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1 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Bill Mc | 20215 | ||
Tim, on second thought, because I don't claim to be from either camp, I will share my beliefs in these areas. This is not a 'middle ground' because I've been told that there cannot be one. To my knowledge, I have not been formally taught either C or A. But, obviously, my human teachers may have been one of the other. Well, here goes.. 1. Your personal relationship to God? I was born in Adam, dead in trespasses and sin. God, throught Christ work on the cross and His resurrection, has offered me forgiveness of my sins and His very life by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Responding to this offer, I accepted. My spirit is completely saved - a new spirit. My soul is in the process of being saved. My current body never will be saved - I'll get a new one. God indwells me and He will never leave me or forsake me because the only thing that could cause Him to do so, sin, has been dealt with by Christ. 2.How accepted you feel that you are to God? Because I am 'in Christ', I am 100 percent acceptable to God. We have been united through the Spirit's baptism and will never be separated. Because of some of my actions, I don't always 'feel' accepted, but I remind myself that truth is what God says not what I feel. 3. Your prayer life? I feel that prayer is mainly an atttitude of constand communication with God. Someone said, "Pray always, if necessary use words." I feel that prayer is one of the main ways I can express to God my thankfulness to Him and agree with Him concerning what He is doing in my life. 4. Your Bible study? I feel that if I study the Bible in a spirit of humbleness, that the Holy Spirit will lead me into all truth. I do see doctrine through an Old Covenant and New Covenant viewpoint. I view commentaries as a supplement - handy to have but not absolutely necessary. I try to study everyday using my interlinear and Vine's. 5. Your worship of God? While I enjoy 'worship services', I think that alot of it is for show. I view true worship as the act of submitting my body to Christ to live out through. As with prayer, I see worship as an attitude, not a discreet action, but a constant awareness that I am in Christ and that Christ is in me. I feel that true worshipping is setting your mind upon things above - being consumed with Christ. 6. Your ability to share the gospel with others? I endeavor to share with any that is open. I do not actively go 'door-to-door.' I feel that Christ died for all men, that all sins were forgiven at the cross, but that we need to respond to Christ's provision and accept it. I feel that my sharing of the gospel is not "You've sinned, so come be forgiven" but rather "You are dead and separated from God, so come and receive life and union with God. Forgiveness makes that possible." 7. Your efforts to disciple others? I endeavor to show others that God's Word is the standard and that God will reveal Himself to all who truly seek Him. I endeavor to help others see that Christ is our life, that He doesn't want to come 'into' your life but that He wants to give you a completely new life as a new creation. I long to see others leave the performance-based mentality of the law and abide in a real relationship with Christ as life. More later. In Christ, Bill Mc |
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2 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Bill Mc | 20266 | ||
Questions, Part 2 - 8.Your fellowship with other believers? I see fellowship with other believers as a great privelege that can hep us grow in Christ. God frequently uses other believers to teach, encourage, and correct me. We are all members of His body, the church. I see the true church as an organism, not an organization. I endeavor not to let denominational boundaries influence my ability to fellowship. While denominations probably necessary at this point, I believe that they are not scriptural. 9. Your involvement in the local church? I am active in my local church through fellowship, the music program, and teaching Sunday School and small group. But I also realize that my Christian maturity is not based on how much or how well I serve. 10. Your involvement in missions? I am not active in missions at this time, other than contributing to the offering. 11. Your manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit? I believe that I have a teaching gift but it is not given for my edification at all. And it is only done properly as I allow the Teacher to teach through me. 12. The fruit of the Spirit in your life? I believe that the fruit of the Spirit is not something that we produce. I believe that Christ produces it through us and that we just get to 'bear' it. He produces the fruit as we abide in Him. If I am not abiding in Him as my source and life, I will attempt to produce 'flesh' fruit that may look like the real thing but will be burned up at the Bema seat. In Christ, Bill Mc |
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