BloodBought 1953
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I am only just now returning to a walk of obedience as the result of the fear of the LORD; because of such passages as Hebrews 10:26-31 and Ezekiel 33:11-20.
“ The Fear Of The Lord is the beginning of Wisdom”.....”If Fear is the Beginning, what would the END be? If you responded “ Love” — Go to the Head Of the Class!
Your “ Obedience “ record seems to be rather “spotty” and a Burden That takes a lot of Self-Effort to maintain.Is this the Way that God envisioned things, I wonder?
Jesus said the His “ burden” , His “yoke” was Easy and light ....hmmmm.....could something in your approach to please God and stay out of Hell be amiss?
Your entire relationship with God and your approach to obedience seems to be rooted in Fear.Your God would appear to be that “ mean old man in the sky” that us just champing at the bit.....eager to “ get” you, make you miserable and fearful and then gleefully cast you into Hell forever if you don’t ”straighten up and fly right” at all times!
May I offer up the approach that has worked for me? I heard the Gospel....especially the first part of 1Cor15:1-4.....that part that says that “ Jesus died for my Sins” and I actually BELIEVED it! God took my Faith in that Promise and credited it to me for “Righteousness” As long as I continue in the Way that I started out— Faith Plus Nothing— I cant be Lost for ANY Reason! What do I base that outrageous Belief on? God convinced me that my Salvation was not “ UP” to me ! What a relief THAT was! God unmistakably took the Onus for my Salvation upon HIS Shoulders....” I will finish the work I started”......I will Save you “ To the Uttermost” ..... I am “ already Saved and will NEVER come under Condemnation” .....”NOTHING in the Future can take you from my Hand ”.......” I will be Faithful to you even if you are unfaithful to me—- For I cant deny myself!”......” Jesus has Promised to present me before His Father as “ Blameless”...... and God has Promised to “Remember my Sins no more”....
Believing these Promises and the Rest and Assurance That comes along with them, taking the terrible burden of making myself “Worthy” and realizing that I was “MADE WORTHY “ by the Blood Of The Lamb, and my Faith in That Blood Of The Lamb has changed everything. Getting that Weight off my Shoulders and putting my total Trust in the Finished Work Of The Cross allowed me to REST from all of my Filthy Rags and Dead Works to GET myself Saved and KEEP myself Saved produced in me what God had desired all along—- Love for Him.That Love spurred a Natural Obedience That came from a New Heart...A “ New Heart” That attends to those things that Matter to God ...... It has been said that “ your God is too small”..... that is true . God is NOT a god of “ do do this and don’t do that “. He’s got bigger things in mind for His Children than “quit saying those bad words” and “ put-out that cigarette“ ——- He May attend to those things later, but the important things to Him are Kindness for others, Compassion , Justice, Forgiveness and Mercy. You wanna “ Be Like Jesus ?” These Things are the starting points .All Of These Things dwell in the “ inside of the cup”..... does that phrase ring a bell? It should . Since God Saved me , my “ outside of the cup” may still look very tarnished .....but I KNOW he is at work on the inside Of That Cup......I would not hurt the feelings of anybody if you put a gun to my head—— that was not always true of me, and I take no credit for anything .It ain’t me, there is no good in me.Its God working THROUGH me! That is what God wants in the end.....He is looking for Willing Vessels Through which He can do His Perfect Will.....
Here is what I have learned . The Bible is a Book Of Rules—— there is NO doubt about that .It took me a long time and by hearing the right Teachers to learn that the Bible is ALSO a Book Of Promises..... I have never tried to be a “ good boy”—- In fact, the harder I try to be “ good” , all I see is that it is a “ Fool’s Errand” ....trying to keep God’s Law’s show me that I can’t do it. BINGO ! I now see my need for a Savior who can save me by Love and Grace! The Law did it’s job in my life—- it lead me to Jesus.....I asked Jesus to Save me.....He did .....He put His Spirit in me and I “ found” myself doing the things that pleased God—— if NOT men.
Trust in the Promises Of God ....ACT upon them.....THAT is Saving Faith.....be Amazed how Obedience improves without trying so hard and fretting about it.....
Approach the Bible entirely as a “ Rule Book” and you will miss everything everything about Christianity..... you will impress the world and the Religionists wasting their time Playing Church.....but you will not please God....You May become more “Moral” , but God is not looking for Moral men to make them More Moral.....He is looking for “ DEAD MEN” who realize they are Dead , so that He can make them ALIVE ! “ The man who finds Life will find it by Trusting God”....... God bless.....
Sorry about the length of this post—— sometimes I “ DO” get carried away.....lol...
“ The Fear Of The Lord is the beginning of Wisdom”.....”If Fear is the Beginning, what would the END be? If you responded “ Love” — Go to the Head Of the Class!
Your “ Obedience “ record seems to be rather “spotty” and a Burden That takes a lot of Self-Effort to maintain.Is this the Way that God envisioned things, I wonder?
Jesus said the His “ burden” , His “yoke” was Easy and light ....hmmmm.....could something in your approach to please God and stay out of Hell be amiss?
Your entire relationship with God and your approach to obedience seems to be rooted in Fear.Your God would appear to be that “ mean old man in the sky” that us just champing at the bit.....eager to “ get” you, make you miserable and fearful and then gleefully cast you into Hell forever if you don’t ”straighten up and fly right” at all times!
May I offer up the approach that has worked for me? I heard the Gospel....especially the first part of 1Cor15:1-4.....that part that says that “ Jesus died for my Sins” and I actually BELIEVED it! God took my Faith in that Promise and credited it to me for “Righteousness” As long as I continue in the Way that I started out— Faith Plus Nothing— I cant be Lost for ANY Reason! What do I base that outrageous Belief on? God convinced me that my Salvation was not “ UP” to me ! What a relief THAT was! God unmistakably took the Onus for my Salvation upon HIS Shoulders....” I will finish the work I started”......I will Save you “ To the Uttermost” ..... I am “ already Saved and will NEVER come under Condemnation” .....”NOTHING in the Future can take you from my Hand ”.......” I will be Faithful to you even if you are unfaithful to me—- For I cant deny myself!”......” Jesus has Promised to present me before His Father as “ Blameless”...... and God has Promised to “Remember my Sins no more”....
Believing these Promises and the Rest and Assurance That comes along with them, taking the terrible burden of making myself “Worthy” and realizing that I was “MADE WORTHY “ by the Blood Of The Lamb, and my Faith in That Blood Of The Lamb has changed everything. Getting that Weight off my Shoulders and putting my total Trust in the Finished Work Of The Cross allowed me to REST from all of my Filthy Rags and Dead Works to GET myself Saved and KEEP myself Saved produced in me what God had desired all along—- Love for Him.That Love spurred a Natural Obedience That came from a New Heart...A “ New Heart” That attends to those things that Matter to God ...... It has been said that “ your God is too small”..... that is true . God is NOT a god of “ do do this and don’t do that “. He’s got bigger things in mind for His Children than “quit saying those bad words” and “ put-out that cigarette“ ——- He May attend to those things later, but the important things to Him are Kindness for others, Compassion , Justice, Forgiveness and Mercy. You wanna “ Be Like Jesus ?” These Things are the starting points .All Of These Things dwell in the “ inside of the cup”..... does that phrase ring a bell? It should . Since God Saved me , my “ outside of the cup” may still look very tarnished .....but I KNOW he is at work on the inside Of That Cup......I would not hurt the feelings of anybody if you put a gun to my head—— that was not always true of me, and I take no credit for anything .It ain’t me, there is no good in me.Its God working THROUGH me! That is what God wants in the end.....He is looking for Willing Vessels Through which He can do His Perfect Will.....
Here is what I have learned . The Bible is a Book Of Rules—— there is NO doubt about that .It took me a long time and by hearing the right Teachers to learn that the Bible is ALSO a Book Of Promises..... I have never tried to be a “ good boy”—- In fact, the harder I try to be “ good” , all I see is that it is a “ Fool’s Errand” ....trying to keep God’s Law’s show me that I can’t do it. BINGO ! I now see my need for a Savior who can save me by Love and Grace! The Law did it’s job in my life—- it lead me to Jesus.....I asked Jesus to Save me.....He did .....He put His Spirit in me and I “ found” myself doing the things that pleased God—— if NOT men.
Trust in the Promises Of God ....ACT upon them.....THAT is Saving Faith.....be Amazed how Obedience improves without trying so hard and fretting about it.....
Approach the Bible entirely as a “ Rule Book” and you will miss everything everything about Christianity..... you will impress the world and the Religionists wasting their time Playing Church.....but you will not please God....You May become more “Moral” , but God is not looking for Moral men to make them More Moral.....He is looking for “ DEAD MEN” who realize they are Dead , so that He can make them ALIVE ! “ The man who finds Life will find it by Trusting God”....... God bless.....
Sorry about the length of this post—— sometimes I “ DO” get carried away.....lol...