Dorothy Mae
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There are two ways to check to see if what we have decided to believe about God and man is true. One is the Bible. The other is real life.Thank you , for myself I consider it Inherent when speaking of " His Children" that all required "conditions" exist.
"The Lord is faithful to His children" ( Consecrated Life)
They could not be His children otherwise.
The Bible tells us to seek His Kingdom and His right way to do things and our needs will be provided. Jesus gave many other teachings that are requirements for his promises to be ours. It is assumed on his part that these are choices we make, not a done deal. “If you, then I” is through this book. So the Word doesn’t match your position. There is no “if you are my children then, of course, you are obeying me.”
Second if we observe christians, we will not see a community where is even the level of love the first church knew. They have a hard time forgiving one another let alone seeking His Kingdom. So in real life it fails as well.
Assuming we are automatically fulfilling all conditions is likely dangerous.