12-07-2011, 09:23 AM
Hi Thomas, thats good that he may change that rendering. Thanks for pointing it out to our brother Andrew.
As to your other post above, I'll say this.
We can only keep His Commandments when we are walking in The Spirit, not in the flesh, by His powerful will at work in us, both doing and willing in us...See Philippians 2:13....not in our own strength of will power. Also consider John 15:14 & Matthew 12:50 when looking at those other verses.
I believe that if a person truly Believes in or on The Messiah, they will be obedient unto His Instructions/Commands, which He laid down in the New Covenant He established. To "Believe" in this sense, is not just to acknowledge that The Messiah is The Son of God, as even the demons believe this...it is to Trust in His sacrifice, and to follow His instructions as His Servant, He being our King. To Believe & Obey thus go hand in hand with each other.
Peace & Maranatha,
Chuck
As to your other post above, I'll say this.
We can only keep His Commandments when we are walking in The Spirit, not in the flesh, by His powerful will at work in us, both doing and willing in us...See Philippians 2:13....not in our own strength of will power. Also consider John 15:14 & Matthew 12:50 when looking at those other verses.
I believe that if a person truly Believes in or on The Messiah, they will be obedient unto His Instructions/Commands, which He laid down in the New Covenant He established. To "Believe" in this sense, is not just to acknowledge that The Messiah is The Son of God, as even the demons believe this...it is to Trust in His sacrifice, and to follow His instructions as His Servant, He being our King. To Believe & Obey thus go hand in hand with each other.
Peace & Maranatha,
Chuck