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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

CMW - I enjoyed your two postings. Fresh & frank. And yes, we could ALL be wrong!

Thanks.

One example WL gave that sticks with me, and lately others I know have also commented about it. He used to say that studying the scriptures was like putting film in a camera. It was there just waiting for the light to come in.

Never heard him say this. But I was never a 'Leeite' quoting him. I was in the LC for a few short years. Lee was not really my mentor even though I read the life studies. My local 'pastors' hee hee (elders is what we called them back then) and the more mature brethren in Christ in my locality were my spiritual mentors. But most of all, I sought the LORD with all my heart first and foremost for spiritual understanding.

So many times this has been my experience. I have the word in me, but it's more logos (static) than rhema (living). Then I get some light and shazzam - it really comes alive! Most Christians have this experience I think.

OH YES!! I remember 4 months after I came into the LC, I went to a home for dinner. There was a picture of a loaf of bread with the scripture 'I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

As I am looking at the picture and the scripture, I GOT REVELATION! I GOT IT!! Woo Hoo! I had been eating and drinking the Word of God with the saints and by myself all those months. The Lord was being rooted and grounded in me. Btw, I had no knowledge of the BIBLE before I got saved. That was the first time I can recall the logos became rhema to me. That was 40 yrs ago! The logos has become rhema many, many, many times over since that day. Praise be to the Holy Spirit of God Who reveals JESUS, THE WORD OF GOD to us.

I must be honest and say that I am still more in the realm of the logos word when it comes to the rapture. It just makes the most sense to me that there is more than one rapture of the ekklesia, when I read about raptures occurring at different times.

Of course! Since we are still here, we can't be completely sure how it is all going to 'pan out'. I too believe there is more than one rapture. There is plenty of evidence based on the various raptures we have seen in the scriptures. GOD IS SOO GOOD!! He wants all His people to be raptured I believe. Not saying all will..

Therefore if you ask if I believe in pre-trib, the answer is "yes." If you ask if I believe in post-trib, the answer is also "yes." That's because that's what I read - they are not mutually exclusive.

Exactly!! I too believe there will be a pre trib rapture, a mid trib rapture, and a post trib rapture. I'm banking on going in the first boatload! GOD WILLING.

I have received some light regarding the judgement of our works at the Bema Seat of Christ. We will receive different rewards, based upon how faithful we've been in a few things that we've been given

YEP!!!

(did you read my paper on that?).

No. Sorry.. I don't always pop in as you can tell. Can you point me to the post # please and thank you. I take, it is in this thread?

Therefore I believe the outcome of the Bema is not binary, it is analogue - that is, varying rewards based upon our faithfulness & works.

yes! I liken the rewards something like this: a 6 yr old child, no matter how smart he/she is cannot drive a car!! A child who cannot do first grade work cannot go to second grade for he/she will not be able to do second grade work. The child will be very frustrated because he/she does not understand how to do the work.

The child is not being punished for not moving up to the second grade. A good teacher will help the child get through the work so he/she will move up.

Many Christians seem to have a binary view of everything: I'm saved so I get it all, and therefore all Christians will be raptured at the same time.

or just satisfied 'going to heaven'.

But what is in us is life. Life starts out small - as a seed - and grows. Good growing trees, when full-grown produce good fruit. Some fruit ripens faster and is picked earlier.

Don't forget LOVE is in us too!! Great discussion.

Blessings!