My Savior

[Not me]

Great quote, isn't it?

I thought maybe more of a explanation was necessary;

I’m not belittling what Christ did for us. For He is our Savior, for without Him, all was lost.

But God’s love sent Jesus to destroy the works of the devil, (all of them for creation itself will be redeemed) , and it was our births out from Adam that which is that life which separated us from God. So that life needed to be dealt with. Which life was encluded when Christ died on the cross. Which is how Christ reconciled us to God. He came to take us to death with Him on the cross so we might be born again and have a new nature that scripture calls the “Divine Nature” for that nature sins not. Growing in Christ is that nature growing in us to the degree that it rules all things.

Hope this helps a little.

Blessings as we press into Christ that our births out of Christ would grow and mature and be pleasing to God in all things.

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[bbyrd009]

We indeed need the grace of God to intervene; simple faith in the Person and work of the Saviour must take precedence over any imagined human merit.

there are no Persons in God, ok farouk, i know you mean well but that is satanic ok

 

[bbyrd009]

Absolutely!

This truth of there being “no good thing in me” is a truth that will set the heart free from looking to itself.

Oh, that God would open up our hearts, so we learn this truth, in a new, deeper, more intimate, and awesome and real way.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

Nor my nature I was born with, or anything about me

then how, may i ask, can you change your mind? This passage--just like every other passage--is written so as to hide wisdom from the wise, i guess, and wadr i havent read pg 2 yet but i can already see this veering off into Nehushtan with farouk cheerleading the whole way, no offense guys. You can change your mind; aleopard cannot change his spots, nor an Ethiopian his skin, big clue there imo, but lets not forget that 1 John 3:9 Lexicon: No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. ok

 

[bbyrd009]

and farouk just bc i'm here and youre here i will tell you that i have a tattoo and an earring, or i used to have the earring anyway, and they were fab additions to my skin ok, the part that kept me in bondage? keeps me in bondage? whenever i let it anyway

 

[bbyrd009]

We do need to keep 'looking unto Jesus' (Hebrews 12.2), indeed.

Hebrews 12:2 Lexicon: fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
this is a clear pointer to Nehushtan, great v dont get me wrong, but the mainest point of this v is likely to get you to go and read about the ppl who had to turn their Two Eyes upon the Snake on a Pole, fwiw

 

[bbyrd009]

if your right eye offends you, then pluck that puppy out and toss it away

now, does your right eye offend you? Ha sure it does right, i am offending you right now by it.
Am i not? If i am not offending you then i will get a reply, right? You will give a defense, bc i am calling you to account for this hope that is in you, am i not?

 

[bbyrd009]

Works for me!

That God would so work this truth in our lives, that of no doubt, that when all is said and done, and we stand before Him.

It would be true, that we of a certainty, did indeed deny self picked up our crosses, and followed Jesus.

Blessings my fellow laborer in Christ.

Much love in Christ, Not me

man, i was going to avoid this this am, but you kinda force me to bring up that we have some very specific instructions from Jesus that we dont like to pay much literal attn to...um can i get a witness, up in here. We have instructions for the 70, two, which trust me or anyway i'm pretty sure was not just some random number, or written down after a head-count

 

[bbyrd009]

As a new Christian many years ago, I tried to talk to my sister about the changes Jesus had made to my life but she said a leopard can't change its spots, so I said God can.

sounds really neat, huh, now pls if you would provide your Scripture for this and let's take a look, heck i can even recall to mind the one you will be Quoting and i have no idea yet how i am going to get you to "God cannot make you change your mind."

 

[bbyrd009]

It's from the inside outwards that the Spirit of God brings about the change.

wadr in the sense you are meaning it God does not do jack, ok, this is where it is finished should be applied imo. "God" is all done doing all He is ever, ever ever, going to do for you, imo. Now dont get me wrong i still agree with the words, ok, the words are awesome. But this thinking that God is going to do something despite you is just wrong imo. You are free to beg Jesus and God to work a change in you, and then go right back to the world and keep doing what you are doing, and i'm pretty sure "God" is not going to lift a finger, even a pinkie, ok. It is finished. Wadr that means it is finished

 

[bbyrd009]

As a new Christian many years ago, I tried to talk to my sister about the changes Jesus had made to my life

you might testify of these changes Jesus made to your life, and we'll see?
maybe i'm outta line here, maybe i have gone off the rails!

 

[bbyrd009]

It is farouk, and all these years later she still doesn't want to know.

see, this tells me...well, nevermind that part for now, i'll just Quote this;
Matthew 23:15 Lexicon: "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

that is why she does not want to know, wadr. Poorly put, way too blunt, granted, but there it is

 

[bbyrd009]

Good to continue in prayer and with consistent witness - often silent.

ah, the consistent, yes awesome point. I'd love to examine this consistent part, so i'll just pit this here and maybe someday someone will take me up on it yeh?

 

[bbyrd009]

As much as may think we change ourselves and as much as might try to be better people, in the end, unless it is the Holy Spirit that has brought about that change - that bearing of spiritual fruit in us - it will not last and we will soon revert to our old ways. That inner change that makes us a new creation in Christ, must be God's work.

30Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalemto Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.
31A priest (thats um "us" btw, you are a Priest right) happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33But a•Samaritancb on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.cc
34He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oilcd and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, andtook care of him.
35The next dayce he took out two •denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’
36“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fellinto the hands of the robbers? ”

37“The one who showed mercycf to him,” he said.

Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

 

[Not me]

@bbyrd009

I wish you well in and with your personal relationship with Christ.

For in Him is hidden all the riches and knowledge, so to Him and your relationship with Him, do I wish you well.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[bbyrd009]

I just read this:

from where? Could you pls state the vv, bc i cannot find them in my Bible, ty

Great quote, isn't it?

wadr it is pious dreck, and that book should be tossed in the trash, no offense meant.

 

[bbyrd009]

@bbyrd009

I wish you well in and with your personal relationship with Christ.

For in Him is hidden all the riches and knowledge, so to Him and your relationship with Him, do I wish you well.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

hey, you dont have to be prepared to give a defense to me for the hope that is in you if you dont want to, it's not my directive after all. This forum encourages deflection. Have a nice day. Awesome op imo btw! I mean totally off base, you are the only one can change your mind, but i like the spirit ok?
Beautiful are the feet

 

[Not me]

hey, you dont have to be prepared to give a defense to me for the hope that is in you if you dont want to, it's not my directive after all. This forum encourages deflection. Have a nice day. Awesome op imo btw!

Blessings

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[bbyrd009]

Blessings

Much love in Christ, Not me

aw, you too ok, i understand

 

[Not me]

aw, you too ok, i understand

On to Him be all things.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[bbyrd009]

On to Him be all things.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

then my brother be prepared to give a defense for the hope that is in you, or wadr pls stop tagging me ok, no offense meant