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1 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Mommapbs | 141595 | ||
Greeting Pastor Glenn, Doc and Aixen7z4, - I'd like your input on Incarnational reality (Col 1:27) and practicing the presence of God in our daily lives - I suspect this might be a corollary to "loving His appearing" as mentioned earlier in this thread. I liked the article Doc linked to - How do I know I love God? We read in John 14 that loving Jesus is obeying Him - to me this has the potential for becoming legalistic or "religious". I suspect that obeying Him without the love that He demands (Love the Lord your God with all your heart - what does this look like?)is often lacking in our "works." I've been thinking about "Incarnational reality" for a while now . . . How does the presence of Christ IN us affect our thoughts and actions (or how should it?). . . Unlike David, we need not long for His presence for He is always with us - yet in the dark night of the soul, I admit I have felt pretty alone . . . If He is IN Me and I am in Him - what causes me to think that He is absent at those dark times? Is practicing the presence of God (ie Br. Lawrence)the answer? What scriptures support this? Comments? Blessings, mommapbs |
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2 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Pastor Glenn | 141635 | ||
hello mommapbs, With all of my long response, I may have missed the heart of you question: "I suspect that obeying Him without the love that He demands (Love the Lord your God with all your heart - what does this look like?)is often lacking in our "works."“ Well, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart" is when we have no hangups in our love. We need to realize that He made us and therefore understands all of our needs and thoughts better than us. It also involves gaining a trust in Him that His plans for us are far better than our plans for ourselves: Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 2Chronicles 9:6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 1Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. Your brother in Christ, Pastor Glenn |
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3 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Mommapbs | 141642 | ||
How do we encourage others when they are hung up with "performance" (I am reminded of the clanging cymbal here 1 Cor 13:1)? We can do nothing on our own, not even love the Lord as He has commanded!I think that the more we come to grips with our own helplessness apart from Him, out hearts become full of gratitude and love for God, not just for the things that He does (and has done!!). Rejoice, again I say rejoice! Thanks for your wonderful counsel - Ps 40:5 was a wonderful blessing - and is this not what we are to be in the body, but a conduit of blessing to others? Thanks! In Christ, mommapbs |
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4 | How do we know that we are truly saved? | 1 John 3:24 | Searcher56 | 141647 | ||
Matt 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ..." We need to see that we are beggars and can do not one thing - nothing to save us. Past - Present - Future. | ||||||