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JimfromOhio

I am happlily married with 5 kids. I am an accoutant and worked in an accounting field for over 25 years. I like to make a habit of writing down whenever I have deep thoughts about God (so I won't forget). I really into Reformed Theology that is connected to Presbyterian Church in America.

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Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States

I enjoy having deep thoughts about God and put down what I actually think about (so I won't forget).

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Discipleship and my heart

Discipleship means to know and follow Christ is to be saved from all forms of idolatry. As a disciple, my Christian faith should be inward, not outward because the Bible teaches that faith is of the spirit and not of the flesh. Christ dwells in my heart, and "Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27) is the burning core of the Christian faith. In the past, I have struggled with my weaknesses and I don't want to be a feeble Christian, weak, half-hearted and pitifully unsure of myself again. Those weaknesses are diseases to my heart and the Bible says to guarantee immunity to these diseases, I must cultivate my spirit of faith and humility to God. I am to be humbled and have a strong relationship with Jesus within my heart. The better I know Him the more I will trust Him because I will understand who He is. Through the knowledge of God, Holy Spirit will communicate to my spirit at the deepest levels of my heart. My heart is the key to submission and obedience of discipleship. There is head knowledge and a heart knowledge, in knowing God (not just about Him) the heart must be involved with the head. God has sent us the Holy Spirit (John 16:12-15). If I humble myself to God, the Holy Spirit will reveal Jesus in me and teach me with revelations of spiritual truth (Matthew 11:25-27). My faith of actions should be my relationship with My Lord, my daily life, my worship reflect my concept of God.