~~~~~I've FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT's MISSING~~~~~

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Exactly because we haven't killed the flesh completely - we want to be right!

If I'm right in and of myself, I'm just a pile of stinking rags, but ahhhh, to have His righteousness.............

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

If I'm right in and of myself, I'm just a pile of stinking rags, but ahhhh, to have His righteousness.............

I believe I read that the rag in that passage represented a menstrual cloth.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I believe I read that the rag in that passage represented a menstrual cloth.

Or a dirty diaper.......

[RevDWW]

What's missing a lot of the time in humility and charity.

Maybe it should be required to read the Love Chapter before engaging in debate on AFF........

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Or a dirty diaper.......

Are you kidding or did you read that? I've never read that. Not saying you are not right about it, though.

How respectful of me! I love myself.

[Pressing-On]

Seems that Renda and I are both right on the use of our words - tolerance and respect.

tol·er·ance (tŏl'ər-əns) pronunciation
n.

1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Seems that Renda and I are both right on the use of our words - tolerance and respect.

tol·er·ance (tŏl'ər-əns) pronunciation
n.

1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

Glad you left RevRand out of the equation.....he just likes to be right because he's a guy!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Glad you left RevRand out of the equation.....he just likes to be right because he's a guy!

Which brings me to another tangent here. It seems that the men, by nature, have a different way of conversing with each other and I have understood from past posts that we are admonished to stay out of it because men are just men.

So, what rules do they have and why do they get to seem as though they are back to back and counting paces, gun in the air.

Do they get to walk closer to the boundaries of tolerance, respect and charity?

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Seems that Renda and I are both right on the use of our words - tolerance and respect.

tol·er·ance (tŏl'ər-əns) pronunciation
n.

1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.

Can you respect drunkenness or devil worship or homosexuality or adultery or any other ungodly practice mentioned in the bible? I don't see how in light of the Word. But that's where we need to hate the spot but not the spotted, hate the sin but not the sinner. The good news is that God can wash, forgive, remit, and cleanse from ever stain!!!!! He can take our old sinful nature and make us new creatures in Christ Jesus!!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Can you respect drunkenness or devil worship or homosexuality or adultery or any other ungodly practice mentioned in the bible? I don't see how in light of the Word. But that's where we need to hate the spot but not the spotted, hate the sin but not the sinner. The good news is that God can wash, forgive, remit, and cleanse from ever stain!!!!! He can take our old sinful nature and make us new creatures in Christ Jesus!!!!

I believe the definition of "respect" is only used when relating to a positive situation or subject. That's how I read it.

Amen to the rest of your post. That will preach!