I liked what you said here, and also what Spurgeon said. My brother said once that our sins are a "drop in the ocean," of God's mercy, and he is Russian Orthodox. Despair is a form of rebellion in a way, and Dr. Neil Anderson says in his book, "The Bondage Breaker," that it comes from the condemnation of the night which leads to hopelessness, instead of the conviction of the Holy Spirit, which leads to repentance, like Peter. And unbelief is also a form of rebellion where people don't want to submit to a power greater than ourselves--or even prefer to condemn themselves and take the role of judge, rather than servant.
It's crazy but even depression has got to be some form of resisting the light--
A chatter named NickT said it very well this evening on the same subject-- we all want to earn our salvation.
I think God said: "the buck stops here!" even the Beatles had it figured out: "money can't buy me love..."
thank-you for your friendly "welcoming the stranger" in Christian chat! (Matt. 25--)[/QUOTE
HI Herald., I like what you said here too. I read some of Neil Anderson's books years ago. Used to get his devotionals. Also remember a book by Dr.David Seamans about our minds and how the enemy seeks to devour us and uses condemnation all the time and tricks us into thinking it's the Holy Spirit condemning us.
Yes, I agree, despair and depression is actually a form of rebellion because it's refusing to believe God loves us 100% in Christ. It takes faith to believe the truth that God really loves us at all times. Believing is looking away from our own ideas and thoughts of condemnation and instead having our minds dare to believe something so good as God loves us because of Jesus. A christian I heard preaching once said people think it's the too good to be true good news. But we know it's really TRUE!! Blessings Herald.
It's crazy but even depression has got to be some form of resisting the light--
A chatter named NickT said it very well this evening on the same subject-- we all want to earn our salvation.
I think God said: "the buck stops here!" even the Beatles had it figured out: "money can't buy me love..."
thank-you for your friendly "welcoming the stranger" in Christian chat! (Matt. 25--)[/QUOTE
HI Herald., I like what you said here too. I read some of Neil Anderson's books years ago. Used to get his devotionals. Also remember a book by Dr.David Seamans about our minds and how the enemy seeks to devour us and uses condemnation all the time and tricks us into thinking it's the Holy Spirit condemning us.
Yes, I agree, despair and depression is actually a form of rebellion because it's refusing to believe God loves us 100% in Christ. It takes faith to believe the truth that God really loves us at all times. Believing is looking away from our own ideas and thoughts of condemnation and instead having our minds dare to believe something so good as God loves us because of Jesus. A christian I heard preaching once said people think it's the too good to be true good news. But we know it's really TRUE!! Blessings Herald.