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@sonship saidUsing the work “partake” outside of a direct copy paste from the Bible is done to add gravitas to the writer’s words, to infer a scriptural nuance.
Those only preoccupied with only and objective "worship" of an objective God scoff at the New Testament's precious promise of making believers "partakers of the divine nature."
The Moslem would join Divegeester is unbelief.
The Orthodox Jew who strives only to keep the Law of Moses would join Dive's unbelief.
All theistic and deistic religions which have only a ...[text shortened]... e are PARTAKERS of the divine nature.
It is a life changing revelation to be stood upon.
It’s laughable. Please don’t do it as it make you look pompous.
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@sonship saidWhy do you frequently insist in conflating your words with the words of the Bible or sometimes even Jesus himself?It’s amusing that your hubris drives you to start and entire thread about having this pointed out to you.
The so-called "hubris" didn't go away. It is still there as plain as day in my New Testament.
What “hubris” do you see in your New Testament? I don’t see any. I just see your personal hubris sonship.
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@sonship saidYou’re copy pasting scripture, the word is in scripture, that’s fine and not what I’m talking about, as you well know.
His will is that we creations become "partakers of the divine nature" .
I’m talking about YOU using “partake” outside of scripture as you did in free writing.
Will you be partaking of lunch today sonship?
You see how it sounds?
@divegeester saidI have! I probably will again, but typically in a gustatory context.
Nobody uses “partake” in normal language sonship.
It’s amusing that your hubris drives you to start and entire thread about having this pointed out to you.
Go outside, get a life, talk to all those people whom you believe your version of Jesus will burn alive.
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The partaking of the divine nature starts with being born again.
Now the partaking is on a baby's level.
It is not the Father's will that it remain on a baby's level.
It is the begetting Father's will that NORMAL growth would lead to
deeper partaking,
and deeper still partaking,
and deeper still partaking.
etc. etc.
So the same apostle said the young believer should GROW unto salvation.
"As newborn babes, long for the guileless milk of the word in order that by it you may GROW unto salvation.
If you have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Pet. 2:2,3)
The growing unto salvation is the deepening of the partaking of the divine nature.
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This is a wonderful way to receive the Gospel with an uplifted vision.
I mean praying something like this:
Lord Jesus, I know that I am helplessly a sinner and offender. And I know you died that I might not be judged by God. But I thankyou Lord Jesus that also INCLUDED in receiving You as my Lord is that You cause me to become a partaker of the divine nature of God. Lord Jesus, I receive this gift. Lord Jesus I want to become for the rest of my life and even forever a partaker of the divine nature."
What a wonderful way that would be to receive salvation with a biblical and uplifted view of the meaning of your being saved.
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Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc. "
I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.
And Jesus likes us to trees that will spontaneously follow the nature of the kind of tree we are.
" Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by the fruit the tree is known." (Matt. 12:33)
This is why some time is spent on emphasizing that to follow the Lord Jesus we must become "partakers of the divine nature".
@sonship saidThe wise man will follow Jesus Christ.
Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc. "
I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.
And Jesus likes us to trees tha ...[text shortened]... on emphasizing that to follow the Lord Jesus we must become "partakers of the divine nature".
Only the foolish man will follow you.
[Matt 7:21-27]
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@avalanchethecat saidI haven't used it yet, as am saving it for when the vicar finally makes a visit.
I have! I probably will again, but typically in a gustatory context.
"Will you partake in some tea vicar?"
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI think these religious leaders prefer to partake in a shot or good rum, scotch, gin etc.
I haven't used it yet, as am saving it for when the vicar finally makes a visit.
"Will you partake in some tea vicar?"
@sonship saidGosh. What a terribly weak excuse for indulging yourself and your impotent, defeatist, misogynistic, narcissistic ideology, rather than talking about Christianity being a code for living through things like caring for the poor, the disabled, the mentally impaired, the sick, the old, the outcasts, the marginalized.
Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc." I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.
A "peach trees bringing forth peaches"? Do you really think your regurgitation of convoluted fringe-Christian dogma has anything to do with "peach trees" and "peaches"?
@fmf saidWell to be fair, Christianity is not a code for living. I have never come across any Christian in here ar anywhere else promote Christianity like that. The truth is that the teachings of Jesus Christ is a code for living, and the way to the Kingdom of God. Sonship preaches his own brand of Christianity which [as he has admitted many times], excludes the teachings of Christ.
Gosh. What a terribly weak excuse for indulging yourself and your impotent, defeatist, misogynistic, narcissistic ideology, rather than talking about Christianity being a code for living through things like caring for the poor, the disabled, the mentally impaired, the sick, the old, the outcasts, the marginalized.
A "peach trees bringing forth peaches"? Do you really think y ...[text shortened]... urgitation of convoluted fringe-Christian dogma has anything to do with "peach trees" and "peaches"?