tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post3231761580894524527..comments2023-08-01T20:14:02.890-04:00Comments on Thunder Sounds: How Does One Become Holy?SLWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-24129451100391642442009-10-02T00:08:47.867-04:002009-10-02T00:08:47.867-04:00Onesimus,
Well stated, I agree with you.
As much ...Onesimus,<br />Well stated, I agree with you.<br /><br />As much as I appreciate the evangelistic fervor that has attempted to make the gospel as accessible as possible to as broad a sweep of the population as possible, it's not a complete message until it presents the ultimate truth-- Christ in us, the hope of glory.SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-13063647321475375122009-10-01T22:00:58.442-04:002009-10-01T22:00:58.442-04:00Paul wrote about being conformed to Jesus’ likenes...Paul wrote about being conformed to Jesus’ likeness (the REAL point of “predestination”) and also about being transformed by the renewing of our minds.<br /><br />Peter wrote about being “partakers of the divine nature” – something made possible by God through His “great and precious promises”.<br /><br /><br />These references indicate to me that:<br />1) God’s intention for us to become like Jesus, to take on His nature.<br />2) HE has provided the means for that to become reality<br />3) There is some responsibility on our part (WE are charged to avoid conforming to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds).<br />4) This process will not be completed until that day when “the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” and He “will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body” and “we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is”.<br /><br />The aspect of this that has always spoken to me is the part about renewing the mind. The way I picture this refers to that cliché “you are what you eat”. If we feed our minds with worldliness and sinfulness, then that will become evident in our lives. Feed ourselves on Godly things and likewise THAT will be more evident in our lives.Onesimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413061573637313957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-41472698829153639462009-10-01T15:54:57.108-04:002009-10-01T15:54:57.108-04:00Ruth,
The video is a bit over the top. If God real...Ruth,<br />The video is a bit over the top. If God really approached things as is suggested in it, we wouldn't have a Bible-- Noah would have been zapped for getting drunk at the first opportunity after the flood; Abraham would have been zapped for being a coward and a liar; David for being a murderer and adulterer...<br /><br />I think you get my point. There is tremendous value in understanding our need to be conformed to Christ (holiness), but not much value in making people shaky about how they'll be received in the holy of holies. I go there, boldly, because of the blood of the lamb, never meekly because of who and what I am. God is remarkably patient while Christ is formed in us, we need to exhibit the same with each other.<br /><br />That being said, I think we need a wake up call. Maybe it takes something over the top to accomplish that!SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-31836914516994415732009-10-01T15:05:38.468-04:002009-10-01T15:05:38.468-04:00This is a video that was sent by a friend. I sent...This is a video that was sent by a friend. I sent it to every email address I had and asked them to do the same. It is "in your face." I've had little reply, but I'm hoping the message will convict. Holiness is a transformation of the heart and mind. When that happens, the outward will follow. Any other way is "putting the cart before the horse!" (as we say in PA) I appreciate your posts! They always bring me a step closer to the Master!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhX7m3rF20cRuth, PAnoreply@blogger.com