jt: I must
have missed the "proud and false belief" - Terry's senses have had some good
instruction in the prison system and this along with the every day tutoring of the Holy Spirit puts him in
good stead so what belief of his are you calling "proud and false?" Caroline. judyt
The belief that it is easy to tell God's voice
from Satan. People who believe that thinks every thing that pops into their
minds/hearts from an external source must be God.
The belief that obedience means "just do it"
Obedience is the character of our relationship with God.
Let me just list some of the things
wrong with the "just do it" attitude. Ya'll have fun taking it apart. But hope
springs eternal that some will register.
1) it is eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil and not from the Tree of Life.
2) it means shutting down whatever it is in you
that is saying, "Noooooo!" whether that voice is saying, stop this is not the
right way to do it or wait this is not the right time or this is not what God
wants!
3) it means ignoring all signals that are telling
you to deal with certain things like unforgiveness or warfare or past
pain.
4) it is joyless living. It is not the easy yoke
and light burden of Jesus. It's pulling a cart with Satan cracking a whip but
thinking you're working for the Lord.
5) it is self effort and self glory. It is allows
us to be pitiless on those fools who aren't doing it well which is pride. It
makes me think that because I can do it, so can everyone else and it
ignores all other issues.
