Not By Works
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Amen. If we truly encounter Jesus, He is the Life of God, His very word, the thing that created everything,
that breathed life into man, that made the trees grow, that directs the paths of everything.
Jesus is Gods essence brought to life, the seed planted in our hearts that grows and creates more words
of God that pour from us daily. The fact we are in the Kingdom, saved, made whole, purified, glorified,
redeemed, turned into works of His very hands, it is a wonder. We at first know this seed, understand that
our outer selves is still ruled by the world and we wonder what we might become.
Praise God that He will bring to completion the work He has begun.
But we aware there are weeds planted among us, who will neither know or experience the Holy Spirit moving,
or know the meaning of the words, or understand how He transforms us, and their mission is simply to discourage
us from fulfilling our calling, which is itself impossible, for what God has willed will come to pass, Amen.
that breathed life into man, that made the trees grow, that directs the paths of everything.
Jesus is Gods essence brought to life, the seed planted in our hearts that grows and creates more words
of God that pour from us daily. The fact we are in the Kingdom, saved, made whole, purified, glorified,
redeemed, turned into works of His very hands, it is a wonder. We at first know this seed, understand that
our outer selves is still ruled by the world and we wonder what we might become.
Praise God that He will bring to completion the work He has begun.
But we aware there are weeds planted among us, who will neither know or experience the Holy Spirit moving,
or know the meaning of the words, or understand how He transforms us, and their mission is simply to discourage
us from fulfilling our calling, which is itself impossible, for what God has willed will come to pass, Amen.
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The problem with judgementalism on any party, is it is largely based on the wrong ideas, and miss-understanding
how we express ourselves. So a man who is too sever and self condemning, they need to know acceptance and
forgiveness, while a man who is without boundaries and has no insight into the damage they do to others or
themselves needs boundaries and rules so they know where they need to stop.
A further difficulty is when rules breaking has been linked to violence and abuse.
So a lot of language here could be more a reflection of peoples backgrounds and not their faith or walk
with Jesus. I know nothing of violence or abuse, so do not understand the damage that results or how
to help those who have been victims of this.
So all we can do is commit one another to the Lord and trust He will lead us deeper into His ways, rather
than believing good people are evil and deceived, rather they are loving believers who desire the best
in the way of their Lord.
how we express ourselves. So a man who is too sever and self condemning, they need to know acceptance and
forgiveness, while a man who is without boundaries and has no insight into the damage they do to others or
themselves needs boundaries and rules so they know where they need to stop.
A further difficulty is when rules breaking has been linked to violence and abuse.
So a lot of language here could be more a reflection of peoples backgrounds and not their faith or walk
with Jesus. I know nothing of violence or abuse, so do not understand the damage that results or how
to help those who have been victims of this.
So all we can do is commit one another to the Lord and trust He will lead us deeper into His ways, rather
than believing good people are evil and deceived, rather they are loving believers who desire the best
in the way of their Lord.
