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1 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100006 | ||
'While you're thinking consider all the bad thoughts you still entertain then think about your own "purity" and ask a few questions of yourself. The first one maybe should be, "How come if Jesus saved me"?' Romans 7 answers that one. --Joe! |
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2 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100022 | ||
OK! But what's the cure beyond more self effort and how does one procure it? | ||||||
3 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100024 | ||
The pursuit of holiness is a lifelong struggle of waging a fierce war against one's sin (1 Peter 2:11) and putting one's sin to death (Colossians 3). It is effort on our part (hence all the New Testament commands to "strive" and "press on" and "labor"), but the strength comes from the Spirit of God (Colossians 1:29) and it is God working within us through the means He provides to change our disposition and give us resolve to obey Him (Philippians 2:12-13), all for His glory. --Joe! |
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4 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100026 | ||
[The pursuit of holiness is a lifelong struggle of waging a fierce war against one's sin (1 Peter 2:11) and putting one's sin to death (Colossians 3). It is effort on our part (hence all the New Testament commands to "strive" and "press on" and "labor"), but the strength comes from the Spirit of God (Colossians 1:29) and it is God working within us through the means He provides to change our disposition and give us resolve to obey Him (Philippians 2:12-13), all for His glory.] In principle I agree but the specifics are to vague. Peter speaks of purifying ones "soul". To me that speaks of crucifying ones self. "...the violent take it by force". However the violent don't work from their own self effort but from life taught from the "law of Life" [Rom.8.2] So when you speak of the pursuit of holiness it must mean the pursuit of Christ who produces in me the 'fruit' of His Spirit one of which is "Holiness", His. So our effort, in overcoming, is because we take into orselves more of Him [His Law of LIFE] and not a fruit of His character. Today my need may be to be holy but tomorrow what will my need be? Patience? Long suffering? Joy? So as the song says, "Just give me Jesus" and then I must learn to abide in Him to become a "son brought into glory". This is kingdom of God living and the violent do take it by force. |
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5 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100118 | ||
You wrote: "In principle I agree but the specifics are to vague." Huh? You wrote: 'So when you speak of the pursuit of holiness it must mean the pursuit of Christ who produces in me the 'fruit' of His Spirit one of which is "Holiness", His.' What does Scripture say? "Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord." --Hebrews 12:14 'As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."' --1 Peter 1:14-16 You wrote: "Today my need may be to be holy but tomorrow what will my need be? Patience? Long suffering? Joy?" The patience which God produces in us ia a holy patience. The joy produced is a holy joy. Holiness is characteristic of all of the fruits of our sanctification. --Joe! |
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