I have read the two comments so far; and will take into advisement a short leave from this site to reevaluate whether my comments are at this point bringing discouragement to others in admitted struggles that I mentioned today. If my lack of maturity is too transparent or overpowering any edifying things then I guess I have to leave it to those more mature in their walk to be an encouragement to others. There are a couple things I wanted to make clear however.
First; I wasn't trying to give some sort of game plan to get through the Tribulation; just was attempting to foresee the evil that is to come as Proverbs 27:12 states which is ahead before the Rapture; if we hold to a PreTrib mentality. As to the subject of self defense or not; I would ask people to look realistically at scripture rather than having a one size fits all concept. ( Luke 22:36 as one example). If we must die as martyrs we must rely on the Spirit. I truly look up to those who are sold out enough that they are prepared to die at any time in their boldness witnessing; perhaps sharing what is inherent to all men who allow their old nature to rise up isn't helpful. I will once again appeal to the scriptures as Christ did with Peter in Matthew 26:33-34.
We also face an array of unknown variables. Just tonight there is news not necessarily in mainstream of 12 major ships of ours in the Mediterranean; as well as the largest oil refinery in Russia ablaze. When surprises happen I hope that most on this site at least are prepared; in the church at large I am doubtful.
I did stray from heavy scriptural references as I occasionally do on a topic. I have been blessed with being able to get into most subject matters that have been on my heart for decades in the last couple of years here. Perhaps I need to consider ending these posts permanently; but as with anything I don't like being hasty.
Dear Richard, my trustworthy friend. If you feel that Spirit prompting you to take a break from posting her, then do so. I wlll continue to keep you in my prayers and I am glad you have shared so much of your personal life because it deepens out friendship, promotes love and compassion, and gives us concrete ways to bring petitions before God.
I do not think that you are in any way promoting yourself here. You are following God being real about the yourself, your life, and your faith. Thank you for your sincerity, deep concern or others, the way you self-reflect, desiring to not think too highly of yourself than you ought. We all should pray to be like that as we are instructed to do so in Romans 12:3. We are to check ourselves to see that we are truly in the faith and to live by it.
Dear Richard, I will miss you in your absence, but will pray that God will lead you back to us here. You are important on this site as are everyone who God has led here. I am learning from you and other, I am also being instructed by the Holy Spirit on how I am to express myself in writing here according to the power of the Holy Spirit and the by discipline of Him and by the gifting He has so graciously bestowed on me to be able to read and write and understand what others say as we communicate with each other in love, truth, and restraint from thinking and saying things we think we know about another individual that only God can know.
All of us on here come from individual life experiences both as believers and when we were'nt; when we have been blessed in a church situation and when we have been harmed, misled, and mistreated; when we work through difficult situations with those in our families and among our friends with the tension between our love and concern for them and our greater love and commitment to God and to the truth of His Holy Word. We can1 always pray for the ability to sort of 'be in another's shoes' and gain understanding and compassion for others troubles. Amen
First; I wasn't trying to give some sort of game plan to get through the Tribulation; just was attempting to foresee the evil that is to come as Proverbs 27:12 states which is ahead before the Rapture; if we hold to a PreTrib mentality. As to the subject of self defense or not; I would ask people to look realistically at scripture rather than having a one size fits all concept. ( Luke 22:36 as one example). If we must die as martyrs we must rely on the Spirit. I truly look up to those who are sold out enough that they are prepared to die at any time in their boldness witnessing; perhaps sharing what is inherent to all men who allow their old nature to rise up isn't helpful. I will once again appeal to the scriptures as Christ did with Peter in Matthew 26:33-34.
We also face an array of unknown variables. Just tonight there is news not necessarily in mainstream of 12 major ships of ours in the Mediterranean; as well as the largest oil refinery in Russia ablaze. When surprises happen I hope that most on this site at least are prepared; in the church at large I am doubtful.
I did stray from heavy scriptural references as I occasionally do on a topic. I have been blessed with being able to get into most subject matters that have been on my heart for decades in the last couple of years here. Perhaps I need to consider ending these posts permanently; but as with anything I don't like being hasty.
I do not think that you are in any way promoting yourself here. You are following God being real about the yourself, your life, and your faith. Thank you for your sincerity, deep concern or others, the way you self-reflect, desiring to not think too highly of yourself than you ought. We all should pray to be like that as we are instructed to do so in Romans 12:3. We are to check ourselves to see that we are truly in the faith and to live by it.
Dear Richard, I will miss you in your absence, but will pray that God will lead you back to us here. You are important on this site as are everyone who God has led here. I am learning from you and other, I am also being instructed by the Holy Spirit on how I am to express myself in writing here according to the power of the Holy Spirit and the by discipline of Him and by the gifting He has so graciously bestowed on me to be able to read and write and understand what others say as we communicate with each other in love, truth, and restraint from thinking and saying things we think we know about another individual that only God can know.
All of us on here come from individual life experiences both as believers and when we were'nt; when we have been blessed in a church situation and when we have been harmed, misled, and mistreated; when we work through difficult situations with those in our families and among our friends with the tension between our love and concern for them and our greater love and commitment to God and to the truth of His Holy Word. We can1 always pray for the ability to sort of 'be in another's shoes' and gain understanding and compassion for others troubles. Amen
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