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1 | Searching for thr truth | Bible general Archive 2 | John Reformed | 100742 | ||
"If we comply with just these two commandments and live our lives accordingly,we shall be on good ground and when the time comes we shall be on our way to our desired final destination--Heaven" Dear FytRobert, Ah, if only we could our dear Lord would not have to had to suffer as He did in our place. Who among us so loves God or his brothers that he could be said to be in perfect compliance to the law of God? No my friend, the "good ground" upon which we must rely is that which surrounds Calvary. Rom 3:20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. Gal 3:24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. John |
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2 | Searching for thr truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Aixen7z4 | 100746 | ||
Dear John: I think Robert misspoke a little bit. He did not mean to say that keeping those two commandments would get us into heaven. Did you Robert? Let's agree that we could not keep the commandments, no matter how God broke them down and spelled them out for us. So Jesus came and died and paid for our sins. We repented and trusted in him, so we are saved. We are on our way to heaven. Now, what happens after that? The love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts. We are able to love God. We are able to love our brothers. Let us do it, not in order to be saved, but because we are saved. Let us love him because he first loved us. And beloved, let us love one another. We can do it. It is a little child who needs to be told, "Don't hit your brother", "Don't push", "Hold his hand". A mature person hears "Love one another" and that's enough. Now, a mature brother has immature brothers and that makes the job harder. But we can do it. |
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3 | Searching for thr truth | Bible general Archive 2 | John Reformed | 100747 | ||
Dear Noble, I believe that the Bible teaches that love for God and love for the brethren are fruits of the Spirit. Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, I point this out for a reason. The reason being is to differentiate between works and grace. While it is true that "loving" is an action or "work", it is also true that the desire to express our love is a consequence of being "in Christ. Any ability to love which we as new creatures possess is a display of Christ's love being manifested through the members of His body. Yes "Let us do it" but let us not forget that the "doing" itself is the grace of God in operation. "It is not I who live but Christ who lives in me" and apart from Him I can do nothing. I don't mean to be at all critical of what you wrote, I just wanted to put the emphasis on Jesus. God Bless, John |
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4 | Searching for thr truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Aixen7z4 | 100749 | ||
I agree. Let us put the emphasis on Jesus. Let us give him all the credit. Without him we are nothing. Without him we can do nothing. It is God who works in us both to will and to do his pleasure. God is doing his part. Let us do our part. And to him be all the glory. | ||||||