we walk by faith not by sight so yes our faith helps us in walking awareness of what the Holy spirit wants us to do
More like what the Lord Jesus Christ wants us to do in according to the Father's will thru the Holy Spirit in us.
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we walk by faith not by sight so yes our faith helps us in walking awareness of what the Holy spirit wants us to do
there is no need walking in the spirit if not willing to do it although there are times we fail to and where the quenching of the spirit comes in. james said to be a doer of the word not just a hearer only . the only difference is a word what the Holy spirit wants us to do vs what the Lord Jesus Christ wants us to do in according to the Father's will thru the Holy Spirit in us. you just added more to it. i read this devotion by David Jeremiah found this very helpfulMore like what the Lord Jesus Christ wants us to do in according to the Father's will thru the Holy Spirit in us.
we walk by faith not by sight so yes our faith helps us in walking awareness of what the Holy spirit wants us to do
said no apostolic community ever...
They would be in error.
Paul was talking about the tradition...
How simple it would be to give the Jews what they had asked for and even His disciples by holding communion, but He did not
hmmm... which do you think is more likely to know what tradition Paul is talking about... the communities founded by the apostles who received these things from the apostles, or Enow circa 2020 AD?
But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it,
Did He not?
'This is my body, take and eat'
'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, drink it all of you'
Yes truly simple. All it takes is faith!
Peace be with you!
Christians are still under law; in fact obeying laws is how we abide in Chirst:Walking by the Spirit means walking and living in obedience to the voice and guidance of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. Under the Mosaic Law, the Jews lived by the Law. But as Christians, we have something infinitely better. We have God Himself living in us, empowering and directing us in our everyday lives--24/7/365....
There are many thousands of atheists living in the world who were once baptized believers - are they saved? Any verse that APPEARS to say we are saved by faith alone is contradicted by verses that say we NOT saved by faith alone.Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Christians are still under law; in fact obeying laws is how we abide in Chirst:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15)
”For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1John 5:3)
“If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love” (John 15:9)
“All who keep His commandments abide in Him, and He in them.” (1John 3:24)
“If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers, and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned … (John 15:6)
”He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who DOES NOT OBEY the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.” John 3:36
“He who through faith IS RIGHTEOUS shall live.” Romans 1:17
James 2:24 says "a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" - "works" is simply keeping His commandments.
Christians are still under law; in fact obeying laws is how we abide in Chirst:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15)
”For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1John 5:3)
“All who keep His commandments abide in Him, and He in them.” (1John 3:24)
“If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love” (John 15:9)
“If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers, and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned … (John 15:6)
”He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who DOES NOT OBEY the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.” John 3:36
“He who through faith IS RIGHTEOUS shall live.” Romans 1:17
James 2:24 says "a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" - "works" is simply keeping His commandments.
Empowering and directing . . . very much agreed!Walking by the Spirit means walking and living in obedience to the voice and guidance of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. Under the Mosaic Law, the Jews lived by the Law. But as Christians, we have something infinitely better. We have God Himself living in us, empowering and directing us in our everyday lives--24/7/365....
Evidently, you’ve got no idea of what “Christ’s commandments” means - it is much more than simply believing. The NT has many do’s-n-don’ts that believers must obey, that are in effect, commandments of Christ. For example, in Romans 1:29-31, Paul mentions several sins - “ [28] And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient; [29] Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers, [30] Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, [31] Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.” So Paul is issuing Christ’s commandments … ‘Thou shalt not commit all the sins I mention here”.So it is by believing in Him was the repeated commandment and thus commandments for how anyone receives the promise of the forever indwelling Holy Ghost.
You’ve misinterpreted this verse. It doesn’t say we are saved by faith alone - it says we are saved “through” faith, meaning faith is how we initially gain access to God’s grace. It also says we are not saved by “works”, meaning works without faith - it doesn’t say works are irrelevant to salvation.Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
That is unscriptural nonsense. If we are saved by faith alone, why does the NT repeatedly command believers to “repent”? Repentance is not faith alone. If a thief and a murderer becomes a believer, are you saying he can carry on being a thief and a murderer and he will still be saved?we are saved by faith alone
You seem to have misinterpreted that passage as well - it is contrasting the worthlessness of WORKS WITHOUT FAITH to the immense value of FAITH. It doesn’t say we are saved by faith alone, or that works are irrelevant to salvation.Romans 4:What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
So salvation without works by believing in Him is why believers are righteous like Abraham was.
Evidently, you’ve got no idea of what “Christ’s commandments” means - it is much more than simply believing.
What? Faith turns us into robots that repent, don’t sin and keep the commandments? Says who? Are you saying you don’t sin?When the commandments Jesus is talking about in John 14:15 comes with the promise of the permanent indwelling Holy Ghost John 14:16-17, then believing is all that is needed ( John 14:1-17 ).
John 14:15 is about more than just believing - it is about love for Christ - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”.John 14:15
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not “permanent” - it can be lost if we commit “deadly” sins (1John 5:16) or if we lose our faith.the permanent indwelling Holy Ghost
They received the Holy Spirit, but after that they were all required to repent of their sins and obey the commandments, just as all believers must. And anyone who receives the Holy Spirit can fall away and lose the Holy Spirit.Proof is in the Book of Acts when the Gentiles had just heard Peter preached the gospel that by believing in Him, they shall receive the remission of sins, they had received the Holy Ghost before they had gotten water baptized, even before they had come forward and confessed Him with their mouths, but by believing in Him as Peter said.
What? Faith turns us into robots that repent, don’t sin and keep the commandments? Says who? Are you saying you don’t sin?John 14:15 is about more than just believing - it is about love for Christ - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”.
Faith in Christ without love for Christ is useless - “if I have all faith, so as remove mountains, but not have love, I am nothing” (1Cor 13:2).
”By this we know we love the children of God, when we love God and obey His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1John 5:2-3)
God tests our love for Him by our willingness to obey His commandments - if this obedience is not the result of our free will, then it is not an expression of our love for God.The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not “permanent” - it can be lost if we commit “deadly” sins (1John 5:16) or if we lose our faith.
"And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy, but these have no root, they BELIEVE for a while and in time of temptation FALL AWAY." (Luke 8:13)
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and HAVE BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, IF THEY FALL AWAY, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.” (Heb 6:4-6).They received the Holy Spirit, but after that they were all required to repent of their sins and obey the commandments, just as all believers must. And anyone who receives the Holy Spirit can fall away and lose the Holy Spirit.
Our brightness is ever increasing? It should be, but if we refuse to let the Him always lead and we fail to regularly partake of what He offers, how can our brightness increase?Unlike Moses, whose brightness faded, our is ever increasing!
What does it sound like . . . yes! A good question! Our thoughts echoing the words of Scripture as our thinking is conformed to the mind of Christ.
Much love!
He is there for that purpose in anyone who has received Him, but if a person continuously, repeatedly quenches the Spirit in him as practiced and even taught by many church groups, He is no longer directing. Then our Light starts to dim. A good continuous connection to the Source must be maintained always!Walking by the Spirit means walking and living in obedience to the voice and guidance of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. Under the Mosaic Law, the Jews lived by the Law. But as Christians, we have something infinitely better. We have God Himself living in us, empowering and directing us in our everyday lives--24/7/365....
Edit: Our obedience to His voice (i.e. His commands/words) amounts to submitting to Him as He directs and guides us throughout the day.
May these truths of God be enlarged in us..
May He become more and we less, be blessed in Him...
A fellow servant of His, Not me
"He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30
Our brightness is ever increasing? It should be, but if we refuse to let the Him always lead and we fail to regularly partake of what He offers, how can our brightness increase?
"From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him." John 6:66
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
"Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent." Rev 2:4-5
Amadeus, if you refuse to cooperate with the Holy Spirit either God will chasten you as He does all His children, otherwise you are none of His.Our brightness is ever increasing? It should be, but if we refuse to let the Him always lead and we fail to regularly partake of what He offers, how can our brightness increase?
"From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him." John 6:66
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
"Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent." Rev 2:4-5