Are you qualified to be in the Kingdom of God?

Originally Posted by philjones

That said, discernment is not required if you just take the time to go back and look at your typical response to those more conservative than you are.

Ok... you win. You'e right.

I'm wrong.


I concede.



I give up.



I'm a horribly typical bitter nasty backslidden hell bound liberal... I admit it.




Thanks...




Missed it again, Phil...

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Ok... you win. You'e right.

I'm wrong.


I concede.



I give up.



I'm a horribly typical bitter nasty backslidden hell bound liberal... I admit it.




Thanks...




Missed it again, Phil...

Ron,

I never said nor do I think any of the things you said. You certainly know that.

I am not blind... I read quite well and my comprehension, not to be confused with discernment, is quite good. What you write cannot be comprehended any other way than mildly antagonistic at best. If that is not your intent you need to write more clearly or perhaps less clearly because it is clear that you try to nicely go after every avowed conservative on this board.

I am not trying to win anything so you need not concede anything to me.

I still love you!

[SDG]

Originally Posted by philjones

Ron,

I never said nor do I think any of the things you said. You certainly know that.

I am not blind... I read quite well and my comprehension, not to be confused with discernment, is quite good. What you write cannot be comprehended any other way than mildly antagonistic at best. If that is not your intent you need to write more clearly or perhaps less clearly because it is clear that you try to nicely go after every avowed conservative on this board.

I am not trying to win anything so you need not concede anything to me.

I still love you!

Well are your qualified or not, Phil??!!!!

[mfblume]

The issue should not even regard qualification. Only the blood qualifies any of us. The issue should rather regard whether one is acting in a manner conducive to the nature of the Kingdom of God in which we exist.

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Well are your qualified or not, Phil??!!!!

Did you miss my other posts, Dan?

I think I made it quite clear that the only qualifier is HIM but I am not sure I am walking in the qualification that he has provided me.

Thanks for asking again!

[SDG]

Originally Posted by mfblume

The issue should not even regard qualification. Only the blood qualifies any of us. The issue should rather regard whether one is acting in a manner conducive to the nature of the Kingdom of God in which we exist.

I know Mike ... but I like seeing Phil squirm ....

Hey Phil ... got any more turtlewax??? .... I just finished washing my sepulcher.

Originally Posted by mfblume

The issue should not even regard qualification. Only the blood qualifies any of us. The issue should rather regard whether one is acting in a manner conducive to the nature of the Kingdom of God in which we exist.

The Word of God is also clear that the Kingdom of God is not in word but in POWER. Are we truly living in the Kingdom of God if we are not walking in the fullness of the power defined in scripture to represent the Kingdom of God?

I am concerned that we have a faulty understanding of a couple of things, those being (1) the sovereignty of God and (2) the Kingdom He established in the hearts of men!

Maybe my concerns are invalid. If so, please let me know why they are invalid.

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

I know Mike ... but I like seeing Phil squirm ....

Hey Phil ... got any more turtlewax??? .... I just finished washing my sepulcher.

No squirming here and i have found that McGuire's works much better than Turtle Wax!

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by philjones

The Word of God is also clear that the Kingdom of God is not in word but in POWER. Are we truly living in the Kingdom of God if we are not walking in the fullness of the power defined in scripture to represent the Kingdom of God?

I am concerned that we have a faulty understanding of a couple of things, those being (1) the sovereignty of God and (2) the Kingdom He established in the hearts of men!

Maybe my concerns are invalid. If so, please let me know why they are invalid.

There is a concern. But it's the way you phrased it -- "qualified". Only Christ's works qualify us. But I thought you were actually trying to say whether or not our activity and behaviour is conducive to being in the kingdom.

Originally Posted by mfblume

There is a concern. But it's the way you phrased it -- "qualified". Only Christ's works qualify us. But I thought you were actually trying to say whether or not our activity and behaviour is conducive to being in the kingdom.

That is why I made the post indicating that qualify(ied) was a poor choice of words as He is the only qualifier. Your thoughts were correct. I feel that our behavior and our actions are often an insult to the Lord Jesus himself when he has brought is into the Kingdom by His righteous blood and has given us the Power of His Spirit to walk in righteousness, peace and joy and we walk otherwise!