Hi Everyone,
Just a thought below from me:
The word of God says that we are a chosen race--not becoming a chosen race. That we are a royal priesthood, not becoming a royal priesthood. That we are a holy nation, not becoming a holy nation. That we are a people for God's own possession (which means that we are separated unto Him, also known as being holy), not that we are becoming a people for God's own possession.
We are chosen, we are royal, we are holy, we are His people, and we have been called out of darkness and are now and forevermore, by His doing, abiding in His marvelous light. (See 1 Peter 2:9-10.).
If Christians would simply have faith and believe the above truth, we would no longer see Christians struggling against temptations and striving to be acceptable to God, but rather we would see joyful Christians who are established in righteousness, who boast only of Christ's love for them, who demonstrate power in the Holy Spirit, who are followed by signs, miracles, and wonders, and who are the most loving, self-abasing people on the planet.
As long as Christians strive to obtain what scripture clearly states is theirs already, or even refuse to believe this truth, then the world will only see another world religion, replete with zealous, albeit anemic followers hoping to please a god who stands aloof, waiting for them to get their act together and bridge the gap between them and their god themselves.
Grace=Peace,
Jeremy
Just a thought below from me:
The word of God says that we are a chosen race--not becoming a chosen race. That we are a royal priesthood, not becoming a royal priesthood. That we are a holy nation, not becoming a holy nation. That we are a people for God's own possession (which means that we are separated unto Him, also known as being holy), not that we are becoming a people for God's own possession.
We are chosen, we are royal, we are holy, we are His people, and we have been called out of darkness and are now and forevermore, by His doing, abiding in His marvelous light. (See 1 Peter 2:9-10.).
If Christians would simply have faith and believe the above truth, we would no longer see Christians struggling against temptations and striving to be acceptable to God, but rather we would see joyful Christians who are established in righteousness, who boast only of Christ's love for them, who demonstrate power in the Holy Spirit, who are followed by signs, miracles, and wonders, and who are the most loving, self-abasing people on the planet.
As long as Christians strive to obtain what scripture clearly states is theirs already, or even refuse to believe this truth, then the world will only see another world religion, replete with zealous, albeit anemic followers hoping to please a god who stands aloof, waiting for them to get their act together and bridge the gap between them and their god themselves.
Grace=Peace,
Jeremy
No comments:
Post a Comment