Comments on: plumb-lined http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2009/08/17/plumb-lined/ Our Daily Journey with God Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:22:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: inhisword http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2009/08/17/plumb-lined/#comment-867 inhisword Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:49:50 +0000 http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=2146#comment-867 I understand the devotional to focus on the work of sanctification, not salvation. We all have seen the 'leaning' christians in church playing religion, honoring God with their lips, but their hearts being far from Him. At the end, the author states that God is patient, but he wants us to repent. If we continue to ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we will indeed appear as 'leaning' to those who line themselves up with the word of God. So whether by law in the OT, or by Spirit in the NT, we are called to be holy as he is holy; being doers of the word and not just hearers. As the body without the Spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. I understand the devotional to focus on the work of sanctification, not salvation. We all have seen the ‘leaning’ christians in church playing religion, honoring God with their lips, but their hearts being far from Him. At the end, the author states that God is patient, but he wants us to repent.
If we continue to ignore the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we will indeed appear as
‘leaning’ to those who line themselves up with the word of God. So whether by law in the OT, or by Spirit in the NT, we are called to be holy as he is holy; being doers of the word and not just hearers. As the body without the Spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.

]]> By: elisau http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2009/08/17/plumb-lined/#comment-866 elisau Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:24:37 +0000 http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=2146#comment-866 Those who have trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation will be saved. We cannot do anything to add to the work that Jesus has done on the cross. Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Those who have trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation will be saved. We cannot do anything to add to the work that Jesus has done on the cross.

Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

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