If you knew you had one week to live, what would be different in your life with God?
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He didn't ask what you'd change about your life. That one is much harder to figure out. (So many things to tell hubby, figure out Social Security stuff to make sure he's got enough to live on when I'm gone, say good bye to my family. That's the hard stuff. As for end lease? Why? They'll figure it out sooner or later. lol)
I read your post about the OT. For me, I would do both. I have a daily Bible reading schedule and that does not change. But I would also dig deeper into Scripture, to hear what God was telling me in my last week on earth. But then, I do that most days, anyway.
I have spent the last month preparing to preach Psalm 42 & 43. That includes commentaries, study Bibles, word studies in Hebrew, and other books (like on shepherding - real sheep!) and praying about it. It has been such an exciting and challenging study. God has revealed so much in his Word! But we do have to take the time to really study it.
The other thing I have been doing is just reading those two psalms over and over. In different translations, and really absorbing the message, and waiting on God to reveal what I am to say.
Now, I am doing this for a reason. But everytime I prepare a sermon, I am just amazed at how God has blessed me for the time I have invested in the study. I do study, but the knowledge I am going to preach spurs me to dig even deeper, and also to remember what I studied forever!
So another week to prepare a sermon? That would be quite a way to go!
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I personally think it is a combination of many things. A passion for Christ, your job, a passion for others, a passion for research and in a way studying God's Word has to be a "hobby". By adding the word "hobby" it is something you enjoy doing. If you don't enjoy doing it then the sermons will be half hearted and half "researched". Unfortunately there are many pastors who leave ministry because they loose the passion of the "hobby". It becomes "just a job". If something is "just a job" our work becomes something we must do and it becomes "tedious". It for sure is a reliance upon Christ to keep that "joy" of studying God's Word.
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The greatest blessing that we have is a good conscience toward God even when we have not been perfect and have made mistakes and even sinned. To have a good conscience toward God is a result of having grace in our heart and we have in the light we have received by that grace through faith. The Holy Spirit records David's life in (Acts13:36) as having fulfilled all of God's purpose and will in his generation. We know there was issues of trouble and sin in his life, yet the NT does not make mention of them. David's sins where put away and he lived with a good conscience before God. We have the blood of Christ that has put away our sin and blessed is the man whom the Lord will not impute sin.
We do not have to have any regrets nor do we have to live or be condemned for the past. When we sin we have an advocate that has feed us from sin..
We do not have to have any regrets nor do we have to live or be condemned for the past. When we sin we have an advocate that has feed us from sin..
First, nothing has changed. I am merely giving you information (that you are not aware of).
Second, as for your reference to light: Well, if you mean, a version of the gospel that allows for one to sin and still be saved? Not going to happen; And I mean... like forever. No chance whatsoever. For why on Earth would I ever compromise on the goodness of God or common basic morality? That would just make me the bad guy and if I wanted to be bad or sinful, I would just go back into the ways of the world. Jesus said for us to be to be either hot or cold and not lukewarm. Jesus (Who is the Light) will not tolerate or allow anyone (Even His people) to be sinful. You would have a better chance in convincing rain was not wet.
I know, in your mind you do not see what you believe as a doctrine of immorality, but if you do indeed believe that a believer can abide in unrepentant sin and still be saved (on some level), then that is exactly what it is. For such a version of the gospel has to ignore tons of verses in the BIble, it has to ignore common basic morality (or goodness), and it has to ignore the use of real world examples (of which Jesus used when He put forth his parables).
Second, as for your reference to light: Well, if you mean, a version of the gospel that allows for one to sin and still be saved? Not going to happen; And I mean... like forever. No chance whatsoever. For why on Earth would I ever compromise on the goodness of God or common basic morality? That would just make me the bad guy and if I wanted to be bad or sinful, I would just go back into the ways of the world. Jesus said for us to be to be either hot or cold and not lukewarm. Jesus (Who is the Light) will not tolerate or allow anyone (Even His people) to be sinful. You would have a better chance in convincing rain was not wet.
I know, in your mind you do not see what you believe as a doctrine of immorality, but if you do indeed believe that a believer can abide in unrepentant sin and still be saved (on some level), then that is exactly what it is. For such a version of the gospel has to ignore tons of verses in the BIble, it has to ignore common basic morality (or goodness), and it has to ignore the use of real world examples (of which Jesus used when He put forth his parables).
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Yes. This is what a believer should be doing (even all the more with a fervent passion). No glits and glammer or seeking to be famous. Just a pure ans simple way of spreading the gospel like in the days of the apostles. As for my question: I found one response here to be un-Christ-like and or not Christian. For Jesus said if you love your family more than me, you are not worthy of me. How we love Jesus shows in how we live our lives. If family is a person's #1 love, then it will show in how they live (or in what they would do in their last week of living here on this Earth). Yes, we are to provide for our family otherwise we are worse than an infidel. But Jesus said, let the dead bury their own dead. He also said that, he that puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not worthy of the kingdom of God. Looks back to what? Your life before plowing. A life of sin and self focus on yourself instead of God and in following His will and in allowing Him to do His righteousness (thru you).
Hmmmm... I honestly thought the op was a genuine question inviting all to express their views, not get criticized for it.
The only way that could ever happen is if you aplogized for the things you said and you also renounced Once Saved Always Saved and see it as a doctrine of immorality (whereby you would have naturally repented for spreading a false gospel that leads people further into sin instead of closer to God and His good ways).
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So you have been made perfect? Do not believers all get different rewards by what they do? Are you saying the way you live is perfect before God with no room for improvement before Him whatsoever? Nothing you would say differently? Nothing you would be doing differently? Is there no kind of unrighteousness or worldly thing in your life that you would want to put away?
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Correcting others is loving the brethren. Telling them that they should not believe in a doctrine that leads people into sin, is not wrong. That is what Once Saved Always Saved does. When you tell a believer they can accept Christ and that their sin debt is paid for (and you do not stress that they MUST live a holy life - otherwise they would be living a lie), then you are teaching them Antinomianism (Whether you want that to happen or not).
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