When I first came to Jesus through the calling of God , I was all over the place...
One day I was saved , next day I was not , I was a sprout blowing from side to side...
Then when I came in here and I was told I was putting the cart before the horse , it upset me , I realized that what I was talking about was not biblical at all , but speaking from my own imagination...
DCon , you and others kept going on about grace through faith , and not by works , so I went away and studied that , and by Gods Amazing grace He opened the Scripture up to me and everything fell into place...
The word of God should not be taken lightly , it is good to keep seeking until we have understanding , my heart is sad towards those who say works saves , no one is saying or has said we do not work AFTER we are saved , for God alone has works for us before the foundation of the world , yes we stumble , but thank God His mighty right hand , the power of God lifts us up to walk into maturity...xox...
Security in Christ is through the cross and His love expressed there.
The extreme view of this security is a security without respect or love towards God, just
a privilege of being in the group. Now at first this idea seems appealing, we are safe in
Christ and our behaviour is irratic and unsorted out so we need grace and patience.
But there is a large difference between grace to continue in sin, and grace to work through
our issue to end up walking like Jesus.
Now some use grace as a license to sin, because they do not have open loving hearts to
find the will of God and see it literally work through them. Others who know sins deceitfullness
want above all to find that place of maturity in Christ.
What concerns me is when rather than respecting Gods ways and His work of maturity in us,
it is just an attempt to condemn and slander those who walk in Christs ways.
We know the fruit of sin and death, and our hearts beat is to know Jesus more.
There is no other way, this is the way of faith in Jesus, Amen.