So in
the spirit of loving life, here's a few things on my gratitude list: 1.
Not exact matches
(He promised the
Spirit of Truth... NOT a book) And BTW — I
live out my faith by
loving those around me and helping those in need.
They need a believer that can hear the Holy
Spirit's advice and thought; that can share from their own past with vulnerability and nakedness; and that can speak / write to the heart - themes that keep the hearer from experiencing the freedom in Christ:
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, patience, and self - control — the amazing freedom that mixes all those fruits
of the
Spirit into an incredible
life.
so in your spare time
of denial read Romans chapter 10 verses 9 thru 13 and give your
life to Jesus Christ the one and only God that gave his
life for all mankind, rich or poor that we may be forgiven
of our sins and have power over the devil, and help the lost to find their way to salvation through the power
of the Holy
Spirit... so rebuke the devil and be free, give your
life to Christ so you can begin to sleep at night... I
love you all with the
love of Jesus Christ...
I also hope and pray that some
of these young people dedicate themselves to the truths
of the faith and help guide human
life into a revival
of spirit and
love as our Lord intended.
If the
spirit of the
living God resides in you it is only natural to share that
love with them like Jesus did giving them opportunity to believe Him and come to know him personally.
2nd choice with your free will,
love and follow satan's lies and your
spirit dies while
living on earth, go to paradise, still hate Jesus, Day
of the Lord, and you get your wish, perish into the eternal flames, no eternity for you.
If you don't have
love then you got nothing... It's not about religion; it's about the
spirit of the
living God.
If the drawing that I am feeling is leading me to the conclusion that my
life is sinful and I have no hope in God, then this is not the conviction
of the Holy
Spirit; it is the temptation
of the devil who is trying to get me to distrust God»
love and faithfulness.
More than anything else, the unwillingness to perform the difficult task
of forgiveness and reconciliation in the
love and
spirit of Christ is what robs the church
of that quality
of life that first attracted outsiders.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands
of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy
love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode
of fear I
live in a rough area
of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out
of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his
love which I used to feel the presence
of the holy
spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling
of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart
of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots
of good information to be plundered loll
Ultimately it is through Jesus that those who
love him will see God as he really is and become utterly like him, so we can
live the
life of heaven together with Jesus in the indescribable joy
of the Holy
Spirit, which is what God the Father wants for us.
It means asking how I might
love God and
love my neighbors in those areas so that the
Spirit can grow
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - control in the sacred soil
of everyday
life.
One
of the things I
love about the liturgical
life of the church is the way that the Holy
Spirit, quietly and gently, works on us.
The fruits
of the
spirit —
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control — have no numerical values associated with them, and
living like Jesus is not always popular.
I
love the sacraments, I
love Scripture, and I know that my faith, my understanding
of God, is cerebral and it's strong; in my
spirit and it's awake; in my heart and it's
love, but here in my body it's all earthy and sensual, it's the catch in my throat when I sing the words I've sung a hundred times, in the creak
of my knees when I hit the floor, unable to stand any longer, in the tremor
of my hands when I tremble, in the strength
of my voice singing out ahead
of my own
life.
The document also insists, however, «that God has been present in their seeking and finding, that where there is truth and wisdom in their teachings, and
love and holiness in their
living, this, like any wisdom, insight, knowledge, understanding,
love and holiness that is found among us, is the gift
of the Holy
Spirit.»
The doctrine that agape fulfils the human
loves has a critical test in interpreting the sexual
life, not because
of the earthiness
of sexual
love, but because
of its power to drive the
spirit in seeming disregard
of God or neighbour.
It was the Holy
Spirit who gave her the courage to tend the wounded in wars, to enter the slums without a penny, to
live as the only white woman in a black enclave, to endure the failure
of two apostolates and to begin again, to push herself beyond her limits to preach the Gospel
of Love.
I need hardly say that this is no brief for the traditional sanctimonious patter
of the churches that have retreated into their piety, or for the mediocre, musty, introverted, and highly moral
lives of many Christians, who are impervious to the violence
of love and the power
of the
Spirit.
For the Father communicates the fullness
of Himself to the Son, who is the Divine Self - possession according to Wisdom; and the Holy
Spirit, who is the
Living Joy
of the Divine Self - possession in
Love, proceeds from the Father through the Son.
When writing elsewhere about
living in community she said: «The Community
of the Trinity is simply the Community
of Love: God the Father loving God the Son, and this love bringing forth the Holy Spi
Love: God the Father
loving God the Son, and this
love bringing forth the Holy Spi
love bringing forth the Holy
Spirit.
Reconciliation and redemption, regeneration and the Holy
Spirit,
love of our enemies, cross and resurrection,
life in Christ and Christian discipleship all these things are so difficult and so remote that we hardly venture any more to speak
of them.19
The sentiment behind the interview and its fallout is as clear as it is absurd: It matters not how a professing Christian
loves, or how much fruit
of the
spirit is exhibited in his or her
life; the only way to determine whether someone is a «real Christian» is to sit around a coffee table and talk about theology.
44 But this acknowledgment then has to be qualified: «As is the case
of life and
spirit, one speaks symbolically
of God as
love.
The text indicates Paul's belief that they are relevant to persons, 1) who share a new
life in fellowship with Christ, 2) who are open to and are guided by God's
Spirit, and 3) who
live with an expectation that the Christ event includes a final fulfillment
of God's
loving purpose.
If, however, instead
of correct belief about God's self - revelation in Christ, experience
of the
living God present by the power
of the
Spirit in Jesus Christ is at the heart
of Christian fellowship, then the Christian community becomes a circle
of friends who strengthen each other in their search for deeper awareness
of divine reality and
love.
In theBCP we pray...» we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed by what we have done and those things we have left undone...... later «we thank thee for thy Precious Body and Blood that by these mysteries we are assured we are
living members
of the body
of your Son so that we may go forth t by the inspiration
of the Holy
Spirit let us go forth into the world to
love and serve you amen.
Paul makes some qualifications concerning the adequacy
of human judgment, even his own, in specific cases; but we see that commitment to the
spirit of love as an alternative to legal obedience requires responsible
living and the honouring
of authentic forms
of behaviour appropriate to the new
life.
First, there is the doctrine, especially as interpreted by Paul, that the
spirit of love is the fulfilment
of all righteousness, conjoined with a conception
of the new
life in Christ as committed to specific patterns
of pure and responsible
living.
... When God saves people in this
life by working through his
Spirit to bring them to faith and by leading them to follow Jesus in discipleship, prayer, holiness, hope, and
love, such people are designed... to be a sign and foretaste
of what God wants to do for the entire cosmos.
Cobb contends that the Wesleyan project, yesterday and today, centers on
love, faith, good works, and the Holy
Spirit's action in the
lives of believers and in their
life together.
God, with his mighty power, out
of the riches
of His glory, wants to remake your inner man through the help
of the Holy
Spirit so that Christ can dwell comfortably and in style in your
life, so that you will have
love for other Christians.
Pope Francis recently warned that «a Europe which is no longer open to the transcendent dimension
of life is a Europe which risks slowly losing its own soul and that «humanistic
spirit» which it still
loves and defends».
The entire passage reads, «In spite
of the many kinds
of love, which in Greek are designated as philia (friendship), eros (aspiration toward value), and epithymia (desire), in addition to agape, which is the creation
of the
Spirit, there is one point
of identity in all these qualities
of love, which justifies the translation
of them all by «
love»; and that identity is the «urge toward the reunion
of the separated,» which is the inner dynamics
of life.
---- Don't you have anyone
living in Galatians 5:22 - 25, 22 «But the fruit
of the
Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self - control.
This is not to say we are made to have some mystical experience
of certainty, but that through the ministry
of the Holy
Spirit we are made to taste the reality in our own
life and times -
of God's goodness and
love manifest in Jesus Christ.
By way
of criticism, I simply note that, despite his emphasis on the inner
life of Cod as a process
of self - giving
love, Jüngel, like Moltmann and Mühlen, continues to look upon the
Spirit as the bond
of love between the Father and the Son.
That inheritance is the freedom
of life in the
Spirit, the freedom
of the single commandment which replaces the whole
of the Law — «
Love your neighbor as yourself» and calls us to «serve one another... in works of love (5:13 -
Love your neighbor as yourself» and calls us to «serve one another... in works
of love (5:13 -
love (5:13 - 14).
There is no lust in christ but just an infinite source
of the
love of the
spirit that's pure and delightful.Marriage itself is a concession to the weakness
of our present being.God designed woman as the companion
of man with complimentary attributes.I could justify all kinds
of sin through the fact that I'm bonded to them.we were slaves
of sin as Paul tells us.I couldn't come out
of sin with all my efforts Jeremy.We have a sinful nature.But, Sin never provides
life because the
spirit of god is
love and
life to us.When I cried out to God to save me from this nature, God did by his grace.Now, I detest sin having tasted
love of christ.
Not sure i am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always been consequences for wrong doing and stiill are for sin.If we believe the word then that word is from God not satan.As far as satan is concerned he uses violence as his tools
of trade he works on our fears and is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle is over souls.The verse the kingdon
of heaven is expanding and violent people take it by force is referring to that spiritual battle and as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it is saying that the the force
of evil that satan uses or violence is overcome by a greater violence or force a more powerful one that being the
Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our
lives that very same battle is still happening right now for dominion be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the
spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont be able to influence us if we are in Christ.
Obviously we can't always be
loving in our own strength, but with the
Spirit of God
living within us, His
love can shine through and make a difference in the
lives we touch.
That's why He invites us to
live, not in a
spirit of fear, but in His Spirit — with love that is more powerful than violence, with forgiveness that is more powerful than
spirit of fear, but in His
Spirit — with love that is more powerful than violence, with forgiveness that is more powerful than
Spirit — with
love that is more powerful than violence, with forgiveness that is more powerful than hate.
A
life in which the abiding
love of your ABBA, and the abiding presence
of your Saviour YAHSHUA, and the joy
of the Separate
Spirit, can keep you, and make you glad and strong.
So the more I develop the fruit
of the
Spirit in my
life, I'm conformed and transformed into the image
of Jesus, I reflect His light and His
love in that world, I think God continues to enlarge our field.
Personally we should expect persecution when we are following Jesus and walking by the
spirit Jesus said that as he was persecuted so will we.It may not be to the same extent that other believers in foreign countries who are losing there
lives for there faith.But persecution for righteousness is necessary for us to grow in our faith just as a tree that is buffeted by winds grows stronger roots.You could call these tests or trails or tribulations or persecutions
of a type.What ever comes our way we know that all things work for good to those who
love the Lord.brentnz
As a colleague
of mine recently wrote, a true church emerges when Christ's
Spirit empowers human participation in the
life of the triune God's and all
living as Christ's disciples is
lived as outgoing, self - giving
love to others.
only reason y i say this is because
of Santification, once we give our
life to the Lord, we streight way (so to speak) begin the process
of Santification, this is Christ making us like him, and this Is SUFFERING It does nt happen over night, but for the duration
of our time here, as you have said, its sort
of like sin being done unto us, and we are handleing it just like Christ did, (with
Love)
of coarse with the help
of the Holy
Spirit, This Does NOT feel Good At ALL since our soulful flesh is Corrupt, (but our spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment by Moment we choose by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat of teeth, but it wont be, because of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some of the points i have made, God Bles
Spirit, This Does NOT feel Good At ALL since our soulful flesh is Corrupt, (but our
spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment by Moment we choose by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat of teeth, but it wont be, because of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some of the points i have made, God Bles
spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment by Moment we choose by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set
of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat
of teeth, but it wont be, because
of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper
of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some
of the points i have made, God Bless you!
Because Jesus Christ is present with all people as the Giver
of food and drink and as the Bread
of life, and because his presence is revealed to his congregation by the Holy
Spirit, and because he permits and commands us to eat and, drink, therefore we may and must eat and drink all things with Jesus in faith,
love and hope.
Jesus practiced the genuine spiritual
life according all matter and material sense with all its sin, sickness and death as nothing in contradistinction to the Life, Truth and Love, of Spi
life according all matter and material sense with all its sin, sickness and death as nothing in contradistinction to the
Life, Truth and Love, of Spi
Life, Truth and
Love,
of Spirit.