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Originally Posted by Aquila
I think your view is unbiblical, unless one is a Calvinist.
We wrestle not against flesh and blood, the people of this world are like hostages with a sin addicted Stockholm Syndrome. Their minds are often taken captive at Satan's will.
If they are enemy haters, then there is just us and them, no need to evangelize. But they are captives, not enemies. We're on a rescue mission in hostile territory, rescuing as many as possible, while enduring attacks from other hostages who have developed a bond with their captor.
That's how I see it.
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Haters have already made up their minds. Politics and religion don't mix. We don't agree to disagree. Ex-anything is usually hostile to the group they left behind in some degree. If someone is an ex-fill in the blank he or she wants to try and evangelize you. My wife was chatting away with a Mainstream Baptist Chrismatic Calvinist pastor's wife while we were out shopping one day. My wife told the woman to give her information to me. When she came over to give me her literature. I asked, "did you convert her" meaning my wife. The woman smiled and laughed. She said, "that was perceptive." Then she started to tell me all about the evils of "Pentecostals" I gave her litriture back, and we went our separate paths. We are in different movements of Christianity. We don't agree. Those disagreements keep us separated. Oh we can sit and have a banana split together. But sooner or later the differences are going to rise.
The Bible doesn't have Apostolic friends.
The apostles rebuked (must of had wicked stepmothers) an individual who was doing miracles in Jesus name. Jesus told them not to do that, because no one could do a miracle in His name, would be able to speak lightly of Him. But at judgement is when these individuals pay the piper. Jesus rebukes them ( Jesus didn't have a crazy stepparent?) saying remove from me you who are lawless I NEVER knew you. They replied that they were doing miracles in His name. Yet they still did not enter. Jesus isn't looking for friends. Jesus is looking for a Faith Child.