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But what about love for yourself?Hi @David kilmer,
If you don't love your neighbor as yourself then that is a sin.
The law (including the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself) was given as a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ. It shows us that we are sinners in need of a Saviour. It has the power to convert the soul; but it does not have the power to impart life.
Our only hope of salvation is forgiveness through the blood of Christ.
As such, attempting to earn our salvation through what we do won't cut it. Jesus forgives us through a simple faith in His blood (Romans 5:9).
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 will tell you that if you keep in memory the gospel, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures...you will be saved.
If you begin to think that you are saved by anything that you have done to earn your salvation, you will not keep the gospel in the memory of your heart. Alzheimer's or other deterring factors will remove the truth of the gospel from your mind, if it isn't in your heart...this understanding that you are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.
While the blood has the power to sanctify, and we are also never justified apart from the blood; and also, when applied the blood cannot do one thing without doing the other...yet I would say to you that you are not justified by being sanctified. If you are justified you will be sanctified...and vice versa...however, it is not our holiness of life that saves us, but our faith in Christ's shed blood...and holiness of life develops out of that.
Therefore, this concept of my good deeds outweighing my bad ones unto salvation is faulty in the biblical sense.
The fact of the matter is, if I am forgiven through the blood of Christ, I am forgiven even if my bad deeds outweigh my good ones. And if I am not forgiven, I will go to hell even if my good deeds outweigh my bad ones.
The key has to do with being forgiven. Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life; and no one comes to the Father (or to salvation) except through Him.
He paid a very high price for you...God's estimation of your worth is that Christ's blood was shed for you as a payment over the penalty of your sins.
He loves you.
Don't trust in your works to save you...only Jesus can do the work, and He offers salvation to you as a free gift...whether you consider yourself to already be a Christian or not.
Maybe Maybe not.Jesus is the vine
YOU are the branch.
The vine feeds the branch.
if you leave the branch, it will die for lack of food.
John 15:5-6
Why do you wish to leave a life of love?
Is it asking too much for you?
NO!What's worse, Coke or Pepsi Andrew?
What's worse, Coke or Pepsi Andrew?
It's simply doing what Jesus said to do:What IS a life of love?
Weed or marijuana is a plant or herb.
It's simply doing what Jesus said to do:
LOVE GOD
LOVE YOURSELF
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
Alright I'll tell you. My idea or perspective is that marajuans or weed is now legal and it is alot better for you than cigarettes. I wish I could smoke it j used to a long time ago and it is like one of the healthiest and kind of one of the best drugs, but it is an herb. It is a very good high and it makes you feel really good. It gives you a healthy appetite and lasts for hours and is affordable. It is green but you can get it purple as well or with white thc to get you a good high and sodas coffee or energy drinks go good with it. Cigarettes too or some beer. Tea as well.Your posts remind me again of a flow of ideas without necessarily building a consistent framework or sense of robustness. If you cannot hold these ideas together and they just flow, then literally this perspective is just sounding profound but being empty.
People who have lsd trips end up like this. Or buddhist statements like one hand clapping.
So I wonder if you have one single position you hold to, but rather just like repeating single sentences. :)
I pretty much hold true to Coolness and Christ. He had 2 walks or roads. One in the spirit and one in the flesh. And he is a God. He is Gods son and I'm sure he's good and likeable.He may have darkness as well. He's cool too. So to rule Jesus out on a social sense may not be valid.Your posts remind me again of a flow of ideas without necessarily building a consistent framework or sense of robustness. If you cannot hold these ideas together and they just flow, then literally this perspective is just sounding profound but being empty.
People who have lsd trips end up like this. Or buddhist statements like one hand clapping.
So I wonder if you have one single position you hold to, but rather just like repeating single sentences. :)
Yes and with Jesus or you it's feeling satisfied or pleasure feelings. Food and drink is one of them. Joy as you put it isn't necessarily bad. It could be as sophisticated as pleasure or food. It isn't lame or holy.Although the acronym JOY puts it in this order:
Jesus Others You.
Ok, but this is not a believers perspective, it's a admirers distant view.I pretty much hold true to Coolness and Christ. He had 2 walks or roads. One in the spirit and one in the flesh. And he is a God. He is Gods son and I'm sure he's good and likeable.He may have darkness as well. He's cool too. So to rule Jesus out on a social sense may not be valid.
Yes but keep in mind if he's the son of God then he has much power. This is in high regard and is like believing. If not the same thing. I'm just not quite too big on the light but I do think live every now and again and good aspirations are good and come in handy or into play and have some good uses like for your family and others but not in a hillbilly sense. To be dark is one side, but to try to be good or love is the other side and I think when incorporated can take you far and is good for change sometimes. Just not in every situation. Love does help sometimes. In probably a lot of situations. It's good for your family just be you as much as you want.Ok, but this is not a believers perspective, it's a admirers distant view.