Bro. Parrish,
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I am nearly 50 years on this earth, and after 30 years in Christ, I can honestly say that any high ground we may gain in the war on the flesh comes down to a daily commitment to Christ. Thank God for His amazing grace.
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Amen to that! It's day by day, moment by moment.
We are the same age... 49 and holding.
Brother Luke,
Sorry, I didn't realize it would be calvinistic. I hate calvinism. And I hate lordship salvation.
I remember listening to Lordship teachers years ago when I didn't understand eternal salvation and I would become inconsolable every time I heard one of their messages and it could last for weeks. I finally had to throw out all their tapes and books, I didn't even want to look at the cover of their book or hear their name spoken. I'm serious. I wouldn't want to stand before Christ and explain why I tortured His children like I believe some of them will have to do.
Those teachers are hypocrites and liars. Every one of us who are saved, including some of those proud hypocrites, are just a sorry lot of sinners who don't deserve a lick of the immeasurable grace that has been freely given to us. The idea that we can do anything at all to merit it or keep it is laughable.
A couple of days ago I was working in my garden, listening to the scriptures, all day long. I was so saturated with the word that I could see clearly that there is no reason for me ever to be unhappy again, or worry about anything ever again because I am going to live forever! It's just words until the Holy Spirit shows you the truth from God's perspective. Today, I'm a bit under the weather and I can't quite remember how amazing that was. Maybe tomorrow.
In Christ,
Jennifer