6 Sep 2011

Standing Alone Before God

Submitted by theshovel
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Greetings to you who have been delivered from the realm of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of light through Christ!

This week's Spoonful is a quote I made in the latest Shovel-Audio.

The religion of Christianity has so twisted the amazing gift of God in Christ Jesus that we have come to view the very idea of standing alone before God as a cause for fear rather than as the ultimate ground of confidence. I want to make sure you catch what I'm saying here, so let me phrase this another way. Whenever you are hit with fear at the realization that God is watching you and knows exactly what you've done or what you've thought or what you're doing or conceiving in your mind at this very moment, it is because you have been tricked into imagining God and yourself according to the twisted perception of this world.

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I think you will be really blessed by this week's Shovel-Audio, Doing What is Right (Fear and Standards). Give it a listen, and then please consider adding your comments.

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Comments

Visitor - September 7, 2011 - 2:03pm
This is indeed a wonderful realization that because of Christ, in that Christ is not being judged by God, we can stand before Him with confidence. No more of the old “God’s gonna get you for that” stuff. Only the assurance of experiencing His pleasure. Would that the whole world, particularly the Christian knew this joy now. Neil
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theshovel - September 7, 2011 - 2:34pm

Thanks for your comment, Neil. :) You are so right, this is joy, indeed!

Jim

luvin - September 8, 2011 - 11:12pm
My dear brother, You have captured in words exactly what it is that ensnares the riteous with respect to this worlds thinking and reason. Thanks for your continual ministering of freedom to the saints in the light!
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theshovel - September 9, 2011 - 3:14am

Thank you for this encouragement, Adam!

Jim

Visitor - September 10, 2011 - 12:33am
We are perfect in Him. He is never displeased in me. Can’t have it any better. He is responsible for my salvation. Pastor Leo Pike
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theshovel - September 10, 2011 - 2:05pm

Adam, I will see your Yes and add mine to it! :)

Jim

luvin - September 10, 2011 - 9:20am
Yes Leo. Adam

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Now, if any of you are hearing this with the spirit of condemnation hanging over your head, it’s only because you’re trying to hold on to two radically different propositions at the same time. It’s like trying to travel east and west simultaneously. But trying to do the one while believing we are still doing the other is the very thing that leaves us confused and paralyzed. You see, asking God to help you to remove your sin is built upon the assumption that Jesus Christ hasn’t already done it. source