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judith collier:
O.K. I'll never get up in the morning. I just STUDIED "what ever happened to the church Jesus built" I am seeing a lot more, quite a bit in fact. Not seeing but sobering is the only word I can think of. Actually serious, dedicated more humbled. So the life of Christ in us is a form of deification(to be like the son of God) Something to really be considering more seriously and making more of an effort at studying instead of thinking I already knew enough. Judy
Ninny:
Judy, The danger we all face as Christians is that we get in our mind what we THINK we know and when something like what Ray says comes along it sort of knocks our foundation out from under us! We really have to root ourselves in Jesus and then we are better able to follow where God leads us. Where we make our mistake is rooting ourselves in a doctrine instead of Scripture. It is always a challenge to look at everything again and again. I have heard Ray say on the audios so many times, "You gotta read ALL the words!" Doctrines come from reading a scripture and then taking the part they like and building a doctrine around it!
Instead of comparing scripture to scripture, line upon line upon line, here a little and there a little. Understanding it is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, you have to look at all the pieces and then compare them to one another to see where everything fits! You have to UNlearn a lot of stuff along the way! I know I have to unlearn something almost every day!
We are told not be "blown about by every wind of doctrine" That's the beauty of following the rules of reading the scriptures, You know: line upon line upon line....etc.
that's just the way I see it!
Kathy :D
Marky Mark:
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Hi Judy,
There is nothing to be afraid of, you need to read more, it is up to you to educate yourself.
What do the Scriptures say about study:
I Thessalonians 4:11:
And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
II Timothy 2:15:
Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
george. :)
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And let us not forget this also. A response from Brother Ray, via e-mail. ;D
Peace... Mark
Dear Roy:
ABSOLUTELY, there are things you "must do," Roy, but don't think for I second that it is YOU who are going to ORIGINATE all of that "doing." Yes, we MUST live by faith and not sight as Paul admonishes us, but how do we do that, where does that faith come from, etc., etc., etc?
It is ALL OF GOD. Faith to believe God, to believe in God, to believe His Word, must come FROM GOD (Eph. 2:08). It is a GIFT from God. We don't choose Christ, but rather He chooses us (John 15:16), and we do not come to Christ, but rather the Father drags us (John 6:44). And we do not produce spiritual fruit. Our spiritual fruit comes from another source than ourselves, it is the "fruit OF THE SPIRIT," that's the source.
So, is there something you can or must do now, or "next" as you say in order to ensure your calling and salvation, that you can or must do independent of God? No, of course not. It is all of God. All that you either do or don't do is based on the foreknowledge of God's sovereignty. God will make you sweat bullets before He is done with you, and you will think many times that if YOU don't come up with a solution, you will utterly fail, but in the final analysis, it will be God Who provided the solution THROUGH your bullet sweating.
Don't become discouraged in well-doing, for God will have the victory in you eventually.
God be with you,
Ray
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Longhorn:
I hope Joyce Meyers has molten lava hot steamy diarrhea 24-7.
Longhorn
Ninny:
If I know one thing about you, Longhorn, it this: you are consistent! You dole out equal justice to people you don't like! ;) You've got a mean streak in you a mile wide! A mile ain't nothin' in Texas! :D You and MM are perfect running mates! ;D :o
Kathy ;)
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