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

Friday, May 12, 2006

Don't worry and stay focused.

Spirit-filled Believers are those who are spiritual with spiritual attitudes of our hearts that we let the Holy Spirit do what He will through us. Spirit-lead is outlined in Galatians 5:22-23 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Ephesians 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is a difference between doctrinal beliefs and practical beliefs. A doctrinal belief is what we hold in teachings, and the practical belief is what you hold in reality and what holds you in your day-to-day living as those great faiths in the Bible who didn't have similar doctrines as we do today. Many of them didn't even have the "Word". They believed the Promises of God when told. Period. Even though there are not many bad doctrinal beliefs but some that are really bad. Therefore practical beliefs will help a believer be strong with God's grace regardless how we hold our doctrinal beliefs. One of the doctrinal beliefs is the essence of faith is guaranteed-physical-atonement where someone believe in faith rather than believe in God. That kind of doctrinal beliefs are as harmful as faith-as-magic creed. A determination to believe what cannot be surely guaranteed can always harm Christian community. Because under the circumstances of guaranteed faith doctrine is not good to attempt trying to understand because many of those who taught those doctrines have said they don't understand why many are not healed but they will add thoughts of all the possibilities of whys EXCEPT one which is God's decision not to heal. We may not like to admit that we do not know and understand but we will continue to torture those who are not healed to step up to the doctrine's standard regardless. Those who have proclaimed healing in the atonement the loudest have sometimes burdened the sick ones with more guilt about being sick. And in their zeal to defend what they perceive to be an important doctrine, they have offered no comfort to those who, for whatever reason, are not healed but offer reasons by placing guilt of whys. "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves" (Romans 15:1). Paul reminded the believers that there will be people who are not as blessed as other believing members within the spiritual community. Paul tells us to bear them, or bear with them in their weakness rather than belittles them for whatever reasons. "Therefore as, we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially those who belong to the family of believers" (Galatians 6:10). When in reality, God has given us opportunities to do the Great Commission with our circumstances which means an opportunity that is defined as a providential circumstance which permits us to use to glorify God. All circumstances can turn people to God. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. James 4:14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Trust God regardless what is going to happen today and tomorrow.