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Richard D:
A.
Thank you, I remember these writings of Ray’s and remembered it’s about being made humble. No matter which way I see it I cannot get away from the fact that it’s all about God and the beast in us.
Being made humble by seeing what we really are and learning to deny self, a most painful process of back and forth until we get it and become more Christ like.
In God’s Love. Richard.
aqrinc:
Hi Amrhrasach,
Thank you for the clarification, this is so true. We have little successes and start thinking we are going
places, then get puffed up and self satisfied. At such times all our lessons learned are pushed aside, God
then brings trials or just removes the blessing to show us our nakedness and need for Him. That is one of
the processes of Chastening and Scourging to bring us to the place where He Has Purposed for us.
Romans 8:29:
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might
be the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:30:
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and
whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Ephesians 1:5:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:11:
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who
works all things after the counsel of his own will:
george.
--- Quote from: Amrhrasach on November 14, 2008, 10:31:57 AM ---Hello Richard.
This past weekend I was reading LOF part 15 and last night I remembered reading this section. It may be of some worth on this topic.
THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH GOD CREATED EVIL
This is all the strange work of God. There is no free will about it. We are all born out of a dark womb into the natural light of day, but this too is but a parable. We must be “born again” out of spiritual darkness of this age into the glorious light of the Sun of God. It is a painful journey, and requires an experience of evil to accomplish.
It is an EXPERIENCE of EVIL that God has given to the sons of humanity to HUMBLE them by it.”
And to this agrees the rest of Scripture:
“For ALL his days are SORROWS, and his travail [experience] GRIEF…” (Ecc. 2:23).
The destiny of the human race is indeed GLORIOUS, but the journey is filled with evil and sorrow. This not to say that there are not many beautiful and good things in life, but for most the misery far far outweighs the pleasurable.
Do not be deceived: when Jesus said—“…I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10), He was surely not speaking about this life, now, in the flesh! Contrary to the evil teachings of prosperity ministers, Jesus never promised us LARGER HOMES AND GREATER MATERIAL POSSESSIONS after we start following in His steps.
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Most importantly in this part of the article which is in-line with your question is this part: “This “experience of evil” is not the purpose or goal of human existence, but this is indeed the process by which God is bringing His Sons and Daughters into glory! ..”
Hope this adds some worthy dimensions to the understandings.
Read it all here: http://bible-truths.com/lake15-C.html
A.
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judith collier:
I disagree that we do not have life more abundantly NOW! Now I am fulfilled, now I understand, now I do not fear, now I know my purpose, now I know my God, now I have been called, now I am saved, now I know I will rise again. Abundance doesn't always mean the physical. Judy
Beloved:
Judy please do not take offence but I was just telling one of the modertors that in reading one of my old posts I caught were I had said this phrase and corrected it.
We are not SAVED.... remember it is a process. So whatever we have now ........there willl be more.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3849.0.html
beloved
judith collier:
Beloved, yes, I do know it is a process. I stated it wrong but how in the world could anyone say that Christ does not bring more ( and I should have said, SPIRITUAL ABUNDANCE) MY spiritual happiness with the Lord is what keeps me happy and content. I wasn't like that before. Judy
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