Philippians 3:12-13,
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
What is apprehending;
I'm going to learn Jesus until everything he is in me becomes mine, that is apprehending. Knowledge, understanding, soul growth, expression of growth, so on. This takes us back to separating soul and spirit. You see yourself completely finished in spirit but growing in soul. So you can see everthing Paul did and said was to try to get you to see Christ in you, and get to know that Christ not a Christ outside of you. Knowing Christ not just knowing about him. If you're like me when I first began to look at these things it was a bit much. Actually knowing the creator of all things, and he lived in me wow! I was taken back some to say the least. Until I really began to study this in scripture and see this is his idea, this is his plan not mine. Mine was just be a pleasantly good sinner who enjoyed their sin of the world and nothing else mattered.
I personally had no God conscience, we could talk sports or God didn't matter to me they were both the same. When I talk about the HolySpirit I have had some experience through the years now. But what I really think about is before Christ (bc my life) I would hear a song for example and think "I need to take this into the church and sing it to them they would be blessed." When I look back now I'm still in amazement, I didn't go to church, I wasn't a believer, where did that come from. The HolySpirit was dealing with me, I could go on and on, it got a whole lot worse before it got better.
Seeking to apprehend what Jesus apprehended by the cross for us there is nothing new for him to give you, you can only learn what he apprehended and apprehend it by your knowledge. That is apprehending! If you have ever wondered what to apprehend, apply this verse. You see everything the believer will ever need in this life and the life to come has been bought and paid for, it is already been apprehended in Christ. Because I have not yet learned or apprehended it does not mean it is not available, if you're in Christ it is your's for the learning. But you must go after it, it must be apprehended.
You say you just don't know I've had a hard life and I'm sick and I need to be healed. Ok your right we all have a hard time, some maybe harder than others. But now you have the healer in you, you have no excuse. Listen he will heal you every time accept the last time. You apprehend the knowledge that if he heals you or does not heal you it doesn't matter. What matters is he said I'm your healer and I'm in you, that needs apprehending.
Change your thinking, we have become so wordly minded we had rather stay here than go be with the Lord. When my ER doctor told me your not going to make it, I told my wife he is not the last word and if so I don't think I'll mind a trip down a golden street today. Sounded better than laying in ICU feeling like warmed over death. Please threaten me with death, my mind had already apprehended what I had been apprehended for, my life is not my own.
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
What is apprehending;
I'm going to learn Jesus until everything he is in me becomes mine, that is apprehending. Knowledge, understanding, soul growth, expression of growth, so on. This takes us back to separating soul and spirit. You see yourself completely finished in spirit but growing in soul. So you can see everthing Paul did and said was to try to get you to see Christ in you, and get to know that Christ not a Christ outside of you. Knowing Christ not just knowing about him. If you're like me when I first began to look at these things it was a bit much. Actually knowing the creator of all things, and he lived in me wow! I was taken back some to say the least. Until I really began to study this in scripture and see this is his idea, this is his plan not mine. Mine was just be a pleasantly good sinner who enjoyed their sin of the world and nothing else mattered.
I personally had no God conscience, we could talk sports or God didn't matter to me they were both the same. When I talk about the HolySpirit I have had some experience through the years now. But what I really think about is before Christ (bc my life) I would hear a song for example and think "I need to take this into the church and sing it to them they would be blessed." When I look back now I'm still in amazement, I didn't go to church, I wasn't a believer, where did that come from. The HolySpirit was dealing with me, I could go on and on, it got a whole lot worse before it got better.
Seeking to apprehend what Jesus apprehended by the cross for us there is nothing new for him to give you, you can only learn what he apprehended and apprehend it by your knowledge. That is apprehending! If you have ever wondered what to apprehend, apply this verse. You see everything the believer will ever need in this life and the life to come has been bought and paid for, it is already been apprehended in Christ. Because I have not yet learned or apprehended it does not mean it is not available, if you're in Christ it is your's for the learning. But you must go after it, it must be apprehended.
You say you just don't know I've had a hard life and I'm sick and I need to be healed. Ok your right we all have a hard time, some maybe harder than others. But now you have the healer in you, you have no excuse. Listen he will heal you every time accept the last time. You apprehend the knowledge that if he heals you or does not heal you it doesn't matter. What matters is he said I'm your healer and I'm in you, that needs apprehending.
Change your thinking, we have become so wordly minded we had rather stay here than go be with the Lord. When my ER doctor told me your not going to make it, I told my wife he is not the last word and if so I don't think I'll mind a trip down a golden street today. Sounded better than laying in ICU feeling like warmed over death. Please threaten me with death, my mind had already apprehended what I had been apprehended for, my life is not my own.