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Originally Posted by Drake
If a brother is offended he should do everything possible to be reconciled with his brother on the way, before death takes one and no reconciliation is possible in this age.
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Actually... If a born again believer in Christ Jesus has fallen into holding to offended feelings... Then this one needs to... FIRST... Turn to the Lord by turning to their regenerated spirit... Then... Abiding in the Lord by abiding in their regenerated spirit... They... Following the Lord... Do what it is the Lord leads.
This is not a matter of "...right or worng..."... But one of living in, and living out the life of Christ. . . . When we as born again believers place our reasoning of what scripture says before the actual leading of the Lord... Then we are simply entering into the way that leads to folly religion.
And I experienced, and spoke against, this very thing at yesterday's morning Lord's Day meeting of the saints in the district I meet in.
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Originally Posted by Drake
If attempts are made then it is on the one who rejects ... then the offended brother can leave it in the Lords righteous and capable hand.
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And right there in your above speaking we can see the folly of religious thinking being exposed... My brother, Drake... Nothing is every out of "...the Lords righteous and capable hand." . . . Believers in Him simply need to be those that express this reality... Meaning... Express that nothing is every out of "...the Lords righteous and capable hand."
And we can only express this reality when we believe this reality... And any believer in Christ who thinks to themselves that "... then the offended brother can leave it in the Lords righteous and capable hand..." is exposing that they are not holding to this reality... Exposing that they do not hold to the reality that there is nothing that is not already in "...the Lords righteous and capable hand...".
And this is why believers in Christ continue on in their offended feelings/offences... They simply are not holding to Christ.
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Originally Posted by Drake
Expressing discontent against another brother day in and day out on a forum like this is not leaving it in the Lords righteous and capable hands.
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Absolutely... As can be any type of speaking that comes out of our old fallen natural man... And to do so day in day out is just a normal expression of those abiding in and expressing their fallen natural man.
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Originally Posted by Drake
The other brother may be wrong but now you are too.
Drake
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And what are you... Right?
Romans 14:1... "Now him who is weak in faith receive, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his considerations."