I am back to discussing things with Amos.
First thing he points out - other than the other dribble that he always says, is that we don't choose anything that has to do with Jesus. Jesus chooses for us.
It's a lot easier now, because I have the scriptures saved by topic now, and most of them were created because of discussions with Amos. I am able to hit him with scripture after scripture to prove what I believe. At least on most, some only have one scripture that he twists to an "interpretation" by God, not us. SMH
I laughed as I wrote the last words about his post asking so many questions in one post for me to reply to. That it means a long post, if I answer them all, so if you want the answers to any here except what I mentioned, you will have to either read the whole post, or ask them all in separate posts. lol! We have got to get an icon for stomach-ache laughs!
I am armed to the teeth to prove to the Fundies, through Amos I expect, that they are not looking at the gospel correctly. and I am looking forward to it. I can't force them to read the gospel themselves, but I can do it for the silent posters I've been told about.
I just want to stop him/them from influencing others to believe the way they do. This is the one way I have to be able to attempt to do that. And it's hardest part is that If they read the gospel, they would not have to have a messed up understanding.
I honestly think I will end up writing a blog eventually to spread the gospel. I am not the one who tells me that what I believe in is correct, because I only use scriptures. My words are his word explained so that people can understand them clearly. Maybe I shame the Fundies about their sins, so they can repent hahaha. I guess that will only bring new ones to help understand too.
It's a case of time-management. I'm good with that usually, so I'll work on it in between posting with Amos. I started getting riled by him right away, but then I realized he might not realize that I am sharon_at_home and thinks he has someone else to harass about my posts. So, instead of getting riled, I'm going to begin again with him, but this time it won't be my first, and I will be able to use my "arsenal" of scriptures to help me with the discussion.
Sometimes I feel sorry for him. He's obviously being manipulated and I honestly think he might look further into the gospel if he was not discouraged by others. Maybe one of my posts will click so he will look into what I say. I'm thinking he's a man who has "no will" of his own; mother, wife? church leader? and now Lady. likely He's whipped. The Lord needs to show him the light again, so he wants his salvation more than the people who manipulate him.
Well, then again, I am just doing my duty. and if anyone does not listen to my words, which are the Lord's in scriptures, and in the very least read the gospel for themselves to find out (and confirm) what I have told them, it's their choice - of course, Amos isn't making the choice for himself, he's choosing what the Lord tells him to. If that was the truth, he would find the scriptures to show me I'm wrong, not scriptures twisted to be aligned with his beliefs. Or out of context.
So I'm putting Jesus' word that we need to, no matter who tells us anything about the bible, search the scriptures to see if it is the Truth, before applying it to anything.
I am not partial to the NIV either. I've read then translated scriptures from the NIV to the KJV and there are some that seem so far off what the scripture in the KJV say! I don't use other bibles but the KJV, so I always translate them. SMH It is like the way God said not to change the Word in any way. some of the interpretations are very strange to me. But, I'll leave that one to God.
I just remembered that I wrote a long post to Amos and ended it with the fact that not many like long posts, and don't read to the bottom. Then I said 'God bless to those who read this right through' because I was pretty sure it was not going to be read, at least by Amos to the bottom. I wonder how long and which Fundie will tell him about it? If they read it through themselves!
God bless!