Hmmmmm.
My sentiments exactly!
"And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments." I John 2:1-3"
What does it mean to "keep His commandments"? Looks as if this requires some action on the part of man. It means repenting of lying, fornicating, all sinning. Grace is not license to sin. One must maintain him/herself in Christ. The Holy Spirits sword is there to cut deep into the hearts the will of God for His people.
If christians see acts of sin in public places, they are not required to challange these sins but withdraw from them, have no part of them, and that place. Christians are a group called out of the world and are not to be a part of the sinful world. To start a ruckus over sinful public acts would be putting oneself on the same level as the sinners.
I am still learning, please forgive me if I sound ingnorant. But we should continue to ask questions right??
Questions can sometime clear up misgivings,misunderstandings, and misconceptions. They can clear away confusion. So my answer is, "right".
{quote]Anywho.. So ollie.. by people admonishing other people to help us grow as a whole spirit would be walking in the councel of the ungodly?
Have you ever tried to admonish sinners engaged in sinning in public?
Christians are told to admonish one another, not sinners engaged in their sin.
Colossians 3:12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
And by not partaking in their counsel whatsoever would bless us even more?
Not sure I understand what you are asking?
If you see sin going on in public you might try counseling, out of the love of Christ for them, that it is wrong according to God's will, but if they will not hear you I suggest you walk away. Cast not your pearls before swine.
I thought that even Jesus came down to save the unrighteous and sinners.
Yes, He did. All were in sin.
Romans3:22. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Did not He, himself, talk with them?.. (I understand that He did not "walk" with them though).. But He told people of how God wants us to be.
Yes. Christ walked in the will of God. He was sinless. It is through Him and His shed blood that we find remission of our sins when we repent of them.
Please let me know on this...
Hope I answered your questions ok. I wasn't real sure I had a good understanding of what you were asking. Learning is a lifetime thing and never stops if one has a brain and we all do,
The big thing is when one learns one is wrong in what he/she has learned is that they can turn away from the error and go toward the truth.
LdyBluEyez
Ollie
