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41 | Aren't we in the age of GRACE? | Rom 8:28 | ngkh | 141160 | ||
Hi Doc, Allow me to share some thoughts about my understanding of grace. If I'm not wrong or if I understood a Pastor's message correctly according to Romans 8:1-4, as we have faith in God, so shall He have the holy spirit in us to guide us. Thus the holy spirit in us will sort of take over and therefore we will not live according to the sinful nature. For e.g. the following was my experience. Before I came to the Lord, at times when I was presented the bill after a meal, I noticed that the restaurant had left some items out. Did I call the waiter to inform him of the error. I am ashamed to admit that I quickly paid the bill and thought how lucky I was. However, same scenarios happened again now after being a christian. With no hesitation, I have always informed the waiter of the error and paid what ever is due. Was I afraid of the law? I don't think so. The law was never in my mind. I believe the holy spirit in me told me to do what is right. By living in the age of grace, I believe it means that the holy spirit is in us now when we believe and by Jesus blood, even when I have sinned in the past, I've got a clean slate the moment I said my sinners prayer and by growing in Him, the holy spirit will dwell in me that I no longer have to think about the law for as Paul had said the law shall have no dominion over me. Question is, do I truly believe that the holy sprit is in me? I believe it does. But then again, why am I at times questioned God when I believe that the spirit is in me? If I questioned God which means my faith level is only at this height, does it mean that the spirit I have is only in my head? I don't know. Perhaps Pastor Glen will be kind to help me out on this. As per my church's theme for this year. "Grow yourselves to grow others". I wondered on how on earth do I grow. After 18 months, I still have yet to read the bible from cover to cover and there are so much things I want to comprehend. |
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42 | Aren't we in the age of GRACE? | Rom 8:28 | ngkh | 141263 | ||
Yeap, God is good to me. I felt His lead from the 1st day the seed was planted. I get answers almost immediately in the strangest ways via scriptures when I tried to fight. Incidents that I put off as coincidences initially were too much for me to ignore. Incidents that fall into place one by one that finally lead me to sinners prayer. I really know what God's timing means. Thank you all for all the sharing. Learned a lot these few days of postings. God Bless. |
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43 | Aren't we in the age of GRACE? | Rom 8:28 | ngkh | 141289 | ||
Thank you for the lead, Pastor Glenn. However, I'm not sure that I understand Romans 7:25 25Thanks be to God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. Does it mean that its alright to question and eventhough I would like to be in Gods laws its ok to be sinful because I'm a natural sinner? which is contradictory to Romans 8:9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. If the Spirit is in me, I should not have this sinful nature but if I am going to sin (which everyone is expected to) then the spirit is not in us. Do you follow what I am trying to say? We can be or at least I think I am in both situation but the Roman 8:9 clearly stated otherwise. Would you classify questioning and doubting God a sin? |
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44 | Thanks Doc but.... | Rom 9:11 | ngkh | 159024 | ||
Heh,heh. Thought I knew Romans. Aparently not. Will heed your advise. Thanks again | ||||||
45 | is smoking a sin? | 1 Cor 6:12 | ngkh | 161246 | ||
Hi Brenda, The advice I've got when I was a smoker then is 1Cor6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. Thus we know smoking is bad for our body and will we not dishonor God if we defile our body? Anyway, God is good. He took away my 25 yrs habit in one evening outside my church 1 year ago and I never took another one since then. No yearnings, no withdrawl symptons. I believe with the prayers from my fellow bros and sis and of course His grace was I able to kick the habit just like that. I suppose getting rid of my habit was one of His ways towards my change. I did not try, He just took it away. Praise the Lord. |
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46 | SPEAKING IN TONGUES IN CHURCH?? | 1 Cor 14:26 | ngkh | 159472 | ||
My thoughts to this question. Commentaries Even an apostle could not edify, unless he spoke so as to be understood by his hearers. To speak words that have no meaning to those who hear them, is but speaking into the air. That cannot answer the end of speaking, which has no meaning; in this case, speaker and hearers are barbarians to each other. All religious services should be so performed in Christian assemblies, that all may join in, and profit by them. Language plain and easy to be understood, is the most proper for public worship, and other religious exercises. Every true follower of Christ will rather desire to do good to others, than to get a name for learning or fine speaking. (1Co 14:15-25) What Paul said is when you preach or sharing the Word, do not use a language that is not understood speaking in tongues included. But when we pray, it is between us and the Lord, and I believe praying in tongues in a spiritual language connecting to God as God is Spirit. John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." I've never heard of a sermon spoken in tongues except when he and the whole church pray. If you would really open up your mind to the Lord and try praying in tongues, you can really feel a difference whether you have connected with God or just shooting blanks which I sometimes felt too. |
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47 | interaciall marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | ngkh | 153508 | ||
Dear Terrib, What do you think about the following verses 1Cor7:12-14 12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. I would have thought that marrying an unbeliever is ok. |
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48 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | ngkh | 144609 | ||
Funny but I was once told that in each and everyone of us already reside a spirit and only when we hear the Gospel, the Holy Spirit will knock on our door, " Would you like me to come in?" Then it will be our choice. If we say no, the Holy Spirit will back off until we decide to say yes and the fellowship begins. Does this make sense? |
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49 | How do you have faith? | Heb 13:5 | ngkh | 153509 | ||
Hi Samantha, When I was born again and began my walk, there were lots of events in the bible that I did not quite agree nor understand especially in the OT. But then God is good that I get answers very quickly thru the bible, my leaders and brotherly friends. Most significant was the following verses that keeps popping out in my face - car stickers, signs at shop, posters, calendars in places that I've been like God is trying to tell me something and for many times. Perhaps this might be of help 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverb 3:5-6 Also if you would go to Mark 11:23-25, I hope that will also answer you especially verse 25. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." I would encourage you to meditate on the scripture and trully believe with your heart and not your carnal mind, you'll be surprised what your heart can do to your faith. God Bless |
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50 | Who goes to heaven? | Rev 20:12 | ngkh | 141610 | ||
In addition, perhaps the following may help. Romans 4:4-5 4Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. 5However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. Romans 9:31-32 31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. 32Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. Ephisians 2:8-10 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Luke 10:38-42 38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42but only one thing is needed.[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” From here, Martha is doing all the works but Mary was doing nothing except to listen to Jesus and yet Jesus said that Mary had chosen the better. Thus work isn't everything. |
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