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1 | What about John 14:15? | John 3:16 | Robert Nicholson | 63901 | ||
Dear brother welldigger: John 14:15 I believe is teaching us that we cannot become a new creature of Christ without having the desire to keep his commandments. In 1 John 5:1-3 we read the true signs of someone who love God"For this is the love of God, and we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous". The Lord Jesus said "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Matt.11:29 In John 10: The Lord Jesus emphasizes the security of those in him "I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish..."v.28 , but he also tells us "my sheep hear my voice and they follow me" v. 27 If I profess to be his sheep and do not hear his voice and follow him, it is likely that I am not his at all. Our desire to be faithful and obedient to the Lord after we are saved is the outward proof of our inward change in him. As we hear his voice through his word we obey his commandments given to us throughout the scriptures out of love and devotion to him. As Hank pointed out in his post "We are sanctified (being increasingly conformed to the image of our Lord Jesus Christ) through obedience" I think were some seem to differ is that some see our works as somehow our payment to keep our salvation, whereas, I believe that Christ has secured my salvation by his work upon the cross and my works are an evidence that he lives within me. In other words I can justifify my profession of being in Christ by my obedience to him. In Christ Robert |
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2 | Are you saying that you do follow him? | John 3:16 | welldigger | 63945 | ||
By saying "if I profess to be his sheep and do not hear his voice and follow him, it is likely that I am not his at all", are you saying that you ARE His? Are you saying that you do follow Him, that is, that you do keep the commandments ("keep" meaning NEVER break any commandments)? | ||||||
3 | Are you saying that you do follow him? | John 3:16 | Searcher56 | 63952 | ||
Scripture ... 1 John 1:8-10 "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us." We all sin, though our goal is to obey. Searcher |
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