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Hi, I believe that we should strive to reach for the goal of the high calling of Christ that Paul talked about in Philippians. God is calling out a group of people to be those shining lights in the world and we should be different, not trusting in ourselves to be righteous but trusting in God to bring about those changes in our lives that reflect His work in us. There are a lot of verbs in the writings of Paul like rejoice in the Lord always, be anxious for nothing, press on toward the goal, keep living by that same standard to which we have attanined, practice these things, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, work out your salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who is at work within you both to will and work for His good pleasure, and so on. I believe that we are to be active participants in the process of transformend into His image, and there should a difference in our lives. But we should humbly realize that this is all the work of God in our lives. We love because He first loved us. God bless.
You must be made perfect as the Lord in heaven is perfect.
If you wish to be made perfect follow me and proclaim the glory of God.
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Thus says the Lord; For I am the Lord your God; sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.
The Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil."
"The words of the Lord are upright and all his works are truthful, He loves justice and right".
"Love is what I want not sacrifice knowledge of God not holocaust".
"Do what is right and just."
"Didn't your Father eat and drink. He did what is right and just and it went well with him because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor it went well with him. Isn't this true knowledge of me"says the Lord.
Everything has been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone who the son chooses to reveal him.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you peace.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find peace for yourselves.
For my yoke is upright, and my burden is light.
Not everyone who cries Lord ,Lord will enter the kingdom of God but only those who do the will of my heavenly Father.
My brother's ,mother and sister's do the will of my heavenly Father.
I came down from heaven to do the will of the One who sent me, not my own. Anyone who chooses to do His will shall know about this teaching, namely, whether it comes from God or I'm speaking on my own.
Whoever wants to serve me must follow me. Where I am that's where my servant will be. Whoever serves me the Lord will honor him.
Many "Christians" don't want to live a life pleasing to God. They enjoy the sins of the flesh, and have no interest in repenting. But they are deceiving themselves to think that they can continue to do that and be saved. Saving faith means that our first relationship is with Jesus.
1Jn 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1Jn 2:16 For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.
1Jn 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever
Gal 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
Gal 5:20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
You must be made perfect as the Lord in heaven is perfect.
If you wish to be made perfect follow me and proclaim the glory of God.
Everything has been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone who the son chooses to reveal him.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you peace.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find peace for yourselves.
For my yoke is upright, and my burden is light.
Not everyone who cries Lord ,Lord will enter the kingdom of God but only those who do the will of my heavenly Father.
My brother's ,mother and sister's do the will of my heavenly Father.
I came down from heaven to do the will of the One who sent me, not my own. Anyone who chooses to do His will shall know about this teaching, namely, whether it comes from God or I'm speaking on my own.
Whoever wants to serve me must follow me. Where I am that's where my servant will be. Whoever serves me the Lord will honor him.
Anyone committed to the truth hears my voice.(JN)
Cite the scripture sources and stop using Christ's words as yours implying you are anything but a bloviating pretender wanna-be Jesus.
I think the simple and undeniable fact that we live in fleshly bodies is part of the problem. It's a little hard to get away from sin entirely.
I love Arthur Pink's "The Depravity of Man" as it really shines light on the nature of inherent sin.
It is not in man's nature to follow God or let go of his desire, therefore, people will bristle and turn the other way if they think too much about having to "give up" this sin -or that sin.
I think the simple and undeniable fact that we live in fleshly bodies is part of the problem. It's a little hard to get away from sin entirely.
I love Arthur Pink's "The Depravity of Man" as it really shines light on the nature of inherent sin.
It is not in man's nature to follow God or let go of his desire, therefore, people will bristle and turn the other way if they think too much about having to "give up" this sin -or that sin.
Being a "living sacrifice" is a daily commitment.
Repped.
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