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1 | recognize Christ? | John 15:16 | Parable | 46060 | ||
Yes to both, sort of. Not only has He given us the truth, He IS the truth. We can do nothing for ourselves apart from Him, He has done it all for us, but not because He is "responsible" to, but out of love for us, by grace. There's another interesting point here; it has to do with the word "recognize". In a personal sense, to recognize is to identify as familiar. In a political sense, as in a public meeting or diplomacy, to recognize is to grant formal status or standing. I think your question involves both the personal and political senses of the word, not only when Christ recognizes us as his children, but also when we recognize Him as Lord. |
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2 | recognize Christ? | John 15:16 | Arnie | 46069 | ||
Dear Parable, When using the word "responsible" I meant when He chose (John 15:16) us, He being the initiator, the one who is doing the work, it would be up to Him, not up to us, to deliver the doctrines that we come to understand. I had not thought of the second point you made but it is a very good one Once we are called we are set apart in the eyes of God and now have a special standing with God. |
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3 | Recognize Christ? | John 15:16 | Arnie | 46123 | ||
Just one last point, If we all believe it is Christ who revealed His doctrines to us, why so many different ideas and views of the same subject. Does He reveal one thing to one group, then reveal the opposite to another group? or is there another answer? Matt 24:4-5 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. KJV Many will come teaching in the name of Christ, teaching that Jesus is the Christ AND WILL DECEIVE MANY. Rev 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. KJV Was it Christ on this horse or a counterfeit? |
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4 | Recognize Christ? | John 15:16 | Giam | 46128 | ||
Hi Arnie, That is a great q! The answer is based on this: God is Love, 1 John 4:8, and so His 2 great laws are about Love of God and neighbor as self by frist loving self as God and as neighbor, Matthew 22:36-40 and 7:12, on which ALL the Law and the Prophets hang. Thsi means that God loves us as all words and their opposites: Matthew 5:43-48, and that the first sin is to hate myself as any word! The formula for spiritual sin is: To love myself as any word and hate myself as the opposite word, like this: To love me as good and hate me as bad, to love me as just and hate me as unjust, to love me as strong and hate me as weak, to lvoe me as a freind and hate me as an enemy/opposite. So suppose I came preaching to you that Christ was good person or that He was/is The Son of God or that He was God, which wd all be all right, but I told u that we are to hate bad people and to hate Satan, God's adversary or opposite or enemy. That is HOW I cd come preaching that Christ was Christ and still deceive u! For I wd be preaching the right thing about Christ but in the wrong sinful attitude of hate for all the sinners God lvoes, and preaching the OPPOSITE of WHAT Christ taught about Love for the good as well as the bad!! See? And guess waht? That is the ONLY way to preach Christ and still decieve people! So for instance, to preach that we are to Love God and to love Satan and then in Love resist Satan is Godly! James 4:7. Satan only flees from Love! James 4:8 That wd be preaching Christ and doing so in Love for God's enemies! But to preach that we are to lvoe God but hate Aatan and then resist Satan in Hate is to preach Christ and still deceive u: For to resist Satan with hate for Satan is to lock him in in Hate in our minds when we think we are locking him out! For Satan never flees from hate: he is into that attitude of mind: so he pretends to flee to lull us into a false sense of security! See? So that is why Jesus reveals "one thing to one group, then reveals the OPPOSITE to another group": TO SEE IF WE WD ALSO LOVE THE OPPOSITE, THE ENEMY POINT OF VIEW TOO! For only by loving friends and enemies can we understand the whole truth of WHO God is: Love for both friends and enemies, for saints and for sinners, for all words and their opposites! See? Hope that helps. Love and respect, Giam |
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