Peace be with you. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the gospel.

[Gannet101]

Peace be with you.

The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive life everlasting. He was crucified for our sins and resurrected from the dead on the third day. He that believes and is baptized will be saved, he that believes not will be damned.

I'm new to ForumGarden, but I'm not new to the gospel. If you are one of Lord Jesus Christ's sheep, send me a private message or reply here, for the sake of the blood of Jesus. Thank you. Y'know, just tell me a little about yourself, and we can get to know one another, thereby further unifying the body of Christ.

Wolves in sheep's clothing need not apply. For reference:

Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

I am in need of some support from REAL members of the body of Christ.
If you fit that description, as I said, PM me or reply here.

For further clarification on the sort of person I hope will write me:

Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world
Mat 25:35 For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in.
Mat 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me:
I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

^^^^^^^^^^--- these ones...

not those ones ----vvvvvvvvv

Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison,
and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying,
Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty,
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
and did not minister unto You?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying,
Amen I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not
to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.

I hope I have made myself crystal clear who I hope will write me,
and who I hope will stay as far away as possible. Pray before replying.

Thanks, and may the grace and peace of God
be with all of you who are in Christ Jesus.

Love in Christ,
"Gannet"

[Lon]

Peace is with me, in fact, so peaceful right now, I think I'll take a little nap.

[Gannet101]

Gnite sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite

[Ted]

Gannet10

Actually the kingdom of God has arrived. It is here now. Jesus did say that the kingdom of God is within you. He was taking to his disciples and clearly indicated that it was already here.

BTW welcome to the forum. Please keep in mind that this is an open forum and there are those here who are Christians but will not necessarily agree with everything you say. There is and must be give and take here; agreement to agree to disagree. Surely that is enough "agree s" for now. LOL

Shalom
Ted

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I didn't feel I could reply, Ted. Wolves in sheep's clothing need not apply, the man said.

[Ted]

Spot

I haven't replied in any PM as I'm really uncertain as to what Gannet is really looking for. Who does he consider to be a "Christian"? In fact who gave him the right to make such as designation? That would be a role that God alone can follow.

I did exchange a PM with him but only in response to a question regarding the Anglican Church. It was not a response to his request.

Shalom
Ted

[Gannet101]

Originally Posted by Ted

Gannet10

Actually the kingdom of God has arrived. It is here now. Jesus did say that the kingdom of God is within you. He was taking to his disciples and clearly indicated that it was already here.

BTW welcome to the forum. Please keep in mind that this is an open forum and there are those here who are Christians but will not necessarily agree with everything you say. There is and must be give and take here; agreement to agree to disagree. Surely that is enough "agree s" for now. LOL

Shalom
Ted

Yet my opinion is my own and I will express it uncompromisingly.

[Gannet101]

Originally Posted by Ted

Spot

I haven't replied in any PM as I'm really uncertain as to what Gannet is really looking for. Who does he consider to be a "Christian"? In fact who gave him the right to make such as designation? That would be a role that God alone can follow.

I did exchange a PM with him but only in response to a question regarding the Anglican Church. It was not a response to his request.

Shalom
Ted

Its simple:

here's how you know if you're a christian:

Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

1) self denial is essential, as is bearing your cross and following JESUS (not someone else) - his sheep hear his voice, and do not follow strangers.

Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

2) love, love, love. if you SAY you're a christian but work iniquity (i.e. not loving people), then you are only deceiving yourself

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Originally Posted by Gannet101

2) love, love, love. if you SAY you're a christian but work iniquity (i.e. not loving people), then you are only deceiving yourself

There's the problem with your interpretation. You insist that the majority of humankind spends eternity in the torment of hellfire being deliberately tortured and yet you claim you worship a loving God who continually sustains the whole of His creation. It's contradictory to the extent of being unbelievable.

I have a bit of a problem with the concept of a god that strung his own son up to die after doing his work. Isn't that human sacrifice for all intents and purposes?