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True or False
God’s pleasure with us is not based on our performance.
God’s pleasure with us is not based on our performance.
Thanks. Based on this, can you explain the gospel?False.
Colossians 1:10 "that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;"
1 John 3:22 "And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 "Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;"
Having faith, spiritually minded, fearing God pleases God Psalms 147:11; Hebrews 11:6; Romans 8:6-8
1 Chronicles 29"17 "“I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You."
Proverbs 12:22 "Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight."
Proverbs 16:7 "When a man’s ways please the LORD,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."
1 Samuel 15:22 "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams."
John 8:29 Jesus pleased God by the things He did.
True or False
God’s pleasure with us is not based on our performance.
Obedience to God pleases Him:
"...we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more." (1 Thessalonians 4:1).
Speaking of thankful prayer:
"... is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior." (1 Timothy 2:3).
"...walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10).
"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord." (Colossians 3:20).
"And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him." (1 John 3:22).
"But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God" (1 Timothy 5:4).
"...equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:21).
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God." (Hebrews 13:16).
This confirms two other truths in the Bible:
God is against wickedness:
"...God is angry with the wicked every day." (Psalms 7:11).
"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry."
(1 Samuel 15:23).
"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
(Matthew 7:23).
God desires us to labor to be accepted by Him:
"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him."
(2 Corinthians 5:9).
1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:1-2).
"For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men."
(Romans 14:18).
I hope this helps someone today.
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you all.
What do you think the gospel is?Obedience to God pleases Him:
"...we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more." (1 Thessalonians 4:1).
Speaking of thankful prayer:
"... is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior." (1 Timothy 2:3).
"...walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10).
"Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord." (Colossians 3:20).
"And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him." (1 John 3:22).
"But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God" (1 Timothy 5:4).
"...equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen." (Hebrews 13:21).
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God." (Hebrews 13:16).
This confirms two other truths in the Bible:
God is against wickedness:
"...God is angry with the wicked every day." (Psalms 7:11).
"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry."
(1 Samuel 15:23).
"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
(Matthew 7:23).
God desires us to labor to be accepted by Him:
"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him."
(2 Corinthians 5:9).
1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:1-2).
"For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men."
(Romans 14:18).
I hope this helps someone today.
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you all.
Luke 15:7 "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance."Thanks. Based on this, can you explain the gospel?
What does it mean to “obey the gospel”?Luke 15:7 "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance."
The gospel is the death burial and resurrection of Christ 1 Cor 15:3-5 and the gospel must be obeyed, 2 Thess 1:8 and those that obey the gospel bring joy to heaven.
That depends, is how we trust Him a basis of performance evaluation? Hebrews 11:6True or False
God’s pleasure with us is not based on our performance.
Yes... It is the good news of what God has done for us by sending Jesus and how he loved the father so obeyed him unto death and made the way of salvation available to All. =Grace. Coupled with instructions of how we are to avail ourselves of that grace By the action we take based on whether or not we believe JESUS who was sent to save us.Thanks. Based on this, can you explain the gospel?
Thanks. Based on this, can you explain the gospel?
A person can only be righteous or obedient (i.e. They can only live holy by God's commands) if they first accept Jesus as their Savior. A person cannot obey the Lord without first being forgiven or having their past slate of sin cleaned (via by believing the gospel, i.e. believing in His death and resurrection for salvation, Note: This sometimes can also include calling on the Lord Jesus to forgive us of our past sins - generally speaking).
But believers can be righteous by doing righteousness: For 1 John 3:7 says, "he that does righteousness is righteous."; And 1 John 3:8 says that, "he that commits sin is of the devil." In fact, the test to know the difference between God's people and the children of the devil is 1 John 3:10.
For 1 John 3:10 says,
"In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother" (1 John 3:10).
True or False
God’s pleasure with us is not based on our performance.