Is it a sin to strive to "be like the most high God"?

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PeterJens

PeterJens

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I suspect condemnation

I was accused of walking in fear and not love before Christ. But as I know the cross, why would
I have fear, with my heart sealed by the Holy Spirit, and righteousness and purity dwelling within.

But what if you wake in fear every morning, condemnation filling your heart, sin rising in all your
actions, and yet you believe in Christ, or at least you believe you do. Surely that is the enemy
confusing you, or maybe there is something very wrong. As this is not my experience maybe there
is something very wrong with these people, because their hearts are hard, and they literally fear
their emotions and hurts from the past. They walk tormented, not knowing quite what to do.

Now if this is a true description of their condition, I am not being condemning, I am shinning a light
of the failure to open up to Christ and put Him on the throne, and bow the knee in obedience to
His word. I used not to understand this language, but now I do, because I have done this, yet I
did not know I had, because it is my heart beat, and I see nothing wrong here, I am following.
 
mailmandan

mailmandan

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PeterJens said:
You are walking in unbelief and condemnation yet claim you are ok.
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This is a harsh judgment call in which you are not qualified to make. Your endless ramblings make you sound delusional.
 
Ihsomiet

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know1 said:
Php 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Php 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Should we think we are equal with God in some respects?

2Pe 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
2Pe 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these [promises] ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Be a partaker of God's divine nature? Does that include stilling storms?
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Sorry for the late reply... So here's what I have.

Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua , Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped. But He emptied Himself— taking on the form of a slave, becoming the likeness of men and being found in appearance as a man. He humbled Himself— becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, and every tongue profess that Yeshua the Messiah is Lord— to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5*-‬11 TLV
http://bible.com/314/php.2.5-11.TLV

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and virtue. Through these things He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, since you have escaped the corruption that evil desires have brought into the world. Now for this very reason, making every effort, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. For if these qualities are in you and increasing, they keep you from becoming idle and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. But anyone who lacks these qualities is blind—nearsighted because he has forgotten his cleansing from past sins. Therefore, brothers and sisters, make all the more effort to make your calling and election certain—for if you keep doing these things, you will never stumble. For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua , will be richly provided for you. Therefore I intend to keep reminding you of these things, even though you know them and are well-grounded in the truth that you have. I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body— knowing that my death is soon, as our Lord Yeshua the Messiah has made clear to me. And I will make every effort for you to always remember these things even after my departure.
2 Peter 1:3*-‬15 TLV
http://bible.com/314/2pe.1.3-15.TLV

Also, mixing fear and love together creates reverence, and is a life long process.
 
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know1

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Ihsomiet said:
Sorry for the late reply... So here's what I have.

Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua , Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped. But He emptied Himself— taking on the form of a slave, becoming the likeness of men and being found in appearance as a man. He humbled Himself— becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, and every tongue profess that Yeshua the Messiah is Lord— to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5*-‬11 TLV
http://bible.com/314/php.2.5-11.TLV

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and virtue. Through these things He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, since you have escaped the corruption that evil desires have brought into the world. Now for this very reason, making every effort, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. For if these qualities are in you and increasing, they keep you from becoming idle and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. But anyone who lacks these qualities is blind—nearsighted because he has forgotten his cleansing from past sins. Therefore, brothers and sisters, make all the more effort to make your calling and election certain—for if you keep doing these things, you will never stumble. For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Messiah Yeshua , will be richly provided for you. Therefore I intend to keep reminding you of these things, even though you know them and are well-grounded in the truth that you have. I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body— knowing that my death is soon, as our Lord Yeshua the Messiah has made clear to me. And I will make every effort for you to always remember these things even after my departure.
2 Peter 1:3*-‬15 TLV
http://bible.com/314/2pe.1.3-15.TLV

Also, mixing fear and love together creates reverence, and is a life long process.
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Better late 3 months than never. :)
Thanks for your post.
 
PeterJens

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The truth is in Christ we are reborn.

Through acts of faith we are transformed, worthy of our calling.

We must perform these acts or be denied, because the acts define
what we are, and to fail shows we are not what we think, equally
the acts themselves show what God alone has done in us.

Does a high jumper earn the title by high jumping, or are they doing
what they love, when they jump or both. If they never high jump they
are not a high jumper only a dreamer.

So until you walk as a person of faith you are not one.
 
beta

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PeterJens said:
This is our goal to be one with Christ and the Father.

We have to learn, to follow, to be changed, to be transformed, to listen, to be obedient,
to confess, to repent, to be open hearted, to let God heal us.
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And that will only happen when we start to 'walk with Jesus 24/7.
 
Grace777x70

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beta said:
And that will only happen when we start to 'walk with Jesus 24/7.
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Amen...and Jesus is our true Sabbath Rest and it is not a carnal keeping of a certain day of the week as in the law of Moses of which it was a shadow of Christ Himself and when we realize that truth - then we will be truly walking with Him 24/7.
 
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