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Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
Total Posts : 635
| Posted 5/17/2003 3:51 AM (GMT -6) |   |
Though I would like to think of myself as sufficient for all things, I do not have the ability to accomplish anything of eternal or lasting value (John 15:5). It is my natural human response to maintain that with a renewed interest in God and a bit of zeal, dedication, and commitment, I will proceed with the godly life in glorious fashion.
Though this may be an exhibition of love for God, such devotion ultimately fails to fulfill God’s purpose for me, so long as it is mustered from my personal strength and will. Godly living is surely important to the Christian’s life and walk, but it must be observed that Scriptures call me to live godly only through Christ Jesus. There is only one resource sufficient to bring me into a genuine worthwhile service of God—and that is the power of God Himself. As God’s children walk in faith and humble dependence, looking to the Lord for His sustaining and redemptive work, God will supply them with His sufficient grace for godly living.
God is Love,
Tim
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DLW
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Date Joined Apr 2003
Total Posts : 2457
| Posted 5/17/2003 5:42 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Though I would like to think of myself as sufficient for all things, I do not have the ability to accomplish anything of eternal or lasting value (John 15:5). It is my natural human response to maintain that with a renewed interest in God and a bit of zeal, dedication, and commitment, I will proceed with the godly life in glorious fashion.
Though this may be an exhibition of love for God, such devotion ultimately fails to fulfill God’s purpose for me, so long as it is mustered from my personal strength and will. Godly living is surely important to the Christian’s life and walk, but it must be observed that Scriptures call me to live godly only through Christ Jesus. There is only one resource sufficient to bring me into a genuine worthwhile service of God—and that is the power of God Himself. As God’s children walk in faith and humble dependence, looking to the Lord for His sustaining and redemptive work, God will supply them with His sufficient grace for godly living.
God is Love,
Tim
2Ti 2:19…Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity...
Could you perhaps be a little more concrete? It seems to me that you are using the name of God to obfuscate the choices we must make regarding how we choose to serve God in this world.
It is generally wrong to conflate our fallible notions of God's will with God's will itself.
dlw
Prayer from Kenya
From the Cowardice that dare not face new truth,
From the Laziness that is contented with half-truth,
From the Arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
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Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
Total Posts : 635
| Posted 5/17/2003 8:54 AM (GMT -6) | |
It was possibly a mistake to put this here, rather than just leave it where it was originally posted in context; I can see it doesn’t explain itself, all that well, out of context . . . here is the proper context, in response to John’s previous post, sorry David.
http://www.gregboyd.org/gbfront/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2069
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DLW
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| Posted 5/17/2003 9:28 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
It was possibly a mistake to put this here, rather than just leave it where it was originally posted in context; I can see it doesn’t explain itself, all that well, out of context . . . here is the proper context, in response to John’s previous post, sorry David.
http://www.gregboyd.org/gbfront/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2069
that's okay, one does need to inflate one's posting nos one way or another...
dlw
Prayer from Kenya
From the Cowardice that dare not face new truth,
From the Laziness that is contented with half-truth,
From the Arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
Lord Deliver Me. | | Back to Top | | |
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John Earp
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Total Posts : 1715
| Posted 5/17/2003 11:33 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
It was possibly a mistake to put this here, rather than just leave it where it was originally posted in context; I can see it doesn’t explain itself, all that well, out of context . . . here is the proper context, in response to John’s previous post, sorry David.
http://www.gregboyd.org/gbfront/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2069
Okay, let me get this straight, Tim. I should have said to my wife, "Honey, you're right, you're absolutely incapable of picking up the catalog, choosing a VBS curriculum, and filling out the order form." Gotcha.
"The Discovery of new truth will modify old views and opinions, and there is perhaps no end to this process with finite minds in any world." Charles G. Finney, Systematic Theology.
revivaltheology.net
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Christian
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Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
Total Posts : 635
| Posted 5/17/2003 4:22 PM (GMT -6) | |
Love ya John and DLW and Christian and the whole Chistus Victor Gang and Mom and apple pie and puppy breath and maybe I'll stop there . . . Laika might get ideas about my love for puppies breath . . .
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Laika
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| Posted 5/17/2003 4:39 PM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Love ya John and DLW and Christian and the whole Chistus Victor Gang and Mom and apple pie and puppy breath and maybe I'll stop there . . . Laika might get ideas about my love for puppies breath . . .
Considering how dogs check out other dogs, you might want to reconsider puppies breath.
Even though the skies are blue, don't they let the sunshine through? | | Back to Top | | |
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Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
Total Posts : 635
| Posted 5/17/2003 4:54 PM (GMT -6) | |
Puppies breath is surely important to the Christian’s life and walk, but it must be observed that Scriptures call me to live godly only through Christ Jesus and not puppies breath alone, especially after they have checked out other dogs, you know where  . But, I wonder if that is why I like it so  . . . or am I being too vulnerable with this much information . . .
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Laika
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| Posted 5/17/2003 5:04 PM (GMT -6) | | quote:
or am I being too vulnerable with this much information . . .
Just look at the hay we made with Tigress' confession.
You're lucky it's not Monday morning.
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Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
Total Posts : 635
| Posted 5/17/2003 5:16 PM (GMT -6) | |
Puppies don’t make me horny and there is only one resource sufficient to bring me into a genuine worthwhile service of God—and that is the power of God Himself, not puppies breath, though I love it so  . . .
From here in left field, my Father appears masculine. -Tim | | Back to Top | | |
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