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Being of this world
Roy Martin:
Marques and Kat, so true. Thank you.
I should memorize these scriptures you provided and pray that God will concrete them to my heart.
I want to be recognized as a lover not a fighter.I want to feel like a lover not a fighter. I want to do what is right, but sometimes I don't know right from wrong and I guess this is the spiritual battle all of us fights each day, the flesh, the beast.
In love
Roy
Marky Mark:
Roy,we are told to be separate[come out of her] from the things of the world and to walk in Spirit and Truth. As much as we would like to fix the evil in this world,it just will not happen without Jesus and his elect. Wanting to fix the failures of this system of things is of a noble concern,but this will only happen in and of the Spirit , not of the flesh. Ask God for Spiritual guidance in all things.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
We must live and learn from what the Spirit enlightens us with according to the Word of God.There is no shame in our calling. Believe.
GWT
Eph 2:1 You were once dead because of your failures and sins.
Eph 2:2 You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God.
Eph 2:3 All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God's anger just like everyone else.
Eph 2:4 But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.
Eph 2:5 We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.)
Eph 2:6 God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him.
Eph 2:7 He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come.
Eph 2:8 God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.
Eph 2:9 It's not the result of anything you've done, so no one can brag about it.
Eph 2:10 God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.
Eph 2:11 Remember that once you were not Jewish physically. Those who called themselves "the circumcised" because of what they had done to their bodies called you "the uncircumcised."
Eph 2:12 Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges God made in his promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
Eph 2:13 But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:14 So he is our peace. In his body he has made Jewish and non-Jewish people one by breaking down the wall of hostility that kept them apart.
Eph 2:15 He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses' Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.
Eph 2:16 He also brought them back to God in one body by his cross, on which he killed the hostility.
Eph 2:17 He came with the Good News of peace for you who were far away and for those who were near.
Eph 2:18 So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.
Eph 2:19 That is why you are no longer foreigners and outsiders but citizens together with God's people and members of God's family.
Eph 2:20 You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
Eph 2:21 In him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord.
Eph 2:22 Through him you, also, are being built in the Spirit together with others into a place where God lives.
Peace...Mark
soberxp:
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on December 09, 2009, 10:09:35 AM ---Roy,we are told to be separate[come out of her] from the things of the world and to walk in Spirit and Truth. As much as we would like to fix the evil in this world,it just will not happen without Jesus and his elect. Wanting to fix the failures of this system of things is of a noble concern,but this will only happen in and of the Spirit , not of the flesh. Ask God for Spiritual guidance in all things.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
We must live and learn from what the Spirit enlightens us with according to the Word of God.There is no shame in our calling. Believe.
GWT
Eph 2:1 You were once dead because of your failures and sins.
Eph 2:2 You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God.
Eph 2:3 All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God's anger just like everyone else.
Eph 2:4 But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.
Eph 2:5 We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.)
Eph 2:6 God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him.
Eph 2:7 He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come.
Eph 2:8 God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.
Eph 2:9 It's not the result of anything you've done, so no one can brag about it.
Eph 2:10 God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.
Eph 2:11 Remember that once you were not Jewish physically. Those who called themselves "the circumcised" because of what they had done to their bodies called you "the uncircumcised."
Eph 2:12 Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges God made in his promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
Eph 2:13 But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:14 So he is our peace. In his body he has made Jewish and non-Jewish people one by breaking down the wall of hostility that kept them apart.
Eph 2:15 He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses' Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.
Eph 2:16 He also brought them back to God in one body by his cross, on which he killed the hostility.
Eph 2:17 He came with the Good News of peace for you who were far away and for those who were near.
Eph 2:18 So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.
Eph 2:19 That is why you are no longer foreigners and outsiders but citizens together with God's people and members of God's family.
Eph 2:20 You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
Eph 2:21 In him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord.
Eph 2:22 Through him you, also, are being built in the Spirit together with others into a place where God lives.
Peace...Mark
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suit me fine :D
Ninny:
Roy, you know my heart goes out to you about this..There is so much about the world that we can not love or change..it is so frustrating to stand by helplessly and watch..but not without hope...Roy I pray that God will give us all peace to endure it... :'(
The scriptures are a comfort and an encouragement...
Kathy :-*
Roy Martin:
One question; Is it being of this world to protect our children from evil motives, and want to stop those that inflict it? This question is not of a rebellious nature. God says we are not to be of this world, but where does it say that we should let our children be sacrificed? This is one of my main issues about this world. Children are not suffering and dieing of natural causes. They are suffering because of evil motives. Yes yes God is responsible and we are accountable for letting it happen. Man oh man; how can I, or we just turn our heads to this. I read the scriptures quoted above and I look for the answer or the place that says God will not inspire us to take some action to stop the evil happening to children. How can we tell a mother or Grand parent to just let it go when their child has died or suffering from a brain tumor caused by toxic injections. This is real, and its the world, and it hardens my heart to dwell on it; even more because I can't do anything about it because we are not to be of this world.
I'm sure that God will eventually deliver me from this, but I don't know how to ask Him.
Roy
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