Love, Righteousness and being a peace maker.

[Not me]

If, as people that lay claim to Christ, if our behavior does not fall into one of these categories, it is wickedness, evil, and sin. As believers this is simply, good and evil. There is no gray in God, all things in God fall into one of the two categories, either good which includes,love, righteousness, being a peace maker and all other good and proper things. And evil which is simply a elevation of self above that which is right. Let us, as those that wish to get our “well done thou good and faithful servant’s” strive for good and righteous behavior in  all we do, say, think and imagine, so we might be counted as those that receive an abundant welcome. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Edited October 2, 2018 by Not me

[Debp]

3 hours ago, Not me said:

If, as people that lay claim to Christ, if our behavior does not fall into one of these categories, it is wickedness, evil, and sin. As believers this is simply, good and evil. There is no gray in God, all things in God fall into one of the two categories, either good which includes,love, righteousness, being a peace maker and all other good and proper things. And evil which is simply a elevation of self above that which is right. Let us, as those that wish to get our “well done thou good and faithful servant’s” strive for good and righteous behavior in  all we do, say, think and imagine, so we might be counted as those that receive an abundant welcome. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Thanks for the good reminder for all of us, Not me.

[Not me]

23 minutes ago, Debp said:

Thanks for the good reminder for all of us, Not me.

Your more than welcome Debp.   As my mother in the faith use to tell me “God can not bless a lie”

and we all want the blessings of God on our life’s. 

Much love in Christ, Not me

Edited October 2, 2018 by Not me

[Neighbor]

 

"As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.  One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.  Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.  Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.  The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.  For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.  For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.  For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;  for it is written,

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall confess to God.”

 So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

 

 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.  I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.  For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.  So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.  So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.  It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.  The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin."

[jeremiah1five]

6 hours ago, Not me said:

If, as people that lay claim to Christ, if our behavior does not fall into one of these categories, it is wickedness, evil, and sin. As believers this is simply, good and evil. There is no gray in God, all things in God fall into one of the two categories, either good which includes,love, righteousness, being a peace maker and all other good and proper things. And evil which is simply a elevation of self above that which is right. Let us, as those that wish to get our “well done thou good and faithful servant’s” strive for good and righteous behavior in  all we do, say, think and imagine, so we might be counted as those that receive an abundant welcome. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

There are two perspectives in Scripture to keep an eye out for.

The One perspective is of God's Eternal perspective: I am holy, I am righteous, I am sinless.

The other perspective is of myself in TIME: I am a sinner in need of a Savior.

 

[Not me]

9 minutes ago, jeremiah1five said:

There are two perspectives in Scripture to keep an eye out for.

The One perspective is of God's Eternal perspective: I am holy, I am righteous, I am sinless.

The other perspective is of myself in TIME: I am a sinner in need of a Savior.

 

We are new creations, we are to walk in newness of life. To hold to our sinfulness or the old creation is to not understand what our salvation in Christ consists of. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Edited October 2, 2018 by Not me

[jeremiah1five]

4 minutes ago, Not me said:

We are new creations, we are to walk in newness of life. To hold to our sinfulness is to not understand what our salvation in Christ consists of. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Paul understood:

"I am what I am."

[Not me]

30 minutes ago, jeremiah1five said:

Paul understood:

"I am what I am."

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NASB)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

“By the Grace of God I am what I am”

meaning that his understanding of what our salvation in Christ consisted of was a gift from God,  

and seeing how God is not a respecter of persons, it is for all peoples to the degree their hearts hunger after God. For each believer can have as much or as little of God as they would have. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Edited October 2, 2018 by Not me

[Not me]

7 hours ago, Yowm said:

 

How else can repentance be a daily occurrence if we do not see ourselves continually in need of a Savior?

But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luk 18:13-14)
 

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

As scripture says “all things have become new” and we are to walk in that newness. 

And again; 

Philippians 3:13 (NASB)
Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of [it] yet; but one thing [I do:] forgetting what [lies] behind and reaching forward to what [lies] ahead,

We are told to “forget what lies behind and reach forward” 

for to continuely rehash what happened or you did yesterday is not living in faith today and will cause you to keep your eyes or self rather than on Christ. And only as you forget about yourself (deny self, which is what true repentance is,- turning from self to God) and keep your eyes on Christ can and will you be formed into His image. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Edited October 3, 2018 by Not me

[jeremiah1five]

12 hours ago, Not me said:

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NASB)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

“By the Grace of God I am what I am”

meaning that his understanding of what our salvation in Christ consisted of was a gift from God,  

and seeing how God is not a respecter of persons, it is for all peoples to the degree their hearts hunger after God. For each believer can have as much or as little of God as they would have. 

Much love in Christ, Not me 

Hi Not me.

Of course God is a respecter of persons:

Genesis 4:4-5 (KJV)
⁴  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel (the person) and to his offering:
⁵  But unto Cain (the person) and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

For over 4000 years God had respect to the Covenant people from Adam to Abel to Moses to Abraham - and his descendants. 

Then, God was to bring Gentiles in 'en masse' which is the context of Peter's statement, otherwise, God has had His favorites.