Hard Sayings


Peter had to say this about Paul, and you will find it to be true regarding anything that you hear from a Christian who has ever received anything from God, when you listen to one of these saints giving insights into what is theirs in new life and freedom, you’re going to have to listen differently. Peter calls the things Paul says, “Hard sayings.” Jesus said this about his own informing that in heaven no one will be given in marriage or marry. Take this much into mind, when you listen to one who has received from God and is trying to be informative about the new things, nothing they say will ever affirm sin. If you listen with the intent of validating a known sin, you will find the word-slant to suite your desires, but that will never increase the speaker by your troubles. They will remain holy while you descend into chaos. And, you will never be able to hold a saints’ words up to Jesus and try to blame that saint for your sinful choices. Unfortunately, you did what you wanted and got a reward that you didn’t like, in the end. That remains a conversation between you and the savior, so that you’re still standing at the door and needing to knock for his assistance on the matter of salvation. So, who you have issue with remains the savior and not the saint who was trying to help you but whom you refused to entertain with enough interest in understanding their perspective to consider desiring more than the sin you sought to keep. When you’re frustrated with evil being fruitless and worthless, you need to go to the source of goodness and salvation. Then, you’ll have things for yourself. Not only will have something to say, having received from God, but you’ll be interested in listening because you’ll feel less alone, being made a new creation in a dead world. There is a responsibility on the listener to seek the truth and seek holiness. A leader cannot impose that desire into the heart of the listener. 


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