“I begin with a singular and passionate conviction: that the proper aim of all true theology is doxology. Theology that does not begin and end in worship is not biblical at all, but is rather the product of western philosophy.”
Gordon D. Fee, Listening to the Spirit in the Text
@HODL_WAGMI @pstchitweet @RasineIrem And it is that provision that is implied in the statement being discussed. It's in my previous comment. To say that a sinner is vitally forgiven without repentance and faith is universalism and that is not thee import of the statement as I have heard it used.
@HODL_WAGMI @pstchitweet @RasineIrem Besides, the statement that God forgives sins past, present and future simply means that sins across all timelines including those yet to happen is accounted and atoned for in Christ's work.
@HODL_WAGMI @pstchitweet @RasineIrem That is exactly it. The assertion that sin cannot be forgiven before it is committed cannot apply to God.
God can know a thing before it happens. God can forgive sins before a person commits it.
Hear me.
I personally look away when a member hops around despite all efforts by leadership to feed you and take good care of you .
I know how much of sacrifice our leaders make .
We have sleepless nights often.
Night and day working.
If it's not okay for you and we aren't good enough.
I don't bother .
I let you find pasture elsewhere.
There are some folks Jesus and the 13 can't pastor them , they will still hop around,eat junk food,look for "balance".
Years back I wasted QUALITY time seeking after such folks rather than focusing on the available.
"Dog wey go lost even siren and trumpet no fit stop am".
This is for younger pastors.
Don't kill yourself.
Don't let anyone use the "control switch" of accusing you of control or the "manipulative spell" of saying you're manipulative to cause you to grow unnecessary grey hair.
We have 200million in Nigeria with majority unsaved ,7B globally with many unsaved and unreached.
Na person wey bellefull dey ask for extra meat and fish.
Many are hungry.
Don't waste time on some wannabes.
They are full .
Don't let anyone drag you into Bitterness.
Focus on the grateful and available.
Na the 2 cents wey I get I give you so
Enough said .
April 26,2020
Until we understand the nature and gravity of sin and its reward, we cannot appreciate the greatness of the redemption that Christ offers.
In the gospel, we see sin truly exposed and God's great love revealed in how he justifies the ungodly.
It is a SO GREAT a salvation!
@RasineIrem If you don't understand eternal security and you don't like Dr Damina, there are so many other teachers who explain the subject. Do your due diligence
Last I checked, false witness is also a grevious sin against God.
@RasineIrem The thing is how you guys actually come out to tell lies boldly.
Dr. Damina teaches to CONTINUE your life NORMALLY as an unrepentant sinner?
@oyestephen @Ahavaaa_ @SpiricocoNg Hebrews 8:6
⁶ But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established upon BETTER PROMISE.
I wonder how a shadow of something is not inferior to the original.
@oyestephen @Ahavaaa_ @SpiricocoNg For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. Heb 10:1
The law COULD NOT perfect anyone