Session Notes

Shovel Writings: Disclaimer:“I’m not saying that you haven’t heard this before, because if you are of God then you ALREADY know the truth…. even good stuff … will demand that you shift your focus from Christ!

Shovel Writings: Inferiority?:“ I’ve heard some really strange things here from believers who have some fantastic insight into grace, but have threads of legalistic views intwined in the very grace they speak of and cannot see it. I’m sure that all of my views are not the final say by any means and that God willing (I KNOW that He is) I will become of any worldly fabrications that I myself possess and trust the Lord to remove these stumbling blocks SHOVEL: For I determined to know nothing among you except Christ and Him crucified…. FRIEND: YES, I am crucified with Christ daily BUT NEVERTHELESS I live, but not I BUT CHRIST THAT LIVETH IN ME SHOVEL: Don’t lean upon the daily thing, the tense is that you HAVE BEEN crucified with Christ.

Shovel Writings: Walking in faith?:“ He just says, in God’s own way and in His own time He will move us out of the desert and into Life …… it is amazing how easily our thoughts can be pulled from our true life Friend: he stressed how all things are lawful …… When we walk in what is already true, the risen Christ/we are dead to sin this is walking in faith.

Shovel: consider it thru Friend: yes, I realize that in the war, we fight ‘from’ victory and not ‘for’ victory Shovel: how could ANY thought be taken CAPTIVE?… that means having your eyes on something that sounds stupid, foolish to our logical mind Friend: I know that in Romans 6 that we are to continually reckon ourselves to be dead to sin and alive to God, (resting in what is true) Shovel: yes … doesn’t that sound ethereal Friend: many legalist believe that this is a ‘work’ to make it true and that is of course a lie from hell “It is difficult to comprehend that even our beliefs can be ”works“or legalism.

Shovel Writings: Time Out:“he error would be to overlook your feelings and to write me off as a confrontational heretic!… So, please don’t do the self-righteous, stoic thing by stuffing your feelings and justifying your position!… And so my question to you is this: while your head is filled with offended feelings and the desire to make yourself appear better, do you sense the undercurrent within you that you may actually be fighting against who you truly are?

Shovel Writings: The Issue of Salvation:“Salvation as an issue will always be up for grabs to whoever presents the most binding case based upon Scriptural proof-texts. Back to Top”The It is Finished argument will be debated until one realizes God’s Spirit is the final authority not Scripture.

Shovel Writings: The Religious Formula:“Such is the religious formula. And that’s what is being done witheach and every repetition of the ”sinners-prayer“. ”When we focus on the sin confess cycle we lose sight of that the Biblical letters are revealed as Jesus testimony that He took away sin.