Bible & Truth

yardstick , I was unclear of your intentions before, but I'm clearly noticing a pattern of assumptive behavior. I'm not above answering questions or a little healthy back and forth, but you seem to infer things other than stated, without bothering to ask clarification. Forcing me if I'm to respond to you, to try to either constantly re-explain so it makes better sense to you, or to try to defend a position I'm not even taking. If you decide to further this with a FEW questions at a time, I'm happy to oblige you. But a drawn out word game or argument on what I mean when I write vs. what you hear when you read, is a waste of both our time and energies. God Bless

The truth of the law definitely still stands (we uphold that - Rom. 3:31), but we are no longer under it. And that *is* in Scripture. Hopefully we are all in agreement there. There was a time before the Mosaic law and there will be a time after it. It was given for a purpose (Rom. 5:20). Jesus didn't say the law would never pass away, He said it wouldn't pass away until all is accomplished with it (Mt. 5:18; Heb. 8:13).

www.unsealed.org/2019/01/the-law.html

lionofgod , said: "...there are those that eat meat and those that drink milk." 

I had to laugh because Isaiah 28 referrers to the drunkards of Ephraim. The point of the chapter is that priests and prophets are drunk on their power. Secondly, that the people need to break away and wean themselves from feeding upon their (the priests and prophets) elementary teachings; the milk. Third, whomever can break away from the elementary teachings are in a new place to be taught by the Lord, (to eat the meat).

I'm glad you sited that scripture, as I couldn't recall where the verse was off hand, I know when I was told the parable, it was biblical, as I recalled a vague remembrance of it. But Mt memory is oft shorter than my experiences are. i'm noting it to go back and do further study after the ones I'm already into. LOL

I love that chapter; however, the people here at Unsealed are far beyond drinking the milk and they do "eat the meat."    If you want to see a doctrine where the people drink the milk then look at the LDS. For example, if I was to say the things that I say here at Unsealed on an LDS platform then I would be black listed to the extreme. In fact, I have been kicked off two of their sites. The first was on the LDS/Denver Snuffer site wherein I told them that Snuffer was their new prophet; a point at which they denied. So then I said Snuffer had made some mistakes in his work and I was kicked off the site. The mistakes were so obvious, to me, because I use logic and reason to identify mistakes. Snuffer's mistake pertained to an 1845ish text that spoke to plural marriage (as I recall) and I simply provided an accurate analysis to the references that he made pertaining to that text. Of course they did not think my analysis was so accurate and they banished me from their site. That is so funny.

That's an awesome testimony sister! I have experienced the same from different "sects" of Christianity. I was bothered at the first, then realized the blessings God had given me, as he did you. For the bible tells us that any whom are persecuted in his name, to them is the kingdom of heaven. (I think I got that correct, the sentiment is I'm sure) Now, I don't "like" people to argue or fight or demean me, but I am secured in the knowledge that my Truth is His Truth, which he "shows" or "tells" me each day, confirming my faith in Him and His Word. As to the members here, I'm not assuming who here eats of the meat and whom does not. Experience and common sense tells me that with hundreds of members, if we all ate of the meat, than there would be none to benefit from the sharing. God's Word is a Living thing, as is the diet we eat of it. If we allow ourselves to be complacent in an area, the meat spoils, and eventually will rot. So we are encouraged to "hunt" for more meat continually to sustain us. Many eat of the meat and have become filled, and in enjoying it, sup on the same meat another day. Such is how habits are formed, which are difficult to break. Some eat small portions of the meat, but are accustomed to drinking milk and this fulfills them. Those tend to sup as their hunger dictates. There are also those that have eaten of the meat without first getting the sustenance needed from milk, those reach high, but fall fast. There are also Lions among us, that are carnivorous, they will voraciously devour the meat, as much as they can hold, then digest it, before returning to feast again. We probably have all here. But only the lion knows he's a lion lest he roar and scare away the lambs. In God's garden, there is a place for both Lion and Lamb, often they are one and the same. It'd the mystery of God, could I explain it, I'd be with him rather than here with all of you. Since it is His will I'm here, to honor Him, I follow where He leads and though I'm not always wise enough yet to see the inevitable conjunction of all the truth He reveals, he generously connects dots for me when it is needed for my growth.    

The second LDS site that I was banished from was because I spoke to the point of Joseph Smith's youth wherein he eloped with his wife. They were both about 18 (I am guessing) and they ran off together.   Oh, yes, on the site they were saying something like how Smith was inspired and so forth. I can not remember the context of the exchange. But when I pointed out that Smith had taken the young wife and the old man Hale (going off memory) was enraged, they did not like that information and banned me from the site. That is so funny. However, I like Smith, but I do not like the dog that followed him: Young. Like Smith it is proven had one wife, and Young it is proven had 37 wives. I realize that many say that Smith had many wives, however my contention is that that doctrine is what got him killed. His two close advisors (Hyrum Smith and Sidney Rigdon) did not have but one wife each and they were working to shut down plural marriage that had taken over the church like a fire storm. Then both Joseph and Hyrum were murdered in Liberty MO and another brother killed a few months later. Rigdon was forced out and went with a group back east and some went south to Texas.

So the LDS church after Smith was different than the LDS church before Smith and it has changed many times to accommodate new climates. I suppose this same phenomenon exists in all churches to some degree and that is a good reason to be free from church doctrines. Like why would any church want to restrict the free analysis and interpretation of the Book of Revelation that seems to exist in the Jehovah's Witness. Oh, I forgot to mention that the LDS avoid the BofR like a plague. Now that makes me laugh.

I too learned the value of "taking" truth from different churches. It's my supposition, that "THE" church, has all God's truth within, but I see it all in none of the individuals, all have some truth, some more than others, but each has sticking points they use to put them apart from the rest, which is among each of their shortcomings. I see the truth as being so separated amongst the "Christians" now, that it is difficult for one to assemble all truth together. Those that try become pariah to those they would be brothers with. But God tells us that if you truly seek him and walk with him, you will be persecuted. But that this same persecution is your "savings account" in heaven. That working to build riches there will be fulfilling, where as riches here will wither and die with your flesh. For instance, the biggest consternation to the modern churches is the faith/works argument. when it should unite, as one and the other are tied like strands in a rope, you separate them and the rope loses it's strength, You take them together and you harness it's full power. A "church" divided cannot stand. Christ was a uniter not a divider. But that gift of free will must always be accounted for. We must each choose each day, in each way, to seek Him in ALL things, not just here. Your council in this is a wise one and that is a hard lesson, one only needs learn only once.