dinaweena (dinaweena)
06-26-2005, 03:42 AM
}Samuel 16:7- But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Human beings are influenced by outward appearances. Many believers judge others by how they act or condemn them if they do not fit into thier concept of what a believer should be like. A believer must first learn to see Christ as his only life. The message of Galatians 2:20 is very clear-believers are crucified in Christ, and the life we now live is His life in us. TO most in religion this is only head knowledge. They give mental assent to the 'Christ in you' message, but thier minds are not renewed to who they are in Christ and it is not heart knowledge.
The second challenge is to see Christ in others. Christ in us will see the Christ in other beievers.I am not to judge any man after the flesh, as I have not been set up as a judge. I am to fulfill God's commandment of love- to love my neighbor as myself, and even to love my enemies. There are different levels of understanding among believers to day, and we cannot have the same common participation in the things of the Lord because to Holy Spirit has brought us to different levels of understanding. It is the same Christ in all believers, but those hungry for God have gone into a deeper relationship with thier Lord while others remain on a child level. In the natural, an grandparent loves the grandchild, but fellowhip is limited because knowledge and understanding are on different levels. In the Christ-life, we see Christ in all our brothers and sisters, no matter where they are in thier understanding of Christ.
Rivers of Living Water,Beryl Woledge
THis just reminds me that we are all the same. NOt one of us has a corner on the market of 'Jesus', or has a bigger portion of Christ. Christ in me, Christ in you. I AM Christ, you ARE Christ. A beautiful mysical gift if only we can remember who we are in times like these...I love my FN family.}
Human beings are influenced by outward appearances. Many believers judge others by how they act or condemn them if they do not fit into thier concept of what a believer should be like. A believer must first learn to see Christ as his only life. The message of Galatians 2:20 is very clear-believers are crucified in Christ, and the life we now live is His life in us. TO most in religion this is only head knowledge. They give mental assent to the 'Christ in you' message, but thier minds are not renewed to who they are in Christ and it is not heart knowledge.
The second challenge is to see Christ in others. Christ in us will see the Christ in other beievers.I am not to judge any man after the flesh, as I have not been set up as a judge. I am to fulfill God's commandment of love- to love my neighbor as myself, and even to love my enemies. There are different levels of understanding among believers to day, and we cannot have the same common participation in the things of the Lord because to Holy Spirit has brought us to different levels of understanding. It is the same Christ in all believers, but those hungry for God have gone into a deeper relationship with thier Lord while others remain on a child level. In the natural, an grandparent loves the grandchild, but fellowhip is limited because knowledge and understanding are on different levels. In the Christ-life, we see Christ in all our brothers and sisters, no matter where they are in thier understanding of Christ.
Rivers of Living Water,Beryl Woledge
THis just reminds me that we are all the same. NOt one of us has a corner on the market of 'Jesus', or has a bigger portion of Christ. Christ in me, Christ in you. I AM Christ, you ARE Christ. A beautiful mysical gift if only we can remember who we are in times like these...I love my FN family.}