Abiding in Christ: The Daily Work of Sanctification

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Fruit meet for repentance would be sorrow, humility, sack cloth and ashes, submission to true authority. Not really that hard.
 
Cameron143 said:
Great folly in watching a couple of YouTube videos and declaring oneself an expert.
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Missed this comment >>>> you know what is really, really awesome starting from scratch, laying down all the western lens doctrine, you should try it some time.
 
HeIsHere said:
Missed this comment >>>> you know what is really, really awesome starting from scratch, laying down all the western lens doctrine, you should try it some time.
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My mind is renewed daily. You may want to start there.
 
Interesting.. has something changed here? Well I can only see "like" haha.. really? This is what the world does. Praise GOD glory to Jesus. maybe its just my browser..
 
vassal said:
Cooperation in Sanctification – God’s Work and Our Response

Sanctification is God’s work, but it is never meant to make a person passive. God does not force obedience or faith. He invites, teaches, and strengthens, but a person must respond. The Bible shows clearly that sanctification requires both God’s Spirit working within and a willing heart acting in faith and obedience.

Jesus calls His followers to abide in Him (John 15:4). This is not optional. Abiding is a choice, a daily decision to stay connected to Christ, to listen to His words, and to follow them. “If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31–32). The Spirit works in the heart to guide and remind, but the person must choose to listen.

Faith and obedience are not separate from God’s work—they are the response that opens the heart to His Spirit. “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). God gives understanding, strength, and desire, but the believer must act. “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure”(Philippians 2:12–13). Notice carefully: God works in us to will and to do, but we are called to work out what He is doing.

The Old Testament also shows this balance. God calls His people to obey, but He provides His Spirit to enable it. “Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Jehovah your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them”(Leviticus 20:7–8). Obedience is not a burden when God’s Spirit is at work. The Spirit transforms the desire to obey from a duty into a delight.

Human responsibility is a safeguard. It ensures that sanctification is real and personal. If a person refuses to listen, ignore correction, or resist God’s Spirit, growth stops. “If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Love is both the reason and the evidence of true response. The Spirit works, but the heart must yield.
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I like what is being said through you. I ask about the Holy Spirit in the first testament (Old) For I see from Scripture in the first testament The Holy Spirit, God Father visited on the Prophets to give the people messages, God, the Holy Spirit, did not live in people until the risen Son for them. They would stand in belief for God Father gives the new life offered us all as in John 10:10b and that new life is in God's Spirit and Truth for us to be content in all things happening good or bad presently.
Today Father lives in and through his children in beleif to Son as Risen for them

I am asking for anymore awareness on this subject. God I see is revealing you truth of his love and mercy through Son given you, thank you
 
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homwardbound said:
I like what is being said through you. I ask about the Holy Spirit in the first testament (Old) For I see from Scripture in the first testament The Holy Spirit, God Father visited on the Prophets to give the people messages, God, the Holy Spirit, did not live in people until the risen Son for them. They would stand in belief for God Father gives the new life offered us all as in John 10:10b and that new life is in God's Spirit and Truth for us to be content in all things happening good or bad presently.
Today Father lives in and through his children in beleif to Son as Risen for them

I am asking for anymore awareness on this subject. God I see is revealing you truth of his love and mercy through Son given you, thank you
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thank you for the kind comment.
 
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