tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post6541856512239690389..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Liberty or Lawlessness?Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-84363529388858463822016-07-05T10:04:00.239-07:002016-07-05T10:04:00.239-07:00Great point, Donald. As our pastor likes to say, w...Great point, Donald. As our pastor likes to say, when Christians willfully choose to sin, God says "Go for it, but there will be consequences." But praise God, once we re saved, He never kicks us out of His family, for that would leave no room for His chastening to bring us back to His path.<br />Thanks as always for your insightful comment, and God bless.Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-33643524787791210872016-07-05T09:27:37.532-07:002016-07-05T09:27:37.532-07:00True freedom requires taking responsibility. A pa...True freedom requires taking responsibility. A parent may set rules if the child is to live in their home, and it becomes that child's responsibility to decide whether to live by those rules of find another place to live. His parents are not obligated to put up with willful violation of their standards and continue to support him. As Christians, we have freedom to do what ever we choose, but God is not obligated to put up with our sin. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38201331005159854902016-07-03T11:59:50.493-07:002016-07-03T11:59:50.493-07:00Hi Brenda,
So good to hear from you again. Praise ...Hi Brenda,<br />So good to hear from you again. Praise God for His Word that shows us the path to follow and for the Holy Spirit Who enlightens us. May we allow His light to keep us from sin as we yield to Him and be sober and vigilant to avoid the snares of the devil. <br />God bless you too!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-29817076367888262652016-07-03T11:35:11.420-07:002016-07-03T11:35:11.420-07:00Dear Frank,
Great point -- only God knows the hear...Dear Frank,<br />Great point -- only God knows the hearts, and men judge the sincerity of our witness by our deeds. He does not want us to shut ourselves off from the world in an ivory tower, but to show His love to the world while glorifying Him in our lifestyle as well as in our words.<br />Thanks as always for your encouragement and insights.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-80899095694440758932016-07-03T11:05:28.035-07:002016-07-03T11:05:28.035-07:00Hi Laurie,
I was drawn over to your blog by the &#...Hi Laurie,<br />I was drawn over to your blog by the 'independence day' issue. As you say, there is a lot going on in the UK at the moment, but my peace over all issues is in the Lord.<br />Yes, salvation is a wonderful gift, but we have to remember that Jesus said 'Follow me....' If we love our Lord Jesus we will follow Him, and we can not ignore the fact that the scriptures are there to teach us His ways as the Rhema Word is spoken to us through the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. <br />One of the things that scripture does is 'correct' (All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy ch. 3 v. 16)and I love the way I am corrected and disciplined by this Word as I continue to grow in Him. I have been shown through the scriptures what 'wilful sin brings about' and there is no way I want to do that, as I am sure all who seek the truth through Jesus would not want to do either. So we continue down the road of salvation looking to our Saviour eh, the One Whom God has made out Lord. <br />God bless you Laurie.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-69833765122295594352016-07-03T07:53:14.683-07:002016-07-03T07:53:14.683-07:00Dear Laurie,
Amen to Eternal Security of the Belie...Dear Laurie,<br />Amen to Eternal Security of the Believer! I wish more Christians would accept this very important truth into their lives, instead of showing judgement towards us, as I have experienced in the past, and still experience to this day.<br />You are right about the free grace of God not giving us a licence to sin. Why would I want to sin any way? But most important, every person around us, believer and unbeliever alike, cannot see our faith in God in our hearts, they can only see our works.<br />And that is why, I think, that walking in holiness as believers is so important to God. Because it's the only way that God can be glorified through us, and the only thing that glorifies God is seeing people repent and getting saved. Also, "holiness" is not about living a monastic life, cut off from the world like a monk, but to allow God to dwell fully in us, which he does through the Holy Spirit.<br />An excellent post, God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com