September 20, 2008 6:56 AM
Sam wrote:
The Will of God Being of sound mind and spirit, I bequeath to all those who have left the elementary teachings about Christ and gone on to maturity, the inheritance what has been promised, that is, Salvation. The execution of this Will shall take place upon the death of each of the inheritors. All living persons are in this Will to some extent and have the opportunity while they are alive, to change from their evil ways and lives supported only by elementary teachings. Patience is a virtue, so it has been said, and I will not forget the good works and love anyone has shown me, and who have helped the poor, the downtrodden, the widows and children of the world. In this patience, my expectation is that each person will be diligent to the end of his life---this will make his hope certain. For those who fail to continue in good works, and those who do not repent from evil ways, I leave pain, suffering and fire; but to those who are faithful and have hope to the very end, I leave eternal bliss. This Will is made possible because of the death of my son, whom I love. He became a high priest after his death, a priest in the order of Melchizedek, who sits at my right side forever. It is because of his suffering, I offer to the descendants of Abraham, what I promised him because of his faith. This Will is said on oath and will be forever binding. Every living person has an opportunity to share in the glory of this Will, and to be with me for all of eternity in Heaven. I sent my entire Will, complete with instructions, to mankind in the form of my written Word. In it, I describe dos, don’ts, rewards and punishments. All should take heed and learn from my Will, growing in maturity, to ensure each individual fully understands the consequences of his actions, whether they be physical, verbal or simply thoughts. My ‘will’ is that you ‘will’ heed what you read in my ‘will’, so you ‘will’ persevere and join me someday. Reply to this
September 20, 2008 7:08 AM
rik wrote:
8Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
I believe Jesus had some folly as a child, granted it was probably much less then the average folly in a child, but I think he was not a perfect child. this says once he was made perfect, which implies he was not always perfect. we also know from other scriptures that we was without sin, so this leads me to conclude that he had some folly is his life as a child. Reply to this
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September 20, 2008 7:23 AM
rik wrote:
WOW, to go from a rebuke (eat solid food) to vs 4-6 ( It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.) this preacher was not worried about loosing membership for the sake of contribution. In todays churches the hard lessons are not to often preached (if at all). the preachers and other leadership are afraid they will offend somebody and lose them (there money). This letter probably slapped some in the face! It is good to get a wake up call every know and then. we, to easily, can get comfortable in our day t oday life and become dull. we need letters, of sermons like this to wake us up, tell us the truth. Reply to this
The Will of God
Being of sound mind and spirit, I bequeath to all those who have left the elementary teachings about Christ and gone on to maturity, the inheritance what has been promised, that is, Salvation. The execution of this Will shall take place upon the death of each of the inheritors. All living persons are in this Will to some extent and have the opportunity while they are alive, to change from their evil ways and lives supported only by elementary teachings.
Patience is a virtue, so it has been said, and I will not forget the good works and love anyone has shown me, and who have helped the poor, the downtrodden, the widows and children of the world. In this patience, my expectation is that each person will be diligent to the end of his life---this will make his hope certain.
For those who fail to continue in good works, and those who do not repent from evil ways, I leave pain, suffering and fire; but to those who are faithful and have hope to the very end, I leave eternal bliss.
This Will is made possible because of the death of my son, whom I love. He became a high priest after his death, a priest in the order of Melchizedek, who sits at my right side forever. It is because of his suffering, I offer to the descendants of Abraham, what I promised him because of his faith.
This Will is said on oath and will be forever binding. Every living person has an opportunity to share in the glory of this Will, and to be with me for all of eternity in Heaven. I sent my entire Will, complete with instructions, to mankind in the form of my written Word. In it, I describe dos, don’ts, rewards and punishments. All should take heed and learn from my Will, growing in maturity, to ensure each individual fully understands the consequences of his actions, whether they be physical, verbal or simply thoughts.
My ‘will’ is that you ‘will’ heed what you read in my ‘will’, so you ‘will’ persevere and join me someday.
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8Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
I believe Jesus had some folly as a child, granted it was probably much less then the average folly in a child, but I think he was not a perfect child. this says once he was made perfect, which implies he was not always perfect. we also know from other scriptures that we was without sin, so this leads me to conclude that he had some folly is his life as a child.
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WOW, to go from a rebuke (eat solid food) to vs 4-6 ( It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.) this preacher was not worried about loosing membership for the sake of contribution. In todays churches the hard lessons are not to often preached (if at all). the preachers and other leadership are afraid they will offend somebody and lose them (there money). This letter probably slapped some in the face! It is good to get a wake up call every know and then. we, to easily, can get comfortable in our day t oday life and become dull. we need letters, of sermons like this to wake us up, tell us the truth.
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