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Post by frienduff on Aug 16, 2020 13:30:08 GMT -5
YES THEY ARE . PRAISE THE HOLY KING JESUS . That if you shall beleive that GOD has raised HIM from the dead and shall confess HIM , YOU SHALL BE SAVED . SOUND OUT THE GLORIOUS PRAISES TO OUR LORD JESUS . SOUND THEM OUT . PRAISE THE HOLY LORD . PRAISE THE HOLY KING .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2020 16:51:26 GMT -5
A essential message to share... A very warm welcome to narrow way forum account_disabled
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Post by Giller on Aug 16, 2020 17:25:45 GMT -5
Welcome jacquelinedeane55, good stuff.
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Post by frienduff on Aug 16, 2020 21:54:23 GMT -5
A essential message to share... A very warm welcome to narrow way forum account_disabled FOR JESUS ALONE IS OUR ONLY HOPE . Praise the LORD . yes indeed , PRAISE the LORD .
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Post by watchful on Aug 17, 2020 9:24:45 GMT -5
It's true that there are various truths involved in the gospel, though the Lord works in mysterious ways.....It's not by power nor by might, but by my Spirit says the Lord. And no one can come to Christ except the Father draw them. The Holy Spirit is like the wind and blows as it wills. Something to think about with these things, I believe, is that Jesus never healed the same way twice. There are so many varied testimonies of how people came to faith in Jesus and His dealings with individual souls.
For me it was the Lord drawing me to go to my uncle's church one Sunday, and He gave me discernment to see the people's love for one another, which helped to open my heart, it was given to me to see that the love was genuine love, not phony love like a couple of cults I had seen. And it happened that they were having a "crusade" that day and were preaching about salvation and the gospel....though I never remembered what was preached and not even sure I understood it at the moment, I only know that it was the Lord who got hold of me that day. I struggled for a week and then by the time I walked out of that church the following Sunday the victory was won and I was changed.
For me, I wasn't thinking about sin or hell, only that Jesus was the truth, I was only thinking of Him....and when I believed in Jesus, the Father was revealed to me. I was so happy there truly was a God, and wept buckets of tears and started to follow Him. Repentance is turning from going our own way to following Him...repentance is something that is granted to us rather than one's own decision per se.....the person just needs to accept the gift when it is offered. It was like the Lord picked me up from the direction I was heading in and turned me to face the right direction. I didn't even know what sin was in the beginning. The only thing I knowingly repented of at first was unbelief, and by that I mean I sorrowed and apologized to the Lord...I was only able to do that because He had already given me faith to believe.
1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Jhn 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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Post by frienduff on Aug 17, 2020 13:13:27 GMT -5
It's true that there are various truths involved in the gospel, though the Lord works in mysterious ways.....It's not by power nor by might, but by my Spirit says the Lord. And no one can come to Christ except the Father draw them. The Holy Spirit is like the wind and blows as it wills. Something to think about with these things, I believe, is that Jesus never healed the same way twice. There are so many varied testimonies of how people came to faith in Jesus and His dealings with individual souls. For me it was the Lord drawing me to go to my uncle's church one Sunday, and He gave me discernment to see the people's love for one another, which helped to open my heart, it was given to me to see that the love was genuine love, not phony love like a couple of cults I had seen. And it happened that they were having a "crusade" that day and were preaching about salvation and the gospel....though I never remembered what was preached and not even sure I understood it at the moment, I only know that it was the Lord who got hold of me that day. I struggled for a week and then by the time I walked out of that church the following Sunday the victory was won and I was changed. For me, I wasn't thinking about sin or hell, only that Jesus was the truth, I was only thinking of Him....and when I believed in Jesus, the Father was revealed to me. I was so happy there truly was a God, and wept buckets of tears and started to follow Him. Repentance is turning from going our own way to following Him...repentance is something that is granted to us rather than one's own decision per se.....the person just needs to accept the gift when it is offered. It was like the Lord picked me up from the direction I was heading in and turned me to face the right direction. I didn't even know what sin was in the beginning. The only thing I knowingly repented of at first was unbelief, and by that I mean I sorrowed and apologized to the Lord...I was only able to do that because He had already given me faith to believe. 1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. Jhn 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. buddist have great love for one another . remember that . so do muslims . Love is so much more than just doing good deeds and being kind . IT LOVE is not centered ON JESUS and HIS Sound doctrine , all else is but the stench of men . Always remember that . Love would correct and love would proclaim ONLY JESUS saves , HE must be confessed . and YE must be hearers and doers of His word . THAT is how ye shall know if one is of JESUS . HOW do they treat not only one another , BUT SOUND DOCTRINE .
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Post by watchful on Aug 17, 2020 13:46:54 GMT -5
It's true that there are various truths involved in the gospel, though the Lord works in mysterious ways.....It's not by power nor by might, but by my Spirit says the Lord. And no one can come to Christ except the Father draw them. The Holy Spirit is like the wind and blows as it wills. Something to think about with these things, I believe, is that Jesus never healed the same way twice. There are so many varied testimonies of how people came to faith in Jesus and His dealings with individual souls. For me it was the Lord drawing me to go to my uncle's church one Sunday, and He gave me discernment to see the people's love for one another, which helped to open my heart, it was given to me to see that the love was genuine love, not phony love like a couple of cults I had seen. And it happened that they were having a "crusade" that day and were preaching about salvation and the gospel....though I never remembered what was preached and not even sure I understood it at the moment, I only know that it was the Lord who got hold of me that day. I struggled for a week and then by the time I walked out of that church the following Sunday the victory was won and I was changed. For me, I wasn't thinking about sin or hell, only that Jesus was the truth, I was only thinking of Him....and when I believed in Jesus, the Father was revealed to me. I was so happy there truly was a God, and wept buckets of tears and started to follow Him. Repentance is turning from going our own way to following Him...repentance is something that is granted to us rather than one's own decision per se.....the person just needs to accept the gift when it is offered. It was like the Lord picked me up from the direction I was heading in and turned me to face the right direction. I didn't even know what sin was in the beginning. The only thing I knowingly repented of at first was unbelief, and by that I mean I sorrowed and apologized to the Lord...I was only able to do that because He had already given me faith to believe. 1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. Jhn 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. buddist have great love for one another . remember that . so do muslims . Love is so much more than just doing good deeds and being kind . IT LOVE is not centered ON JESUS and HIS Sound doctrine , all else is but the stench of men . Always remember that . Love would correct and love would proclaim ONLY JESUS saves , HE must be confessed . and YE must be hearers and doers of His word . THAT is how ye shall know if one is of JESUS . HOW do they treat not only one another , BUT SOUND DOCTRINE . Yes...we need discernment to see the difference. There is a righteousness that is of one's own self and then there is genuine righteousness and love of Christ. The whole world and the religious are seeking to establish their own righteousness rather than submitting to the righteousness of Christ. The righteousness of man is as filthy rags to God.
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Post by frienduff on Aug 18, 2020 10:32:18 GMT -5
buddist have great love for one another . remember that . so do muslims . Love is so much more than just doing good deeds and being kind . IT LOVE is not centered ON JESUS and HIS Sound doctrine , all else is but the stench of men . Always remember that . Love would correct and love would proclaim ONLY JESUS saves , HE must be confessed . and YE must be hearers and doers of His word . THAT is how ye shall know if one is of JESUS . HOW do they treat not only one another , BUT SOUND DOCTRINE . Yes...we need discernment to see the difference. There is a righteousness that is of one's own self and then there is genuine righteousness and love of Christ. The whole world and the religious are seeking to establish their own righteousness rather than submitting to the righteousness of Christ. The righteousness of man is as filthy rags to God. SISTER . you have hit the nail in with a strike of the hammer of truth . So lets expound on this today . Think about what is really behind this false love all inclusive move . The move that says , SO long as you have love and this love entails doing good to others , You know GOD and are saved . BUT lets examine that . Yall wanna hear something real scary . well scary for those who beleive that pile of lies . How often have you all heard me say that i was wicked and more wicked than most i have ever know in person . I was . NOW for the scary part . DID YOU all know that if i saw i need , i could still give to that person IN NEED . YET I WAS LOVING and LIVING IN SIN at the same time . TELL ME , DID I REALLY KNOW JESUS . Though i could be moved with compassion to do good to others , YET embraced sin , lusts , evils , DID I REALLY KNOW JESUS . I CAN tell you all the answer . A RESOUDNING FAT NO . Long before i came to Christ , i could be moved to do good things to others and yet LIVE IN SINS and LIES . DID i really KNOW JESUS . HECK NO . I was even in boy scouts at a young age . Wanna know what our twelve principles were . Bear with me , i do not think i can remember them all , but i do remember some . A scout is , TRUSTWORTHY , LOYAL , FRIENDLY , OBEIDAINT , Reverant , Kind . oh yeah curteous , thrifty , man i cant remember it all . But we even had , every sunday time out to have church . YET every last one of us , did great evil . You cannot love sin and love GOD . You cannot know GOD , LEST YE BELIEVE IN JESUS . I know of other oaths . And all have the appearance and even the mention of the name of GOD . but rest assured , IT DONT Mean one follows GOD . I am going to tell of two truths . WELL ITS ONE TRUTH but two examples . Number one . THERE is no way anyone KNOWS GOD , PEROID , unless FIRST they have professed JESUS as LORD . TWO . LIP service dont mean squat . i know about lip service , i lived it for years . But back to point one . I Dont care if i gave to the poor , if i even gave my life for others , IF I DONT PROFESS JESUS AS LORD , IT PROFITS ME NOTHING . Back to point two . IF by lip i claim JESUS , AS I ONCE DID , yet dont have the works to back it up , meaning I OBEY HIM and ALLL and i mean ALL things HE taught , MY RELIGOIN IS VAIN . SO now to the conclusion . A true lambs knows two things . AND DOES THEM . A , they confess JESUS as LORD , THEY KNOW OTHERS MUST TOO or its all vain TWO , not only do they CONFESS HIM BY MOUTH , BELIVING GOD has raised HIM from the dead , THEY ARE HEARES AND DOERS . EVERYTHING ELSE IS VAIN . PEROID . ITS SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS . THESE popes and men who have preached all inclusive , MAY AS WELL SAY , YOU DONT NEED TO BELEIVE IN JESUS TO BE SAVED , YOU JUST NEED TO DO GOOD , aka have their version of LOVE . I SHUN with a CAPITAL S and H and U and N , the all inclusive LIE TO HELL . AND HOW I DO PRAY folks will come out from under it before they END UP in the same place i shun the doctrine too . HELL FIRE .
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Post by frienduff on Aug 18, 2020 10:37:13 GMT -5
Man , i actually just reread what i just said . I am NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT . BUT I DONT APOLOGIZE . I AM BC . and that BY GRACE . OH , BC means BIBLICALLY CORRECT . Man another reason to PRAISE GOD . FOR i was once lost , but now i see . NO MORE PC , ONLY BC .
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Post by frienduff on Aug 18, 2020 10:48:42 GMT -5
SISTER said something else . THERE is a difference between forgiveness and true reconciliation . HOW TRUE THAT IS SISTER . Todays men , Like george and others , like the pope and others , would have us to focus on the wrong kind of unity which entails the wrong kind of reconcilation . THEIR unity is as is their reconciliation . FOCUSES ON HUMANITY . FOCUSES ON reconciling man to man . NOT MAN TO GOD . MAN TO MAN . Its all about relationships , NOT WITH GOD , OR JESUS WOULD BE PUT FIRST . but men with men . ITS unity is is reconcilation . We are not born again to reconcile our differences and cast aside doctrine for sake of unity . We were born again , to preach the message of the one true gosple . YOU KNOW the one that reconciles and focuses on the reconcilation of men , not to men , BUT TO GOD . THAT reconcilation is FOUND ONLY IN JESUS . THUS , guess what MESSAGE must be NUMBERONE . The gosple . THE TRUTH IS we need to do as paul said . MARK those who cause divisions , THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THE TRUE DOCRINE YE HAVE LEARNED . MARK THOSE and avoid those . NOT what todays version is doing . IT Is having us to RECONCILE and have UNITY WITH , those who preach divisoin . cause the last time i checked , ALL OTHER RELIGOINS and mindsets contrary to JESUS ONLY SAVES AKA THE GOSPLE , YEAH that is contrary to the true gosple and doctrine of JESUS . YET , lets just hug all and embrace all religoins is all i hear . I SHUN ITS DOCRTRINE TO HELL . I PRAY folks will come out from under it , LEST GOD delivers THEM to the same place , I SHUN THE DOCTRINE TOO . HELL FIRE to burned up and destroyed . OH my , I am not politically correct , BUT BIBLICALLY correct , and that BY GRACE , I AM .
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Post by watchful on Aug 19, 2020 9:00:49 GMT -5
(brackets are mine)
Jhn 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Gal 5:5-6
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
2Co 9:7
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
1Co 13:2-3
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[fn] but have not love, it profits me nothing.
2Co 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. (We are not like the slaves in Egypt being forced to make bricks under threat of death, but given nothing to make them with. God does not expect us to give to Him what we don’t have, only according to what we do have, according to our ability.)
Mat 25:15
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Mar 14:7-8
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
1Jo 4:17-19
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
We love him, because he first loved us.
Rom 8:14-15
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, (which is a spirit of love) whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
2Ti 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Gal 3:11
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. (which works through love)
Act 15:10
Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? (heavy yoke)
Gal 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Mat 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Praises and blessings to you precious Lord, there is no God like you.
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Post by watchful on Aug 21, 2020 16:16:09 GMT -5
(brackets are mine) Jhn 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Gal 5:5-6 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 1Co 13:2-3 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[fn] but have not love, it profits me nothing. 2Co 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. (We are not like the slaves in Egypt being forced to make bricks under threat of death, but given nothing to make them with. God does not expect us to give to Him what we don’t have, only according to what we do have, according to our ability.) Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Mar 14:7-8 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 1Jo 4:17-19 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.
Rom 8:14-15 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, (which is a spirit of love) whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. (which works through love)
Act 15:10 Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? (heavy yoke) Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Mat 11:28-30 “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”Praises and blessings to you precious Lord, there is no God like you. It is for freedom He has set us free.....there's nothing like freedom to help us follow and obey Jesus through our free will. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Where compulsion is we find the Spirit is lacking. I'm so grateful to the Lord for helping me realize that being under compulsion (necessity) is a terrible great HINDRANCE to obedience. Following Jesus is not about laws and rules because laws are weak through the flesh...laws/rules works with the flesh and puts us under a heavy yoke of compulsion....flesh profits nothing. That is the opposite of faith working through love, which gives us the glorious freedom and POWER to ENABLE us to obey the Lord. Along the way we may sometimes have to battle our way out from being under compulsion to return to the light and easy yoke of faith and love, which operates in the freedom of our willingness through love....it's a light and easy yoke through the Spirit. Though it is also something we grow in along the way....our faith grows, our trust grows, our love grows and hence our willingness grows and obedience increases. I believe that is why Jesus said to let no man take your crown, we are not to let anyone put us under a heavy yoke of bondage again....we are in a war, but the Lord is faithfully leading us from glory to glory, from victory to victory. Thank you Jesus.
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Post by Tabitha3319 on Aug 21, 2020 18:55:29 GMT -5
(brackets are mine) Jhn 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Gal 5:5-6 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 1Co 13:2-3 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[fn] but have not love, it profits me nothing. 2Co 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. (We are not like the slaves in Egypt being forced to make bricks under threat of death, but given nothing to make them with. God does not expect us to give to Him what we don’t have, only according to what we do have, according to our ability.) Mat 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Mar 14:7-8 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 1Jo 4:17-19 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.
Rom 8:14-15 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, (which is a spirit of love) whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. (which works through love)
Act 15:10 Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? (heavy yoke) Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Mat 11:28-30 “ Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”Praises and blessings to you precious Lord, there is no God like you. It is for freedom He has set us free.....there's nothing like freedom to help us follow and obey Jesus through our free will. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Where compulsion is we find the Spirit is lacking. I'm so grateful to the Lord for helping me realize that being under compulsion (necessity) is a terrible great HINDRANCE to obedience. Following Jesus is not about laws and rules because laws are weak through the flesh...laws/rules works with the flesh and puts us under a heavy yoke of compulsion....flesh profits nothing. That is the opposite of faith working through love, which gives us the glorious freedom and POWER to ENABLE us to obey the Lord. Along the way we may sometimes have to battle our way out from being under compulsion to return to the light and easy yoke of faith and love, which operates in the freedom of our willingness through love....it's a light and easy yoke through the Spirit. Though it is also something we grow in along the way....our faith grows, our trust grows, our love grows and hence our willingness grows and obedience increases. I believe that is why Jesus said to let no man take your crown, we are not to let anyone put us under a heavy yoke of bondage again....we are in a war, but the Lord is faithfully leading us from glory to glory, from victory to victory. Thank you Jesus. Is obedience always supposed to feel light and easy? I have to try hard at times to resist sin. Does that mean I'm doing things wrong? In the book of James, it talks about how we have not resisted to the point of shedding blood. I do feel a sense of compulsion to not sin but it's out of a desire to be close to the Lord. I know that if I sin, I'll quench the Holy Spirit and my peace will be gone. I also won't get to hear from the Lord. There is a sense in which not sinning gets easier, having spent time with God and in the Word. Galatians says walk by the Spirit and ye will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. I've found this to be true. But first I had to get rid of sin in my life. This took a concentrated effort and diligently seeking God. But it was the best thing I ever did.
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Post by watchful on Aug 22, 2020 5:58:34 GMT -5
It is for freedom He has set us free.....there's nothing like freedom to help us follow and obey Jesus through our free will. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Where compulsion is we find the Spirit is lacking. I'm so grateful to the Lord for helping me realize that being under compulsion (necessity) is a terrible great HINDRANCE to obedience. Following Jesus is not about laws and rules because laws are weak through the flesh...laws/rules works with the flesh and puts us under a heavy yoke of compulsion....flesh profits nothing. That is the opposite of faith working through love, which gives us the glorious freedom and POWER to ENABLE us to obey the Lord. Along the way we may sometimes have to battle our way out from being under compulsion to return to the light and easy yoke of faith and love, which operates in the freedom of our willingness through love....it's a light and easy yoke through the Spirit. Though it is also something we grow in along the way....our faith grows, our trust grows, our love grows and hence our willingness grows and obedience increases. I believe that is why Jesus said to let no man take your crown, we are not to let anyone put us under a heavy yoke of bondage again....we are in a war, but the Lord is faithfully leading us from glory to glory, from victory to victory. Thank you Jesus. Is obedience always supposed to feel light and easy? I have to try hard at times to resist sin. Does that mean I'm doing things wrong? In the book of James, it talks about how we have not resisted to the point of shedding blood. I do feel a sense of compulsion to not sin but it's out of a desire to be close to the Lord. I know that if I sin, I'll quench the Holy Spirit and my peace will be gone. I also won't get to hear from the Lord. There is a sense in which not sinning gets easier, having spent time with God and in the Word. Galatians says walk by the Spirit and ye will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. I've found this to be true. But first I had to get rid of sin in my life. This took a concentrated effort and diligently seeking God. But it was the best thing I ever did. Is it "wrong" to battle, fight, learn and grow to a better place in the Lord? Not in my bible it isn't. I consider that to such we are called....battle, fight, learn and grow.....and every soul has their own individual battles to fight. The Lord is the one who is leading, helping and teaching us through it all. Jesus said to take His yoke upon us and LEARN of Him. He sweated blood in His battle to submit to the Father's will. But once that victory was won, it was won, and He wasn't sweating it any more. The bible says even Jesus LEARNED obedience by the things which He suffered.
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Post by frienduff on Aug 22, 2020 13:13:27 GMT -5
Is obedience always supposed to feel light and easy? I have to try hard at times to resist sin. Does that mean I'm doing things wrong? In the book of James, it talks about how we have not resisted to the point of shedding blood. I do feel a sense of compulsion to not sin but it's out of a desire to be close to the Lord. I know that if I sin, I'll quench the Holy Spirit and my peace will be gone. I also won't get to hear from the Lord. There is a sense in which not sinning gets easier, having spent time with God and in the Word. Galatians says walk by the Spirit and ye will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. I've found this to be true. But first I had to get rid of sin in my life. This took a concentrated effort and diligently seeking God. But it was the best thing I ever did. Is it "wrong" to battle, fight, learn and grow to a better place in the Lord? Not in my bible it isn't. I consider that to such we are called....battle, fight, learn and grow.....and every soul has their own individual battles to fight. The Lord is the one who is leading, helping and teaching us through it all. Jesus said to take His yoke upon us and LEARN of Him. He sweated blood in His battle to submit to the Father's will. But once that victory was won, it was won, and He wasn't sweating it any more. The bible says even Jesus LEARNED obedience by the things which He suffered. Sister ponder that for a moment . JESUS DID EXPERIENCE , LEARN OBEDIANCE . aka , HE SUFFERED , THOUGH HE WAS ALREADY PERFECT , yet in the flesh HE SUFFERED , for our sakes JESUS was PERFECT , but the flesh is what must be crucified . HE crucified all sin in the flesh , THEN HE himself was crucified , TAKING the sins of OTHERS upon HIMSELF . OH YES . Now let us follow in his footsteps .
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