How many sermons have I heard on this subject -- "Change your mind" - so get to it.. By your resistance on this - it's apparent that you have never had to LEAN REALLY HARD continually on God for ongoing repentance. I am glad you are strong and have great fortitude.
I don't. I know what it means to be weak in the flesh.. To constantly fail. I know that my own will and fortitude and strength is useless.... If I don't make a conscious effort to "Put on The Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 13:14) - I fail.... In real life.
This is the situation when we are trapped - covenanting with Sin... Look at the Book of Judges 1-3. That's what happens... We covenant with Sin... We draw a line in the sand with our toe and say "This far but no further" - and then what does God do... He says "Ok, Fine... You won't fight - I won't drive them out for you anymore! You will have to learn how to fight!"
telling somebody that all they need to do is to "Change their Mind" is worthless because all you are telling them to do is to put on more self-will.... and self-will is how we got here in the first place.
WORTHLESS!
Try again brother. The Entire Bible - from cover to cover is about this subject. Relying upon our own will and strength is not the solution, it's the Problem - and it's been the problem from Adam eating the Fruit all the way till Man faces the Final Judgement.
Then why is that the only way it works in real life? That you have to make a conscious decision to "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ".... To seek out "The way of Escape"... To go straight back to God confessing "I am weak and I cannot do this without your strength"....
No, it's not added. They put added words in italics in most translations.. It's in every single translation because it's there in the greek. The conjunction used "mepote" means "if perhaps" - it carries the connotation of uncertainty....
Thanks
The Words are "ADDED" Do not rely on them putting the Words in italics. They have their own doctrine helping interpet the Greek.
Many passages stray from making absolutes, because the lack of understanding of faith and power in the Word.
"Try not to be fearful" Instead of "Fear not"
2Ti 2:25 ABP εν in πραότητι
gentleness παιδεύοντα
correcting τους
the ones αντιδιατιθεμένους
being in opposition; μηποτέ
lest at any time δω [ 2
should give αυτοίς 3 to them ο θεός 1
God] μετάνοιαν a change of heart εις to επίγνωσιν full knowledge αληθείας of truth;
This is the same Greek the KJV uses............. If we give instruction, teach, shead truth to them, God will change the heart to see the full knowledge of the truth.
God will put the heart in a condition to see truth.
We teach, God reveals. We plant and water, God gives increase.
The Greek Word confusing the translators is
mēpot
translated Least, Haply, weather, Or not.
If means if this don't happen, then that happens. If that happens, then that happens.
If we preach the truth to help someone trapped by Satan, then God will give them a heart of understanding the knowledge of the truth.
Recover themselves: Their Job, not God's
2Ti 2:26 kjv+
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
If God just replaced His will in them, then they would be fine and it would not be under their own power.
That is not what the scripture says, it says THEY have to take that light and truth they now know, and use it to recover themselves.
You missed that verse above.
Be careful of not quoting above and below............ THEY still have to do the recoving with the new light they have.
God does not force his will on anyone, and People will die in bondage to Satan if they don't respond to the truth and light given.
Rom 10:14 kjva How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?
and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? [and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Without us coming with the Word and correction, God has nothing to increase in them. If we give the Word to someone who Satan has captured, then God will take that Word and cause their heart to change to see the truth. Once they have light, they can take that and Recover themselves out of the snare of the enemy.
You said a bunch of other stuff about God's will, and My super walk with God, which I want to address because most of what you said, I never mentioned or said. This is long enough though.
So, there is no Uncertainty in the Word given. We have to preach, LEST they have no light. God always performs his Word, Always causes the increase. Always gives light.
Even after God gives them Light, they still have to Recover themselves. It's not a done deal, they also have a part.
There is also Word's in season, and out of season. That is another topic.
I can adress the rest later. MEPOTE means haply, Lest. We preach the word, LEST God gives them light.
If we don't preach, no light. LEST is a condition of cause and effect, it has two sides.
Lest by her continually comming, she bother me.......................
Did she keep coming back? Nope, some translations say she did.
If we give the Word, God preforms his Word.