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((seems like i generally agree with both you & @Judges1318 about the worthless lazy servant, too
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i suspect he wasn't just rejecting the sum of gold, he was trying to steal it
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Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
(2 Peter 1:2-4)
grace and peace are in the knowledge of God. it's not what grace does, it's His divine power in knowledge of Him. (2 Peter 1:2-4)
knowledge of Jesus the LORD is eternal life. to know Him, and who sent Him ((John 17:3))
He has given us life and holiness through knowledge of Him. that is salvation; Christ is Salvation - Him revealing Himself to the soul of a man, that he might know Him.
knowing isn't a physical event or action. knowledge is a mental, spiritual quality. the spiritual informs and expresses in the physical, but the physical does not effect the spiritual. the flesh profits nothing; the Spirit gives life ((John 6:63)).
if Salvation is in knowledge of Christ Jesus, and knowledge is not of the flesh but of the spirit, then likewise salvation is not of works, but of faith: the substance & evidence of that which is unseen.
may it be made manifest! but God was not absent simply because His body was hid in a tomb
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
(2 Peter 1:2-4)
grace and peace are in the knowledge of God. it's not what grace does, it's His divine power in knowledge of Him. knowledge of Jesus the LORD is eternal life. to know Him, and who sent Him ((John 17:3))
He has given us life and holiness through knowledge of Him. that is salvation; Christ is Salvation - Him revealing Himself to the soul of a man, that he might know Him.
knowing isn't a physical event or action. knowledge is a mental, spiritual quality. the spiritual informs and expresses in the physical, but the physical does not effect the spiritual. the flesh profits nothing; the Spirit gives life ((John 6:63)).
if Salvation is in knowledge of Christ Jesus, and knowledge is not of the flesh but of the spirit, then likewise salvation is not of works, but of faith: the substance & evidence of that which is unseen.
may it be made manifest! but God was not absent simply because His body was hid in a tomb
"I love how salvation changes the life of those who believe. Now that we have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God the benefit we reap leads to holiness - the result of which is eternal life. Romans 6:22
Once I was alienated from God and was an enemy in my mind, as shown by my evil behavior. Col.1:21. But then the grace of God came to me and I was born again."
Beautiful. The grace to follow Him, setting Him before us continually and no longer stray. He is the Good Shepherd.
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You picked up on it too?
They are very covert.... going on about Grace.... yeah right
We do not loose our salvation ..and Grace is the reason!!
They are very covert.... going on about Grace.... yeah right
We do not loose our salvation ..and Grace is the reason!!
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Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Scribes and Pharisees.....
All I once held dear, built my life upon
All this world reveres, and wars to own
All I once thought gain I have counted loss
Spent and worthless now, compared to this
Knowing you, Jesus
Knowing you, there is no greater thing
You're my all, you're the best
You're my joy, my righteousness
And I love you, Lord
Now my heart's desire is to know you more
To be found in you and known as yours
To possess by faith what I could not earn
All-surpassing gift of righteousness
Oh, to know the power of your risen life
And to know You in Your sufferings
To become like you in your death, my Lord
So with you to live and never die
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Tim Hughes / Ben Cantelon
All I once held dear, built my life upon
All this world reveres, and wars to own
All I once thought gain I have counted loss
Spent and worthless now, compared to this
Knowing you, Jesus
Knowing you, there is no greater thing
You're my all, you're the best
You're my joy, my righteousness
And I love you, Lord
Now my heart's desire is to know you more
To be found in you and known as yours
To possess by faith what I could not earn
All-surpassing gift of righteousness
Oh, to know the power of your risen life
And to know You in Your sufferings
To become like you in your death, my Lord
So with you to live and never die
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Tim Hughes / Ben Cantelon
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Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.—Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.—For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
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@Lightskin and @blue_ladybug ... I am still singing ... thanks probably sing it in my sleep tonight!
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