I have to qualify what I say here, as God says He will hold us ALL accountable for dividing His word correctly, and every careless word we speak, He will hold us accountable for our words at judgement, so I tremble with fear at His words and choose my thoughts and words very carefully, with those words of warning ever present in my mind.
What is GODLY SUPER-NATURAL LOVE?
You better get a cup of coffee !
This is a topic we can't find clearly laid out anywhere in the bible. I searched the bible, and couldn't even find the term SUPER-NATURAL mentioned - Anywhere!
BUT...what I found after decades of study, that only after about the last 5 or 6 years or so, I started becoming aware of this idea, as the Holy Spirit began opening my eyes to this idea of God being SUPER-NATURAL, and that we are ALL called to be SUPER - NATURAL at some point in our walk of faith, and not just become SUPER - NATURAL in Gods character traits, but ACTIVELY loving God and man with those SUPER - NATURAL GODLY LOVING traits - That was a mouth full.
God, and all He is, and all He does, and all He knows, is SUPER - NATURAL.
So if we are called to be like God and Christ, who are SUPER-NATURAL, how do we become SUPER - NATURAL in our every day lives, and LOVE God and ALL OTHERS like God does, SUPER-NATURALLY?
What does SUPER-NATURAL GODLY LOVE mean?
Link1983 who likes the simple Christian life, so I'll say it His way, SIMPLY.
SUPER - NATURAL means BEYOND the NATURAL, and by the way, we are ALL NATURAL, so it means BEYOND US - and everything about us, beyond what can be seen around us, especially Gods SUPER-NATURAL world, and beyond what we can do, because we have limits, that God has put on us as human beings - Gods creation.
God in His word makes it very clear that there are boundaries between what we can know and do, and what He can know and do.
We are limited, and God is limitless.
That's why we pray and ask God to accomplish what we cannot - we have limitations.
So let's expand on that and go to 1st Corinthians 13: 1-7 as an example of the term "SUPER-NATURAL LOVE".
And you say, well who doesn't know all this stuff already?
Well, at least for me and my "pea-sized brain", this is where it got complicated.
We are to become SUPER - NATURAL also,like God and Christ, over time, because we are told to change and mature, and become like God and Christ, and yet, we don't have a clue how to LOVE like He does!
Back to 1st Corinthians 13: 1-7...even more complicated for me at least, at the beginning of my faith as I read those verses, and I remember thinking, well, I'm done for. Who can do any of that or be like that in a lifetime??
And I was right...in the NATURAL !!
So, as life went on, and I studied and prayed, and got involved in ministry work at church, and in my community, and grew over much time in many area's, like many of us do, this idea of God being SUPER-NATURAL started "seeping" into my brain,
but SUPER - NATURAL LOVE???...that was still out there in the future.
Now, over time, I started to comprehend God being SUPER-NATURAL, but the idea of me becoming SUPER-NATURAL LOVE was still beyond me.
You know, being like God and Christ in the qualities and character traits mentioned in 1st Corinthians, let alone anywhere else in the bible.
All through the bible we are told to grow and become like God.
We are told to, but there is no hand book that gives "SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS, and, well, I'm a guy, and we guys need specific directions on EVERYTHING - at least I do, having a "Pea sized brain" .
But over time, time makes a lot of things work, I began finding out that yes I could start becoming SUPER-NATURAL like Christ in his character, if I prayed and admitted to God I could do none of what He said to do in the bible, but if I prayed and asked Him to help me, then there seemed to be changes starting to take place, I began caring more about people and their problems and praying for them, and actually feeling an empathetic GODLY, SUPER - NATURAL LOVE.
So, AHAA - a breakthrough.
Not just prayer, but a "Desire" and prayer.
I seriously wanted to change and be like Christ, and have a loving heart like His, but didn't know how, and it became more and more frustrating as I kept persisting and "Pestering" God about this, because I was serious.
I didn't want to try on my own anymore as this never worked. I was tired of trying to become like Him on my own, as nothing ever worked for me.
So I found for me, the key was desire and prayer to be like Him, so I could have His AUTHENTIC qualities and character trait of HIS LOVE, to be TRULY LOVING from my heart, and not be a "clanging cymbal, or a noisy gong".
You know - not being legalistic and a rule keeping and a pretender. I wanted to be AUTHENTIC from my heart, and Love like God loves.
So in conclusion, AUTHENTIC, GODLY, SUPER-NATURAL LOVE is impossible for man, and yet, ABSOLUTELY necessary for SALVATION, but absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for us without surrendering our lives to God in prayer, and admitting all he requires from us for salvation is impossible without our desire and prayers and supplications Phil. 4:6, and dependence on the Holy Spirit,
OK now, PLEASE, give me more than a thumbs up, as this is about CONVERSATION and feedback, getting more comfortable TALKING about GODLY LOVE - SPECIFICALLY, giving your own perspective on this, even if there's things you disagree with, or you disagree with everything, as differences of opinion to me are good, and give us all more to consider.
Talk about the GODLY LOVE you have learned about yourself, or want to learn more about.
Or tell me I'm too long winded like my oldest son tells me... regularly .
I couldn't say this any differently, SORRY LINK 1983, so if you read this whole thing, God bless you, and I hope you got something positive out of it, and, no, I am out of Pepsi and Coke.
Some of you will get that.
My name is OLIGOS
What is GODLY SUPER-NATURAL LOVE?
You better get a cup of coffee !
This is a topic we can't find clearly laid out anywhere in the bible. I searched the bible, and couldn't even find the term SUPER-NATURAL mentioned - Anywhere!
BUT...what I found after decades of study, that only after about the last 5 or 6 years or so, I started becoming aware of this idea, as the Holy Spirit began opening my eyes to this idea of God being SUPER-NATURAL, and that we are ALL called to be SUPER - NATURAL at some point in our walk of faith, and not just become SUPER - NATURAL in Gods character traits, but ACTIVELY loving God and man with those SUPER - NATURAL GODLY LOVING traits - That was a mouth full.
God, and all He is, and all He does, and all He knows, is SUPER - NATURAL.
So if we are called to be like God and Christ, who are SUPER-NATURAL, how do we become SUPER - NATURAL in our every day lives, and LOVE God and ALL OTHERS like God does, SUPER-NATURALLY?
What does SUPER-NATURAL GODLY LOVE mean?
Link1983 who likes the simple Christian life, so I'll say it His way, SIMPLY.
SUPER - NATURAL means BEYOND the NATURAL, and by the way, we are ALL NATURAL, so it means BEYOND US - and everything about us, beyond what can be seen around us, especially Gods SUPER-NATURAL world, and beyond what we can do, because we have limits, that God has put on us as human beings - Gods creation.
God in His word makes it very clear that there are boundaries between what we can know and do, and what He can know and do.
We are limited, and God is limitless.
That's why we pray and ask God to accomplish what we cannot - we have limitations.
So let's expand on that and go to 1st Corinthians 13: 1-7 as an example of the term "SUPER-NATURAL LOVE".
And you say, well who doesn't know all this stuff already?
Well, at least for me and my "pea-sized brain", this is where it got complicated.
We are to become SUPER - NATURAL also,like God and Christ, over time, because we are told to change and mature, and become like God and Christ, and yet, we don't have a clue how to LOVE like He does!
Back to 1st Corinthians 13: 1-7...even more complicated for me at least, at the beginning of my faith as I read those verses, and I remember thinking, well, I'm done for. Who can do any of that or be like that in a lifetime??
And I was right...in the NATURAL !!
So, as life went on, and I studied and prayed, and got involved in ministry work at church, and in my community, and grew over much time in many area's, like many of us do, this idea of God being SUPER-NATURAL started "seeping" into my brain,
but SUPER - NATURAL LOVE???...that was still out there in the future.
Now, over time, I started to comprehend God being SUPER-NATURAL, but the idea of me becoming SUPER-NATURAL LOVE was still beyond me.
You know, being like God and Christ in the qualities and character traits mentioned in 1st Corinthians, let alone anywhere else in the bible.
All through the bible we are told to grow and become like God.
We are told to, but there is no hand book that gives "SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS, and, well, I'm a guy, and we guys need specific directions on EVERYTHING - at least I do, having a "Pea sized brain" .
But over time, time makes a lot of things work, I began finding out that yes I could start becoming SUPER-NATURAL like Christ in his character, if I prayed and admitted to God I could do none of what He said to do in the bible, but if I prayed and asked Him to help me, then there seemed to be changes starting to take place, I began caring more about people and their problems and praying for them, and actually feeling an empathetic GODLY, SUPER - NATURAL LOVE.
So, AHAA - a breakthrough.
Not just prayer, but a "Desire" and prayer.
I seriously wanted to change and be like Christ, and have a loving heart like His, but didn't know how, and it became more and more frustrating as I kept persisting and "Pestering" God about this, because I was serious.
I didn't want to try on my own anymore as this never worked. I was tired of trying to become like Him on my own, as nothing ever worked for me.
So I found for me, the key was desire and prayer to be like Him, so I could have His AUTHENTIC qualities and character trait of HIS LOVE, to be TRULY LOVING from my heart, and not be a "clanging cymbal, or a noisy gong".
You know - not being legalistic and a rule keeping and a pretender. I wanted to be AUTHENTIC from my heart, and Love like God loves.
So in conclusion, AUTHENTIC, GODLY, SUPER-NATURAL LOVE is impossible for man, and yet, ABSOLUTELY necessary for SALVATION, but absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for us without surrendering our lives to God in prayer, and admitting all he requires from us for salvation is impossible without our desire and prayers and supplications Phil. 4:6, and dependence on the Holy Spirit,
OK now, PLEASE, give me more than a thumbs up, as this is about CONVERSATION and feedback, getting more comfortable TALKING about GODLY LOVE - SPECIFICALLY, giving your own perspective on this, even if there's things you disagree with, or you disagree with everything, as differences of opinion to me are good, and give us all more to consider.
Talk about the GODLY LOVE you have learned about yourself, or want to learn more about.
Or tell me I'm too long winded like my oldest son tells me... regularly .
I couldn't say this any differently, SORRY LINK 1983, so if you read this whole thing, God bless you, and I hope you got something positive out of it, and, no, I am out of Pepsi and Coke.
Some of you will get that.
My name is OLIGOS
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