tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558980250242671917.post6379159160264474483..comments2023-07-21T04:42:37.885-04:00Comments on Unfolding Mystery: You Must, You ShouldRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12630150578438657112noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558980250242671917.post-14752377040342619162008-06-22T11:01:00.000-04:002008-06-22T11:01:00.000-04:00free spirit,thanks 4 your comments, you are apprec...free spirit,<BR/><BR/>thanks 4 your comments, you are appreciated!<BR/><BR/>i have nothing personal about H W Smith who wrote that article, as I have read and richly enjoyed her stuff in the past, and I know it is a progressive unlearning/learning in this unfolding transformation work of grace within all of our lives. :)<BR/><BR/>here is something I want to share from this post, this scripture from Hebrews really stood out to me.. ‘Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him’ .<BR/><BR/>something Papa has been making me so much more aware of is this whole issue of 'obedience being better than sacrifice', and imo I see this working well within the closing of this passage from Hebrews...i.e. <BR/>'And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him’.<BR/><BR/>This thing of obeying Him is imo a total work of His grace, meaning imo I see obedience being the unobtrusive fruit of Him romancing me, causing my heart to open up toward His unselfish loving giving intentions for me.<BR/>As His love terminates the fear/s that have and still try to terrorize me, it becomes a natural/supernatural display of obedience.<BR/><BR/>I know 'salvation' is not a something, but a someOne who has chosen to BE married to me, and I am beginning to see as he makes love to my heart/inner most being, I will, like a woman receive in the womb of my being, and bear the fruit of this wholly/holy union!<BR/><BR/>I hope this makes some kind of sense, even if it doesn't, I am so madly in love with this Lover that has chosen me to BE His!!!<BR/><BR/>RichardRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630150578438657112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558980250242671917.post-8318903292360720112008-06-22T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:38:00.000-04:00UGGGHHH!!! I just now went over to read the actua...UGGGHHH!!! I just now went over to read the actual article that spurred your post. <BR/><BR/>While I have nothing against the lady who wrote it, it absolutely reeks of Religion 101. I need a bath after that! I feel like I've just rolled in vomit!!<BR/><BR/>I think she's sleeping with "must". I know I used to; and he's a HORRIBLE lover! <BR/><BR/>Sorry, you got me a little riled this morning!Free Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942692680513002360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558980250242671917.post-13844048451584681552008-06-22T10:28:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:28:00.000-04:00Great post, Rich. I agree, and I'm so tired of pe...Great post, Rich. I agree, and I'm so tired of people shoulding on me! I'm so done with it! What a farce! And, yes, now those words, and their cousins, are all RED FLAGS to me, that tell me to RUN the other way, to The Way.<BR/><BR/>To hell with should, must, and ought. The only must that I recall Jesus using was "you must be born again". Past that, I don't recall any of those words coming from Him. Correct me if I'm wrong. Is "should" even in the bible?<BR/><BR/>Arggh! I feel like a woman who's finally made the choice to escape her abusive husband; I just gotta run far and fast, and I'll never go back!!Free Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942692680513002360noreply@blogger.com