If Christian speakers actually believe that those in Christ have been made new creations with new hearts, they will not be inclined to teach Old Covenant-based methods of life in the attempt to please God and earn His approval, but will instead speak about the wonder of life in Christ and by the Spirit, having all things.
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ReplyDeleteYup. Absolutely!
ReplyDeleteTRUTH!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, Ralph, thank you. And we could use a few (G'zillion) more of those kind eh? Ha, blessings.
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Amen to that Relph!
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny is that when it comes to politics and the law of the land, many christians will try to enforce old testament standards as if there were in full effect today. What if we showed the world grace instead?
ReplyDeleteThis is so true!
ReplyDelete@ jeff I reckon we need the law for the unsaved (lest they run rampant) ---without The HolySpirit --folks can be kinda unruly LOL :)
ReplyDeleteThey live under a law regardless - but I'm talking more about Christian speakers (or messengers/leaders) who attempt to legislate their morality instead of teaching about new creations...
ReplyDeleteWhen listening to speakers, what they believe about this will be apparent—and it should be. It’s foundational. Not only does it alert about where they are concerning the faith, it also helps me to know why they teach what they do, which sometimes makes it easier to listen. It certainly challenges me to find my confidence in God and His ability to bring to pass all that pleases Him. . .despite what us speakers sometimes teach.
ReplyDeleteso true we are living under the law some christians add to the word of god others take and this is a serious thing its called bondage ive been there i could never go back i am free
ReplyDeleteIt's my Favorite Thing, #12: Freed from the bondage of law, freed to life in Christ.
ReplyDeleteRalph - in referring to your post-do you suppose it is because people really do not 'know' about the LIFE of Christ that they stop short of the WHOLE gospel. Seriously, until this year - in fact the past few months, I've never 'heard' it - the Full Gospel - the Whole Gospel. [I've read it - and heard is spoken somewhere...but the revelation was not there] So I am certain that I am guilty of speaking, teaching, talking, believing only the part of the gospel that my ears had been opened up to hear. Even now, I'm HEARING it...but not yet walking it in its fullness. Does any of this make sense?
ReplyDeleteThat makes Perfect sense Dottie Ryan ----I call that neglecting (howbeit not on purpose ) So great of a Salvation refered to in ((((Heb_2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;)))))))=====I too am sure i have done /do the same --as all that are honest will admit ---So i often Pray For the Lord to Help me to NOT Neglect any part of such a complete Salvaition and to take full atvantage of All his benifits Ps 103 Ect ------Great comment and thought :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be good for these speakers to read John Best's book The Good News of The New Covenant: Law Has Been Transcended by Grace!!! he is like you in being a great communicator of the New Covenant.
ReplyDeleteDottie--Yes. I'm not certain that I know what that common term, "Walking in the fullness" even means. This is why some non-nuclear arguments about the gospel are worthwhile. It's vital to insist upon the meaning of Christ's cross and resurrection, and it's why a whole bunch of us are writing books and posts and speaking and teaching and even lamenting about the gospel ("Oh, I wish I'd known this a long time ago!") we're increasingly coming to love.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julie. That must be a good book, although I have yet to read it. I met Dr. Best when we spoke together at the AELM conference in Estes Park. (He was the headliner, and I the underliner.) I deeply enjoyed listening to him.
ReplyDeleteFYI, I have a book recommendation page on my ministry web site, for those who would like to have a look. It's at: http://lifecourse.org/Recommends.html. I'm always on the hunt for great books, and so recommend them strongly when I find them. (Andrew Farley's books, Steve McVey's, etc.)
ReplyDeleteAmen Jeff and Ralph. Thank you for commenting and for getting the Truth out here. Concerning the 'fullness' I mentioned - I mean - ...well, I don't know how to word it accept that I know I am not experiencing what the Word says is true of me and what I am now 'hearing' ...so I'll contemplate this for a a bit. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the recommendations Ralph. I have read several of them. In face, I am currently reading "The Normal Christian Life" by Watchman Nee.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best ways Dottie is to say what the lord says about yourself :) ---is sales they taught it did not matterwhat we told the client it mattered what the client said ---because the Client needed to believe in the product not just hear what we said about it -----and we tend to believe ourselves --and if we are parroting Jesus ---then we are growing in faith in his word not what the world etc is saying ---Proverbs say as a man thinketh in his heart even so is he :
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