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I stop worrying if my self esteem is high or low.
What really is important is how God "esteem" is.
How He sees us as His beloved children.
We need to stop worrying about how the world views our words and actions.
Instead let us pray and allow God to correct or praise us for what we do.
I have found God is a lot more living and forgiving and filled with grace.
I was thinking earlier today about the difference between an accuset and advocate, but decided not to post it and do some baking instead.
Can't really sleep so I will share what I was thinking.
An advocate sees someone in trouble, someone broken and recognizes their brokenness.
However instead of just pointing out what is wrong. They encourage,and listen and pray with the person.
Advocates don't always have the answers but the help the person k ow that they aren't alone. Someone else loves and cares for them. Even though they are broken now, they won't be broken forever.
God Make a beauty from our brokenness. A humble and contrite heart is an acceptable sacrifice unto God.
I believe we should all strive to be advocates instead of just accusers.
We don't need to do the Holy spirit job of convicting people of their sons. We need to do ours of joining in one spirit to glorify God.
Anyway,hope you have a blessed day.
Going to read the rest of the posts from the folks I don't have on ignore.
With my limited time these days, I have found some folks it's better to just place in prayer into God"s hands.
I apologize to anyone I offend God making that statement, but I would be honest. Though it's almost time for my weekly reset.
What really is important is how God "esteem" is.
How He sees us as His beloved children.
We need to stop worrying about how the world views our words and actions.
Instead let us pray and allow God to correct or praise us for what we do.
I have found God is a lot more living and forgiving and filled with grace.
I was thinking earlier today about the difference between an accuset and advocate, but decided not to post it and do some baking instead.
Can't really sleep so I will share what I was thinking.
An advocate sees someone in trouble, someone broken and recognizes their brokenness.
However instead of just pointing out what is wrong. They encourage,and listen and pray with the person.
Advocates don't always have the answers but the help the person k ow that they aren't alone. Someone else loves and cares for them. Even though they are broken now, they won't be broken forever.
God Make a beauty from our brokenness. A humble and contrite heart is an acceptable sacrifice unto God.
I believe we should all strive to be advocates instead of just accusers.
We don't need to do the Holy spirit job of convicting people of their sons. We need to do ours of joining in one spirit to glorify God.
Anyway,hope you have a blessed day.
Going to read the rest of the posts from the folks I don't have on ignore.
With my limited time these days, I have found some folks it's better to just place in prayer into God"s hands.
I apologize to anyone I offend God making that statement, but I would be honest. Though it's almost time for my weekly reset.
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I hesitate to speak because I can't speak for "the man".
However when my friends (which he isn't one of) have made similar statement in the past, they refer to the fact of how God works in a believers life before they have true faith and accept Jesus as their savior.
To truly understand p4t point of view, you would have to study TULIP and that is a lot longer than just one sermon.
However when my friends (which he isn't one of) have made similar statement in the past, they refer to the fact of how God works in a believers life before they have true faith and accept Jesus as their savior.
To truly understand p4t point of view, you would have to study TULIP and that is a lot longer than just one sermon.
Rom 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Rom 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
There it is plain as day that no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law.
No flesh shall be justified.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Rom 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
Rom 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
But those that are saved are no longer in the flesh,but the Spirit.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual.
No flesh shall be justified by the law,but those that are saved are not in the flesh,but the Spirit,so they have to establish the law,which means obey it because they are spiritual,and not fleshy,for by the Spirit,spiritual,we can live up to the law,where by the flesh we cannot.
Gal 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Gal 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
Gal 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
Gal 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
The spiritual laws always have to obeyed,and a person will reap what they sow,whether fleshy,or spiritual,and if a person believes in Christ,but holds unto sin then they are fleshy not spiritual,for whatever is in your heart is what comes out,so if they sin then that is what is in their heart,for our actions,and thoughts,are what defines us,and there is no confessing Christ,and holding unto sin,and being spiritual,for that is fleshy.
No flesh will be justified by the works of the law,for the flesh cannot measure up,but by the Spirit a person can live up to the law,and they have to for they have to establish the law.
Everybody has to fulfill the law,spiritual laws,moral laws,laws of love,which the flesh cannot do,but by the Spirit we can do it.
A person is not under the law if they are led of the Spirit,because a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh,show the ways of the Spirit,and have crucified the flesh with the lusts and affections,so a Spirit led life does not sin.
A person that confesses Christ,and is saved,and sins,at that time they are back under the law,for they were not led of the Spirit,but the flesh,until they repent of it,and mean it,not repent of it that time and hold unto it and know you will do it at a later date,for that is not repentance.
God is not mocked,whatever a person sows that is what they will reap,and a person confessing Christ that sins,or holds unto sins,does not exempt a person from falling under the category of being fleshy.
Rom 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Gal 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
There it is plain as day that no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law.
No flesh shall be justified.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Rom 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
Rom 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
But those that are saved are no longer in the flesh,but the Spirit.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual.
No flesh shall be justified by the law,but those that are saved are not in the flesh,but the Spirit,so they have to establish the law,which means obey it because they are spiritual,and not fleshy,for by the Spirit,spiritual,we can live up to the law,where by the flesh we cannot.
Gal 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Gal 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
Gal 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
Gal 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Gal 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
The spiritual laws always have to obeyed,and a person will reap what they sow,whether fleshy,or spiritual,and if a person believes in Christ,but holds unto sin then they are fleshy not spiritual,for whatever is in your heart is what comes out,so if they sin then that is what is in their heart,for our actions,and thoughts,are what defines us,and there is no confessing Christ,and holding unto sin,and being spiritual,for that is fleshy.
No flesh will be justified by the works of the law,for the flesh cannot measure up,but by the Spirit a person can live up to the law,and they have to for they have to establish the law.
Everybody has to fulfill the law,spiritual laws,moral laws,laws of love,which the flesh cannot do,but by the Spirit we can do it.
A person is not under the law if they are led of the Spirit,because a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh,show the ways of the Spirit,and have crucified the flesh with the lusts and affections,so a Spirit led life does not sin.
A person that confesses Christ,and is saved,and sins,at that time they are back under the law,for they were not led of the Spirit,but the flesh,until they repent of it,and mean it,not repent of it that time and hold unto it and know you will do it at a later date,for that is not repentance.
God is not mocked,whatever a person sows that is what they will reap,and a person confessing Christ that sins,or holds unto sins,does not exempt a person from falling under the category of being fleshy.
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I love the point that you make that we now WANT to do GOD"s will and not what we used to want.
We have a changed of heart and that is powerful.
I do think we add to life by doing good works. However our good works have no effect upon our salvation status,it does have an effect on how we share Goda love and joy with the rest of the world,
How we live affects how we are able to feel God's love in our own life.
God doesn't love us less when we sin. He has grace to forgive us even when We don't deserve His mercy. We can't earn God's love. We can buy it. We can't work for it. God freely gives us His love.
We need to learn to freely give it to others,
People are by nature takers and users.
.God calls us to be givers and builders And loving caretakers of all He has entrusted and blessed us with.
Yet when we speak, do we speak with bumblebees and love?
I ask myself that a lot and sometimes have to go before God for forgiveness because the answer is no.
We have a changed of heart and that is powerful.
I do think we add to life by doing good works. However our good works have no effect upon our salvation status,it does have an effect on how we share Goda love and joy with the rest of the world,
How we live affects how we are able to feel God's love in our own life.
God doesn't love us less when we sin. He has grace to forgive us even when We don't deserve His mercy. We can't earn God's love. We can buy it. We can't work for it. God freely gives us His love.
We need to learn to freely give it to others,
People are by nature takers and users.
.God calls us to be givers and builders And loving caretakers of all He has entrusted and blessed us with.
Yet when we speak, do we speak with bumblebees and love?
I ask myself that a lot and sometimes have to go before God for forgiveness because the answer is no.
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It reminds me of a conversation I had with my 9 year old daughter last week.
She told me a friend said to her on the playground that Christians never sin or do any thing wrong.
She told them "no, I am a Christian and I sin all the time."
I had ambivant feelings about that..love that she is honest but "sinning all the time"?
Pushing my feelings aside I said " Yes Christains aren't different in that we never sin or do wrong. We are different by how we react when we realize we have sinned. We don't hide it. We have a God who loves us and will forgive us. So instead of hiding and running from God, we run to Him."
She said "sometimes I do lie to a person and tell them I didn't do it when I did so I dont get in trouble, but I don't lie to God. There is no point, He would know anyway."
At that point I gave her a kiss and sent her to school on the bus.
However it still has me thinking: do people really believe Christians never sin or do wrong?
She told me a friend said to her on the playground that Christians never sin or do any thing wrong.
She told them "no, I am a Christian and I sin all the time."
I had ambivant feelings about that..love that she is honest but "sinning all the time"?
Pushing my feelings aside I said " Yes Christains aren't different in that we never sin or do wrong. We are different by how we react when we realize we have sinned. We don't hide it. We have a God who loves us and will forgive us. So instead of hiding and running from God, we run to Him."
She said "sometimes I do lie to a person and tell them I didn't do it when I did so I dont get in trouble, but I don't lie to God. There is no point, He would know anyway."
At that point I gave her a kiss and sent her to school on the bus.
However it still has me thinking: do people really believe Christians never sin or do wrong?
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Careful dcon...someone is gonna say YOU LIKE SINNING AND YOU PROMOTE THAT PEOPLE KEEP SINNING!!!
Thought if I did it for them,they would take a minute and see that YOU ARENT SAYING THAT AT ALL!
I don't like sin. I feel discouraged and ashamed when I realize that I have sinned. However,God doesn't tell us to lie and deny that we sinned and are not perfect yet, he calls us to confess and be forgiven,
Confessing our sins allows God to forgive us and show us how we can help heal the hurt our sins have caused in our loves and the lives of others.
However some people deny they sin or allow the fact they sin to crush them into helplessness.
I meet one person in the forum who preached sinless perfection. However since he wasn't sinless he didn't believe he was saved.
It was strange and bizzare how he said he would go to churches and rebuke the pastor yet didn't himself feel saved or truly a child of God. Then he wonders why he gets kicked out of churches?
I don't know. Just something else to pray about and place in God's hands.
Thought if I did it for them,they would take a minute and see that YOU ARENT SAYING THAT AT ALL!
I don't like sin. I feel discouraged and ashamed when I realize that I have sinned. However,God doesn't tell us to lie and deny that we sinned and are not perfect yet, he calls us to confess and be forgiven,
Confessing our sins allows God to forgive us and show us how we can help heal the hurt our sins have caused in our loves and the lives of others.
However some people deny they sin or allow the fact they sin to crush them into helplessness.
I meet one person in the forum who preached sinless perfection. However since he wasn't sinless he didn't believe he was saved.
It was strange and bizzare how he said he would go to churches and rebuke the pastor yet didn't himself feel saved or truly a child of God. Then he wonders why he gets kicked out of churches?
I don't know. Just something else to pray about and place in God's hands.
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