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[SUP]14 [/SUP]For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, [SUP]15 [/SUP]from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, [SUP]16 [/SUP]that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, [SUP]17 [/SUP]so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, [SUP]18 [/SUP]may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, [SUP]19 [/SUP]and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
-Ephesians 3:14-19
Note: This is a bit complicated but it is a real life situation occurring right now so please think before you answer and make your answers genuine.
The Problem:
I know someone who lives in moderate physical pain, severe emotional emptiness, and relative isolation despite being a genuine, authentic, committed, and faithful Christian for many many years. The devil took a steamroller to their life and body and now they want to go to heaven and be with the Lord.
God keeps telling this person that He loves them and they accept and believe it and love God back.
But recently, some sincere Christians went to this person and told them that God had sent them to tell this person that He was not satisfied with this person just having the head knowledge that God loved them but wanted this person to feel that God loved them in their heart in a way that changes their life.
They gave this person that verse and said to this person that they needed to get filled up with the love of Christ and the fullness of God and that if they didn't and kept asking God to take them to heaven (e.g. allow their body to be killed and their spirit to go to heaven) that He would.
This person has no idea how to accomplish being filled up in this way.
Question 1: What would you tell this person?
Question 2: How can this person be filled up when they have no idea how or what to do to accomplish that?
Question 3: What can others do to help this person accomplish that?
-Ephesians 3:14-19
Note: This is a bit complicated but it is a real life situation occurring right now so please think before you answer and make your answers genuine.
The Problem:
I know someone who lives in moderate physical pain, severe emotional emptiness, and relative isolation despite being a genuine, authentic, committed, and faithful Christian for many many years. The devil took a steamroller to their life and body and now they want to go to heaven and be with the Lord.
God keeps telling this person that He loves them and they accept and believe it and love God back.
But recently, some sincere Christians went to this person and told them that God had sent them to tell this person that He was not satisfied with this person just having the head knowledge that God loved them but wanted this person to feel that God loved them in their heart in a way that changes their life.
They gave this person that verse and said to this person that they needed to get filled up with the love of Christ and the fullness of God and that if they didn't and kept asking God to take them to heaven (e.g. allow their body to be killed and their spirit to go to heaven) that He would.
This person has no idea how to accomplish being filled up in this way.
Question 1: What would you tell this person?
Question 2: How can this person be filled up when they have no idea how or what to do to accomplish that?
Question 3: What can others do to help this person accomplish that?