You can use the six million dollar words JD, but bottom
line is that he can not do it without us.
God is not into the "forcing" business and anyway noone
can be "forced" to love.
Since love fulfills the law and scripture defines sin
as lawlessness. Our job is to voluntarily love
and when we voluntarily love Him then voluntary obedience will be automatic. jt
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:42:29 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have never said otherwise. I would not say, howeer, that "they fit together." One (Christ) is the imperative of the other (obedience.)JD
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If the nourishment you are receiving is not leading to "obedience" then it is not from the "living Christ" JDbecause they fit together like siamese twins. jtOn Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:47:35 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:As time goes on, I grow more to manhood (if you will) because of the nourishment I receive from the living Christ and NOT because of obedience. If that sounds like legalism to you, so be it. We all have our moments of silliness.JD
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
David Miller wrote: >> Do you now understand what >> legalistic grace is? DAVEH: > Do you have a short explanation you > can share, DavidM? Legalistic grace is reducing the concept of grace to doctrine and dogma. It is basically the way John treats grace, as a legal get out of jail free card. Our legal accounts are cleared by what Christ has done, and those who would add any other aspects to our covenant or relationship with Christ are misunderstanding grace. We will find those who embrace grace in a legalistic fashion slinging mud at those who appear to be not toting the party line. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
