Message from @Benjamin.

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2021-01-15 15:02:01 UTC  

He told me

2021-01-15 15:02:05 UTC  

yes. I have also taken communion, but I am struggling to understand it all right not.

2021-01-15 15:02:07 UTC  

now*

2021-01-15 15:02:48 UTC  

none of us do <:KEK:795742276549607456> we get stuck in our ways, tend to think we are right about everything, if if we know we may not be.

2021-01-15 15:02:53 UTC  

Here it is

2021-01-15 15:03:06 UTC  

ok.

2021-01-15 15:03:17 UTC  

I will respect that then.

2021-01-15 15:03:31 UTC  

He still serves God though

2021-01-15 15:03:54 UTC  

fair enough.

2021-01-15 15:04:06 UTC  

That is the important part, I guess

2021-01-15 15:04:15 UTC  

But I do have a question though

2021-01-15 15:05:46 UTC  

So I do realize that the only way to get into Heaven is to believe that God died for everybody's sins, and that He is the only God, but if that is true, then why are there whole booksfull of laws in the Bible, regarding what to do what not to do?

2021-01-15 15:11:34 UTC  

I think the laws God gives us are to provide us with a framework by which we can live a disciplined and righteous life. In violating His commandments though, we fall short of His glory, not that we ever could match it, but in failing to honor Him, we tarnish our selves and I guess His name too. For that reason, there must be a price for our sin, which only Christ could pay if we are to be redeemed. Otherwise, our only other option is to spend the rest of eternity in separation from God's glory.

2021-01-15 15:12:18 UTC  

I suppose that makes sense

2021-01-15 15:13:24 UTC  

I will say this though: some people tell me that even if we except the gift of Christ's sacrifice, we will go to hell if we don't live a righteous life after accepting His gift. I personally can't subscribe to this notion, as I believe it contradicts the word of God, however, I agree that we are at least entitled to live as morally as possible and repent when we do wrong.

2021-01-15 15:13:40 UTC  

hope this helps. I really dont understand all that much

2021-01-15 15:13:53 UTC  

im also trying to understand a lot of these commandments bro.

2021-01-15 15:14:11 UTC  

Yeah, thank you

2021-01-15 15:15:05 UTC  

"7 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. 20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, 21 for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. 22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!"

Just that first bit seems really difficult to unpack. maybe you help me compartmentalize some of this?

2021-01-15 15:15:17 UTC  

maybe even understand it?

2021-01-15 15:20:06 UTC  

The quote was for historical purposes. I didn’t say anything to insinuate otherwise. People have read and quoted pastors from the Revolution for decades. What makes it so wrong to do so now?

2021-01-15 15:20:33 UTC  

It's irrelevant

2021-01-15 15:20:44 UTC  

you're saying you have to submit to slavery

2021-01-15 15:20:51 UTC  

Someone I know thinks that Adam and Eve can't be real because they inbred and that we would all be retarded if are species came from inbreeding. I asked him where he thinks people came from and he says a bunch of primates living in Africa that were survivors of a space nuke that wiped out that dinosaurs. I'vebeen heavily implying it, but I'm really tempted to just straight up say "do you really think that a bunch of primates happen to evolve all separately from one another and be compatible to the point where the human race could be created without any incest?"

2021-01-15 15:21:09 UTC  

I'm not saying that quoting the bible is bad

2021-01-15 15:21:15 UTC  

but when you use it in that term

2021-01-15 15:21:30 UTC  

Are you talking to me?

2021-01-15 15:22:05 UTC  

When there is only one family is in existence, that is the only way

2021-01-15 15:22:08 UTC  

Yes

2021-01-15 15:22:17 UTC  

^

2021-01-15 15:22:27 UTC  

You realize that quote wasn’t a Bible verse, right?

2021-01-15 15:22:43 UTC  

You said people have been quoting Revelation

2021-01-15 15:22:51 UTC  

I just associated the two

2021-01-15 15:22:54 UTC  

But I didn

2021-01-15 15:22:59 UTC  

t think so

2021-01-15 15:23:00 UTC  

I didn’t. Read my message again.

2021-01-15 15:23:04 UTC  

I know

2021-01-15 15:23:20 UTC  

I misread your message

2021-01-15 15:23:27 UTC  

But even still, it is irrelevant

2021-01-15 15:23:38 UTC  

What is irrelevant...?

2021-01-15 15:23:46 UTC  

tbf, we are kinda retarded. <:KEK:795742276549607456>