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So much of the discussion of how a believer should live is focused on self-improvement and not focused enough on God and His Work for us and in us. So much of the discussion is centered on the Old Man in sin rather than on God working His righteousness in us as a gift as New Creations.
Perspective, folks - if you are in Christ you are NEW \o/!
And you are God's child - He's not going to reject you, EVER. He, in Christ, came to dwell within and to be joined with you. To reject you would be to reject Himself, and He cannot do that. He will, however, be faithful to bring to completion His Work in you, even if it takes 80 or 90 years
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He's not finished yet . . . with any of us . . .
Please be as patient with yourselves and others as God is!
He loves you so much, and His perfect love, which casts out all fear, is what brings healing, restoration, and the Fruit of His Spirit for the furthering of His Kingdom:
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (from Phil. 1)
17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he first loved us. (from 1 Jn. 4)
13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (from Phil. 2)
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (from Eph. 2)
One of my new favorite songs:
Love you guys,
-JGIG
So much of the discussion of how a believer should live is focused on self-improvement and not focused enough on God and His Work for us and in us. So much of the discussion is centered on the Old Man in sin rather than on God working His righteousness in us as a gift as New Creations.
Perspective, folks - if you are in Christ you are NEW \o/!
And you are God's child - He's not going to reject you, EVER. He, in Christ, came to dwell within and to be joined with you. To reject you would be to reject Himself, and He cannot do that. He will, however, be faithful to bring to completion His Work in you, even if it takes 80 or 90 years
. He's not finished yet . . . with any of us . . .
Please be as patient with yourselves and others as God is!
He loves you so much, and His perfect love, which casts out all fear, is what brings healing, restoration, and the Fruit of His Spirit for the furthering of His Kingdom:
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (from Phil. 1)
17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 19 We love because he first loved us. (from 1 Jn. 4)
13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (from Phil. 2)
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (from Eph. 2)
One of my new favorite songs:
[video=youtube;S7P2vb8zm68]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7P2vb8zm68[/video]
Love you guys,
-JGIG
