Nancy,
Thanks for your reply. We had a good Christmas, thanks for asking.
Most of the problems the Lord had with the leaders (and not the people as a group) was that they were blind guides they refused to come into the light and led others to do the same.
Yes I agree. And as Jesus said they could not bear the loads they put on others. (I have been guilty of that)
The Jews are supposed to be provoked to jealousy over the way we live our lives. Do you think anyone could be jealous of what Emile is showing here?
The Jews that came against Paul, Stephen, Peter and others, certainly were jealous of something as they spent enough time trying to kill and discredit. But I think of the jealousy as being "desirious" (if that is right) and I agree with you.
True evangelism is more than words but is a demonstration of the way we live our lives and a glow of the light that is in us.
I think you could just take out the words "is more than words but" and have a pretty good definition of it, don't you think?
The Rev. 2 verse to me is addressing believers that claim to be the completion of Judaism or spiritual Jews and are lying and are following satan in their hate for that is not from God but from satan.
After reading Acts, the Cor. and Gal. letters and this part of Rev. again, I think I disagree with you here. I believe Jesus is speaking of Jews that have rejected him and they and their synagogues are persecuting Christians, and trying to get the Christians to obey the "law".
All people that are not accepting the love of Jesus are at a great loss IMO, but I am not the judge he is. I am only told to tell them the truth of what I believe and love them as he loves me.
Amen. good thought.
thanks
dan
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