The subject returns again. The inevitable subject of beliefs and their systems -and it always will...…………….we want to be in love with God for the right reasons and not for the wrong reasons right? We feel God's presence and we want to know that his words support our claim, that we truly love him, in our heart, mind and soul.
IMO, and as a summary, ‘the’ so-called Christian belief system is scripture-based, known in the heart, and presents to us knowledge, understanding, belief and then at least sustained faith in these four core pillars. Without these four checked off, salvation is surely in jeopardy -IMO. MY OPINION....as the spirit tells me.
1. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in who and why God, our Father, YHWH as the one and only, is our creator, that always loves us.
2. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in why God our Father created his only son, Jesus the Christ to reveal the gospel to mankind – the message of grace, love and eternal life that saves the human spirit or 'I am.' (No intention of mimicking God here)
3. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in why God our Father created his son, Jesus, to initially live and die for mankind’s spiritual separation from God’s (our Father) presence. Jesus lived on earth with one purpose, to please his Father with his love, for us, and then to die as the only acceptable innocent sacrifice for our spiritual imperfection– to complete the critical part of God’s plan of salvation for mankind.
4. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in spiritual conversion or being saved as a spiritual movement initially from God to a person, and not the other way around. God calls on us first, we do not call upon him for salvation. Once we accept this grace and the gift of saving faith and God’s spirit acknowledges our heartfelt request, God seals us with his presence forever. We now move forward in faith and cooperation with God together, to perfection as the image of Christ, as Christ is already in the image of God.
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me even on the 1st pillar. They want to change it to read Jesus is our creator and not God Almighty, to conform and pledge allegiance to their trinity model. They may as well say that Jesus and/or God Almighty created everything I suppose, although this would change scripture. So, I believe they won’t go that far I guess, but why not!?
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me on both the 2nd and 3rd pillars. For at least two reasons.
1. They want to change it to read Jesus was never created as he existed as/ or is God from the beginning by citing John 1:1-3 and 14 where they cannot really tell you it is really scriptural, or provide any depth of a commentary, only that is accepted by nearly everyone. And again, it of course conforms to the trinity model, and that makes them happy.
2. Jesus always existed and therefore was divine before he was ‘incarnated’ into a baby human boy. Incarnated from who? Take your pick. From himself or from God as they are the same thing they must say, which should be quite confusing to even any 4th dimensional space visitor.
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me on the 4th pillar. These are those that say your salvation can never be assured because you are not assured that the spirit of God stays in you/your heart if you sin, especially doing the very ‘bad ones.’ They also say, you have dominion (God gave it to us) over your mind and actions and it is carnal, having free-will and is King. So, according to them, you control whether you get tired of God’s spirit and eject him and then bring him back when you feel like it after saying you are sorry. I think that it quite a sorry argument in itself.
As you can see ‘we’ will never agree on a belief system if it is not inspired purely on the basis of the spirit of God. The spirit that enters or speaks in the heart to the mind for wisdom and understanding and the truth.
I'm just reporting my view here; God's view is something different altogether.
Yes, I love God dearly, he is my life. And I also want to be scripturally correct in my mind from my God, my creator's spirit that is working within me to complete me to perfection and glorification in the future.
Blessings,
APAK
IMO, and as a summary, ‘the’ so-called Christian belief system is scripture-based, known in the heart, and presents to us knowledge, understanding, belief and then at least sustained faith in these four core pillars. Without these four checked off, salvation is surely in jeopardy -IMO. MY OPINION....as the spirit tells me.
1. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in who and why God, our Father, YHWH as the one and only, is our creator, that always loves us.
2. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in why God our Father created his only son, Jesus the Christ to reveal the gospel to mankind – the message of grace, love and eternal life that saves the human spirit or 'I am.' (No intention of mimicking God here)
3. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in why God our Father created his son, Jesus, to initially live and die for mankind’s spiritual separation from God’s (our Father) presence. Jesus lived on earth with one purpose, to please his Father with his love, for us, and then to die as the only acceptable innocent sacrifice for our spiritual imperfection– to complete the critical part of God’s plan of salvation for mankind.
4. Understanding, knowledge, belief and faith in spiritual conversion or being saved as a spiritual movement initially from God to a person, and not the other way around. God calls on us first, we do not call upon him for salvation. Once we accept this grace and the gift of saving faith and God’s spirit acknowledges our heartfelt request, God seals us with his presence forever. We now move forward in faith and cooperation with God together, to perfection as the image of Christ, as Christ is already in the image of God.
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me even on the 1st pillar. They want to change it to read Jesus is our creator and not God Almighty, to conform and pledge allegiance to their trinity model. They may as well say that Jesus and/or God Almighty created everything I suppose, although this would change scripture. So, I believe they won’t go that far I guess, but why not!?
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me on both the 2nd and 3rd pillars. For at least two reasons.
1. They want to change it to read Jesus was never created as he existed as/ or is God from the beginning by citing John 1:1-3 and 14 where they cannot really tell you it is really scriptural, or provide any depth of a commentary, only that is accepted by nearly everyone. And again, it of course conforms to the trinity model, and that makes them happy.
2. Jesus always existed and therefore was divine before he was ‘incarnated’ into a baby human boy. Incarnated from who? Take your pick. From himself or from God as they are the same thing they must say, which should be quite confusing to even any 4th dimensional space visitor.
Now, I know that there are many that do not agree with me on the 4th pillar. These are those that say your salvation can never be assured because you are not assured that the spirit of God stays in you/your heart if you sin, especially doing the very ‘bad ones.’ They also say, you have dominion (God gave it to us) over your mind and actions and it is carnal, having free-will and is King. So, according to them, you control whether you get tired of God’s spirit and eject him and then bring him back when you feel like it after saying you are sorry. I think that it quite a sorry argument in itself.
As you can see ‘we’ will never agree on a belief system if it is not inspired purely on the basis of the spirit of God. The spirit that enters or speaks in the heart to the mind for wisdom and understanding and the truth.
I'm just reporting my view here; God's view is something different altogether.
Yes, I love God dearly, he is my life. And I also want to be scripturally correct in my mind from my God, my creator's spirit that is working within me to complete me to perfection and glorification in the future.
Blessings,
APAK