CES Sunday Service Episode 113 (March 1st, 2020)
Channel: Church of the Eternally Secure (C.E.S.)
Date: 2020-03-01

The panel fields the congregation's questions every week during Sunday Service where we seek to  exemplify Liberty in non-essentials and share our views and opinions through a spirit of Charity.
Below are the questions that are covered during today's service:

Q1 (@49:05):  "Jesus says from Matthew to Luke that whoever loves his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it.  One way of untwisting the obvious misunderstanding is to say that Jesus was preparing His followers for the seriousness of their role in preaching the Gospel where it even means martyrdom.  I.e. this is not a part of the Gospel at all.
But, John 12:25 reads:
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Because it says 'hating your life shall keep it to ETERNAL LIFE,' is this telling us that we are saved by grace plus living like a miserable monk who has to forsake anything pleasant?  Please untwist this.
Of course, this is not saying this at all and I believe Jesus is telling people to hate their life to counteract people's fear of accepting the Gospel.  As even simply accepting Free Grace means being associated with Jesus which would mean certain physical violence or death to them and their family.  So Jesus is telling people in places where Christians are heavily persecuted to get their priority on the Gospel which eternally saves rather than rejecting the Gospel to avoid being persecuted or killed.  What do you think?"

Q2 (@1:16:56):  "When are the Jesus beanies going to be ready?!"

Q3 (@1:21:00):  "I want to know what Jesus meant here:
John 2:4 'Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.'
What exactly did Jesus mean by 'mine hour is not yet come'?
In John it would appear this occurred after His baptism.  What 'hour' is he speaking about?"

Q4 (@1:38:26):  "I've never been clear on what is the difference in The Wedding guests, and The Bride, at the marriage supper if The Lamb? Can anyone explain that difference to me?