LilJenny45 I would like to have some of your time
we Chrisitians can never be more accepted to God therefore we must not stop to try to be better christians, Jesus told us:
John 15: 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Jesus said that we become like branches in him but he can cut off every branch in him (that believed in him) that is not fruitful (and of course the fruit comes after a time and it is not usually immediate), and Jesus said that we are clean because of him 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you but we must remain in him 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you.
LilJenny45 The branch is sure that when it is in the tree that it will have fruit and that it will live, only when it is in the tree.
Paul said:
Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
only then the following verse is applicable:
1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Dear LilJenny45 The will to sin is what is not accepted to God, if I willfully sin it is like I tell Jesus: I bought my salvation so I sin and you cover me.
When I tolerate the sin it can become my master in time, while that is not what Jesus wants: Jesus said that we must be fruitful, and of course the fruit needs time and it means that I must always stay with the Lord, I cannot be fruitful if I am not with the Lord.
I do not have to work to earn my salvation but when I accept my salvation, I say accept because the salvation is a gift and of course for those who accept it because not everyone accepts it, then the good works automatically come as a result for that belief, since we bear fruit, the good works are not the cause they are the result, So the good works do not eliminate the salvation since they are a fruit of it, so why do I need to suppress them? I may be suppressing his grace in me and through me after all.
