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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
But the Lord checks him each time he starts to do this and he has little appetite for it. We discussed how after reading about these things at length or being in long discussions with someone about the sins of the LC and WL, we are just deadened in spirit. (although the flesh may get all worked up)
So of course all things are lawful, but not all things are profitable for building up. Is the end result love for our brothers or a critical spirit that wants to make our point?
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And why would the authors of the books of the N.T. (including Jesus Himself) waste so much time warning others about unruly brothers, false teachings, religious dogs, leaven and errors, false prophets, false Christs, false apostles, false teachers, Jewish celebrations, pagan idols, etc. when they could have spent all their time "caring for life?"
Didn't all this time Paul spent night and day in tears (Acts 20.31) admonishing the saints "
deaden his spirit?" Especially when he warned them in 20.30 that certain evil men would "
rise up speaking perverted things to draw the disciples after themselves?" When Paul cautioned all the churches in his many epistles, why didn't the Lord "
check him?" You would think that Paul, the great apostle to the Gentiles, would have "
no appetite" for such things, because his flesh would get
all worked up?"
Makes no sense.
