[Pastor Billy-Reuben]

Re: You are all in danger!

By the way, since you take orders from Jesus H. Christ...just curious what the Bible says about what his middle name is?


Seriously, whats Jesus middle name???????????

His middle name is Howard, you know, as in "Howard be thy name".



But seriously friend, you seem like a great guy and a very sincere fellow. Unfortunately, you are coming across as a tad arrogant. You know a little bit about the Bible, maybe read it cover-to-cover a time or two, and you let it get to your head. Most everyone here has been studying the Bible for a long time. I have been studying the Bible for forty years. You come on here, blasting us saying we are "doing it wrong" when it's obvious to everyone here that you don't know as much as you pretend to know, and you lecture us about humility.

Friend, I think you should probably take some of your own advice, maybe ask a few more questions and pronounce a few less judgments, maybe do a little more reading and a little less posting. I recommend our "Teaching His Word" and our "Bible in a Year" forums.

Hey there Rob! I never said anything about 'doing away' with any of the laws! It is true about the old laws being fulfilled. As I stated, Hebrews 8:13 is my entire point! And if you have a problem with the things I say, then again, you have a problem with Gods word, b/c thats where I am coming from.

We are no longer under the letter of the law, but we are still very much under the spirit of the law. We no longer have to worry about which animals we are supposed to sacrifice on which day, but sin is still sin, and God has not changed.

By the way, can ANYONE tell me where this supposed church is??? Anyone at all?

Yes, it's in Freehold, Iowa, off of I-35 near Fort Dodge. I live in North Carolina but I have visited several times.

Pastor Billy-Reuben

[Follow Him]

Re: You are all in danger!

Pastor Billy, you are actually the first respectful person I have come across on this forum. I truly appreciate your words and kindness. In all honesty, I have not read the word of God cover-to-cover. In fact, I told them in one of my first posts that this was true. But again, thank you for your instruction, and I will take your advice. I want you and everyone to know, again, I didnt come to be arrogant. Only to try to do the will of God! Thanks and God bless.

[Samuel Coleridge]

Re: You are all in danger!

Pastor Billy, you are actually the first respectful person I have come across on this forum. I truly appreciate your words and kindness. In all honesty, I have not read the word of God cover-to-cover. In fact, I told them in one of my first posts that this was true. But again, thank you for your instruction, and I will take your advice. I want you and everyone to know, again, I didnt come to be arrogant. Only to try to do the will of God! Thanks and God bless.

Friend, I just got here. Your stand against them is most noble. You have been like a white knight charging up the hill.

Like the often reasonable Billy Ruben suggested, I would recommend you read more of the Word and hone your arguments. You are formidable, but you could be so much better if you would just stop pretending like you follow the Old Testament nor neglect parts of the New.

The truth is, it's all allegorical. Go with the parts you find agreeable and forget what is unpleasant. It's really all about validating your own preconceived notions.

You are a sweet and loving Christian. Your daughter is adorable.

Sam

[Halleluyah Rob]

Re: You are all in danger!

Hey there Rob! I never said anything about 'doing away' with any of the laws! It is true about the old laws being fulfilled. As I stated, Hebrews 8:13 is my entire point! And if you have a problem with the things I say, then again, you have a problem with Gods word, b/c thats where I am coming from.

Yes, doing away with the old law of the HEBREWS. Obviously society has modernized, so we're not living in the same way the Hebrews did and not required to do the things God commanded them to do. The law under GOD is the same, and always will be the same unless he commands otherwise.
You are not coming from God if you're argueing with TRUE CHRISTIANS™, because True Christians™ reference all knowledge from the Bible making their arguments inerrant.

And you said previously: "But the way you people have went about this, saying certain sins will send you to Hell is an abomination!"

Basically you're saying that parts of scripture are an abomination. Hell, and you said I'M in conflict with God's word? I think you owe an apology, praise!

[Cranky Old Man]

Re: You are all in danger!

its all about 'youre right Im wrong'

But we are right and you are wrong. That is just the way it is.

You are probably an atheist pretending to be a Christian, but the Christian you pretend to be is not a very good one.

Im not here to step on toes.

You could have fooled me.

you are actually the first respectful person I have come across on this forum

Nice way not to step on our toes.

Is mister atheist now done having some fun with his Christian bashing or do we have to endure some more of your crap?

[Bobby-Joe]

Re: You are all in danger!

Hey there Rob! I never said anything about 'doing away' with any of the laws! It is true about the old laws being fulfilled. As I stated, Hebrews 8:13 is my entire point! And if you have a problem with the things I say, then again, you have a problem with Gods word, b/c thats where I am coming from.

So, by your reasoning; "Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill." has been "fulfilled" and we can murder each other to our hearts content? (provided it is in a loving, non-judgmental way, like say a sex pervert)

No friend, it doesn't work like that. Hebrews 8:13 says nothing about changing God's law, just whom God has made His convenient with.

[Noah Dint]

Re: You are all in danger!

Pastor Billy, you are actually the first respectful person I have come across on this forum. I truly appreciate your words and kindness. In all honesty, I have not read the word of God cover-to-cover. In fact, I told them in one of my first posts that this was true. But again, thank you for your instruction, and I will take your advice. I want you and everyone to know, again, I didnt come to be arrogant. Only to try to do the will of God! Thanks and God bless.

[Gabriel Reproba]

Re: You are all in danger!

My biggest thing is the lack of love,

You keep talking about love... you do know that a recent scientific study proved that the Bible is MUCH more focused on negative concepts than it is on love, right?

To me, this is wrong for the simple fact that Jesus died for us all...

Can you back that up with Scripture? Let me help you out: No you can't, because HE DIDN'T:

Matthew 27:
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

He "NEVER KNEW" most humans that have ever lived!

John 7:24 says 'Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement' which is what I am trying to do. Not by the way you look, but the way some of your 'true christians' are doing things.

Do you not see the hypocrisy here? You look at what we write and judge us. We look at what our visitors write and we judge them. Yet you have somehow convinced yourself that you are judging us for what "we do" yet we are judging them "based on appearance." Explain to me how this makes one shred of sense. We are both judging someone based on what they write. The truth is that you so desperately want to feel like you are right that you are willing to somehow trick your brain into thinking you are behaving differently than us.

When you call yourself a 'true christian' you are saying you represent Christ.

How do you get that conclusion? It is a DEFINITIONAL in error. A Christian is one who FOLLOWS Christ. A Christian is not the representative of Christ. They only representative for Christ would be Chirst's lawyer, if he hired one. (Of course the catholics think that their pope is God's representative, but I hope you agree with me that that is just insane.)

And if you act the complete opposite of what Christ was all about, then that bothers me.

How do you know what Christ was "all about?" The Bible, right? Then let me ask you this: Point to a single piece of scripture that we have twisted away from it's PLAIN MEANING. You haven't done that yet because you can't.

Im not saying I am righteous,

Because you have to lie to yourself before you can lie this much to others.

but I will judge what I see with my own eyes, that of my brothers/sisters in Christ.

But, as you said, you are judging us in a GOOD way and we are judging others in a BAD way, right? Hypocrite!

I am not here to argue with anyone, but rather, as I stated previously, to give a strong word of rebuke for the ways of this forum/church(if it is a real church).

Do you even understand the meanings of the words you use?

argue
–verb (used without object) 1. to present reasons for or against a thing:
rebuke
–noun 2. sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
So you are not here to present reasons we are wrong, you are just here to give us a sharp reprimand.....because we are wrong? You are a bigger hypocrite than most atheists I have met!

Jesus taught us to love our neighbors, just as we love ourselves.(Mark 12:31).

I love every one of my neighbors. You are not my neighbor. You aren't one of those freaks that thinks that "neighbor" means Jesus meant "every human on Earth" are you? For goodness sake, he (as God) JUST GOT THROUGH killing millions of people himself. Besides, he also tells us:

26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26)

How do you explain this? Do you take the literal meaning and conclude, "Jesus said to love my neighbors, but hate my family. OK!" Or do you twist the words to mean something that they don't?

To hammer this home, God clarifies what he means by love:

10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

You continue:

Romans 13:10

God loves us all,

No....he doesn't:

16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 6:16-19

2I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Malachi 1:2-3

God hates people. The Bible says so in black and white.

Now when you say Im wishy washy modern christianity, I wouldnt agree with that. I try to follow the Word of God the best way I can interpret it.

What is there to "interpret?" Do you think God left us with some Jumble Puzzle that we have to piece together to figure out what it means? Do you think that the creator of all things that is threatenign to send each of us to Hell would leave some sort of Blue's Clues trail that we may or may not figure out in time? No! The words are clear and plain. You only feel the need to "interpret" them because some of them nake you feel uncomfortable. When you stop having this feeling of repulsion to some of God's plain words, THEN you will be a True Christian.™

I can only do that which I feel God is speaking to my heart or core.

No. You can do what he tells you to do in black and white in the Bible. Going with your gut leaves you vulnerable to Satan's influences. Going with your gut is how you get the feeling that somehow you have to "interpret" the Bible. Stop it!

I can see that many of you know the Bible, and that is good! But it becomes a problem when you yourselves believe that you know all there is to know and that there is no chance that you are wrong in some of the ways that you have.

Pot meet kettle.

I will be the first to admit that I dont know/understand all of the Bible.

Actually, we admitted that you don't know anythign about the Bible long before you brought it up.

Yet I have ran across 3/4 people that claim that they follow, and I quote, "all of the Bible." Now to make that claim is to claim to know/understand 'all of the Bible.' Thats why I say be humble and have humility. Dont be arrogant, because Christ was not arrogant. In fact, God humbled Himself, even unto death(Phil. 2:8) for you and me. All I ask of any of you is to represent Christ in a LOVING and HUMBLE manner.

That you THINK that you can not understand the whole of the Bible is ridiculous. Is it too complex for you? Are you retarded and can't read well? You open it...read it...do what it says. Easy peasy Japanesey!

BTW...who is fred phelps? I dont know him.

He is some liberal freak with a false church.

Friend, Im not trying to bring you down. Just trying to get you to realize that the way you go about following Christ may be wrong. Sometimes, you have to hit the bottom before you can start to really look up!

Your arrogance and hypocrisy know no bounds. Do you not admit that they way YOU go about following Christ "may be wrong?"

[Brother V]

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Brother V, I actually respect you for your down to earth manner. Out of everyone I have seen post on here, you and brother Hutchins have struck me as the least arrogant/prideful of them all.

Now when you say Im wishy washy modern christianity, I wouldnt agree with that. I try to follow the Word of God the best way I can interpret it. I can only do that which I feel God is speaking to my heart or core. I can see that many of you know the Bible, and that is good! But it becomes a problem when you yourselves believe that you know all there is to know and that there is no chance that you are wrong in some of the ways that you have. I will be the first to admit that I dont know/understand all of the Bible. Yet I have ran across 3/4 people that claim that they follow, and I quote, "all of the Bible." Now to make that claim is to claim to know/understand 'all of the Bible.' Thats why I say be humble and have humility. Dont be arrogant, because Christ was not arrogant. In fact, God humbled Himself, even unto death(Phil. 2:8) for you and me. All I ask of any of you is to represent Christ in a LOVING and HUMBLE manner.

For your sake, I hope and pray that you are on the road to Christ. I pray that He will reveal Himself to you and more to me as well. We are the body of Christ, and for this reason, I pray that we could unite as His body!

BTW...who is fred phelps? I dont know him.

I'm completely arrogant, and prideful. I'm not humble at all. To claim humility pretty much says that you aren't.

A wishy washy modern christian, is one who won't rebuke a sinner. It's one who says that "God loves the sinner, and not the sin".

God doesn't love sin, God won't separate the sinner from the sin. God loves the sinner enough to send that sinner to hell.

A wishy washy modern christian will have an ichtus on their car while going to the liquor store. They have their Jesus fish on the car when they speed past you on the interstate. They don't abstain from the appearance of any evil, let alone even abstain from evil.

You may consider some of the things said here to be hate speech. I assure you it is not. The language used by some of my brethren may be shocking, but there's no hate in it. If your house was on fire, would you like for them to tap you on the shoulder and politely say "Excuse me sir, but it appears that you might want to evacuate the house as there's a chance it could burn down around you; if you don't want to, that's fine". Or would you rather have them come running in, grab you by the shirt and inform you that "your house is on fire and if you don't get out NOW, you will burn inside it!!!"

Are you familiar with the classic hymn "Just as I am"

Most people take that song to mean that Jesus will take them "just as they are". That is correct, Jesus will take them as they are. However, once they are taken, that's when they have to make a change. Jesus accepts you as the unrepentant sinner. You had better stop being an unrepentant sinner once he has accepted you.

Modern wishy washy christians don't make the change. Have you made a change?

YIC
V