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1 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100157 | ||
I believe you both need to have a deeper understanding of what Paul was speaking of when using the word "edify". Here are some verses to ponder: Romans 14:19 (NASB-U) So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. 1 Cor. 10:23 (NASB-U) All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. 1 Cor. 14:4 (NASB-U) One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church. 1 Thes. 5:11 (NASB-U) Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. 1 Corth 14 is indespensable in the matter of edifying because there is where the mind of the Lord is generated within us. So when we read the scriptures it's like making deposits to our spiritual bank account which He draws upon at the appointed times in our lives. How's that except we have His mind and His word built up in us. It is not our mind and His word because the letter of the word 'can' kill but the Spirit of God brings life when the word is spoken from Him and it will be the word He desires you to speak because you have His Mind. Make sense? |
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2 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100164 | ||
Yes, Ken, we do need a deeper understanding. That is the reason we are sharing here. Please share your insights on the topic. Also, please share something about yourself by filling out the User Profile. It will give us an idea how far you have come and why you think it is only we who need a deeper understanding. And let us not put a stumbling block in front of our weaker brethren. Let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. But can you explain how building up one another helps us to know the mind of God. Is it by getting stronger that we get closer to God? And are you quite sure about that? |
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3 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100172 | ||
[But can you explain how building up one another helps us to know the mind of God. Is it by getting stronger that we get closer to God? And are you quite sure about that?] Quite contrary here. the closer you get to God the stronger you get. Philip. 2:5 (KJV) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:.........the man. What "mind" did He have? He had His Father's.. John 5:19 (NASB-U) Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. Now when Paul speaks this.... Romans 8:11 (NASB-U) "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." We can see the possibilities if we apply ourselves to "becoming a son". Once we are saved and justified we [are called to] move on to sonhip by the possess of Sanctification and that by abandoning our lives [flesh] at the cross and walking away from them. Jesus did that...as a Son. If we consider ourselves sons and daughters, should we expect less as a requirement from OUR Father. |
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4 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100195 | ||
I am sorry to say that I have no idea what you are talking about, or how it might be related to our topic. I will read your note again when I have the time. In the meantime, you might want to read the question again and review the comments of others. God bless you as you do, and if you write on this thread again, please make sure it is related to the question, and please try to make it clear. | ||||||
5 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100197 | ||
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6 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100203 | ||
Thanks you for sharing that. I must say I have met only one other person with the burden you described. Is it widespread, as far as you know? I must say also that that burden seemed to put that brother at odds with almost everyone he met as they did not seem to understand the idea of practical sonship and the need for that type of relationship with Father. Do you think that seeking that type of relationship would help us to more clearly discern the will of God? Is it that we need to have a closer walk with him? |
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7 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100205 | ||
[Do you think that seeking that type of relationship would help us to more clearly discern the will of God? Is it that we need to have a closer walk with him?] I thank you for your kind remarks and yes to your question because it is the will of God that you become. He wants genuine sons and daughters to share His kingdom and not a bunch kids who need to be bottle fed ...continually. Have ever heard of Oswald Chambers? He's the author of "My Utmost for His Highest", the most popular daily devotional read today? Here's an excerpt: http://www.myutmost.org/index.html AFTER OBEDIENCE - WHAT? And straightway He constrained His disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side. . . ." Mark 6:45-52 We are apt to imagine that if Jesus Christ constrains us, and we obey Him, He will lead us to great success. We must never put our dreams of success as God's purpose for us; His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have an idea that God is leading us to a particular end, a desired goal; He is not. The question of getting to a particular end is a mere incident. What we call the process, God calls the end. What is my dream of God's purpose? His purpose is that I depend on Him and on His power now. If I can stay in the middle of the turmoil calm and unperplexed, that is the end of the purpose of God. God is not working towards a particular finish; His end is the process - that I see Him walking on the waves, no shore in sight, no success, no goal, just the absolute certainty that it is all right because I see Him walking on the sea. It is the process, not the end, which is glorifying to God. God's training is for now, not presently. His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. We have nothing to do with the afterwards of obedience; we get wrong when we think of the afterwards. What men call training and preparation, God calls the end. God's end is to enable me to see that He can walk on the chaos of my life just now. If we have a further end in view, we do not pay sufficient attention to the immediate present: if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment as it comes is precious. Hope this helps. |
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