The commandment comparison has to do with knowing God's will, believing in that will, and acting upon that will.
I don't need to make excuses Wolfwint. It is your doctrine that makes excuses because it rids people of self-responsibility and accountability. If we are sick, do we blame God? How is it that we get angry at God when He is the one that can deliver us? Why have you accepted doctrines and belief systems that inherently dismiss faith or the call to it?
Amen to that. Each day we are faced with the "reality" of the world.... the flesh....the devil. The only way to survive the constant turmoil those 3 things will bring is by the new reality we are called to live by; our faith in Jesus love and His many provisions. And yes., it means those things will have no power over us when we walk by faith and not by sight. Rom.8:2
[SUP]2 [/SUP]For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death.
Even if I don't see the end of a problem today., Even if I'm feeling frustrated or even defeated., I must keep believing in the promise that Jesus loves me and will lead me as I follow. How to follow? The Holy Spirit is there to show us how to do this each day. We walk through the valley here and make it to the other side here. Faith is the victory.
Problems come but there is relief and victory to be found IN Jesus. If I become weary in well doing that is ok to a point because we humans will get weary but we can't stay there. And He gives strength in our weakness. He gives rest to the weary. He gives the gift of no condemnation as we are walking the ups and downs of life. He is with us. We must remember to NOT forget no matter what our flesh says or feels. And He brings us out to the other side.
And it's of major importance for us believers to keep pointing one another to Jesus as we go through the process of maturing.
A Psalm of David.
[SUP]1 [/SUP]The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
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2 [/SUP]He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still
and restful waters.
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3 [/SUP]He refreshes
and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him—not for my earning it, but] for His name’s sake.
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4 [/SUP]Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.
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5 [/SUP]You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with [SUP][
a][/SUP]oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
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6 [/SUP]Surely
or only goodness, mercy,
and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days
the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 23:5 It is difficult for those living in a temperate climate to appreciate, but it was customary in hot climates to anoint the body with oil to protect it from excessive perspiration. When mixed with perfume, the oil imparted a delightfully refreshing and invigorating sensation. Athletes anointed their bodies as a matter of course before running a race. As the body, therefore, anointed with oil was refreshed, invigorated, and better fitted for action, so the Lord would anoint His “sheep” with the Holy Spirit, Whom oil symbolizes, to fit them to engage more freely in His service and run in the way He directs—in heavenly fellowship with Him.