One word to describe God

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Sometimes, love is tough.

I appreciate your post and it wasn't geared towards me.

Thank you.

I will apply what you have spoken to her to me and grow from there.

Yes, Jermyn, Sometimes "love" is tough and we love Michlow - in spite of - her tag line.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Yes, Jermyn, Sometimes "love" is tough and we love Michlow - in spite of - her tag line.

And we love you also PO, even despite of your lack of mercy and by it the lack of ability to obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And we love you also PO, even despite of your lack of mercy and by it the lack of ability to obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

And we love you also PO, even despite of your lack of mercy and by it the lack of ability to obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

And, BTW, patting someone on the back and whispering, "I'm okay and you're okay", is not mercy to me. I would want someone to tell me to stop

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

And, BTW, patting someone on the back and whispering, "I'm okay and you're okay", is not mercy to me. I would want someone to tell me to stop

Thats why I'm not patting you on the back and not telling you that you are okay. But alas you won't listen.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Thats why I'm not patting you on the back and not telling you that you are okay. But alas you won't listen.

I listened to this:

Originally Posted by jfrog

I do believe in God but maybe I should call him the unknown God, for I know nothing about him.

Originally Posted by jfrog

I'm not quite as far removed as Timmy and michlow. However, I'm not a christian. I've doubted everything and still doubt most everything.

Heck, even the emotions that accompanied them somewhat return when I go through these motions and I'm not even a Christian.

So, I mean, uh, and you are trying to correct me? Umm, okay. LOL!

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I listened to this:





So, I mean, uh, and you are trying to correct me? Umm, okay. LOL!

Yes I'm a sinner. What is that to you? Are you too righteous to be corrected by a worthless sinner like myself that at best can be said to barely know about God?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Yes I'm a sinner. What is that to you? Are you too righteous to be corrected by a worthless sinner like myself that at best can be said to barely know about God?

Well, not exactly what I was saying. I think that when you say you don't know God, I'm thinking that you are not taking into account what is all involved in mercy and love. It's not always a cotton candy feeling or bed of roses life as a Christian. There is correction involved, as well as, suffering.

Paul had a pretty strong rebuke for the Corinthians in I Cor 3. He loved them, but pointed out that they were carnal. That is mercy and love to point out errors and not patty cake someone along the road in their error.

To some degree it may be necessary in the beginning, but there comes a time when the person must face the honest truth of their error and I believe that is what Paul was doing. Point blank, Paul called them on their error and said, "I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?"

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Yes I'm a sinner. What is that to you? Are you too righteous to be corrected by a worthless sinner like myself that at best can be said to barely know about God?

Lame... lame...lame.

Come on, Jfrog. Be real with us and yourself! You claim you spoke in tongues everyday for two years, prayed, read the Bible, and now your saying you barely know God?

I was an atheist. I didn't know God. Before atheism I was a Roman Catholic which means I barely knew God.

While none of us can fully know God, we can know and understand (by his grace) what He has revealed to us and you know more of God than most sinners I know.

[Michlow]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Yes, Jermyn, Sometimes "love" is tough and we love Michlow - in spite of - her tag line.

Sigh....

I came back from a nice dinner and some shopping to find a plethora of discussion involving me on 2 different threads.

Firstly, I removed the signature line in question. I originally placed it there, because I thought it would helpful for those who don't know me since FCF, so that I wouldn't have to constantly explain my life story. But it actually seems to have made things worse.

I know that I come off as sarcastic and flippant, and often I am being those things. But sometimes I'm just being honest about what I think or feel, even though I KNOW it's not going to earn me any friends. I call myself a heathen and a reprobate or a big fat sinner, because I understand that by apostolic definitions I am. It doesn't bother me to be called so, because I obviously don't agree.

I understand that my place on this forum is tenuous. I post here mainly for the nostalgia involved, With no family and no close friends that are still apostolic, it is my only remaining contact with something that was a big part of my life for 10 years. I may be too straightforward about my beliefs/thoughts/struggles for some. But never have I tried to change someone else beliefs. Never have I encouraged someone who was struggling to leave church, God, doctrine, standards or any of it. In addition, I try to stay away from any threads that are in the Deep Waters area, or where people are sincerely asking for spiritual direction.

I'm sorry that I seemed to offend you on this thread. When the thread author requested one word descriptions, I had the assumption that it was the word that most accurately described God to the responder. That God confuses me should be no surprise. And honestly, a year or so ago, I would have said "Mean" or "Capricious" or "Scary".

For those who question my place here, feel free to start a poll, if I'm voted off, I'll leave graciously with no hard feelings.