tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post8018714919755145928..comments2023-10-03T06:25:41.357-05:00Comments on Grace Roots Blog: How much of your work or effort is involved in this?Joel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-31964176929100053642008-08-14T12:23:00.000-05:002008-08-14T12:23:00.000-05:00Cyberanger,Thanks!Bino,All you have to do it just ...Cyberanger,<BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Bino,<BR/><BR/>All you have to do it just try a little bit harder and I'm sure you can do it. Just double your efforts. No, triple them.<BR/><BR/>Philip,<BR/><BR/>I searched for Tim Challies' blog and found that entry, but I don't have time right now to read it. I'm a little backed up because of some household fix-it projects that have suddenly come up. :) However, I've bookmarked it and I'll take a look at it later.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-86852978806621402952008-08-14T05:41:00.000-05:002008-08-14T05:41:00.000-05:00Look forward to coming back here when I can, Joel,...Look forward to coming back here when I can, Joel, and learning from what I find. I wrote a long post at Tim Challies' blog entry "open mind, closed bible" recently - comment 87 was the big one - on these things - but I still mixed with legal fear, and need to appropriate them.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063611909779154899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-10278669127809879482008-08-13T12:40:00.000-05:002008-08-13T12:40:00.000-05:00"How much of your work or effort is involved in th..."How much of your work or effort is involved in this?"<BR/><BR/>I went to church<BR/>I responded to the 'altar call'<BR/>I confessed my sins<BR/>I cried out to God to save me<BR/>I fasted<BR/>I prayed<BR/>I read/studied Bible<BR/>I tithed<BR/>I did charity<BR/>I shared Gospel<BR/>I preached<BR/>I 'committed' myself to Christ<BR/>I 'served' God<BR/>I obeyed law's<BR/>I took baptism<BR/>I spoke in tongues<BR/>I sowed seed<BR/>I committed myself to the 'local church'<BR/>I submitted to the 'authority' of my pastor<BR/>I boycotted Ford<BR/>I condemned homosexual<BR/>I voted republican<BR/>I have 'pro-life' bumper sticker<BR/><BR/>But...<BR/><BR/>I am still not sure...if I make it.. <BR/><BR/>Oh LORD!Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-87382432311498139522008-08-13T09:29:00.000-05:002008-08-13T09:29:00.000-05:00Wonderful post :)Shalom,http://bestchristianblogof...Wonderful post :)<BR/><BR/>Shalom,<BR/>http://bestchristianblogoftheweek.blogspot.com/cybeRangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491793553551192162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-17507733216338371132008-08-13T09:07:00.000-05:002008-08-13T09:07:00.000-05:00Philip,Yes I agree that we need to look at this pa...Philip,<BR/><BR/>Yes I agree that we need to look at this passage and really all of the new covenant in that light. It's truly a declaration of our having become righteous, but it is indeed much more than <I>just</I> a declaration. It's truth about our new identity, and it's all wrapped up in us having become one spirit with God (1 Cor 6:17) and having become partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4), etc.<BR/><BR/>I have a follow up post in the works that sort of talks about this.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-67666879731585623622008-08-12T16:54:00.000-05:002008-08-12T16:54:00.000-05:00Hey. It just struck me how much richer that passag...Hey. It just struck me how much richer that passage is when justification and regeneration are organically related. I mean,I used to think of justification just a forensic declaration - equal either to just forgiveness,or that plus the imputation of Christ's record of law-keeping. Now,I understand that the indwelling Christ himself relationally joined in one with our new spirits, means at new birth we were made righteous by identity,to function by grace expressing Christ's life-as we were intended. Just a thought.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063611909779154899noreply@blogger.com