angels4u Posted May 29, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 In all honesty, I don't think I have ever died to self even if I believed it, nor do I see myself ever dying to self, it simply is not within me to do so. I can fake it and kid myself, but underneath I am always sold to self. But occasionally I get a dim glimpse of Jesus Christ, and then I hunger for the day that I will actually appreciate Him for who He is, and I say "Bless you Lord, bless you a million times." Hi Kan, It's not easy to dye to self and we all fail lots of times,our human nature often thinks it knows best but if we could only think before we sometimes acts ...lol but God will always forgive us if we confess ...not 7 times but always 70 times 7 which means always. Luke 9:23-24 (NIV) Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Posted May 29, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,661 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 1,292 Days Won: 2 Joined: 12/21/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks for sharing this topic the way you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyAngeL Posted June 6, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 155 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,464 Content Per Day: 1.02 Reputation: 8,810 Days Won: 57 Joined: 03/30/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/12/1952 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Amen. Nothing else needs to be said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your closest friendnt Posted June 7, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 18 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7,859 Content Per Day: 2.41 Reputation: 2,763 Days Won: 3 Joined: 06/05/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted June 7, 2015 I m not sure what exables the writer gave to make himshelf understood I may assume he ment a turn to a different direction a better one in the eyes of the people and the Savior It's like I find my self thinking or about to engage in something that I use to find pleasure to engage in the past but now I diss approve not to go for it but to come against it (kind of refusing to follow or see it as something not to do or avoid doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted October 2, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 5/27/2015 at 5:13 AM, Raven said: Dying to self occurs when we are true. A person of truth. This is what it means for me, I can only die to to meself if I surrend my life to Jesus and let Him be on the throne in my heart , we can't die to ourself if we don't let Jesus be on the throne .... Amen ? Colossians 3:3 ESV For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God Ephesians 4:20-24 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted October 2, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 100 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,248 Content Per Day: 7.98 Reputation: 21,496 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted October 2, 2017 It is what is mentioned here John 8:36 (KJV) [36] If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. To be unfettered with what we began in ... to be a pleasure to God for His keeping... Love, Steven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 3, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 395 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 319 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/20/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 hours ago, angels4u said: This is what it means for me, I can only die to to meself if I surrend my life to Jesus and let Him be on the throne in my heart , we can't die to ourself if we don't let Jesus be on the throne .... Amen ? Colossians 3:3 ESV For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God Ephesians 4:20-24 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Is not Christ in God, Truth? Therefore: you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Truth). If you cannot see that to be true (not factual) means to be in God's-will, then you are deceiving yourself. Can you not see that to be in Christ is to be true. angels4u, I don't need your continual judgement of me, your equivocal differences. They are reflections of your own fears of imperfection, put on others, to feel justified. I don't need it. 1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted October 3, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.38 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 9 hours ago, Raven said: Is not Christ in God, Truth? Therefore: you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Truth). If you cannot see that to be true (not factual) means to be in God's-will, then you are deceiving yourself. Can you not see that to be in Christ is to be true. angels4u, I don't need your continual judgement of me, your equivocal differences. They are reflections of your own fears of imperfection, put on others, to feel justified. I don't need it. 1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. I,m not judging you Raven ,I sincerely didn't, know how you look at self with a capital S Actually I don,t know you but sense that you,re a very nice person,I have no hard feelings or anything,just concern, love you in the Lord I hope you don,t have hard feelings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted October 3, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 395 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 319 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/20/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2017 16 minutes ago, angels4u said: I,m not judging you Raven ,I sincerely didn't, know how you look at self with a capital S Actually I don,t know you but sense that you,re a very nice person,I have no hard feelings or anything,just concern, love you in the Lord I hope you don,t have hard feelings? All is forgiven, no more concern. You will know me by the fruit I bear. Loving the Christ in you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appy Posted October 3, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 23 Topic Count: 133 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,864 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 2,596 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2017 There is nothing in angel's post here that was directed at or to raven. Or even judging anyone in the thread. Angels was speaking of herself and what dying to self meant to Angels herself. We need ( we as in general, not anyone specifically here) to read posts a second or third time before responding to a post any of us thinks was directed towards a single person. Posts are often misread specially if the reader is tired, had a hard day, problems at work, don't feel good, etc . . . I know there are other threads that get heated when people are passionate about a subject. But I would like to point out, that just because someone is a stickler in one thread, does not automatically mean that another poster is being singled out and criticized in another thread. We all need to allow others to have a chance to speak their thoughts or opinions without immediately going on the defense because someone didn't agree on a topic in another thread or multiple of threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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