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Originally Posted by JasparGray
I feel like no one is being respectful. No one is being respectful in my forum either. its very depressing
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Dear sinner,
Life is not about respect. Life is about choosing Heaven or Hell. Respect comes and goes and mostly depends on the capricious nature of God. These is a good
historical precedent. It is very hard to understand why
God respected Abel but did not respect Cain at all.
Genesis 4:4-5
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Now, as you can see, Cain was VERY concerned about this lack of respect. He was
concerned about his ego and rebelled, although he should not have questioned God (Exodus 3:14) but
himself. This shows that
if you receive no respect, it is YOUR fault. It is not the fault of
God. The point is that
we are ALL guilty to begin with (Genesis 3:6).
We deserve NO respect unless we choose God and
Jesus over Evil. But if you Repent, you will have earned the
Conditional Love and Respect of God. Cain never did. Abel did better but still it is unlikely that he would be in Heaven (Genesis 5:24 is our first reference of a person getting into Heaven).
You can do even better if you stop caring about your own emotions and turn to
Jesus!
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Yours in Christ,
Elmer