2 Corinthians 4:4–6 // The Light of the Gospel of the Glory of Christ

"Though You Slay Me" (featuring John Piper)

Every pain and suffering you go through on earth is working for you for an eternal weight of Glory. Your suffering isn't meaningless _hallelujah

#RestHard

Addicted To Porn?

There are many people who aren't even Christians or Religious who will stop respecting+JaclynGlenn for making a video like this. Look at the title of the video "*ADDICTED* to Porn?"... and she pontificated that she could have made an even better video. She later drifts away from the "addiction" part and talks about the "normal" masturbation. It just goes to show how highly ignorant Jaclyn is of the science, social impact, economic impact and ethical impact of Porn Addiction.

She destroys the hard work of well meaning people (even atheists alike) who are trying for months and years and decades to quit porn addiction and you know what her best solution is??? Its her preferential, subjective and own's personal, UNJUSTIFIABLE moral standing of "Porn isnt bad". Who made Jaclyn "Moral Dictator"? What gives her the right to tell me that porn isn't bad?? For a hypocritical atheist such as herself who does not believe in Objective Morality (R1), she sure does know to talk of her subjectivity as if it were objective.

By being evil and mocking others, she totally misses the point of her own video and wastes the viewers time with a "no solution".

She's cute and beautiful (I'll grant that to her) - not because of my own subjective preference, but because I believe in the Objectivity that Jesus does not create ugly people. God bless you Jaclyn and I pray that Daddy-God opens your eyes to HIS unconditional love for you - HE loves you when you're good and when you're stupidly evil as you are in this video and when you're cute (as you always are (A1))

God bless you <3 xxx

References: 
(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxiAikEk2vU
(2) http://biblehub.com/romans/5-8.htm

Appendix:
(1) Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (R2).

JOSEPH PRINCE (of this world) FALSE SPIRIT EXPOSED

It is a sad sight to see my christian brothers fighting against my christian brothers. I know that everyone is cautious because there is so much deception in this world; but let me clear the misunderstanding of this video and the fallacies of my beloved brother in the Lord +Brian Moonan.

This are his main issues.



"When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
9about sin, because people do not believe in me;
10about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
11and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned" _John 16:8-11 (R1).



In this video, he misplaces, intertwines and misrepresents the word CONTEXTUAL words of REBUKE between 2 Timothy  3:16 (A1) and John 16:8. Let us see the Greek words for "rebuke" in both 2 Timothy 3:16 and John 16:8.



-2 Timothy 3:16 = elegchos (ἔλεγχος, ου, ὁ); noun = a proof, possibly: a persuasion; reproof ESPECIALLY for convicting one of his *sinfulness* (not sin - this is a "qualitative" assertion portraying "potential" and not the affirmation of sin. For example, I could talk about the "Iphone's blackness" or the "black iphone". the "Black Iphone" is affirmative that the iphone is black the other is assertive of the potential of the iphone to be black but never affirmative of it being black) (R3).

Also notice the COGNATE: élegxos (a masculine noun) – inner conviction focuses on God confirming His inbirthing of faith ("the internal persuasion from Him,")





- John 16:8 =  elegchó (ἐλέγχω); verb = to expose, convict, reprove ESPECIALLY contextually, by conviction to bring to light, to expose

 Also notice the COGNATE: elégxō – properly, to convince with solid, compelling evidence, especially to expose (prove wrong, connect) (R6).



We can see that in the spirit and sense of the contextual use of these words, the impact and effect the writers were trying to get across are very different to the senses of the hearers/ readers. While John 16:8 is to open sin, judgement and condemnation up to the individual without the hope of saving the individual, 2 Timothy 3:16 contextual "rebuke" is that which makes the individual focus on God, faith and produces something positive in the individual.



Both words bring about an enlightenment. Although, while one word enlightens to condemn (John 16:8), the other enlightens towards God and faith (2 Timothy 3:16).

*Skeptic Interjection: Isn't it possible to be in the faith and still have committed sin?*

No... the bible tells us that whatever is not of faith is sin (R4). So the kinda "rebuke" or "conviction" the Holy Spirit brings in John 16:8 would lead to more sin and away from faith as opposed to the "conviction" or "rebuke" in 2 Timothy 3:16.



*Skeptic Interjection: Why would the Holy Spirit convict the world of sin in such a way that leads to more sin?*

Well, the Holy Spirit is just in doing this. Do not forget that in the early Chapter of John 16 - i.e., John 15 - Jesus already said that HE has called us OUT of the world (R5). So that means that according to John 16:8, whatever the Holy Spirit is doing to the "world" does not include us - the people of faith.

*Skeptic Interjection: But isn't it possible for the people of faith to loose their faith and then sin because "whatever is not of faith is sin"?*

Yes - then at that point, the Holy Spirit will "elegchó" them. But do not fail to realize that there is also the situation of a person possessing faith BUT still committing acts-of-sin due to his sinful-nature because the good he wants to do, he does not do; and the bad he does not want to do, he ends up doing. Do you still think that is seemingly-sinner-in-faith will be elegchó by the Holy Spirit? I do not believe that the Holy Spirit will unjustly condemn a sincere man in the faith but who is still struggling with sin. But rather, the tone is changed. By Using the "word of God" (the Gospel that brings peace and comfort), the Holy Spirit will bring him to elegchos. This is a fruit and not a work... this way, he can see the error of his ways/ sins and learn from them and praise God for his ever positively transforming life.



Also, follow John 16 properly. In the context of Jesus speaking, HE called HIS disciples "you" and HE called the world "world". If Jesus was going to say, "HE will convict you of sin", HE would have said that, but HE instead said, "HE will convict the world of sin". This further means that Jesus was not referring to the people of faith as to buttress (R5).





Also, when you analyze the scenario of Ananias and Sapphira, you misplace the meaning of the word "Fear". The bible toys with the word "Fear" to mean something either positive or negative. For example, consider this seemingly contradiction in the bible:



"And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you,
and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. _Exodus 20:20 (R7).



It seems contradictory to tell people "Fear not" but "have fear"... however, this all depends on the context. For example, consider a baby taken to school for the first time on the first day and left with the new teachers in the new environment.... The child cries and shows signs of fear - not because it wants to take flight AWAY from the presence of the parents; but rather, it is the opposite, the child wants to take flight TOWARDS the presence of the parents. The Israelite were exhibiting "away-fear" instead of "towards-fear" in Exodus 20:20. So, what kind of fear fell on the church and everyone who head this Ananias and Sapphira story in the context of Acts 5:11? Thayer's Greek Lexicon says that its a "subjective fear" (away-fear) meaning that this is a Ishmael-fear and not an Isaac-fear. In simpler words, this is a self-made-fear and not a God-made-fear. In other words, it was not the Holy Spirit's active generation of this kind of fear in the church and people who heard this story. The Holy Spirit I know only generates "towards-fear" or "objective-fear" so that "yea may sin not" according to Exodus 20:20.



I would advise that you stop calling people false teachers and preachers until you have taken the time to study the materials that they are bringing forth.



God bless you my blessed brother.



References (R):

(1) http://biblehub.com/niv/john/16.htm

(2) http://biblehub.com/parallel/2_timothy/3-16.htm

(3) http://biblehub.com/greek/1650.htm

(4) http://biblehub.com/romans/14-23.htm

(5) http://biblehub.com/john/15-19.htm

(6) http://biblehub.com/greek/1651.htm

(7) http://biblehub.com/parallel/exodus/20-20.htm



Appendix (A):

(1) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness_ 2 Timothy 3:16 (R2)



(2) If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is,
you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
That is why the world hates you. _John 15:19 (5)

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