Obedience REQUIRED

[ScooterJackson]

Agree 100% with Lynx. Well said about Dino and his intents.

Is this guy like the pope around here or something?

Ya'll not preying to this guy or "venerating" him like the catholics do with Mary are you?

Seems some have this guy up on a pedestal

 

[Cameron143]

I always pray through @Dino246. Don't know how he's always available, but good job @Dino246.

 

[ScooterJackson]

Too many Christians drift along in life, get caught in sin patterns, and wind up doing little for the Kingdom of God.

And if we believe reformed theology, that would be God's fault

 

[2ndTimeIsTheCharm]

Some wise thoughts here: one thing I would like to add to (comment on) is the thought that "the natural result is that you become obedient to God and able to resist sin . . ." While this may be true to some extent, I think one needs to be careful that it is not taken too far . . . Yes, when we become a believer we are a new creature immediately and the Holy Spirit lives in us and helps us to live above sin! At the same time, it takes effort, and actually a lot of effort, and hard work to be obedient and to live above sin. Too many Christians drift along in life, get caught in sin patterns, and wind up doing little for the Kingdom of God.

The Holy Spirit does make it easier though - Jesus said His burden is light and from my own experience of abiding in God, it is true what He says. We were never meant to try to obey Him or resist sin without the Holy Spirit.

When you start submitting to Him, it's a little awkward, but you get better at letting Him change you and not resist the work He's doing in your life.

 

[ScooterJackson]

it takes effort, and actually a lot of effort, and hard work to be obedient and to live above sin.

Proverbs 13:15- the way of transgressors is hard.

 

[2Christ]

The Gospel, Is simply the "GOOD NEWS" of JESUS paying our debt as opposed to a system of LAWS, ORDINANCES, etc....by HIS ultimate sacrifice and payment in full..at the cross.....
I trust what your thread implies, is that what and old church I attended used to say " A GOSPEL THAT HASN'T CHANGED YOU, HASN'T SAVED YOU"
but, if your intent is to burden believers with some sort of adherence to old testament rule keeping then I would strongly disagree...
the Olivet Discourse, Mat. 24, says that at the time of the end, MOST PEOPLE WILL FALL AWAY... I would suggest we are nearing that very time frame.
THE BATTLE RAGES TIL THE LION SOON ROARS!!!!
Clarence

Christ did so much more an said so much more, some people limit themselves to paul's epistles and that is a mistake.
it is why people will fall away for forgetting or rejecting what Christ actually said and that is their fault. but you are right that we are in the end times prophecies co converge at this time it is evident we are in the end times.

 

[Lynx]

Is this guy like the pope around here or something?

Ya'll not preying to this guy or "venerating" him like the catholics do with Mary are you?

Seems some have this guy up on a pedestal

Overreaction much?

I disagree with you about Dino. You escalate it to me worshipping Dino.

You are weird. Like, really weird. But that's cool. We get a lot of weird around here.