It seems that what many preachers' statement is right. A man of God is frequently making friend with loneliness.
The toughest lesson would be to introduce the love of Christ to such solitude. The failure would either be to bring in a different kind of love, or to have no love at all.
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Interestingly enough, eventhough John Wesley did not believe in predestination, he wrote: For if one's preaching brought no attack, either there was no devil in this world, or he [St. Patrick] did not preach the Gospel of Christ.<Journal 1748 April 25 Monday, pg. 348>
And yet, whoever objects to this statement wouldn't believe in predestination.
This quote from the journal of John Wesley is from the version that has his unpublished diaries and annotations and is not found in the CCEL version of Wesley's journal. I've downloaded it to my archive.
Excerpt: I never heard before of an apostle sleeping 35 years, and beginning to preach at three-score. But his success staggers me the most of all. No blood of the martyrs is here; no reproach, no scandal of the cross, no persecution to those that will live godly. Nothing is to be heard of, from the beginning to the end, but kings, nobles, warriors, bowing down before him. Thousands are converted, without any opposition at all; twelve thousand at one sermon. If these things were so, either there was then no devil in the world, or St. Patrick did not preach the gospel of Christ.
Although, it is unknown how Wesley felt about St. Patrick, such that this may not have been a negative critique by Wesley. Merely staggered. So maybe we all should think that the devil was asleep at the time of St. Patrick's 12,000 conversion. Although, by calling "no devil in the world" as the only other alternative, it seems that Wesley may want to blame Patrick for failure in the right gospel.
事奉神者不信,
如亞拿尼亞之信.
不信之事奉神后而信,
乃神之恩,非不信之事奉之故.
One who does not believe in God is not required to serve in church, nor make offering. Because God is not a liar.
However, everyone is welcome to listen to the word of God. The truth.
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It is remarkable how things that were once despised, have been promoted to admiration crossing the boundary of the forbidden.
In fact, it seems that all things that were once despised, would eventually become praised, if history is allowed to go on without divine force. This is a proof that rejects evolution. This is a proof of the fall of mankind.
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A silent war is one of the most effective strategic warfare in this era.
It is a shame America does not see this now.
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Having knowledge without a degree...there is a little regret;
having a degree without knowledge...what a great plenty of shame.
It is a great difference between a little and a plentiful.
--Quote from Dr. Stephen Tong.
Many times, the truth is bigger than you know it.
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The peril christians face today is not matters "contradicting" the Bible, but the matters according to the Bible AND "Beyond".
Nonetheless, contra-biblical or supra-biblical are still contra-biblical.
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Unless I am ultra-bold enough to face challenges in life, this Journal can never be any more exciting.[@more@]
Having a girlfriend/wife does not mean one loves God any lesser...but having no girlfriend/wife and claiming to love God more than those who do have is a sin indeed.[@more@]
