Who is your guide (pastor)?

[Leonardo Von]

Who is your guide (pastor)?

•    “In whatever you do, don't let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.” (Philippians 2.3).

Or, if you prefer, what is moving us on: selfishness, pride or humbleness? That is to say, we are going forward set on: by our soul that was engrossed in material goods; by the possibility of ingratiating ourselves before people; or by the feasibility of growing in lowliness?

It’s obvious that it is easier to go through the large doors, which always contrive amusing or suitable things. Nonetheless, it is the narrow doors which stir us up to the patience, humility, forbearance, etc. (see Galatians 5.22). It’s good to recall that the branch that don’t bear fruits is cut off and toss on the fire (meditate on John 15.1-8).

Furthermore, the exalted people are those who humble themselves under the powerful hand of Jesus (1Peter 5.5-7). Instead of trying to sort out the predicaments by our capability, let’s lie down to the will of Jesus so that we can see His powerful hand carry out His good, pleasant and perfect will (Romans 12.2).

So, have a day fraught of opportunities in which you can empty yourself so that the power of Jesus is made perfect in you (2Corinthians 12.9,10) and the following promise come to his utter fulfillment:

•    “By humility and the fear of Jehovah are riches and honor and life.” (Proverbs 22.4). 
 

[other one]

The Holy Spirit.    We have a close relationship.

[other one]

11 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

 “By humility and the fear of Jehovah are riches and honor and life.

It doesn't really fit in with you OP, but Jehovah and Jesus are the same entity.  Jehovah is what Jesus was before he lowered himself to exist as a man.       I would fear him if I didn't really know him, but after getting to know him and realizing what he did to make it possible to really know him it is hard to fear him.   If he loved me enough to do what he did, my trust in him takes our relationship way way beyond the ability to fear him.   Some people come to him to keep from going to hell....    I am his because I love him and he loves me and there is no fear in that relationship.  Do I realize what he's capable of doing to me if I don't follow him.....   Sure, but do I fully trust that he will not do anything to harm me in the long run.  Of course I do trust him.   Truly believing pushes fear, especially fear of death, away from the true believer.

[other one]

Who is Jesus to you.   To me he is my Lord, my Savior, my Teacher, my Brother, and my Friend.

[Sower]

12 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

Who is your guide (pastor)?

" The Lord is my rock, my Fortress, my deliverer, my God and my strength, whom I will trust"

[johnthebaptist]

12 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

Who is your guide (pastor)?

•    “In whatever you do, don't let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.” (Philippians 2.3).

Or, if you prefer, what is moving us on: selfishness, pride or humbleness? That is to say, we are going forward set on: by our soul that was engrossed in material goods; by the possibility of ingratiating ourselves before people; or by the feasibility of growing in lowliness?

It’s obvious that it is easier to go through the large doors, which always contrive amusing or suitable things. Nonetheless, it is the narrow doors which stir us up to the patience, humility, forbearance, etc. (see Galatians 5.22). It’s good to recall that the branch that don’t bear fruits is cut off and toss on the fire (meditate on John 15.1-8).

Furthermore, the exalted people are those who humble themselves under the powerful hand of Jesus (1Peter 5.5-7). Instead of trying to sort out the predicaments by our capability, let’s lie down to the will of Jesus so that we can see His powerful hand carry out His good, pleasant and perfect will (Romans 12.2).

So, have a day fraught of opportunities in which you can empty yourself so that the power of Jesus is made perfect in you (2Corinthians 12.9,10) and the following promise come to his utter fulfillment:

•    “By humility and the fear of Jehovah are riches and honor and life.” (Proverbs 22.4). 
 

We have one teacher:

But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren. Matthew 23:8 RSV

[missmuffet]

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. 

[steve morrow]

WE  CAN  DO  NOTHING  AGAINST  THE  TRUTH

 

PROVERBS 12:17  he that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness ---but a false witness deceit---

JOHN 20:17   JESUS  SAITH  UNTO  HER  --- touch  ME  not for I am not yet ascended to  MY  FATHER --- but go to  MY  brethren and say unto them  ---I ascend unto  MY  FATHER  and your  FATHER  ---  and to  MY  GOD  and to your  GOD---

JOHN 3:35  THE  FATHER  loveth  THE  SON  and hath given ---ALL  THINGS--- INTO  his  hands

JOHN 6:63  it is ---the spirit--- that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing ---the words that I speak unto you --- they are spirit --- and they are life ---

ISAIAH 30:1  woe to the rebellious children saith  THE  LORD  that take counsel but not of  ME  and that cover with a covering ---but not of  MY  spirit--- that they may add sin to sin

1 CORINTHIANS 15:34  awake to righteousness ---and sin not--- for some have --not the knowledge of  GOD-- I speak this to your  --shame--

 

1 TIMOTHY 2:5  for there is --one GOD-- and one mediator-- between GOD and men -- THE  MAN  JESUS  CHRIST --

 

ISAIAH 30:15  for thus saith  THE  LORD  GOD  THE  HOLY  ONE  of israel in returning and rest shall you be saved ---in quietness-- and in confidence shall be your strength --- and you would not---

ISAIAH 32:17  and the work of righteousness shall be peace ---and the effect of righteousness quietness and peace for ever---

PROVERBS 8:8  all the words --of  MY  mouth-- are in righteousness there is nothing froward or perverse in them

PROVERBS 8:20  I  lead in the way of righteousness in the midst of the paths of judgement

 

ISAIAH 55:11  so shall  MY  WORD  be that goeth out of  MY  MOUTH  ---it shall not return unto  ME  void--- but it shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it

 

*******PSALM 39:6  surely every man walketh in a vain show ---surely they are disquieted in vain--- he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them*******

 

--39:7-- AND  NOW  LORD  WHAT  WAIT  I  FOR  ---MY  HOPE  IS  IN  THEE---

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

[Waggles]

7 hours ago, other one said:

I am his because I love him and he loves me and there is no fear in that relationship.

1John 4:18  No fear is in love: but perfect love casts out the fear, because the fear has punishment; and who fears is not perfected in love. 19  WE love, because HE first loved us. 

Edited November 21, 2021 by Waggles

[steve morrow]

LOVING  THE  FATHER  AND  THE  SON 

 

2 JOHN 1:9  whosoever transgresseth and ---and abideth not in the doctrine of  CHRIST  hath not  GOD--- he that abideth in the doctrine of  CHRIST  ---hath  --both--  THE  FATHER  and  THE  SON---

 

JOHN 12:43  for they ---loved the praise of men--- more than the praise of  GOD

--12:44--  JESUS  cried and said he that believeth on  ME  believeth ---not on  ME --  but on  HIM  that sent  ME---

 

ACTS 3:26  unto you first  GOD  having raised ---up  HIS  SON  JESUS  -- sent  HIM---  to bless you in turning away everyone of you from his iniquities

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST  AND  OUR  FATHER