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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Okay, I'll "take the bait" on this one. I can see where someone might abuse this saying, especially the last part (I'll let others elaborate on that, if they care to). But I see nothing wrong with the opening sentence. It says, "God's word tells us that Christian living is based on an inner life, not an outward standard of right and wrong." This is 100% right. Now one might measure the manifestation or fruit of this inner life by what a person does, and that is certainly applicable I think. But trying to live the Christian life by outward right & wrong instead of the indwelling Christ, is pure folly, and a trap the enemy would surely like to see us all fall into more.
Without the inner life of "Christ in us, the hope of glory," the Christian life is unequivocally impossible. And that is the point I think Nee is making.
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John 14:15 - “If you love me, keep my commands.
John 15:10 - If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
Christian living is in no way NOT not an outward standard of right and wrong. All I see is a young big-headed kid (Nee, not you, StG) wanting to create a moving line of right and wrong, and wrapping it up in spiritual sounding language to justify himself.
"Christians are different because we do not live by an outward standard or law"? No, Christians are different because they have been shown the mercy of God and granted the free gift of eternal life. We still live by all the outward standards and laws non-Christians do.
If the point that Nee is making is that without having the life of Christ inside of us, the Christian life is impossible, he sure missed an incredibly easy way of saying that!