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Sabbath: How Shall We Wait? — 15 Comments

    • Thats right, good works will never determine our place in heaven. A lot of people honestly believe that it does. Praise God for the blood of Jesus and for His mercy.

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  1. The memory text is found in Romans 12:11-13. The subtitle in the KJV is, Marks of the True Christian, and begins with verse 9. "Let love be without dissimulation". Other versions say your love must be sincere or real. How difficult can that be? Is that a problem for some while striving to be a "true Christian"? The slogan,all show and no go comes to mind. Is Love Sincere, or make believe?

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  2. The bible says you cant say i love God while you hate a brother, so by this good example we learn that these people were filled with love and mercy in their hearts, we can also preach in the same way while we await our soon coming messiah.Amen

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  3. This is a great lesson to cover in our time. It is time to wake up from our spiritual sleep and show Christ to others through our deeds and actions.

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  4. Salvation is not just about a place in heaven. We need to understand that being saved now, comes with responsibility and "fruit". Too many of us only think of salvation as a celestial retirement plan, but that is selfishly misguided. If we are saved now, we have a work to do now, not to earn salvation but to live salvation. And if there was indeed no heaven, that should not make one iota of difference.

    Now don't misunderstand me; I do believe in heaven and eternal life, not as a reward, for what I do now, but as a gift. But the grace of God compels me to live a saved life now. There is no condemnation for doing good works.

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  5. While we cannot earn salvation with our works, when we are saved by Jesus, we should feel the responsibility of leading others to Christ through caring for them physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. In fact that is the object of this quarter's study....showing us the example of Jesus which we should follow. After all it was through someone else's efforts that I was led to Christ. We are told to seek God's kingdom and His righteousness, what are these if not total surrender to Him in our beliefs and actions? How do I show that I am indeed Christ's if not by acting the way he did? I can never earn my way to heaven but by His grace I can minister to those in need as I was once ministered too (still being ministered too). And really, what better to do while we wait? May God enable me to reach out to those whom I may help thus giving them a glimpse of the Kingdom.

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  6. You are quite right Doris; our salvation doe not hinge on good works. We are saved by faith. But it is worth remembering that being saved is not just living in a state of mental assent. It is a journey of collaboration with God. Salvation starts now and bears fruit now. It has never been about doing nothing. Jesus has flicked the switch on and the light must now shine as a result.

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  7. Salvation is clearer if we remember that "to be saved" means "to be changed to be like Jesus". Loving, helping others will be automatic! see DA 668

    All true obedience comes from the heart. It was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, He will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, THAT WHEN OBEYING HIM WE SHALL BE BUT CARRYING OUT OUR OWN IMPULSES. The will, refined and sanctified, will find its highest delight in doing His service. When we know God as it is our privilege to know Him, our life will be a life of continual obedience. Through an appreciation of the character of Christ, through communion with God, sin will become hateful to us.

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  8. God help us that this powerful quarterly study does not leave me in the same place but move me to do my share for your kingdom and play my part in hastening your return
    Please pray for me saints whenever you kneel remember me

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  9. what a powerful introduction to the week and I ask myself am I just waiting or am I doing something to help some soul to join me in hastening His return.I humbly ask you to pray for me as I try to help my family realize the serious times we living in.

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