That seems reasonable.
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Yes. The Holy Spirit doesn't try to make you do things you can't do. You try to do things you can't do based on your misunderstanding. Based on your works mind-set.
The Holy Spirit teaches us that there is only ONE Way to Righteousness and Godliness and that is Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
This faith produces fruit. This fruit is the epitome of Righteousness and Godliness. Not something we can muster up inside ourselves but what is given as a gift from God. Surely that should seem semi-familiar?
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The Holy Spirit doesn't control our effort, our thoughts or our obedience.
The Holy Spirit only points to Christ.
When we come to Christ and abide in Christ and Trust in Christ that is when the Holy Spirit works in us.
We are still free to turn away from the Holy Spirits teaching and turn to our own works at the law, or whatever other imaginary things that a person thinks causes their obedience.
I try not to turn back to my own work. But after a whole lifetime of thinking it is my work that blesses me and my understanding that blesses me it is kind of not natural to turn to Christ instead and trust fully in Him.
But I try.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
That's kind of a hard one, eh?
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Yes. The Holy Spirit doesn't try to make you do things you can't do. You try to do things you can't do based on your misunderstanding. Based on your works mind-set.
The Holy Spirit teaches us that there is only ONE Way to Righteousness and Godliness and that is Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
This faith produces fruit. This fruit is the epitome of Righteousness and Godliness. Not something we can muster up inside ourselves but what is given as a gift from God. Surely that should seem semi-familiar?
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The Holy Spirit doesn't control our effort, our thoughts or our obedience.
The Holy Spirit only points to Christ.
When we come to Christ and abide in Christ and Trust in Christ that is when the Holy Spirit works in us.
We are still free to turn away from the Holy Spirits teaching and turn to our own works at the law, or whatever other imaginary things that a person thinks causes their obedience.
I try not to turn back to my own work. But after a whole lifetime of thinking it is my work that blesses me and my understanding that blesses me it is kind of not natural to turn to Christ instead and trust fully in Him.
But I try.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
That's kind of a hard one, eh?