Repentance: A Boast in the Flesh
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Nope he does not, and he has a great army to help him (1/3 of all of heaven went with him)
Thats why we are told. resist the devil and he will flee from you..
He needs us week, not strong. Thats why faulty views on what repentance is, Justification is, What it means to be born again, Saved, Sealed. etc etc, are so dangerous, If a person has the wrong view. They will be weak (even if they think they are stong) and satan will sift through them like flour, Until they repent, and start to have real sustaining faith in God.. or they meet their end..
Thats why we are told. resist the devil and he will flee from you..
He needs us week, not strong. Thats why faulty views on what repentance is, Justification is, What it means to be born again, Saved, Sealed. etc etc, are so dangerous, If a person has the wrong view. They will be weak (even if they think they are stong) and satan will sift through them like flour, Until they repent, and start to have real sustaining faith in God.. or they meet their end..
No. We can't even keep the moral aspects. Because who can ever keep from having anger and resentments? They will eventually pop up to torment us. And we know that our righteousness has to exceed the righteousness of those who say murder is only an outward act.
Seeing this is what makes us go to Christ. Because we see we cannot do it. So we pray for what we need. We pray for what we lack. We thirst for true righteousness in our inner man. We are thankful that we have been saved from the curse of the law (death) by the Sacrifice that gives us that gift, but we don't stop there as if that is the end of it all - we thirst for righteousness in our inner man. We thirst for a pure heart. And we see we will never have it by our own effort and discover that it is only by trusting Christ to finish this good work He began in us that we can be made holy in our inner man. So this is the answer to your question about what it really means to be obedient to Christ. It is the obedience of trust (faith in Him). This is the ONLY thing God wants from you - that you trust in the One He has sent.
Of course, children like to grab a book and act like they know how to read, but we just secretly laugh at them because they don't even know that they are holding the book upside down. They are trying to convince someone that they are really reading by their outward behavior. But inside, they aren't reading.
That's what we are like when we convince ourselves that by what we do outwardly, we are achieving holiness. But inside, we're doing no such thing.
Seeing this is what makes us go to Christ. Because we see we cannot do it. So we pray for what we need. We pray for what we lack. We thirst for true righteousness in our inner man. We are thankful that we have been saved from the curse of the law (death) by the Sacrifice that gives us that gift, but we don't stop there as if that is the end of it all - we thirst for righteousness in our inner man. We thirst for a pure heart. And we see we will never have it by our own effort and discover that it is only by trusting Christ to finish this good work He began in us that we can be made holy in our inner man. So this is the answer to your question about what it really means to be obedient to Christ. It is the obedience of trust (faith in Him). This is the ONLY thing God wants from you - that you trust in the One He has sent.
Of course, children like to grab a book and act like they know how to read, but we just secretly laugh at them because they don't even know that they are holding the book upside down. They are trying to convince someone that they are really reading by their outward behavior. But inside, they aren't reading.
That's what we are like when we convince ourselves that by what we do outwardly, we are achieving holiness. But inside, we're doing no such thing.
The problem with calling righteous people Satan and his horde you are making Gods people
your enemy and making yourself the accuser.
This is the place of judgement and a place you never want to go.
It is close of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It is saying the work of grace God has
done in my life is actually the enemy.
Hatred, malice, anger lead you to place like this. But it has nothing to do with what the
victims of this accusation have done, it is what lies within. And in the end the same contradiction
to stand for righteousness will condemning it will cause an implosion. These positions are only
maintained by denial.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Psalm 45:7
your enemy and making yourself the accuser.
This is the place of judgement and a place you never want to go.
It is close of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It is saying the work of grace God has
done in my life is actually the enemy.
Hatred, malice, anger lead you to place like this. But it has nothing to do with what the
victims of this accusation have done, it is what lies within. And in the end the same contradiction
to stand for righteousness will condemning it will cause an implosion. These positions are only
maintained by denial.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Psalm 45:7
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YES!!
Seek the things of the spirit, and we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh..
If I am seeking who does God want me to love and serve, My mind is not focused on self. and I will not have any lusts to worry about.. It is then when God fills me wiht his love (takes care of all my needs) and I am able to pour his love out on others..
Sadly (myself included) it does not stay that way for long, because with the things of life, Our focus is easily distracted..
Seek the things of the spirit, and we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh..
If I am seeking who does God want me to love and serve, My mind is not focused on self. and I will not have any lusts to worry about.. It is then when God fills me wiht his love (takes care of all my needs) and I am able to pour his love out on others..
Sadly (myself included) it does not stay that way for long, because with the things of life, Our focus is easily distracted..
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I agree, the enemy has his influence wherever people are congregating. Not that he is omnipresent or anything. he has tons of demons under him who are busy spreading evil and influencing man kind against God and each other. He hates us humans because we are made in God's image. So he wants to hurt God by hurting us. He comes to kill - steal and destroy us.
The enemy has been explained sort of like a woman or man who was dumped. They hack up the "picture" since they can't do anything to the actual person who dumped them for someone else.
For sure there are evil entities in those kind of bars and strip joint places that continue to influence those who are still bound up and unable to de tangle themselves. Just like those who are self righteously religious just like Grace777 was saying. The self righteous religious person is living in delusions of grandeur just like the people in the strip clubs. Both are entangled in meeting their own needs in their own power. Both need to be freed.
It seems to me those who are not in church don't delude themselves into thinking they are good Christians., unlike the religious minded church goer., Many of those religious people have learned how to cover up the outward looks and have aced their outward appearance enough to even fool themselves. When in truth., inside they are really just as weak and bound as those in the strip clubs and bars.
No, you cannot be saved by just existing as a sinner. You have to believe that God tells the truth that all your sins are forgiven through Christ crucified for you. That is to have faith in Jesus. So no, it is not without faith(trust) in Him. Now that that is taken care of, you can go to Him boldly instead of having a fear of death hanging over your head. You will not face eternal death for your sins. His sacrifice has put you in right standing with God as to the just requirements of the law. (The just requirement of the law is that the soul who sins must die.)Not through anything you did, because even the faith is from Him. So no boasting about your faith(trust) in Him as if it was your own good sense. If anyone wants to boast, they should boast in HIM and what He has done for them.
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Hi Holly., Soooo glad you heard the truth and Jesus got you out of where you were bound. You are dearly loved and Jesus has better plans for you!!
He has better plans than what we thought we had to do on our own. He promises to show us and take us far and above what we could ask or even think! Jesus got me out of my mess too and He promises to never leave us or forsake us while we are on the journey. So glad you are here with us Holly. ((((((hugs)))))))) 
What I find weird is when people reading scripture, going to church, believing in
love and righteousness is at an all time low, you want to attack those who hold
to having standards, and want to stop preaching
"Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand"
Rather than being the great liberator of the church, this sounds more like the
great apostacy, where lawlessness becomes the rule and love is trampled.
Today we need to humble ourselves and cry to God to not bring judgement on
these sinful people who think themselves rich but are following fornication, adultery,
and pornography like it is the answer to life itself.
But then if this rules your heart, no wonder preaching repentance would be
hypocracy.
love and righteousness is at an all time low, you want to attack those who hold
to having standards, and want to stop preaching
"Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand"
Rather than being the great liberator of the church, this sounds more like the
great apostacy, where lawlessness becomes the rule and love is trampled.
Today we need to humble ourselves and cry to God to not bring judgement on
these sinful people who think themselves rich but are following fornication, adultery,
and pornography like it is the answer to life itself.
But then if this rules your heart, no wonder preaching repentance would be
hypocracy.