tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post1919360474067669378..comments2024-03-27T18:19:45.453-06:00Comments on A Little Peace in Paradise: The Doctrine of the Anti-ChristUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-25188068835869028802013-01-27T19:46:36.086-07:002013-01-27T19:46:36.086-07:00A song I have learned to love and find myself sing...A song I have learned to love and find myself singing over and over to myself, is "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." I know its supposed to be a Christmas song, but when you listen to the words, it is actually a plaintive message seeking deliverance. <br /><br />Reading your comments above made me think of this song. Perhaps it is your experience of worshiping Christ and God only and feeling ostracized for it. I am also starting to feel the loneliness felt by many who strive for a higher level of worship and find themselves elbowed out of the mainstream of the church. So this song to me is a plea for the Lord to come and rescue His lonely, isolated worshipers from their spiritual captivity amid His church! <br /><br />Here is the one line from the song that I find myself singing/praying a lot: <br /><br />O come, O come, Emmanuel<br />And ransom captive Israel,<br />That mourns in lonely exile here<br />Until the Son of God appear<br />Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel<br />Shall come to thee, O Israel.<br /><br />Ryan D. WhitakerThe Sentient Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031338675210400522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-31988277787689023172012-06-04T12:54:31.825-06:002012-06-04T12:54:31.825-06:00I don't think there is a scriptural justificat...I don't think there is a scriptural justification.John and Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899746045646203432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-43856972060792576742012-06-04T11:25:31.350-06:002012-06-04T11:25:31.350-06:00Did the leader give any scriptural justification f...Did the leader give any scriptural justification for what he was telling you to do?<br /><br />I'm glad that you are inclined to return love for hate.<br /><br />Thanks, SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745901786962474174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-29767784131464316592012-05-20T17:33:59.676-06:002012-05-20T17:33:59.676-06:00Have we really gotten to the point where members a...Have we really gotten to the point where members are turning other members in?<br /><br />How did your interview go? What was the outcome?<br /><br />I was concerned before. Now I'm becoming much more alarmed about the frequency of people being 'brought into line'.grudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723556100733166967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-54918991186048863832012-05-18T15:48:16.006-06:002012-05-18T15:48:16.006-06:00It has been my experience that when I am persecute...It has been my experience that when I am persecuted for something Christ has asked me to do, I feel joyful - see 3 Nephi 12:10-12. Christ gives me joy in the moment. I am not depressed when I serve God, even if people say mean and derogatory things about me. He takes away the pain and gives me joy in its place. <br /><br />There are plenty of times when I'm rejected, persecuted, or just plain miserable because of my own disobedience, sins, and stupidity. I don't feel joyful in these times. Contention, anger, bitterness, and resentment are not tools that Christ employs. They are tools of the devil, and we serve him when we use them. I've had too many experiences using the devil's tools, and I don't like the feeling.<br /><br />I have been called in by church leaders, had my name and reputation smeared through the mud, and been the target of much gossip and ridicule.<br /><br />Christ tells me to return good for evil - Matthew 5:44. There is a reason. It is more for me than for the other guy. It really does heal my heart and gives me joy.<br /><br />We can't serve Christ using the Devil's tools. The battle we are waging is between good and evil not between each other - Ephesians 6:12.John and Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899746045646203432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-40007363525820521332012-05-17T18:43:22.833-06:002012-05-17T18:43:22.833-06:00Thank you for sharing this. I can't imagine h...Thank you for sharing this. I can't imagine how I would feel after being questioned and then told to not participate in the meetings as though I was poisonous. How do you do it?? How did you overcome the bitterness and find any joy in associating with the people who would persecute you?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202912310158630136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205773018799890263.post-11537212590437601042012-05-17T18:18:32.860-06:002012-05-17T18:18:32.860-06:00Wonderful post! I'm amazed that the truly fai...Wonderful post! I'm amazed that the truly faithful, those who love and adore God only, are slowly but surely all being persecuted, questioned, and commanded to align with Church hierachy. What a terrible, terrible thing that is happening. Blessings to you and your family.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202912310158630136noreply@blogger.com