Rethinking, Revisiting, Relearning

[Susie Hamilton]

This thread started out about teaching kids. How did it progress to this subject????

[one love]

FQ where does that make you stand with your constant remarks about our legalistic false doctrine?

I agree with IMPK that there was a time for years of much resentment but that has passed for the most part. I preach against any insult of any organization.
I went to COGOP NC convention and told how I enjoyed it, where is my judgement?

[Jennifer Smith]

Going back to the op, Shellie (and FQ) how much of it do you think could also be mellowing over time through aging.. and the resulting change in parenting styles..? I'm thinking of me with my youngest and even my youngest two.

But not to discount the grace.. I think our culture has changed so much also that embracing grace is even more of an absolute necessity, and I thank God that, "where sin abounds, grace also much more abounds."

[dbserv]

Your doctrine is showing. And that's what lost alot of my generation. We were also taught that the Church was an ark of safety in this wicked world when in reality GOD IS THE ARK IN THIS WICKED WORLD. No particular Church is going to get me to Heaven. No particular Doctrine is going to get me to Heaven. No particular "advice to members" is going to get me to Heaven. What WILL get me to Heaven is my relationship with Christ. I could go to any Church, believe any doctrine, and follow all the "advice" til Hell froze over. But if I don't have a relationship with Christ what will it get me? Eternity in Hell that's what.

PREACH IT, Brother.

[Shellie]

Jennifer wrote:

Going back to the op, Shellie (and FQ) how much of it do you think could also be mellowing over time through aging.. and the resulting change in parenting styles..? I'm thinking of me with my youngest and even my youngest two.

I think it goes hand in hand. As I matured as a parent, I found myself giving more grace toward my children because I had begun to understand what was unmeetable expectations on my part.

As I matured as a Christian, I began to understand that God gave grace because of those things that I could not do on my part as a child of God.

When one receives such an epiphany in their lives, it will no doubt leak over and coat whatever they do.

i.e. as I began to understand grace...I began to operate in it whether I was living it or giving it.

Make sense?

[paul]

Jennifer wrote:

Going back to the op, Shellie (and FQ) how much of it do you think could also be mellowing over time through aging.. and the resulting change in parenting styles..? I'm thinking of me with my youngest and even my youngest two.

I think it goes hand in hand. As I matured as a parent, I found myself giving more grace toward my children because I had begun to understand what was unmeetable expectations on my part.

As I matured as a Christian, I began to understand that God gave grace because of those things that I could not do on my part as a child of God.

When one receives such an epiphany in their lives, it will no doubt leak over and coat whatever they do.

i.e. as I began to understand grace...I began to operate in it whether I was living it or giving it.

Make sense?

Make all the sense in the world.

[Full Quiver]

Amen Shellie!

One Love, I am not sure I understand your point or question.