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Please read the WHOLE of THE STORY before asking for clarification

ill give you a hint. David was sent to Saul to play an instrument for Saul
there was a reason for it
My friend you are being a little condescending.

Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
1 sam 16:23

So what is your point, no Davids spirit here.
 

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My friend you are being a little condescending.

Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
1 sam 16:23

So what is your point, no Davids spirit here.
If there was no David's spirit there, then the harp would have laid at his feet because the flesh can't do anything without the spirit...
 

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The WORD of GOD is living and active.

Very, very active...and it brings us back in line to HIS WORD, HIS SPIRIT, HIS TRUTH...

Why did you think you had to bring all your works into the LIGHT but so as to see what is wrought IN GOD...

...from what isn't.


Can you make a right judgment concerning Saul and David by what they did?
 
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These two posts are not connected.
I am also told what I believe, and why and what I am doing.

What is amusing is this is not correct, and though an obvious construction
or straw man, it is also a statement that I am not a christian.

"they failed to come to Christ and believe in what He did"

So it is a lie, and shows no respect, which is odd from someone who claims to
know and follow Christ.

It is also odd for someone who spent months condemning straw men, but then
hypocracy is what they do as well as lie about others.

Originally Posted by PeterJens

Walking after truth in the word of God

Was the evil spirit sent to Saul a demon or a good angel of judgement?
If you believe God only blesses His people and never brings judgement, neither work.
It is judgement both ways, whether a demon is used or a good judging angel.

What it demonstrates is the HG camp hate the idea of judgement on Gods people.
But Saul is an example of a chosen man, who fails and is then judged and rejected.

I would say the real issue is, does God declare himself as arbitrary in His judgements.

He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Deut 32:4

God does not sin, doing something that is unjust or wrong.
God does talk to evil spirits.

One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Job 1:6-7

So I am wondering why is there an issue.
Except for HG followers who need to explain Gods judgement away, ofcourse.


Did David's "Spirit" sent to Saul to "help him" work?[

/QUOTE]

People that try to "marry" the Old Covenant with the New Covenant always miss what Christ has accomplished on the cross and burial resurrection and ascension - and that we are with Him there too.

This is why they have the false notion that God will "reject" them as He did in the Old Covenant.

They fail to see the new creation in Christ and the fact that Christ has taken all judgment for us. Those that reject Christ will still have the wrath of God come upon the sin that is still on them because they failed to come to Christ and believe in what He did.

 

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Can you make a right judgment concerning

Mary who washed Jesus' feet from Judas who was doing (so it seemed) the right and proper outward works of giving to the poor?


What was lacking in Judas that was NOT lacking in Mary?
 
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If there was no David's spirit there, then the harp would have laid at his feet because the flesh can't do anything without the spirit...
Let me say, I do not know why the evil spirit lifted off Saul, except it happened when
David played. Why is this important to you? There must be some significance you
feel is here that most do not.
 

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#88
These two posts are not connected.
I am also told what I believe, and why and what I am doing.

What is amusing is this is not correct, and though an obvious construction
or straw man, it is also a statement that I am not a christian.

"they failed to come to Christ and believe in what He did"

So it is a lie, and shows no respect, which is odd from someone who claims to
know and follow Christ.

It is also odd for someone who spent months condemning straw men, but then
hypocracy is what they do as well as lie about others.

Originally Posted by PeterJens

Walking after truth in the word of God

Was the evil spirit sent to Saul a demon or a good angel of judgement?
If you believe God only blesses His people and never brings judgement, neither work.
It is judgement both ways, whether a demon is used or a good judging angel.

What it demonstrates is the HG camp hate the idea of judgement on Gods people.
But Saul is an example of a chosen man, who fails and is then judged and rejected.

I would say the real issue is, does God declare himself as arbitrary in His judgements.

He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Deut 32:4

God does not sin, doing something that is unjust or wrong.
God does talk to evil spirits.

One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Job 1:6-7

So I am wondering why is there an issue.
Except for HG followers who need to explain Gods judgement away, ofcourse.
Are you making a wrong judgment?
You shall know them by their fruits, but if you can't make a right judgment between the works of GOD from the works of the "wrong father"...that isn't a problem with GOD, it is a problem in us...


Whatever is lovely?
Remember it...and the PEACE of GOD which surpasses ALL UNDERSTANDING will, will, will guard our hearts and our minds IN, IN, IN CHRIST JESUS...


What did YOU go out to see?

You see, those who had the law and all the workings of the law loved to hear John speak but they didn't want to do what John told them to do.

By doing that they prove that they needed to be washed...and this before the eyes of the common (unclean) folk!!!!
 

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Let me say, I do not know why the evil spirit lifted off Saul, except it happened when
David played. Why is this important to you? There must be some significance you
feel is here that most do not.
Well, it's not important to me...but it SHOULD be important to YOU...

You see, satan can't cast out GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT...when the STRONG MAN comes...the STRONG MAN comes...and to whom the STRONG MAN comes, knows THE STRONG MAN and greater is HE who is in us, than "itty bitty he" who is in the world...

Satan has NO POWER over those who are IN, IN, IN CHRIST JESUS...
 

miknik5

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LOL...most do not understand the SIGNIFICANCE between the WORKS of GOD from the works of the "wrong father"?

Well, then they should keep their mouths closed and be slow to speak...and still their flesh.

Is that clear?

They are better to wait for HIM than to "go out" and misrepresent HIM since they do NOT know HIS SPIRIT.
 
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Can you make a right judgment concerning
Mary who washed Jesus' feet from Judas who was doing (so it seemed) the right and proper outward works of giving to the poor?
What was lacking in Judas that was NOT lacking in Mary?
You are judging things I do not judge. Judgment for me is about the consequences
of behaviour and the reasons why this behaviour is followed.

Saul was judged for not obeying Gods commands to him with regard his enemies.
Mary was judged as loving because of her debt to Jesus for the forgiveness of her
sins, and Judas was judged for his final betrayal of Jesus.

It appears you follow a different teaching.
 

miknik5

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#92
You are judging things I do not judge. Judgment for me is about the consequences
of behaviour and the reasons why this behaviour is followed.

Saul was judged for not obeying Gods commands to him with regard his enemies.
Mary was judged as loving because of her debt to Jesus for the forgiveness of her
sins, and Judas was judged for his final betrayal of Jesus.

It appears you follow a different teaching.
Who are you to judge anything about anyone's behavior? Is it you who can TRULY know the spirit of another man?

Here's another thing, leave "saul" and all those you deem as "sauls" to GOD...

Just like David (and Abraham) did
 

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Now to your "judging behavior"...
Your insight into the man who lay by the pool of siloam.

I would like to know what was his work
what did he finally do to be made whole
And afterwards what was he doing
And who gave him instructions to work
And what was his work afterwards?
 

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Saul knew the anointing went to David...and yet he wished to kill him?
David knew the anointing had been to saul...and he saw his works, but he did not go out and do any "work" against him.
Rather, he tried to do a better work.

It just didn't work...
 

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Here's another thing, look at Peter and James who saw that the Samaritan Village did not accept the TRUTH and what did they ask THE LORD?

Or, how about the ungrateful servant who had been forgiven yet he didn't understand GRACE and went and decided he needed "better works" and better treasures?

Similar to the difference between Naaman and Gehazzi, don't you agree?
One had many works but had no wholeness...one (thought) he had wholeness but liked the trinkets better...

No different than Judas as well...
No different than Mary who knew what she had did not make her WHOLE!
 
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But God can, look at what happened to Saul when the Holy Spirit departed from him and he received an evil spirit from God.

1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:15
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
There seems to be a pattern with you. You get corrected and you spin away with stuff like this. How could Saul lose a salvation he never had under the Old Covenant?

You have not changed in the least bit, still got your girlfriend and number one fan on here[pilgrim something] and the two of you continue to try to be the smartest people on the site....the funny thing is it is the little things like this that give you away.
 
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Well, it's not important to me...but it SHOULD be important to YOU...

You see, satan can't cast out GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT...when the STRONG MAN comes...the STRONG MAN comes...and to whom the STRONG MAN comes, knows THE STRONG MAN and greater is HE who is in us, than "itty bitty he" who is in the world...

Satan has NO POWER over those who are IN, IN, IN CHRIST JESUS...
I see your construct. You are saying David had the Holy Spirit, and through the music
the evil spirit or satan left Saul.

You seem to be implying you have something strong and I do not. Unfortunately this is
based upon what? Whether I agree with the lies Grace777 is saying and your agreement
with them.

Now if this is the level of your claim on knowing Christ, you have just shown how deceived
you are. This is all make believe projection, not even related to the Kingdom of Heaven etc.
Lying is simply wrong. And if you cannot see this, your great spiritual insight is hocum.

Does the Lord listen to me? Did Paul hand over people to satan so they might be rebuked,
and saved or not? Should I ask the Lord to do this to you?

I do not believe this is the Lords will here, because simply you are plainly wrong, maybe with
a good heart, but you are just listening to the wrong people in the wrong way.

But my friend, does satan exalt Christ and call people to repent? Is his goal to encourage
people to know love and righteousness, to walk with a pure heart and gain life and victory
into eternal life through the shedding of Jesus's blood?

Once you go to calling this of the enemy, you have become the enemy.
Maybe you do not see this, but the whole plan is to do this within the church, to make
people believe the enemy is within, and hunting it out and confronting it is Gods ministry,
when it is just self destruction, using the disillusioned within the church as the vessels.
 

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When is a man initially made WHOLE?
 
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No different than Mary who knew what she had did not make her WHOLE!
miknik5 - You have listened to preachers who have taken every example is scripture
or possibly you by yourself and turned it into legalism verses grace.

Yes you could do this, but it is reading in something that is not there.

Mary was expressing appreciation to Jesus. Jesus is recognising this gift of love Mary
is giving. It is my friend, a free gift of love, real love, something pure, holy, fantastic,
and Jesus is acknowledging it, and saying throughout history this one act will be remembered.
And it makes me cry, because I understand it, because if I could have been there and do something
then I would have.

But this level of emotion, of the honour given both ways passes you by. I know this because
you do not mention it, but to me it is like a blaze of light shooting up to heaven.

And the reason is you see your gospel here, its success and failure, and I see the love of a
a woman who loved Christ and her expression of this love.

So do you see how our gospels are reflected in what we notice.
But I know also you will not see what I am writing, only those who like me know the Lord as
I do, what a King.
 

miknik5

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I see your construct. You are saying David had the Holy Spirit, and through the music
the evil spirit or satan left Saul.

You seem to be implying you have something strong and I do not. Unfortunately this is
based upon what? Whether I agree with the lies Grace777 is saying and your agreement
with them.

Now if this is the level of your claim on knowing Christ, you have just shown how deceived
you are. This is all make believe projection, not even related to the Kingdom of Heaven etc.
Lying is simply wrong. And if you cannot see this, your great spiritual insight is hocum.

Does the Lord listen to me? Did Paul hand over people to satan so they might be rebuked,
and saved or not? Should I ask the Lord to do this to you?

I do not believe this is the Lords will here, because simply you are plainly wrong, maybe with
a good heart, but you are just listening to the wrong people in the wrong way.

But my friend, does satan exalt Christ and call people to repent? Is his goal to encourage
people to know love and righteousness, to walk with a pure heart and gain life and victory
into eternal life through the shedding of Jesus's blood?

Once you go to calling this of the enemy, you have become the enemy.
Maybe you do not see this, but the whole plan is to do this within the church, to make
people believe the enemy is within, and hunting it out and confronting it is Gods ministry,
when it is just self destruction, using the disillusioned within the church as the vessels.

No one was born of the HOLY SPIRIT...in those days, the HOLY SPIRIT fell upon those whom GOD chose the HOLY SPIRIT to fall on...


THE PROMISE would come only through THE SON...who by HIS SEED we are reborn and made a NEW CREATION in HIM through THE LIVE GIVING, LIVING WATER poured out upon those who believe in THE WORD and PROMISE of GOD found in and only in HIS SON.