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Originally Posted by Ohio
Since you are on the topic of keeping score, I can't imagine how much corruption has entered into the Recovery church thru this door.
Leaders like Titus Chu sincerely felt that his reward was based upon how many saints were under him. He and other leaders had numerous battles between regions due to this. Battles were fought over the rights to younger workers... They fought over the rights to which churches belonged under their "care," resulting in a few "border skirmishes."
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If you look in the gospels, there a couple of instances, I believe, where the disciples were arguing with each other over who was greatest. We are not given the details of the arguments by the various parties, but don't you think
keeping score entered in? I can imagine Peter, chiming in at some point, "Oh yeah, but
I walked on water!" Everyone had gifts; everyone had results, everyone had some fruit, something of value. But by counting them, while you yet dwell in the flesh, you abandon your source, and your heart moves toward the other side.
"When the light becomes darkness, how great is the darkness!"
"And the angels which
kept not their first estate, but
left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
Don't be tempted to try and keep score. You will only lose. Don't compare yourself with others. You are not able. Believe me, God is able. Every hair on your head is numbered. Everything is carefully weighed in the balance. But it is not your balance, it is God's.