If you want radical change you could become a Bhuddist, a Moslem, or take on some radical new doctrine that is out of line with Christ. True spiritual growth is slow .................
I have no idea why you are making this point. The "speed" of change and the radical nature of change are two very unrelated concepts. Sorry that you think Buddism has a lock on radical change.
Acts chapter one picture a anpsotleship still concerned with rankings. Their move away from such immaturity was, indeed, radical.
Jd
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This is true regarding the lost vs the saved; the unregenerate vs the regenerate. After receiving the Holy Spirit, it is simply a matter of growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. Growing up into maturity, holiness, and dropping off remnants of the world, the flesh, and the devil as we grow. If you want radical change you could become a Bhuddist, a Moslem, or take on some radical new doctrine that is out of line with Christ. True spiritual growth is slow, just as is physical growth, and cannot be seen from day to day any more than the growth of a child. When you look back ten years later, yes, the effect is unmistakable. izzy
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Righteous growth is evidenced in change ----------- radical change as an end result. If you are where you were ten years ago -- at all levels -- you are not connected to the Living Christ as you should be. You may have pledged your allegiance to Him. You may have benefited from His reconciliation. But a connection to His personality, His heart, His way of thinking has not been your walk. Not all change is good, of course. But a walk with Him without radical changes in the way we think (including doctrine) and act (the way we express the love of Jesus) is simply impossible.
JD
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It is my unbiased opinion that this is true.
Terry
Terry
