Family of God: Re: [FamilyofGod] A Simple Reminder from Me to You!!!

Amen!

On Sun May 22nd, 2011 11:26 AM CDT Michael J. Knight wrote:

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>A Simple Reminder from Me to You!!!
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>Galatians 4: 1-11 (Amplified Bible)
>NOW WHAT I mean is that as long as the inheritor (heir) is a child and
>under age, he does not differ from a slave, although he is the master of
>all the estate; But he is under guardians and administrators or trustees
>until the date fixed by his father. So we [Jewish Christians] also, when
>we were minors, were kept like slaves under [the rules of the Hebrew
>ritual and subject to] the elementary teachings of a system of external
>observations and regulations. But when the proper time had fully come,
>God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to [the regulations of]
>the Law, To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to atone for)
>those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have son
>ship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God's sons]. And because
>you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the [Holy] Spirit of His Son
>into our hearts, crying, Abba (Father)! Father! Therefore, you are no
>longer a slave (bond servant) but a son; and if a son, then [it follows
>that you are] an heir by the aid of God, through Christ. But at that
>previous time, when you had not come to be acquainted with and
>understand and know the true God, you [Gentiles] were in bondage to gods
>who by their very nature could not be gods at all [gods that really did
>not exist]. Now, however, that you have come to be acquainted with and
>understand and know [the true] God, or rather to be understood and known
>by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and beggarly and
>worthless elementary things [of all religions before Christ came], whose
>slaves you once more want to become? You observe [particular] days and
>months and seasons and years! I am alarmed [about you], lest I have
>labored among and over you to no purpose and in vain.
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>If you read the entire book of Galatians, God has used this book to
>combat the rituals and self made righteousness of people. It greatly
>saddens me, when I see many teach the words of obedience, and the words
>of written laws, to instill in a child of GOD confusion and
>unfaithfulness. They teach that while we live under grace, we better do
>this or else. Our action does not in any way assist GOD in loving us.
>They do not make GOD bless us, and they certainly do not make us right
>with GOD.
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>While obedience is a good thing, teachings should not be centered in the
>acts of obedience brings about this or that. Obedience, subjection and
>the eagerness to follow comes out of love. It does not come out of
>wanting to be good enough or to teach others to fail. Obedience cannot
>be taught, all a person can do is to grow in knowledge, GOD given
>knowledge! Then continue to pursue the things of GOD, the obedience is a
>cause that GOD brings about in the domino effect of loving and seeking
>HIM.
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>When a person says if you do this GOD will do this, or GOD did this
>because I did this, that very same person has removed grace and
>faithfulness out of their lives. GOD does not pay us out of debt for our
>actions, HE gives gifts to us because HE loves us. He gives to us
>because HE said HE would, not because we suddenly become a person that
>can live up to HIS standards, there is none that can.
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>I urge all children of GOD, to not get lost up in what a man says,
>whether that man be me, or another. Instead actively pursue our own
>personal walk and relationship with GOD, seeking HIS presence, HIS
>divine knowledge and ways in our own lives. We can help one another, but
>we must go and receive on our own, reading, meditating and praying HIS
>word all the time.
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>Love & Prayers,
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>Michael J. Knight.
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>"By the grace of God I am what I am…." 1 Cor 15:10.
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