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1 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100333 | ||
Sure. But if you desire of Him and become what He desires, what is our responsibility? If we don't know how to accomplish the task what should we recognize about ourselves that needs to be rectified? | ||||||
2 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | John Reformed | 100337 | ||
Dear Ken, You wrote: "But if you desire of Him and become what He desires, what is our responsibility? At the present time we have two different perspectives on how God sanctfies His saints. You seem to be focused on our responsibility and I'm focused on God's soveriegnty in the process of sanctification. It is a complex and mysterious relationship. In a way, we are both right! We are commanded to do certain things and to hold certain attitudes and it is our responsibility to strive to be obedient and to be faithful reflections of our Lord. At the same time we must not overlook or ignore the teaching that it is not ourselves who do good works, but it is the Spirit of Christ in us. Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. The way I see it is that we are to act AS IF it all depends on us, but not forget, that it all depends on Him. Remember...even our initial desire for Christ did not come from our us but from above! John 3:27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven. "If we don't know how to accomplish the task what should we recognize about ourselves that needs to be rectified?" For that we need revelation from the Holy Spirit. God Bless, John |
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3 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100378 | ||
You wrote: "But if you desire of Him and become what He desires, what is our responsibility? [At the present time we have two different perspectives on how God sanctfies His saints. You seem to be focused on our responsibility and I'm focused on God's soveriegnty in the process of sanctification.] Lets be clear, I believe in the sovereignity of God. Sanctification is a proccess, an impartation of the righteoussnes of Christ. It happens as we learn how to abide in Christ, enter into His kingdom, take up our cross and become a son to the end that He can trust us with the handling of His Glory. This proccess should begin at the beginning when we are imputed His righteousness unto salvation/Justification. But alas and alac, Most go no further. Many are called...few choose. Consequently, few are chosen. [It is a complex and mysterious relationship.] Not if you fall in love with Jesus and let Him baptize you with His Holy Spirit. [In a way, we are both right! We are commanded to do certain things and to hold certain attitudes and it is our responsibility to strive to be obedient and to be faithful reflections of our Lord.] I believe we are to quench not the Spirit for when we do we break communication and the ability to receive the impartation God desires us to receive. Some of us require a heart bypass. [At the same time we must not overlook or ignore the teaching that it is not ourselves who do good works, but it is the Spirit of Christ in us.] I don't think so. I'll give you this...Our works should be as Jesus [the man] spoke: "I only do what I see my Father doing". Paul said he lived "by the faith OF the son of God". In this sense the verse that says "Faith without works is dead", now makes real sense. The relationship is now revealed as to whether one is burning oil or wick. Jesus is always working and making intercession on our be half. Should we do less for others but with the mind of God and not our own wits? [Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.] You verse from Eph. is quite fitting for what I'm saying. [The way I see it is that we are to act AS IF it all depends on us, but not forget, that it all depends on Him.] Our first responsibilty is to get minds stayed on Him. Proverbs 16:9 (NASB-U) The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. I would say that the mind of man should be the MIND of God that the man be directed without a mis-step because of his "flesh". [Remember...even our initial desire for Christ did not come from our us but from above!] Again, you aren't distinguishing between justification and sanctification. Man sees his need, some respond, some don't. The woman with the issue of blood had a need, saw Jesus and became convinced. Her faith, from a need, did the trick. I think that's why there so few rich Christians in the world. We interfere with the purposes of God more than we know when try to run interference for Him by "blessing" others when He's dealing with them. [John 3:27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.] Very true...and what stirs God to give? "If we don't know how to accomplish the task what should we recognize about ourselves that needs to be rectified?" [For that we need revelation from the Holy Spirit.] How's that accomplished and if you don't get it do you make a move? |
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