of God, fine. Take it merely as me being reminded of the Apostle Paul's reminder to Timothy that he charge other workers to give heed to God's economy (1 Timothy 1:3,4).
Genealogies there, i take as only a representative subject. It could be other subjects peripherally related to God's economy, which might be a distraction from living in the realm of faith.
-Removed-"If a person rejects the doctrine of the trinity, does this preclude then from being filled with the spirit of Christ, and therefore, also from eternal life?"
Straight up answer to the question posed to me: No, of course not. But you already knew this; it should be apparent to anyone.
This being said, why do you spend seemingly every waking hour on this site bothering him with this question day and night? Are you concerned for your salvation? Do you really entertain the idea that this might be the case? I doubt it. You'd rather moan about this so constantly that everyone wishes you'd finally drop it and shut up about it. We know you don't take it seriously, all you are concerned about is taking someone who disagrees with you to task and forcing them, through sheer doberman-like tenacity and vehemence, to "take back" what they said about you. And THAT is the only point you want to make here. You're not even concerned with actually discussing this with him, you just want a "take-down" and that is ALL you care about. This is the kind of crap you used to do to GB, and it's getting rather sickening. And you talk the talk (without walking the walk) about promoting "debate and discussion" all the while you deny this to others. You've been on him for months about this now. This ONE LITTLE POINT that has ZERO to do with ACTUAL salvation, simply because all you are interested in is "taking-down" someone who generally disagrees with you often enough to offend your sense of self-importance and who manages to get under your rather thin skin. You also love to talk about the "horrible" behaviors and principles of other posters. Well, this is the one behavior of yours I find utterly horrible and repugnant. And that's why I speak out about it when I see it happening. The one thing I'd like to see you get through your thick skull is that IT IS NOT A "CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY" TO DISAGREE WITH YOU.
Originally posted by SuzianneThis being said, why do you spend seemingly every waking hour on this site bothering him with this question day and night? Are you concerned for your salvation? Do you really entertain the idea that this might be the case? I doubt it. You'd rather moan about this so constantly that everyone wishes you'd finally drop it and shut up about it. We know you don't take it seriously, all you are concerned about is taking someone who disagrees with you to task and forcing them, through sheer doberman-like tenacity and vehemence, to "take back" what they said about you. And THAT is the only point you want to make here. You're not even concerned with actually discussing this with him, you just want a "take-down" and that is ALL you care about. This is the kind of crap you used to do to GB, and it's getting rather sickening. And you talk the talk (without walking the walk) about promoting "debate and discussion" all the while you deny this to others. You've been on him for months about this now. This ONE LITTLE POINT that has ZERO to do with ACTUAL salvation, simply because all you are interested in is "taking-down" someone who generally disagrees with you often enough to offend your sense of self-importance and who manages to get under your rather thin skin. You also love to talk about the "horrible" behaviors and principles of other posters. Well, this is the one behavior of yours I find utterly horrible and repugnant. And that's why I speak out about it when I see it happening. The one thing I'd like to see you get through your thick skull is that IT IS NOT A "CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY" TO DISAGREE WITH YOU.
Imagine if it wasn't just you who posts like this. Imagine if there were 2, 3 or 4 people posting the way you do.
Originally posted by sonshipYou seem to be attributing the fact that Suzianne has a different opinion from you to her gender.
Many Christian sisters are often more experiential and subjective and not as much into doctrinal analysis as brothers are prone to be.
I appreciate this sister's participation.
Originally posted by sonshipYou seem to be attributing the fact that Suzianne has a different opinion from you to her gender and then claiming it's OK because you've left "plenty of room for there being exceptions".
Its not sexist. i said "many". This leave plenty of room for there being exceptions..