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Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by ebubeson: 9:11am On Jul 23, 2023 |
What you may hear from many Christians today, may be "I carry fire", "No one can touch God's anointed", "Can you pray in Tongues for 6 hours?", "I am highly favoured", "I carry grace", "I am for signs and wonders" etc. But if you tell same Christians, please do not collect bribe, do not reduce your age for job, do not register that you came early to work when you came late, do not follow sugar daddy, do not bring comedians to God's pulpit for jesting, do not sing worldly music, do not dress worldly and seductively, do not have sex with your ex few days to your wedding, do not commit adultery, do not fornicate or commit sin, do not tell lies to progress, do not live with your boyfriend or girlfriend, do not go to herbalist, do not do exam malpractice at all e.t.c, they may tell you that you own is too much, and may even say you do church too much. Please stand for righteousness as a Christian. 1 Like |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by vdestro: 9:25am On Jul 23, 2023 |
You mean churchgoers, not Christians. 1 Like |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Eviana(f): 6:23pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
I was ready to answer the title of the thread, but saw the post to be a little different. Quick answer: lack of conversion, peer pressure and the love of "mankind" more than God. People care (and I mean relentlessly, desperately and deeply care) absolutely MORE about what their fellow man thinks of them than the Creator of all. People don't want the negative consequences for standing in righteousness. Folks only want the "blesssings". It's definitely lonely, and isolating to want to sincerely serve the Lord and be obedient to His word against practically a world who despises Him. No one wants to stand out or be ostracized, dogged out, criticized, discriminated against etc. But if one truly loves the Lord, he/she is compelled to stand for righteousness. It is non-negotiable. When he/she truly takes that stand, rest assured that levels of persecution/discrimination are around the corner. It will happen. It's easy to claim Christ when one is not experiencing any type of persecution. Soon enough though, the sheep will be separated from the goats....no one will be able to straddle the fence and claim the Lord yet not have a single evidence of Him in his/her life. Whose side a person is on---be it The Creator God or the enemy of souls--will be revealed soon enough. It takes absolutely nothing less than a heart totally "sold out" to Christ---no matter what--even till death-- to take a stand for righteousness. The people you described above have not been fully convicted or converted yet. By God's grace and a willing heart to see the error of their own ways, some will re-commit to Christ. There's a huge difference between a person who's daily striving to live righteously and who may fall at times....than a person claiming Christ but who deliberately lives a life--actions-- diametrically opposed to Him and His word. |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Nobody: 6:49pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
They fail to see that we are at war preciousee17: |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:15pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
The seed didn't fall on the good soil in their case {Matthew 13:3-9} Christ always make sure that the Good News reach all people but the attitude of many towards the Good News will determine how strong their faith will be! |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Kobojunkie: 7:24pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
preciousee17:Stop deluding yourself! There is no war except the one you create in your own mind. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Kobojunkie: 7:28pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
ebubeson:1. These are the people whom Jesus Christ proclaimed were all hypocrites as they know nothing about Him or the Truth of God. n the context of Matthew 15 vs 1 - 10 & Mark 7 vs 1 - 13. And this teaching is against Religion in its entirety, not just subsets of Religion. 5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, โWhy donโt your disciples live according to the (doctrines and)traditions of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?โSurely you understand how clearly you labor in vain waiting for that which if of God to come out of that which is against God. ![]() |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by incantations(m): 8:27pm On Jul 23, 2023 |
*#๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐* KINDLY SAY THESE WORDS OUT LOUD I declare that I take charge of my life and make it what I want it to be in line with Godโs will for me. I give life, beauty and order to my world through the energy of my words. I live in righteousness, victory, health, success and prosperity. I will never find myself walking in lack because the Lord is my Shepherd. Daily, I walk in the light of my prosperity, for I am the seed of Abraham; I have access to untold wealth. Lack and want are not a part of my life because I am plugged to Godโs unending supply. The grace and ability of God are at work in me, I function with such an outstanding proficiency that everyone around me is inspired for excellence; and I am divinely powered to teach many how to live and do things right through my words, actions, character, love, faith, and integrity. I belong in Godโs superior class of divine beings; therefore, I look beyond the natural realm of existence to my heavenly rights, blessings, and provisions in Christ Jesus! I recognize today and take hold of my divine right to live in health, prosperity, victory, success, dominion, and excellence! Blessed be God! |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Nobody: 12:26am On Jul 24, 2023 |
Kobojunkie: Okay |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by Maynman: 9:35am On Jul 24, 2023 |
preciousee17:There is more to the 66 books you call โbibleโ that was specifically cherrypicked by the catholic to portray the Trinity Doctrine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvsjMuHkGBc |
Re: Why Is It Hard For Many Christians To Take A Stand In Righteousness? by hashtagged(m): 8:40am On Jul 25, 2023 |
ebubeson: That's because they don't fear God. It's clearly written in Matthew, mark, Luke ,John, revelations, even most of Paul's books. Liars, sexually immoral, adulters, those with lustful thoughts, fearful, unfaithful and lots more would not enter the kingdom of God. Yes God loves us, he sent his only son to die for our sake that's pure love. But he is also just and cannot stand sin. So we should try our best and also ask the holy spirit to aid us in living a Godly life 1 Like |
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