Being obedient and desiring to please God

[Strefanash]

(05-21-2009 11:22 AM)sheep wrecked Wrote:  

(05-21-2009 04:45 AM)Strefanash Wrote:  

I am a bit confused by your post. You seem to say that we have peace in Christ, but then concentrate on how repentant we have to be in order to have peace. And if one is not repentant, then one cannot please God. Maybe I am reading you wrong.

If one believes in Christ and walks in the Spirit, all sin is forgiven. Yes we repent of sin, but it's not the focus of our lives. I think it's more about balance. You seem to be tipping the scales and dumping the fact that God sees us as His righteousness in Christ because we have been bought at a terrible price. I am well aware of my sin, and confess it, but it does not consume by life. What Jesus said is that we must Love God with all our hearts [the Holy Spirit sees to it], not continually wallow in self deprecation. Does that make sense?

you are reading me wrong. what is the point of explaining, if any of us are carnal minded we will not get it anyway.

If my testimony is unaccaptable and my explanations of it incomprehensible then I have to simply give up

[sheep wrecked]

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sheep:
I am a bit confused by your post. You seem to say that we have peace in Christ, but then concentrate on how repentant we have to be in order to have peace. And if one is not repentant, then one cannot please God. Maybe I am reading you wrong.

If one believes in Christ and walks in the Spirit, all sin is forgiven. Yes we repent of sin, but it's not the focus of our lives. I think it's more about balance. You seem to be tipping the scales and dumping the fact that God sees us as His righteousness in Christ because we have been bought at a terrible price. I am well aware of my sin, and confess it, but it does not consume by life. What Jesus said is that we must Love God with all our hearts [the Holy Spirit sees to it], not continually wallow in self deprecation. Does that make sense?

Quote:you are reading me wrong. what is the point of explaining, if any of us are carnal minded we will not get it anyway.

If my testimony is unaccaptable and my explanations of it incomprehensible then I have to simply give up

If I am reading you wrong, them please explain