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Is Anyone Here Born In The Righteousness Of God? [Spirituality & Religion]

I sure wasn't.

Ephesians 2:1-10

1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
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SW-User
No one asked you to be the spiritual guide on SW.

Go help a homeless vet .
Work on a habitat for humanity project.
You are playing the role of a Pharisee here, it’s not a good look.
Butterflykisses24 · 51-55, F
@SW-User I personally appreciate him.He's quoted the Bible and said he was once not righteous.I don't see the problem here.
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]You are playing the role of a Pharisee here, it’s not a good look.[/quote]

How am I doing that?
SW-User
I am not saying you shouldn’t like him.
However, I am not a fan of attention seekers. If he is genuine, there are people in his city that need that he could be helping. @Butterflykisses24
SW-User
You know damn well what you are doing.you seem to feed off these interactions. Are you an ordained minister? Then what is your function here?@GodSpeed63
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]Then what is your function here?@GodSpeed63[/quote]

I'm here to bear witness to the Truth. What are you here for?
SW-User
You are here to draw attention to yourself.
I am here to call out hypocrisy .


check and mate.


@GodSpeed63
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]I am here to call out hypocrisy .[/quote]

If your going to call out hypocrisy, start with yourself first.
SW-User
Defensive much? You can’t debate. You pick through words and choose your replies. Walking around the most important parts of members replies to you.

Your posts have nothing to do with caring about people. You seek the drama.
@GodSpeed63
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]Your posts have nothing to do with caring about people. You seek the drama.[/quote]

I doubt that. You sound like a troublemaker to me.
saintsong · 41-45, F
Thank you GodSpeed63 for sharing this rich scripture I don’t know why the other guy was complaining @SW-User @GodSpeed63
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I was an ordained Minister ,but I was not a born again son of God ,I held a card and a licence that allowed me to occupy a pulpit legally in my state and others that recognize my credentials

My licence say "To Preach ,to teach .Baptize ,Marry and defend the Gospel of Christ ",,and no where does it exclude "Social Media "
Since God Baptized me ,I no long carry a card ,I represent no organized religion ,only Christ who is the head of my Church ,,you know the one not built with the hands of men ,many members ,only 1 head

I try not to Preach anywhere anymore ,I prefer teaching
but to defend the gospel means to also be willing to lay my life down to defend or save another ,,and that means from having our constitutional rights suppressed ,that also give you the right to disagree ,but not try to suppress his voice ,and furthermore ,this site will also defend his right .
The Admin here knows exactly who I am ,and asked me to come here
I was one that stopped Christians from being bullied and run off of EP
and it was EP Admin that helped me ,,we have a right to share our beliefs
our personal testimonies (that often I am called a liar ,but I have thick skin and I know darkness hates me )
You have the ability to scroll right on past it
You can attempt to flag it ,,not that it will do you any good ,but that is your recourse or you can block him so that you no longer see his posts ,
not to harass someone just because you may not agree with him or her

[quote] I am here to call out hypocrisy [/quote]

Guess you missed the verse about arguing over doctrine

2 Tim 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ (our Lord ) with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

12 [b]If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:[/b]

13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord [b]that they strive not about words to no profit[/b], but to the subverting of the hearers.

[quote]15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.[/quote]

16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

So if you are exposing hypocrisy maybe you should study a little more
I think you ignored this verse completely

And yes ,I still carry a card ,I just no longer support the doctrines of the denomination that ordained me ,,I now speak for Christ
who filled me with His spirit ,so that I might understand spiritual things

1 Corinthians 2:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
SW-User
Is this Godspeed’s second account?

@rckt148
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User No its not ,,but it is someone who knows the rules about harassing other members for having an opinion different from you're own
You do not have to agree with him or me
You always have the option to block both of us ,or scroll on by his posts
but as to you're exposing anything
You blew that when you started attacking him and not showing any fruits of the spirit ,,if you are claiming you do it for God

Romans 10:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

his opinion is protected here ,,you can't shove something down someones throat that has the option to scroll right on past it
No one makes you read his posts
As a rule I only get involved in religious post when someone if attacking a person over their faith ,no matter what beliefs they have

Hell I have problems with some of the doctrines shared here
but its their opinions ,they are entitled to them

Unless they are harming someone
We do not abide by the standard of individual members here
We do have guide lines ,,he has not crossed them

What is the acceptable behavior on Similar Worlds?

Before posting, remember:
No name-calling or personal attacks.
No discrimination.
No harassment, bullying or threats.
No offensive, hateful, revolting or disgusting images.
Be kind and friendly.
Add positiveness.
Know when to stop and leave the conversation.
Ignore and Block offenders.
SW-User
While I appreciate what you are doing. There are more than a few examples here of believers harassing non believers in this and other strings.The attitudes of some here are at times less than “Christ” like.



The one you defend, is getting what he gives.



If you are serious about this subject then you should police your own first.

For the record, I am a former believer.
That statement is not an invitation to comment or question.

Everyone has their own story.

Lastly, perhaps minding your business in the future is your best course of action.



@rckt148
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]For the record, I am a former believer.[/quote]

There are no former believers, either your saved or not. You can't be saved and then not saved.
SW-User
There you go again, cherry picking.

Yes, it can happen. I was programmed to believe as a child. Which is the worst type of abuse.

@GodSpeed63
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@SW-User I am minding my own business ,you have no clue who I am or or exactly what my business might be ..you thought I was him on a second account ,and having a second account just to harass other members is not allowed either .I would have a problem with him were that the case .
or if he is not acting Christ like and using His name

But I wasn't invited here to preach ,though on occasion I do have to defend the calling and the gospel ,
as Christians we were warned we would be hated for Christs name sake ,so we expect that ,but here ,our voice is protected like any other member ,,with a perversion or fetish and so on
Keep it kind and properly marked ,there should be no problems
but Defending the Gospel is always my business or the messengers that bring it just because some here think porn should be allows but not speaking about ones faith and beliefs
You are right about one thing ,I have not followed the posts of my fellow Christian so I do not know you're history with him

I think you will find most here will tell you I practice what I preach
I am kind to others even when they are not kind to me who dispute the existence of God to the point of accusing me of spreading lies just for sharing my testimony ,Saying if it were so it would have made the news or been written up in medical journals and THEY DON'T KNOW MY NAME so how do they know it hasn't been ,,they just hate the truth that bad .
so, its a double edge sword ,,but I put myself out there as a born again son of God to be examined ,and if I shame my Father ,I welcome the correction
If others see a problem in my walk ,then certainly He does
It is He that I represent as are all of us who claim we speak for Him .

If I worded anything to be less than kind I am sorry
but the reason I joined in remains the same ,

He has a right to a voice here ,,if he is wrong in what he does
It won't go unnoticed ,and if I see him harassing others I will see to it he is dealt with too
I don't follow him ,but our paths seem to cross a lot ,but I have not had a problem with him or you to my knowledge .

Many of the Atheist I speak with here were most of them believers at one time

I learn a lot for them ,,I know most who fall away have problems with the people who say they are Christians ,but are anything but Christ like
all I can say is on behalf of us all ,,,I am sorry ,,not all who say Lord Lord are Christs children but its not our job to separate the wheat from the tares that is coming real soon when the Beast of Revelations starts enforcing His mark and many who say the love God comply with the doctrines of the Antichrist showing they don't know God as much as they claim and my job to warn those being stumbling blocks to be careful how high they think they are ,they are more accountable and since they like to preach and teach more is required of them ,they should be careful what they say .I am my brothers keeper .
I have not had a problem with you before this that I can remember and I have been here since the opening
I pray you and I don't have words again ,,I am not here to argue with anyone
I hope I show not all of us are full of crap ,and we remember who we represent
As a rule I do speak to my own kind and remind them to be careful ,act Christ like ,even apologize on their behalf when they are not .when one of us are out of line does it not reflect on us all ?"So thats why I want no part of being a Christian ,thats how they all act ,,I have been told over and over here I do not fit that mold ,
But I am at my business ,,sorry if its not public information and you were not informed
And I do those deeds also you mentioned he should do as well
With 12 bad discs in my back ,both knees bone to bone ,spurs in both shoulders ,,rebuilding the house I am working on has me hurting like I've been hit by a train ,and its cost me some sleep
So forgive me if my Grammar sucks and I go on a bit
I am very tired ,in pain,
but the "stop Preaching here and seeking attention and you are exposing hypocrites caught my attention ,He is entitled a voice here ,same as you
and you are not the reaper ,Christ is ,He will separate the wheat from the chaff soon enough ,thats not you're job .
nor mine ,but its clear I am a little more qualified
I do carry a licence to teach and preach the word of God and Defend the Gospel of Christ
SW-User
🙄@rckt148
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]Yes, it can happen.[/quote]

Not on your life. You were never a true believer in Christ. If you were, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@GodSpeed63 He said he was brain washed ,
most who say they were abused by being forced into religion
were made to go to church as I was ,but never taught about Christ
so though they know a doctrine of a church ,they don't know Christ
The creator of all things
All things made by him ,for him and through him ,without him nothing that is made would have been made
It was Christ in the Burning Bush ,It was Christ that lead them by cloud
it was Christ that was the rock ,
it was Christ in the furnace
It was Christ the Priest with out father or mother ,
It was Christ that wanted to pitch his tent with his people
Who wrestled Jacob and broke his hip
It was Christ that wrote the law in 4 tablets of stone
Its Christ that is the Holy Spirit
It was Christ that cast satan out of heaven
He didn't know who he was ,let alone be born again
John 3:3 ,,you must be born again to understand spiritual things

1 Corinthians 2:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Not many here are actually born again ,,they are religious
hence all the doctrines and different beliefs
In Christ there is no confusion ,one God ,one gospel ,,one baptism
and its not just in water
SW-User
It can happen just as easily as you were “converted”

Get over yourself.
You know what you have faith in, that is your twisted reality. The world doesn’t work that way even for other Christians.

But, wait, your flavor of Christianity is the right way. 😂👍🏻@GodSpeed63
SW-User
Yes, I know the fables in the o.t. and new.
The first few chapters of Genesis can’t be looked at any other way than poetry.

It certainly doesn’t line up with the way the planet runs today.

The stories that the Jews used were borrowed from every other migrant group that sat around and told stories by a fire at night . Those stories were not originally about a Jewish god.

You may have had a license to minister,
Yet you know little of the history of the time.

@rckt148
AnonymousJSS · 22-25, F
@SW-User Honestly 😂
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@rckt148 [quote]In Christ there is no confusion ,one God ,one gospel ,,one baptism
and its not just in water[quote]

Amen, brother.
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@SW-User [quote]The stories that the Jews used were borrowed from every other migrant group that sat around and told stories by a fire at night . Those stories were not originally about a Jewish god. [/quote]

You know nothing of the Word of God. Therefore, you never really a true believer in Christ.