Brad,
I, personally do not think we are responsible, yet, our lives, quiet
or not, make a large difference.
I use, for example, Sis Reeves and her late husband John, who lead me
to Christ. John answered my questions in a Godly manner, never losing
patience, no matter how I tried to stump him, or get around the
Scriptures. Hey, I was a tougher nut to crack, but John and Reeva
were so gentle, so compassionate and patient with an over-blown
intellect like mine, so full of her own arogance, well versed in many
"religions", trying like blazes to wiggle my way out.
It took them six months, but, in the end, it was the strength of
their compassionate treatment of me, and John's Scriptural knowledge
and the eventual feeling of conviction, and that small, gentle voice
which lead me to take the plunge and reach out, oh so tentatively for
THE TRUE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST.
Of course, there is the question of "the elect". CHRIST has known
from before time who would come and who would fall away, and, who
would be lost.
IN HIS MATCHLESS NAME,
purple Mari
At 09:12 PM 3/12/2008, you wrote:
>Rhonda,
>
>Personally I see it this way. God gave us a gift of freedom to
>choose. He told us from the beginning choose life or choose death,
>blessing or cursing. If he, himself, gave everyone that choice, I
>don't think he holds us to a higher level of responsibility for
>others than he does himself. Does he blame Christ for those who
>refused him? Those who mocked and cursed him? We are told to spread
>the good news but also to live quiet godly lives. It is amazing to
>me when folks become Christians they feel they now have to be
>SuperChrists and suddenly responsible for the world's salvation... I
>once was as a youngin' in the Lord. I believe we are held
>accountible for "our" actions and beliefs, but not that of others,
>but that is just my personal thought.
>
>Brad
>
>
>
>
>At 04:31 PM 3/12/2008, you wrote:
>>Not sure....if that is the one or not!! it just goes back to what
>>are we responsible to God for? What does it mean to be our brother's keeper?
>>Thanks
>>
>>Rhonda
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 8:24 AM
>>Subject: Re: is this true?
>>
>>
>>>Not sure if this is what she is referring to...
>>>
>>>Matt 11:19-23
>>>The Unrepenting Cities
>>>20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His
>>>miracles were done, because they did not repent.
>>>21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
>>>miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you,
>>>they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
>>>22 "Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre
>>>and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
>>>23 "And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you?
>>>You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in
>>>Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day.
>>>
>>>Perhaps she can find the passage being this is her belief? Not for
>>>your sake necesarily in and of itself, but her own. That is to say
>>>that its best to lay foundational beliefs on biblical references
>>>we know rather than "I think it says somewhere in the bible
>>>that..." plus in these little searches we gain knowledge and gems
>>>along the way :).
>>>
>>>Brad
>
>
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>
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