tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post4053857212814816655..comments2024-03-18T16:56:36.156-07:00Comments on Winging It: Informed ConsentStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-70809823768706205672012-09-21T10:15:52.847-07:002012-09-21T10:15:52.847-07:00Many in the world and even among Christians want t...Many in the world and even among Christians want to tell us that godly living is mere duty and not thoughtful or reasoned. <i>Genuine</i> godliness, they will tell us, comes from a sense, a feel, a "moving of the Spirit". Paul disagrees.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-72061735455932478232012-09-21T08:36:17.589-07:002012-09-21T08:36:17.589-07:00Stan,
Interesting that you point out this nuance ...Stan,<br /><br />Interesting that you point out this nuance (or perhaps blatantly obvious truth we don't see because of our inherent character flaws) that my children and I just discussed in family devotions a few days ago. It also ties in quite nicely with the discussion earlier this week regarding God's sovereignty.<br /><br />We are enabled by the Holy Spirit God chooses to shine the light of Truth into our hearts to love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, strength - to know for the first time what it is to live for the purpose of worshipping a Holy and Righteous Lord and Savior in all we think, do and say so as to be pleasing in His sight. In other words, God gives the ability and the desire that compels us to honor Him in all our lives, in which case the doing of things is a byproduct of the now existing compulsion not the means to achieve the recognition from God. Amazing if I could actually live that way every second of every day...but then again that is my desire, failing as I continue to be.<br /><br />May the power of the Holy Spirit working in me, give me the ability in a greater and greater measure to fulfill the desire of my heart that was placed there when He brought me to know the Truth, that I could be faithful in glorifying Him in all my life and in so doing live in accordance with the purpose for which I was created. Such, I believe is the only real source of meaning and purpose in human existence.<br /><br />Thanks for another great avenue of thought and right doctrine. Blessings.Jeremy D. Troxlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795574301560174212noreply@blogger.com