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Re: Samuel Pipim Getting Rebaptized - Please Read these Letters
[Re: Gregory]
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09/10/12 08:42 AM
09/10/12 08:42 AM
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So true, Gregory! Why cannot people see this when it comes to this topic? I hope people have read Martin Weber's letter:
Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of Himself in His church. When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own. {COL 69}
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Re: Samuel Pipim Getting Rebaptized - Please Read these Letters
[Re: Gregory]
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09/10/12 08:51 PM
09/10/12 08:51 PM
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I take it you don't believe in forgiveness, mercy, or the power of God to convert and to use us again when we've committed grave errors. Forgiveness does not require reliefe from consequences. A church treasurer who steals funds can be forgive, but that person should never handle denominational funds again. They have demonstrated a weakness and the chruch should protect them from being placed again in that situation. Maybe. Is that how Jesus handled Judas? As I have read from the pen of inspiration, Jesus well-knew Judas' inclinations, and yet purposely placed him in the treasurer position that he might have opportunity to develop his character, one way or the other. He was never removed from that position, even when Jesus knew he was a thief. Mrs. White tells us that this is to be instructive for us. I think, if nothing else, it should teach us not to make hasty decisions about removing the tares from the wheat before the harvest. It should help us not to attempt to create "one-size-fits-all" rules or policies. Each case has its own unique issues that must be dealt with, and without God's Spirit, we can never deal with things in a wise and loving, Christ-like manner. Blessings, Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Samuel Pipim Getting Rebaptized - Please Read these Letters
[Re: Green Cochoa]
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05/25/13 05:58 AM
05/25/13 05:58 AM
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This is more than a man with a weakness! Have you all forgotten that rape is a "crime of violence"? This type of rape is much more pathological in that it involves calculation, manipulation, intimidation, deception and total spiritual hypocrisy. Why hasn't he been arrested?
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Re: Samuel Pipim Getting Rebaptized - Please Read these Letters
[Re: truthseeker]
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05/25/13 10:44 AM
05/25/13 10:44 AM
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I totally agree with you....he is a criminal.
Christ is waiting with longing desire for the manifestation of Himself in His church. When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own. {COL 69}
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