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seminole:
Man, that's so hard for me. I can't stand those guys. I know that I am the lowest of the low and though I know how little I am and that we are supposed to forgive if we are to be forgiven I don't know how to do this.
Nole

Craig:
That's right you don't know, none of us does.  It is only Christ and the Father in us to will and to do of his good pleasure.  When Christ starts actually working in us and living in us, it becomes clearer and clearer.  And easier and easier with little to no effort on our part, because it is the strength of Christ and the Father working through us.

Unfortunately going to church on Sunday and listening to a preacher tell us to will ourselves to be better does not work.  It just makes us look nice and clean on the outside, but still filthy on the inside.

Nole, you admit a key shortcoming/element in your walk toward the truth.  Pray for God to help you here, you can't try and do it on your own.

Blessings
Craig

seminole:
Thanks man. I pray for God's help everyday. Maybe I will always fall short in this. I know I can't will myself to do this. I don't have a preacher telling me I can. If any man told me I could will it I'd probably make them mad . I have found I can't "try" for anything. About all I can do by trying is to screw something up. i got a lot of shortcomings.

Craig:
Nole,

Unless I misunderstand you are relatively new to christianity?

I know that God has worked some real change in your life, and like most you were led to these changes through a church.  Man, pray and seek and study and pray some more.  I think deep down you can recognize some of the truth that is taught here or you would have left long ago.  We here are not perfect and have our flaws, but there is more truth in one of the articles of Ray than I got in 39 years of constant church attendance.  I preached a little and taught allot and was a deacon etc. , and I am grateful for that time, as it now helps me to see the truth as well as to know where you and others are coming from.

Blessings
Craig

seminole:
Thanks Craig. That was very encouraging to me. I have been a Christian for a while but it's just been in the not so recent past that I finally got to the place of digging into the Bible and thinking for myself. I know people can give insight because there are many who have studied things out a lot more than I have. I want to continue on the path I have taken and come to understand more and more. It's important to me that I follow my heart and just trust that the Holy Spirit won't lead me wrong!

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