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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Amen - yes, exactly! It is only by the Spirit in and through us. Religion (and complexity) are in a mis-rendering of the verse, "If, by the Spirit, you put to death the practices of the body, you will live." That verse conveys it simply. But if we take out the "by the Spirit" part, then we are left with thinking we have to put to death something.
What I'm beginning to see these days is the cross is a much simpler thing than I had thought. It is just turning to Him and obeying Him - then His life is allowed to operate and grow in us in that area. There is no onerous putting to death whatever it is, because it's experienced in Him and His life in us.
Does that make sense? Me, doing anything other than turning to Him and trusting Him, is pointless.
UntoHim - ditto!
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...and obedience!
1 Samuel 15:22 ...obedience is better than sacrifice. And I don’t mean obey the teachings of Lee...or the “blendeds”. By the time I left “it” I was convinced that it was much “easier” to follow Jesus than it was to follow Lee, or the likes of the truly merciless Ron Kangas!
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Nell