The Indwelling…..

[Not me]

John 14:23 (NASB20)
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.

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Scripture teaches that God’s indwelling is tied to one following His word… This can not be; “the more one is obedient, the more God dwells in one”, for if that was so, then man would be earning something of God, and salvation would not be a free gift…. Therefore then, if this is true, what then is meant by the term, ‘follow His word’..? It is the word of faith that is being addressed, the following of God’s word to believe… For man can not do, but man can will, and will, man can and must do, but what is this will that is so necessary to be willed…. ? It is the will to believe that when Jesus died He took all of the believing soul with Him to death, thereby freeing that soul to be born again in a new life…It is the will to believe this truth that is being addressed, the will to follow this word of faith…. For all things come through one’s believing, taking God at His word and wanting what He is offering, and that being, walking in a new life that sins not…

For it being true, the more one believes, trusts, looks to, relies on God, the more of His indwelling, that being, the more of Christ living His life through one will one experience…. This is the coming to ‘make Our dwelling with him’, the believer that trusts the more, the more of Christ will that one know and experience…..

For obedience, which is one being set free from sin, is a free gift from God to all those that would actually want this free gift…. But for one to receive this free gift one must actually and truly want it, one has to be willing to give up their life in exchange for it…. Not with lip service when it suits one, but truly seeing one’s very nature is that of a sinner and wanting to be freed from that sinful nature and then seeing that one’s only hope is from above…. For this is the word of faith one is to believe, for faith in Jesus living His life in and through one is not a sometimes faith, but a faith that is to be one’s very life… A always looking to God to manifest righteousness in one’s life, this is Christ living His life in and through, always the manifesting of righteousness… For the truth is; to the degree one believes in their death in Christ, to that degree will God be able to manifest His life through one…

Be blessed in the believing and in the experiencing of the manifesting….


A fellow believer, Not me

 

[tturt]

This Scripture isn't about salvation imo.

God certainty moves in our lives such as "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:44) etc

Then there are things that we can do - only available to believers - as the result of being His such as:
- "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." (Rom 12:2).
- "Put on the whole armour of God,..." including "...also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Eph 6). etc

Granted God can do whatever He wants. But there will be His benefits when we accept Him and His Word. Ever noticed how many state "if" "then" Scriptures there are including:
-"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." (Jer 29:13).
- "... garment of praise for the spirit of heavines..." (Isa 61:3).
-"Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? (John 11:40).
-"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (Jam 1:5).
-"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (Jam 4:7) etc.

 

[Not me]

This Scripture isn't about salvation imo.

God certainty moves in our lives such as "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:44) etc

Then there are things that we can do - only available to believers - as the result of being His such as:
- "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." (Rom 12:2).
- "Put on the whole armour of God,..." including "...also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Eph 6). etc

Granted God can do whatever He wants. But there will be His benefits when we accept Him and His Word. Ever noticed how many state "if" "then" Scriptures there are including:
-"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." (Jer 29:13).
- "... garment of praise for the spirit of heavines..." (Isa 61:3).
-"Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? (John 11:40).
-"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (Jam 1:5).
-"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (Jam 4:7) etc.

Thank you for your thoughts, may you be blessed in your relationship with our Lord….

A fellow believer, Not me

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

I'm reminded of these verses of the dwelling place of God with His people is in their praise of Him. When our hearts are with Him, our thoughts and actions are to please Him.

Psalms 22:3
But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name

 

[Not me]

I'm reminded of these verses of the dwelling place of God with His people is in their praise of Him. When our hearts are with Him, our thoughts and actions are to please Him.

Hi, your lips to God’s ears, may we be blessed in the experiencing of your words…

A fellow follower, Not me

 

[tturt]

Also, when looking at Scriptures, is that percept expressed in other verses?

"The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift]." (I John 3:24).

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." (I John 5:2-3)

So when we have the Holy Spirit, He helps us keep His Word.

 

[Not me]

Also, when looking at Scriptures, is that percept expressed in other verses?

"The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift]." I John 3:24

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." (I John 5:2-3)

So when we have the Holy Spirit, He helps us keep His Word.

May you be blessed in the experiencing…

In Him, Not me