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dietolive
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 To the Spiritual:

To the Spiritual:

I am not as spiritual as you. Please have mercy on me.

I appreciate your posts, even if I sometimes disagree. I like discussing ideas, and I do not think digging into the Scriptures is so bad. I know this is carnal though. Please have mercy on me.

Sometimes, I try to bring Scriptures and write arguments in a loving way to you. I care about you and others, so I am concerned about unnecessarily offending. This is unspiritual of me, I know. Please have mercy on me.

You are spiritual, I am ignorant. My stupid posts might be a waste of time, I know, but I mean well, in my own carnal way. Please have mercy on me.

I am such a babe in Christ, I don’t know how to be very spiritual yet. Please, you who know so much better than I, please have mercy on me.

Love in Christ,
A Much Less Spiritual Person Than You


EDIT: Read also: To the Un-Spiritual: https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=42003&forum=35&8

 2011/12/1 10:43Profile
savedtoserve
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 Re: To the Spiritual:

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I like discussing ideas, and I do not think digging into the Scriptures is so bad. I know this is carnal though.



Could you further expound on this thought, dietolive? What do you mean by "digging into the Scriptures"? For one, Christ said to "search the scriptures...." What do you mean by it?

savedtoserve

 2011/12/1 10:47Profile
dietolive
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 Re: savedtoserve

The purpose of this thread is to give voice to the un-spiritual posters.

Sorry to use an idiom. "Digging in" in my American idiom means to open up and go deep into the Scriptures; in my understanding the final standard of all Truth.

 2011/12/1 11:11Profile
dietolive
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 Re: Unspiritual

I think the unspiritual sadly know this already but,

“...the works of the flesh are evident: ...

... strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy..." Galatians 5:19-21 (ESV)

 2011/12/1 11:55Profile
dietolive
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 Re: To the Un-Spiritual

To the Un-Spiritual
https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=42003&forum=35

 2011/12/1 13:18Profile









 Re:

Doug

I'm not sure I get exactly what point you're making with these two threads. Are you eluding to a Luke 18:9-14 kind of thing?

 2011/12/1 13:29
Solomon101
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 Re:

Doug,

LOVE IT! Great set of posts!

"Back in the day" Steve Taylor articulated it this way-

I WANT TO BE A CLONE

I'd gone through so much other stuff that walking down the aisle was tough
But now I know it's not enough - I want to be a clone

I asked the Lord into my heart ,They said that was the way to start
But now you've got to play the part , I want to be a clone

Be a clone and kiss conviction goodnight
Cloneliness is next to Godliness, right?
I'm grateful that they show the way
'Cause I could never know the way To serve Him on my own
I want to be a clone

They told me that I'd fall away, Unless I followed what they say
Who needs the Bible anyway?, I want to be a clone

Their language it was new to me, But Christianese got through to me
Now I can speak it fluently, I want to be a clone

Be a clone and kiss conviction goodnight
Cloneliness is next to Godliness, right?
I'm grateful that they show the way
'Cause I could never know the way, To serve Him on my own
Be a clone,

Send in the clones-

Ah, I kind of wanted to tell my friends and people about it, you know?

What? You're still a babe
You have to grow, Give it twenty years or so
'Cause if you want to be one of His, Got to act like one of us

Be a clone and kiss conviction goodnight
Cloneliness is next to Godliness, right?
I'm grateful that they show the way
'Cause I could never know the way
To serve him on my own
I want to be a clone

So now I see the whole design, My church is an assembly line
The parts are there, I'm feeling fine
I want to be a clone

I've learned enough to stay afloat, But not so much I rock the boat
I'm glad they shoved it down my throat, I want to be a clone

Everybody must get cloned

Thanks again Doug. Great thoughts.

 2011/12/1 14:22Profile
savedtoserve
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 Re:

Quote:
Sorry to use an idiom. "Digging in" in my American idiom means to open up and go deep into the Scriptures; in my understanding the final standard of all Truth.



Sorry for being slow here; I still don't get how desiring to go deep into the scriptures is a carnal desire. Could you explain?

savedtoserve

 2011/12/1 15:50Profile
Sree
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 Re: To the Spiritual:

First and foremost, I do not like the idea of one comparing himself with other posters to judge himself more spiritual or unspiritual. Our comparison is with Jesus, he is our forerunner. On the Judgment seat God is going to compare us with Jesus and not with other posters.
Moreover comparing our self with other posters and considering them unspiritual is clearly a sign of Pharisee. Proof- Parable of Pharisee and tax collector (Luke 18:10). I am not saying that the poster did that but just wanted to share my thought.


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 2011/12/1 16:25Profile
dietolive
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 Re: Butters and savedtoserve and Sree

Butters - You wrote:
"I'm not sure I get exactly what point you're making with these two threads. Are you eluding to a Luke 18:9-14 kind of thing?"

No, dear Butters, I did not have these verses in mind.


savedtoserve - you wrote:
"Sorry for being slow here; I still don't get how desiring to go deep into the scriptures is a carnal desire."

...hhmmm... You don't?


Sree - you wrote:
"Moreover comparing our self with other posters and considering them unspiritual is clearly a sign of Pharisee."

...Well, I guess the original poster is not only unspiritual, but a pharisee as well. Thank you for taking the time to write your insight into this thread.

 2011/12/1 16:26Profile





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