You , Bruce , as any other man cannot operate in a realm where you ask
*IF* you are chosen or written in the Book of Life !
You are not worthy to even look into it !
Brian, I recall once asking you if you were sure you were a member of the elect and you replied affirmatively. Now how did you answer that question without "looking into it" or thinking about it? Perhaps you were wrong to be so sure. Isn't there a scripture in Revelations chapter 3 that says he who endures to the end will not be blotted out of the book of life? Since you haven't yet reached the end, wouldn't it be presumptuous of you to assume that you are one of the elect at this point in time. You never know, you may yet be blotted out?
Rather we as mortal men must
respond to the simple and plain ! Jesus has said " SEEK and you shall
FIND " He said that to the Elect ! He has promised the wicked nothing...
are you the wicked?
Wait a minute. You just got through saying I shouldn't even look into the question of whether I am elect or wicked. Now a few sentences later and you're asking me! What gives? Didn't you mean what you said? Sounds like double talk to me. Seriously why would you first tell someone they shouldn't even consider a question on a subject and then ask them the question? Maybe it's a test to see if I'm paying attention to what you're saying? :^)
I once had a fellow ask me very plainly ... " what do you do if your not
sure God loves YOU ???
This was very very tight moment... this man had lost everything precious
to him. He lost his wife ..his children.. his family... he had nothing
left.. I say NOTHING !
How can you believe GOD loves you when that happens ?
At that point in life there remains a cross road...
I said that though God may hate you yet to believe that would be the end
!
A man , to maintain life and hope, needs to operate on the "assumption"
that God loves him and let anything else be a surprise or he would be
destroyed for sure...
I am curious as to what has happened with this fellow since. Would you mind sharing that?
Say, Brian, don't you think it would be a real shame if that fellow refused to accept that God hated him and continued to "operate on the assumption" that God loves him as you advised, and then finally found out "Sorry, God really does hate you."? BTW, if you really believe all the things you say, your correct answer should be no. |
