Pentecostal Woman Fired for Skirt Wins Settlement

[shazeep]

hmm. so, don't go to court against a believer--or at least a professed believer--but treat those you consider lost--or not in your sect?--to court. What if they are, like, Mormons? Ok to sue them? How 'bout Baptists? Why not 3 steppers, then, yeh? (are you guys mostly 1 or 3 steppers? That is all just division to me! you get the point tho)

and paul was dragged before festus...so, hmm.

[shazeep]

i wonder if the answer will not lie in
"why are you working for the world?"

[Abiding Now]

It must really be a tuff life for some folks who wrestle principles and scriptures, that are clearly stated in the Bible, to fit their own preconceived ideas.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

It must really be a tuff life for some folks who wrestle principles and scriptures, that are clearly stated in the Bible, to fit their own preconceived ideas.

hmm, could you expound a little? What is clearly stated, in this case? ty

[shazeep]

Christ told us that Scripture is a Sword, meant to divide. Why does Unregistered think that is?

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by shazeep

hmm. so, don't go to court against a believer--or at least a professed believer--but treat those you consider lost--or not in your sect?--to court. What if they are, like, Mormons? Ok to sue them? How 'bout Baptists? Why not 3 steppers, then, yeh? (are you guys mostly 1 or 3 steppers? That is all just division to me! you get the point tho)
and paul was dragged before festus...so, hmm.

Beloved, a Christian cannot interact/communicate with an unbeliever: our ways
are foolishness to him. He only understands wrong/evil in the sense of the law.
However, the legal system should not be our FIRST attempt at communication
or reconciliation with the unbeliever: it should be the LAST resort. If they reject
sound reason, let THEIR law judge them.
"A man that is a heretic after the first and second admonition reject."

To those in the Sanhedrin and Council, Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a heretic!

[Sean]

Originally Posted by shazeep

Christ told us that Scripture is a Sword, meant to divide. Why does Unregistered think that is?

Where is that?



Maybe this?....

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

This passage does not say "scripture"(I bet, not every thing God ever said was written by man as scripture)....
also, it says it is sharper than a sword...try a razor blade...lol

[thephnxman]

Originally Posted by shazeep

Christ told us that Scripture is a Sword, meant to divide. Why does Unregistered think that is?

FIRST: the Sword is NOT meant to divide.
There are a couple of scriptures that tell us why, the least of which is found in
the "Law of Creation". God divided the waters above from the waters beneath,
and the waters from the waters to discover the dry, etc. So there is definitely
a division, but that (division) is not His will.

Then in Matthew, we are shown that there are some who will draw near to the
Word, and those who will not draw near. Nevertheless, all are given/invited to
draw near and embrace the Word: "But as many as received Him, to them gave
he POWER to BECOME the sons of God, to them that believe on his NAME."

It is God's will that we draw near to Him; man's "free will", will not.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by shazeep

hmm. so, don't go to court against a believer--or at least a professed believer--but treat those you consider lost--or not in your sect?--to court. What if they are, like, Mormons? Ok to sue them? How 'bout Baptists? Why not 3 steppers, then, yeh? (are you guys mostly 1 or 3 steppers? That is all just division to me! you get the point tho)

and paul was dragged before festus...so, hmm.

Simply understood.

The court system is put in place as a mediatory institution.

We are all on the planet together and all think differently.

The courts are there to allow us to find justice without having to invent our own form of justice.(which isnt pretty in most cases)

Court can be viewed as a good thing in most cases.

[shazeep]

nice posts all, ty.

Originally Posted by thephnxman

[B]Beloved, a Christian cannot interact/communicate with an unbeliever...

...but going to work for one is ok.

and I'll think on the sword ref; i am sure that it is possible at least that God does not desire It to divide; so "meant" is perhaps the wrong reflection. It is what it is; and certainly divides even diligent seekers, imo. Not buying all this "there are no conundrums in Scripture; just listen to me and i'll interpret it for you, it's easy," sorry.