Introductions, of sorts.

[OccamsRazor]

I'm new to this forum and have read much and remarked little. Throughout, I've seen posts requesting new members to introduce themselves, though I'd not thought to do so myself, and shall not, but instead refer thee to James 2:14

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

And rightly ye True Christians™ of the righteous Church of Landover wait and pass judgement upon those who would seek to join you, as the Good Book would recommend, and I'll not recite Psalms 7:7-8 nor Paslms 7:11 nor Ecclesiastes 3:16-17, nor any number of other passages, but shall instead refer back to James 3:5-6

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For why it is so.

And thus would rather you judge me not by my speech but by my works here to come, though I may be wholly unworthy I look to 1 John 1:6-8

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

Now try introducing yourself, as you have been previously directed, or prepare to be banned. You are an uninvited guest here, and you will follow the rules or you will be removed.

Thank you.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

I'm too tired to be bothered, and I injured my leg today (too much pride at the dog show I guess), so I'll just give you the link to the thread you should have read in the first place

"Noobs" please read this before posting.

[Jedediah]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

Welcome to our friendly forum. Personally, I can hardly wait for God to judge me, as I abide in righteousness and perfection. I understand how awaiting judgment might be a cause for anxiety in someone whose Salvation™ has not yet been assured, though.

But rest easy, friend. We are always eager to fellowship with and exhort those who seek to be more Christ-like. If we scourge you and chasten you along the way, realize that we do so out of our True Christian Love™ and our desire for you to join us in Heaven, singing praise songs.

Hebrews 12:5-8
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

I also like your online moniker. Occam's Razor is an important principle in Creation Science. What simpler explanation could there be than "the Bible is right"?

Please tell us more about yourself.

[OccamsRazor]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

I also like your online moniker. Occam's Razor is an important principle in Creation Science. What simpler explanation could there be than "the Bible is right"?

Please tell us more about yourself.

Such was my thinking when selecting it. I feel this principle has been ever more and more misapplied by science and philosophy both. That the Good Book is the simplest explanation (far simpler than the complexities of multi-dimential properties implied by string theory) should be obvious by the mere mathematical acrobatics required to even hope to fathom it. Preceded by the slightly less complex but more confusing disparity between quantum physics and relativity, and back to newton and the like.

I must say I'm I'm rather too ashamed to introduce myself having been born to a Papist Italian who married an Irish woman who divorced against even their heathen church's law, and was raised in an athiestic household, before finally making myself a decent home in the south-western area of Virginia.

Still the dark hair and swarthy skin may keep me out of heaven, as I am told.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

I'm new to this forum and have read much and remarked little. Throughout, I've seen posts requesting new members to introduce themselves, though I'd not thought to do so myself, and shall not, but instead refer thee to James 2:14

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

And rightly ye True Christians™ of the righteous Church of Landover wait and pass judgement upon those who would seek to join you, as the Good Book would recommend, and I'll not recite Psalms 7:7-8 nor Paslms 7:11 nor Ecclesiastes 3:16-17, nor any number of other passages, but shall instead refer back to James 3:5-6

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For why it is so.

And thus would rather you judge me not by my speech but by my works here to come, though I may be wholly unworthy I look to 1 John 1:6-8

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

So tell me in your own words how that applies to you, to this forum, and to how you see yourself progressing here.

There are no wrong answers; I just want to see where your mind is.

Along the lines of what you posted, you might be interested in this one:

(2 Corinthians 11:15) "Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."

Yours in Christ,

Z. Smyth

[OccamsRazor]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

To put it in my own words I would first need to point out that as far as most interaction on here is concerned, words can be works, as guiding someone on their way to finding and accepting Jesus may be the greatest work of all, and that is the work which the pastors here quite rightly embark upon. That so much here is dependant upon words only strengthens biblical injunctions against speaking falsely, and the dangerous trend doing so has upon leading souls in the wrong direction, towards eternal damnation in hell.

Having come to realizations of God and the truth of his words later in life (I'm 30 now) and only three years ago came to understand that the words of the Bible, specifically the King James Version, were meant to be taken quite literally, rather than metaphorically, and furthermore that that would actually include the entirety of the King James Bible rather than merely selected verses of the new testament, my aim would be to learn where my views stray from those accepted by people who have spent their days understanding this and delving into the deeper understanding of how these work in the face of statements which are superficially contradictory.

I thought of quoting Corinthians a few times myself, and part of my statement of judgement, if you reread my introduction was not merely that of Christ, which is inevitable and inevitably correct, but those of this ministry, who understanding the desires of God, are best suited to judging those presenting themselves here and guiding them on the true path to salvation as outlined in the good book.

It's extremely difficult, unsurprising considering the emphasis on critical thinking being forced down the throat of those who attend higher education in the US, to understand the bible as fact at face value without making assumptions about what might have been the intent. I'm ashamedly pleased to find that there have members here far more versed than I who make the same mistakes on occasion, but though I've come a long way to a placid acceptance of the Lord's word as Truth I fear I've so far yet to go.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

Welcome!

I was confused when I first saw your name, I admit I was judging by looks and was actually surprised that the name hadn't already been taken by some God mocker.

To put it in my own words I would first need to point out that as far as most interaction on here is concerned, words can be works, as guiding someone on their way to finding and accepting Jesus may be the greatest work of all, and that is the work which the pastors here quite rightly embark upon. That so much here is dependant upon words only strengthens biblical injunctions against speaking falsely, and the dangerous trend doing so has upon leading souls in the wrong direction, towards eternal damnation in hell.

Having come to realizations of God and the truth of his words later in life (I'm 30 now) and only three years ago came to understand that the words of the Bible, specifically the King James Version, were meant to be taken quite literally, rather than metaphorically, and furthermore that that would actually include the entirety of the King James Bible rather than merely selected verses of the new testament, my aim would be to learn where my views stray from those accepted by people who have spent their days understanding this and delving into the deeper understanding of how these work in the face of statements which are superficially contradictory.

Amen, I too went through some misunderstanding, especially while I was with a liberal Baptist church. I hope you stay, learn and become a member of our community

I thought of quoting Corinthians a few times myself, and part of my statement of judgement, if you reread my introduction was not merely that of Christ, which is inevitable and inevitably correct, but those of this ministry, who understanding the desires of God, are best suited to judging those presenting themselves here and guiding them on the true path to salvation as outlined in the good book.

It's extremely difficult, unsurprising considering the emphasis on critical thinking being forced down the throat of those who attend higher education in the US, to understand the bible as fact at face value without making assumptions about what might have been the intent. I'm ashamedly pleased to find that there have members here far more versed than I who make the same mistakes on occasion, but though I've come a long way to a placid acceptance of the Lord's word as Truth I fear I've so far yet to go.

You may notice that although "higher education" demands critical thinking against all things Christian, they sure get upset when you question anything they tell you to believe. I soon learned at University to keep my mouth shut and just regurgitate whatever they told me. But I had already had 12 years of that in public school so I was well prepared.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

To put it in my own words I would first need to point out that as far as most interaction on here is concerned, words can be works, as guiding someone on their way to finding and accepting Jesus may be the greatest work of all, and that is the work which the pastors here quite rightly embark upon. That so much here is dependant upon words only strengthens biblical injunctions against speaking falsely, and the dangerous trend doing so has upon leading souls in the wrong direction, towards eternal damnation in hell.

Having come to realizations of God and the truth of his words later in life (I'm 30 now) and only three years ago came to understand that the words of the Bible, specifically the King James Version, were meant to be taken quite literally, rather than metaphorically, and furthermore that that would actually include the entirety of the King James Bible rather than merely selected verses of the new testament, my aim would be to learn where my views stray from those accepted by people who have spent their days understanding this and delving into the deeper understanding of how these work in the face of statements which are superficially contradictory.

I thought of quoting Corinthians a few times myself, and part of my statement of judgement, if you reread my introduction was not merely that of Christ, which is inevitable and inevitably correct, but those of this ministry, who understanding the desires of God, are best suited to judging those presenting themselves here and guiding them on the true path to salvation as outlined in the good book.

It's extremely difficult, unsurprising considering the emphasis on critical thinking being forced down the throat of those who attend higher education in the US, to understand the bible as fact at face value without making assumptions about what might have been the intent. I'm ashamedly pleased to find that there have members here far more versed than I who make the same mistakes on occasion, but though I've come a long way to a placid acceptance of the Lord's word as Truth I fear I've so far yet to go.

Thank you for the thoughtful answer.



If you feel that a Forum Member or True Christian™ here has presented Scripture in any way that could be in any way construed as deviating from what the Bible actually says, please feel free to bring it up (in a respectful manner, naturally).

YiC,

Z. Smyth

[Lycia The Repentant]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

Welcome, friend! The Holy Spirit tells me that an angel has personally guided you to our forums, so that you may better partake in the Word and ready yourself to be cleansed with Christ's blood!

I must say I'm I'm rather too ashamed to introduce myself having been born to a Papist Italian who married an Irish woman who divorced against even their heathen church's law, and was raised in an athiestic household, before finally making myself a decent home in the south-western area of Virginia.

Still the dark hair and swarthy skin may keep me out of heaven, as I am told.

That does sound like a pretty difficult upbringing, but I've seen (and personally experienced) the kind of miracles Landover can work in getting people Saved(c). I myself am an ex-harlot, and among our members we have ex-drug users, ex-sodomites and even some ex-negroes!

Filled to the brim with the Holy Spirit,

Lycia

[OccamsRazor]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

I wish I'd had that luxury, unfortunately the primary schools I attended were run by Jews in a half-Jewish half-Italian (as in half was populated by jews and half by Italians, the two didn't mix) neighborhood outside Philadelphia (where I first learned, coincidentally, how much my Italian heritage actually made me look like a Jew, slightly erroneously, as having moved to the south I've now learned that it makes me look like a Muslim ).

Unfortunately the school systems were designed with higher education in mind as the Jews need it in order to infiltrate our legal system and government, as well as our banking systems. Thus critical thinking in primary education was widespread and I was never able to simply regurgitate facts. Had I been born here I could have perhaps spent my early years learning to recite bible verses and wouldn't be in my current predicament.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

It seems you may not be Yet Another God-Mocker after all.

[OccamsRazor]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

I'm sorry, that last post was in response to Believer in God's statement.

As to Zechariah Smyth's question, I've not seen anything that could NOT be taken from the bible quite precisely, however, there is, even among those who know it much better than I, confusion in some of the more intricate details of biblical proscriptions, which only serve to illustrate that though understanding, and taking literally, the word of God, through the King James Bible, is indeed the simplest, and only path, to true enlightenment and the everlasting glories of heaven, it is not without its minor difficulties.

For instance I'm still confused about the existence of Cain's wife from genesis. I don't understand where she came from. Details like this that I shouldn't worry about, no, that shouldn't cross my mind, are my greatest obstacle in walking the path that Jesus and God his father have set forth for me to travel to the Pearly Gates.

[OccamsRazor]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

It would be a very foolish man to mock god in his forums, or words, or amongst his faithful.

Who, having read it, would ignore Deuteronomy 17:2-5

If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

Though not technically in Israel I am given to understand that the "gates which the LORD thy God giveth" have quite expanded since this was written. Indeed the entire world, all of everywhere, taking into account Genesis 1 should be included. This forum would, certainly, be within.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Introductions, of sorts.

For instance I'm still confused about the existence of Cain's wife from genesis. I don't understand where she came from. Details like this that I shouldn't worry about, no, that shouldn't cross my mind, are my greatest obstacle in walking the path that Jesus and God his father have set forth for me to travel to the Pearly Gates.

You can find that answer in Genesis 1:27-31.

I realize it's really far into the Bible, being the first chapter of the first book and all.