To: Kandy Atz
Believers are COMPLETE IN CHRIST. We've got people in churches working overtime attempting by their own efforts to become what God has already made them to be! For 2,000 years, the religious have been led astray by intellectualism and philosophy, never willing to simply believe God's word and say, "Thank You Father!" The Judaizers and pagans are still actively working to put people in religious bondage, unwilling to Believe God's Word. The religious think Jesus' death and resurrection is insufficient. Instead, they want to perform some religious task, or in some fashion earn what was freely given to us by God. It takes humility, and a revelation of the profound Love God has for His children, to finally admit that you can do NOTHING except thank Him and praise Him for His Grace and Mercy.
Boy, does that ever need to sink deep into our spirits.
God, save us from a religious spirit....
484 posted on
05/27/2015 12:43:31 AM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: metmom
The religious think Jesus' death and resurrection is insufficient. Instead, they want to perform some religious task, or in some fashion earn what was freely given to us by God.I can't imagine there is anyone around here, that would want us to earn Heaven, can you? 😂😇
485 posted on
05/27/2015 2:51:33 AM PDT by
Mark17
(The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forever more endure.)
To: metmom
"Boy, does that ever need to sink deep into our spirits."Amen to that! and it will have to bash it's way through religion to get there....and it will if we do what Jesus said was "the work of God".
I love reading the RF! If you can look past the clanging there is much to chew on,especially lately! God is a wonderfull provider!
493 posted on
05/27/2015 6:37:31 AM PDT by
mitch5501
("make your calling and election sure:for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
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