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Introduction:
Part 4

    "And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 3:1 Those taken captive to dialectic 'reasoning,' i.e., those dialoguing their opinions to a consensus, i.e., those asking you how you "feel" and what you "think" (in the 'moment'), making feelings, i.e., opinion, i.e., "self interest," i.e., "imagination" (and the social, economic, and environmental conditions that inhibit or block them, i.e., the father's/Father's authority system, i.e., "the old paths" or gives promise or hope of satisfying them , i.e., "We working for Us," i.e., the "new" world order with the facilitator of 'change' in control) the foundation upon which to "build relationship," are intolerant of and closed minded toward the father's/Father's authority system, i.e., are hateful toward those of faith, i.e., toward true believers (in denial, claiming they are not being hateful but only "caring"). Instead of diligently seeking the Lord, i.e., fellowshipping "with the Heavenly Father, and his Son Jesus Christ" they diligently seek ways to silence or remove those who "fellowship with the Heavenly Father, and his Son Jesus Christ," i.e., true believers from "affecting" their lives and the lives of others (engendering a guilty conscience in them for doing wrong or for sinning), not only in the world but in the "church" as well.
    "If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh [where our feelings are taken captive to the situation of the 'moment'], and the lust of the eyes [where our thoughts of the 'moment', i.e., our imagination is taken captive to our feelings of the 'moment'], and the pride of life ["Self" 'justification'—where we, evaluating ourselves, others, and the world around us according to our carnal desires (our hearts desire), perceiving ourselves as being right, i.e., "righteous," i.e., "good" in their own eyes (as god), with the affirmation of others 'justifying' our carnal feelings, thoughts, and actions of the 'moment' engendering "Self esteem," i.e., "Self" worship], is not of the Father, but is of the world." 1 John 2:15b, 16 Bracketed information added. "Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God." Luke 16:15 "Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished." Proverbs 16:5
   Believers, i.e., those who have "the love of the Father" in them, who daily, denying themselves (humbling themselves "under the mighty hand of God," that he might exalt them "in due time." 1 Peter 5:6), picking up their cross (enduring the rejection of men), and following after Christ Jesus, do His and, in Christ Jesus, their Heavenly Father's will—"casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;" 2 Corinthians 10:5 You can not have faith in God (keep your faith) and dialogue your opinion to a consensus, i.e., become at-one-with the world in thought and deed, i.e., in theory and practice, i.e., in social action, i.e., in praxis. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6 "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:4