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1 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | Baptistbred | 94493 | ||
I really appreciate your humble spirit and thoughts on the matter. I still have a question, if "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are OBVIOUS" , and your statement "And as far as commiting sins and repenting of every one. We are covered by the blood, but where is your heart in the matter? If you are just using that as an excuse to sin, then you will not be forgiven. But if you are trying to serve God with your all, then you will be. God looks at the heart. If it ultimately is a heart matter, how can it be obvious? |
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2 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94555 | ||
Brother Baptistbred, I speak for me and this might not be true for everyone. But I have the spiritual gift of Discernment of spirits. That helps me to know who is who and what is what. That scripture says "In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother." See the colon after "devil"? That means the next statement will explain the previous one. So someone who is not doing righteousness is not of God. Let's dig into that statement because it's alot more than doing good deeds. What is righteousness? -- Right standing with God So if you are not doing things that are pleasing to God, then you are not one of His. Just because someone goes and feeds the hungry or something doesn't make them righteous. Read Matt 7:20-23. The key to that passage is that who does the Will of the Father will enter into heaven. Did God tell you to feed the hungry or was it your own idea? Have you not heard the Lord speak to you before? Try to use that same type of communication to recieve who is who. If you really pay attention, you can see who is trying with their heart to please God, and who is just playing at this game. Your Spirit should be able to tell you. Pray on this matter for wisdom and sight and God will reveal it to you. Especially if you are in a leadership position, God will reveal these things to you. He will need you to use that information to make righteous judgements. I hope that helps some. Please let me know if you want me to elaborate any more. God bless, Sal |
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3 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | Ray | 94589 | ||
Hi bronx hulk, You wrote, "If you really pay attention, you can see who is trying with their heart to please God, and who is just playing at this game. Your Spirit [sic] should be able to tell you." I wonder if a lower case "spirit" would be more in order here. You are talking about ones paying attention to his spirit. I am thinking about Romans 8:15 where it says in the NASB that "you have received a spirit [sic] of adoption as sons by which we cry out, 'Abba! Father!' The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." I can see the Holy Spirit but I also see the spirit that He has given us. "The spirit that He has given us should be able to tell you." That is what I would say; do you agree at all? Romans 8:14, "For all who are being led by the *Spirit of God, these are sons of God." 1 John 3:9, "...because His *seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious:..." In comparing/contrasting these verses I see being led by the Spirit and also having His seed [spirit] abiding in us. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94695 | ||
Hi Ray, Actually, I probably should have said "The Spirit God has given you (Holy Ghost)" instead of "Your Spirit". It is through the Spirit of God that all things spiritual are revealed to us. Discerning who is a child of God would be a spiritual revelation. In Christ, Sal |
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