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God is never moved by surprise, that doesn't mean He doesn't enjoy it. That's like saying "Jesus doesn't have a relationship to the Holy Spirit, because He is one with the Holy Spirit". The flesh does not remove the function of the spirit, if it is open to God.

Hi there, So this might open up your thinking about the Holy Spirit: the parable of the Sower, can be interpreted as being about the Holy Spirit. We typically think that the Word of God can be about anything, that there are some who receive it and some who don't. But strictly speaking, the...

Hi there, So I just had this really simple thought and for my own sake if no-one else's, I thought would just meditate on it for a moment. The thought is this: Jesus said "don't try to take the speck out of your brother's eye, when look! A plank is in your own eye" (Gospels, from memory); now...

I am happy to report, that my addiction to McDonald's has been far less irritable since I had roast duck. It has been a month now and when I think about McDonald's it doesn't vex me at all. The Holy Spirit will give me the rest of the restraint I need, Lord willing (in Jesus' Name Amen).

The best answer to departing from the Law and becoming a worldly Christian, is to remember your first love (repent and renew your commitment). No man can make an example of the world, and not suffer because of its sin - that is why we avoid the world. You are right, the Devil will feast on...

Impressive people, start more with the truth, than anything else. (selah)

Hi there, So I just wanted to share a simple thought: learning how the new body works, is a "thing". As a "thing" we can either do it well, or not. What governs how well we do it, is how well we develop in relation to our "new" faith, on Earth. If we neglect faith on Earth, how will we be...

You are close to understanding, that Jesus didn't not speak of His own Accord.

It's got to the point, where my appetite for carbohydrates (essentially sugars), has diminished a little too. My mindset is getting so healthy!

The point is "the mystery of the Spirit" will be revealed.

The point is that there can be greater unity among the pieces (doctrines). If there was one doctrine, would we truly have faith?

"As you are" is another way of referring to the anti-Christ.

I think the sad thing is, that the world is always going to take the "predator's" path. Jesus said "Behold I send you out as sheep among wolves" - He wouldn't say that, if wolves were eventually going to become sheep (because He said His word will never pass away). I guess all we can do, is...

The great do not always seek to be wise; the aged do not want to visit judgment on the next generation

This is not so much for the OP, as it was years ago, but: Even the disgraced, live a pleasant life, in the Lord (selah)

I'm starting to understand, that certain people of the faith, love to repeat that Grace is by faith, not works. I don't want to take that enjoyment away from them. I wonder how that faith will grow, that's all. I mean is the seventieth time you repeat that "Grace is by faith, not works", any...

The soul is mysterious, I agree. To listen with the soul, you must release your spirit and receive of the life of the soul. If I listened with my head, I might focus on particular words; if I listened with my heart I might focus on particular emotions; and if I listened with my soul, I might...

Yes, but the whole point is that He wants our faith to surprise Him. You are talking about robots and mind control.

You are making the mistake of the Gnostics, to punish the flesh as "evil". The head is important, but it is not the whole of the body. Let me explain, I had a contention with my earthly father, that God could not possibly know me, better than I know myself. It got to the point that I started...

My flesh struggled in me, when I read the title. I think the Devil would really like to complicate the Gospel, and the idea that we can recover the "simplicity" of it, threatens him. I think you nailed it, when you said "the return" is what the simplicity (of the Gospel) points to. I think...