Hello Dqhall,
Those scriptures should be encouraging for anyone who reads and listen to what is being said by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your time to comment, and sharing scriptures.
Hello david hunter,
Hello 2BeholdHisGlory
These are excellent scriptures you share here, that talk about Let us not love just in speech but in truth by our actions of our love towards God.
If we hate a brother yet profess we are a believer a person is not in light yet in darkness.
1 John 2:11 But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Galatians 5:16
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
(The flesh can hate, and despises but God is willing to help us overcome these temptations in our flesh when it comes to fighting against flesh and blood)
1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love; = joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Romans 8:
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
These scriptures should help increases the faith of a believer, in understanding that there is the spirit of Christ, and holy spirit that is dwelling with-in you, and if you desire to continue in your faith and increases please keep growing in the knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Thank you for taking time to comment.
Hello Anthony2019,
You mention about how the Christian life is not a life of convenience but of costly discipleship by the taking up of our cross daily and following the Lord Jesus Christ.
None of us will ever compare to Him, so understand your saying ' Am no master at it ' - for me either.
You are right though it cost giving up our own life, and making time to pray and give thanks to God and the Lord Jesus Christ while living in this world, along with sacrificing ourselves for the sake of others in those times when it is made possible.
You are right when it is easier to love others when they are likeable and amendable - though if it is possible by our heart to not harbor hate or distain for others even if they are not as likeable or amendable and pray for those people instead so we dont become hardened for when the chance to be able to conversate with them may arise.
Here is an interesting scripture you may find very helpful ; do not believe this is the one am looking for but it is still useful.
Hebrews 13: 20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Oh one more comes to mind. This is another promise from God as well just like the one above.
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he (God) said to me (Paul), “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Thank you for taking time to comment.
