Larry you wrote:
I’ve been attending my local church for 17 years and have genuine relationships with the leadership – the honeymoon is long over. I use the word “leadership” loosely – they are looking for places to serve, not be served. Through my church, I have been connected to many other churches of many denominations – something that would never have happened in the time I attended TLWF. For example, 40 churches in Colorado Springs just banded together and gave the local homeless shelter $216,000 over Easter. Jesus separated the sheep from the goats by how they fed and clothed the least
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Here's something to think about.
About the goats and the sheep. I noticed something in reading this Scripture that changed how I apply it - in my thinking.
I do not think It is written in such a way - to be able to be used, to be applied to individual people or to churches - It is the nations that are gathered before Him and " He " separates the nations from one another - as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
( Matthew 25:32
All the nations will be gathered before Him and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.)
I also noticed the nations who were feeding Him and clothing Him - do not know when they are doing so - for these ask, Lord , when did we feed you ? ( paraphrased.)
So what I had thought about this Scripture when I realized it was talking about what Jesus would do and say to the nations and what the nations would say to Him - this changed my thinking about how it applies.
I believe Jesus Himself, is the only one who can rightfully apply it.
I’ve been attending my local church for 17 years and have genuine relationships with the leadership – the honeymoon is long over. I use the word “leadership” loosely – they are looking for places to serve, not be served. Through my church, I have been connected to many other churches of many denominations – something that would never have happened in the time I attended TLWF. For example, 40 churches in Colorado Springs just banded together and gave the local homeless shelter $216,000 over Easter. Jesus separated the sheep from the goats by how they fed and clothed the least
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Here's something to think about.
About the goats and the sheep. I noticed something in reading this Scripture that changed how I apply it - in my thinking.
I do not think It is written in such a way - to be able to be used, to be applied to individual people or to churches - It is the nations that are gathered before Him and " He " separates the nations from one another - as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
( Matthew 25:32
All the nations will be gathered before Him and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.)
I also noticed the nations who were feeding Him and clothing Him - do not know when they are doing so - for these ask, Lord , when did we feed you ? ( paraphrased.)
So what I had thought about this Scripture when I realized it was talking about what Jesus would do and say to the nations and what the nations would say to Him - this changed my thinking about how it applies.
I believe Jesus Himself, is the only one who can rightfully apply it.