Comments on: Sermon C: 2 S Epiph: John 2:11 http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/ Theological distinctions between Law & Gospel Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Odetta http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Odetta Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/#comment-604 Interesting to know. Interesting to know.

]]> By: Tom Baker http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Tom Baker Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/#comment-502 That's why the life of the Christian is not one of imagining that I am getting better and better every day but rather one of realizing how much each day I need the full forgiveness from my Savior, Jesus Christ. That’s why the life of the Christian is not one of imagining that I am getting better and better every day but rather one of realizing how much each day I need the full forgiveness from my Savior, Jesus Christ.

]]> By: natamllc http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/comment-page-1/#comment-499 natamllc Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2007/01/10/sermon-c-2-s-epiph-john-211/#comment-499 But Tom,<br/><br/>Naturally I want the flash in the pan! It "makes" me feel good. I am edified.<br/><br/>But this way you speak about takes the flash out of the pan and it does not "make" me feel good about myself.<br/><br/>I see weakness more clearly and I find that the weakness cannot be hidden from those with this kind of God Faith and Understanding.<br/><br/>I am left undone. This causes me to come to a critical place in relationship with God. <br/><br/>As I am coming to understand this way of thinking now more clearly, I see clearly about "perfect" Adam. He was entirely, completely and utterly dependent upon God for everything. Whatever happened destroyed that understanding and separated him from God.<br/><br/>Perfection attained by my good works accomplishes very little if anything for me.<br/><br/>Once I arrive at this kind of Perfection by God's Faith working in me, I just realize more perfectly how much more I am in need of God to go on.<br/><br/>Faith is the substance of things hoped for. When, by this Faith I am undone, Godly LIVING HOPE becomes increasingly active in me in such a way that dependence upon God increases. This effect deflats self attaining knowledge and make's this kind of knowledge useful to God working now in me. Now, instead of being puffed up, I am able to be useful to the Calling and I am able now to enter into that good work Paul writes about in Ephesians 2:10.<br/><br/>michael<br/>Eureka, Gospel Outreach But Tom,

Naturally I want the flash in the pan! It “makes” me feel good. I am edified.

But this way you speak about takes the flash out of the pan and it does not “make” me feel good about myself.

I see weakness more clearly and I find that the weakness cannot be hidden from those with this kind of God Faith and Understanding.

I am left undone. This causes me to come to a critical place in relationship with God.

As I am coming to understand this way of thinking now more clearly, I see clearly about “perfect” Adam. He was entirely, completely and utterly dependent upon God for everything. Whatever happened destroyed that understanding and separated him from God.

Perfection attained by my good works accomplishes very little if anything for me.

Once I arrive at this kind of Perfection by God’s Faith working in me, I just realize more perfectly how much more I am in need of God to go on.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for. When, by this Faith I am undone, Godly LIVING HOPE becomes increasingly active in me in such a way that dependence upon God increases. This effect deflats self attaining knowledge and make’s this kind of knowledge useful to God working now in me. Now, instead of being puffed up, I am able to be useful to the Calling and I am able now to enter into that good work Paul writes about in Ephesians 2:10.

michael
Eureka, Gospel Outreach

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