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Amen. A true Christian will want to seek to please God out of love for him. Out of gratitude, not fear.
I read somewhere that Catholics and Protestants actually agree on Salvation but use different terminology.
And it is done by rebirth of the Holy Spirit...not by self will. You might say, "It's an inside job," (1 Cor. 12:1-31).
Yeah I know self-will is not as important. But God requires something on our part to get things moving at the start. So we become co-creators until He takes over completely.
Hi Sky, I don't believe that. The only thing on our part is to repent or agree with God about His description of ourselves. That is what hinders the maturity or growth of the Christian. Thinking we are co-creators. having our opinion or (self will worship) hinders the Gospel and work of the Holy Spirit. If a man would really seek God with the Spirit he was born with (if indeed he has the Spirit), Then He would be ashamed of all the misinformation he has put out there that is not Scriptural and the pride of so called knowledge that they themselves have added by their OWN authority. The only way God takes over completely is to worship Him. Most people don't. They say thanks, I'll take it from here!Yeah I know self-will is not as important. But God requires something on our part to get things moving at the start. So we become co-creators until He takes over completely.
I get the impression ,not just from this post, but overall, that posters who believe 'sola scriptura" are afraid to speak outside the parameters of the Bible. God doesn't mind us having an opinion as long as we don't take ourselves too seriously.
Hi Doug
I tend to agree. Keeping an open mind about how and when God speaks to us.
Are we condemned though? I think God makes allowances for sheer ignorance. He doesn't hate us until such time as we accept Him as Saviour. He hates the sin we commit but His steadfast love is waiting patiently for us to turn to Him.
Clam?
Like in chowder???
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Hi Traveling, I'm not sure what sola scriptura doctrine is? But this I do know for sure. All Scripture is God breathed (in it's original text), and that includes the work of the Holy Spirit that Scripture points to and confirms. But in no way will the Holy Spirit use us in a way that is contrary to Scripture or Scripture doctrine. We don't use the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit works through us. We don't decide that what we do that we THINK is good and blame it on the Holy Spirit, but the fellowship of the believer with the Lord works through us to accomplish the work of the Lord.....we are a vessel for the Lord. Of course God speaks to us. He has spoken to me and taught me personally....really.
Yes.....and yet, we are all the same. (Romans 3:9-11)
Reminds me of the book "Animal Farm".
It is clear that Luther was not dismissing the authority of “the words of men” but rather submitting them to what he regarded as a higher authority, “the truth of Scripture.” Throughout his ministry Luther would cite the fathers and the creeds and even some decisions of the early church councils in support of his teaching, but he did not consider them decisive. Yet they were also more than merely illustrative. Insofar as they faithfully expressed the teaching of Scripture, they were to be regarded as authoritative. Scripture was not the only authority but rather the final authority.
And giving God our hearts will be demonstrated by our actions.