Hi Christine;
I believe God is holy and He judges us. But His holiness and judgment flow from His being love. If we were to divorce His judgment from His love, the people will be crushed.
He saves us by judging so that we can know when we're wrong and can have a chance to change.
He is the only judge and is very jealous of His position.
People who judge and accuse (no one here, I'm sure! :-) are falling into Satan's traps. He is the accuser of the brethern and he loves to sow seeds that bear fruit that is opposite to godly fruit. Hate, despair, strife, impatience, cruelty, evil, unfaithfulness, brutality and impulsiveness.
Love,
Caroline
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching
Hello,
I'm new to Truth Talk. I've been listening for a little while, and have decided finally to hop in.
Caroline, I have a question: After all this discussion of God's anger and love, it would stand to reason that either you do not know God's personality, or the SP's do not know God's personality.
This question makes the Street Preaching Topic increasingly important to answer. If the SP's present a strong, biblical case, which I think they have, their arguments should really make you rethink who God is. If you approach the Bible without bias, you will see a God who loves, yes, but also demands repentance. The SP's would be misrepresenting God if they ignored God's demand for repentance.
I think it's important to ask ourselves here if we are ignoring the actual character of God because we just don't enjoy the paradox of His personality. If this is true, it would mean that we would be a more harmful witness than the SP's.
Blessings,
Christine
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