Trying Vs Resting in Believing In the Finished Work of Christ
September 1, 2007 Comments Off on Trying Vs Resting in Believing In the Finished Work of ChristQ&A: Trying to find that magical place of filling:“Like you, I have seen that cold, clean and empty ”doctrinal“ stance taken by many who talk as if receiving the Spirit is merely technical, or ”positional“, and not really real …… I have also seen the desperation that comes from trying to reach that magical place that might be called ”filled“, etc. Neither ”side“ has exclusive rights to that desperation, either, for I come from a non-charismatic background and we tried over and over again to ”get IT back“ …… devotional, filled, sold-out, mature, vibrant, ”a man after God’s own heart“, etc. You know much of the terminology.”This is an excellent description of what it means to “try” rather than “be” in believing the Finished Work of Christ.
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