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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
From what we see from the scripture is that there are children, young men, and elders, three stages of development towards maturity. Jesus says be ye perfect as your father in heaven is perfect. The Greek word means complete, full age, by reason of use to have had your senses exercised to know right from wrong. So those who are led by the Spirit, they are the sons of God. Living in the Spirit 24/7, I don't believe that is what the writers meant, that we used time to clock in and clock out, but just like you do anything in your life consistently and do it well, even without much thought. The life of following Jesus Christ should be the same way. Knowing to do good and do it not it is sin unto the one who knows better. Jesus expected this out of the religious leadership of His time, would it be so much if He then required it from those who claim to love Him? You love Him, because He loved you first and showed you that love, and love you felt and understood. Therefore you won't turn back and abandoned Him. You won't leave because you are in as much love with Him, as He is with you.
1st John 3 explains that we are to PRACTICE righteousness as HE is righteous, and no longer practice sin. So, while you are living for God, you may make mistakes as you grow, any child does, but you persevere and move forward in the Spirit. Following the love of God that is shed abroad in your heart.
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Amazing that you would try to steal my thoughts and claim them for your own! jk
But honestly, it's quite fascinating how when it comes right down to it we have basically been saying the same thing
Sure there's a few things I could nit pick about and use to magnify our disagreement and then you would do the same and so on and so forth, but honestly the heart of the matter seems agreed upon and I think that's all anyone could ever ask.
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