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I've started reading the Bible

When I was 12 my school handed out small Gideon Bibles that had a daily reading schedule, so that over the course of two years, you'd have read the whole NT. I read it twice. Got nothing from it. Fast forward 40 years, and the knocks and scrapes of life, and here I am - thoroughly disillusioned with the world (boo-hoo, woe is me lol).

So I bought a leather bound KJV red letter edition (Jesus's words are printed in red) and I am reading Matthew then will read Mark, Luke and John. With what I have learned through living, the Word is beginning to make sense. My impression is that Jesus is no softy - he rebukes and remonstrates, criticises and condemns, but at last I am starting to see the light of Christ.

It seems to me that by taking my fill of what this world has to offer - and being sickened with it and finally pouring it away - my cup is empty and ready to be filled with the love of the living Christ. At 12 I was not receptive. My mind was occupied with worldly things. At 52 I stand ready to reject this devilish world and surrender. Well, almost. It's not easy but I'm making a start.

When I was 12 my school handed out small Gideon Bibles that had a daily reading schedule, so that over the course of two years, you'd have read the whole NT. I read it twice. Got nothing from it. Fast forward 40 years, and the knocks and scrapes of life, and here I am - thoroughly disillusioned with the world (boo-hoo, woe is me lol). So I bought a leather bound KJV red letter edition (Jesus's words are printed in red) and I am reading Matthew then will read Mark, Luke and John. With what I have learned through living, the Word is beginning to make sense. My impression is that Jesus is no softy - he rebukes and remonstrates, criticises and condemns, but at last I am starting to see the light of Christ. It seems to me that by taking my fill of what this world has to offer - and being sickened with it and finally pouring it away - my cup is empty and ready to be filled with the love of the living Christ. At 12 I was not receptive. My mind was occupied with worldly things. At 52 I stand ready to reject this devilish world and surrender. Well, almost. It's not easy but I'm making a start.

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Oh, so you live in fear of jesus christ? Like the scribes before you? Interesting...

Fear isn't part of my relationship to god and jesus christ, sorry...

The "scribes" were probably limp wristed cucks btw... Not the types willing to get in harms way for their beliefs, rather the types always finding an excuse to avoid just that... As opposed to jesus christ.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50952443

>A gunman who opened fire in a church in Texas, fatally shooting two people before being killed by an armed member of the congregation, has been named.

What would YOU have done, according to your "anti violence" stance? Rhetorical question. We both know the answer.

>In 2017, 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during a Sunday service.

You "holier than thou" people, looking down on those willing to take the hits for you by physically confronting evil, deserve nothing but contempt

You're hypocrites and cowards

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Maybe I misread the Bible when it tells me to "fear the Lord" hundreds of times. Violence only begets violence. I prefer spiritual warfare, as did Jesus. I backed up my statement with scripture, then you moved the goalposts. If you don't understand what love is, maybe the Holy Spirit will reveal it to you, through prayer. Many blessings friend.

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Evil doers have everything to fear from the lord indeed. And so do cowards and hypocrites...

>hundreds of times

23 times in the old testament, 2 times in the new...

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It's not the lord who must be feared, it's what you do, scriptures are pretty clear when it comes it

The just has nothing to fear from the lord

Nothing

>Violence only begets violence.

Indeed... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50952443

>A gunman who opened fire in a church in Texas, fatally shooting two people before being killed by an armed member of the congregation, has been named.

You can thank the just on this one

>I prefer spiritual warfare

Yeah try to spiritually stop a fucking maniac from shooting at everybody and see the result

>In 2017, 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during a Sunday service.

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>I backed up my statement with hide my cowardice being scripture...

Fify

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I don't know about you, but I'm still a sinner. I just don't practice sin. I will continue to fear the Lord God, out of reverence for Him, and pray for mercy upon my shortcomings.