Doyen

To me reconciliation means to be on the same side when you previously have been on oposing sides. So it is important to be on the same side with God so we live by his ways not ours. Jesus showed us by his life how to live. We are to live as him now so we can give him the glory. Jesus helps us to be more like him day by day. Go and reconcile today.

Pastor Raphel, you are a greate man. Thanks for all the teaching. God will continuing giving you more wisdom.

I wanted to post on Q1 according to Eph 2 In what sense are our non-believing friends, neighbors, and relatives "dead"? What's the difference between us and them? If we really believed that they were "dead" and subject to God's "wrath," what would we do? We were all dead because of our sins and we walked according to the darkness of the prince of this world. By nature through the fall of Adam the flesh is always weak but with Christ the spirit makes us more than overcomers of the flesh. When by Grace we accepted Jesus our past sins were covered in the blood and to be remembered no more, we are created new with a future not a past. If we really believed we are dead because of our sins the spirit would draw us to a change of life through Jesus that we could be obedient children of God and not subject to his wrath. Without truly believing we are wrong there may be some regrets but no real repentence and that is the only thing that will save us, His saving grace through repentence of our sins and living according to His commandments