Hurting

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Bro. Floyd:
In a recent post entitled "Three Gods", I stated that I may go back to the
Assemblies Of God. I received several private posts. A few were very kind,
but most reminded me of an oxygen-injected flame-thrower.

Me:
Both are of God.

Bro. Floyd:
I have always believed in One God. I still do. It is not the Oneness
doctrine that that I don't agree with, it is some of the people that I
don't agree with.

Me:
I can relate Brother.  In the church I presently attend there are many
hypocrites and while in prayer, I mentioned this to God.  He told me not to
become one of them.  I see much that needs attention in the orgs and out of
the orgs.  Like I have told Dave on MANY occasions, the answer it to
withstand these assaults of Satan in the manner that glorifies God and not
to sell out to the enemy and take the "broad, easy path."  The colder
people are to me the more God causes me to love them.  The less they listen
to what I know to be the truth, the louder I speak.  There are others in
the churches that need your experience with this pain.  There are those who
need YOU.  Get your strength from God and tehn seek those who need what you
have.  Who better to counsel the rejected?  There is no excuse for fighting
of ANY kind, none.  You must repent of this.  Do so and let God restore you
brother.  Ask Him for that new heart of His!

Bro. Floyd:
> 1. God didn't call anyone to defend His Word. It is settled and He
doesn't need us to defend it. 

Me:
Couldn't prove that by Jesus, Paul, Peter.......  This is going to be tough
and people are going to oppose you.  It is never our testimony that saves
anyone but the Spirit of God, who using us as examples of His love and
mercy brings them to repentance that  He might save them.  Our testimony
will indeed condemn many.  They will stand and say "I was poor, that is why
I had to steal." and God will stand a poor saint in front of them that
trusted in Him and was provided for.  They will say "I just couldn't help
myself, I had to sleep with that woman." and God will stand one of His
saints in front of them and say "Tell them beloved son, of the nights we
were up and you said to me "Father, help me, I want to do what is right,
you know I do, but this flesh is defeating me." and tell Him how I defeated
the flesh for you."

The church is right to "put away" those who sin without repenting.  That's
the Word.

They will stand in judgement for not recieving the repentant to restore
them.  Have you repented?

Do not stand before God and say "I would have stayed with you but there was
not enough love in the church." and then have to look into the eyes of
Jesus with His battered face and open wounds from the thorns and His torn
beard and have Him say "Then why did you not turn to Me?"

Timothy Litteral
brotim@gte.net Luke 26:6
http://members.tripod.com/~trlitteral
http://home1.gte.net/brotim/science.htm