The New Testament Gamble ~ John Lynch

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The New Testament Gamble ~ John Lynch

من Whispers of God‏ في 30 يونيو، 2011‏ في 02:01 مساءً‏‏

What if I tell My children
there is nothing they can do to make Me love them more,
and there is nothing they can do to make Me love them less? 

What if I tell them
there is nothing they can do to be more righteous?
Nothing they can do to be less righteous?

What if I give them grace?  Jas 4:6

What if I tell them who they are?  l Pe 2:9-10

What if I take away any element of fear, condemnation or rejection?  Ro.8:15

What if I tell them I love them and will always love them?  Ro.8:38-39

What if I tell them
I can't love them any more than I do now,
and I love them no matter what they've done
as much as I love My only Son?  Deut.7:6-8

What if I tell them there's nothing they can do to make My love go away?  Jer.3l:3

What if I told them there are no lists?  Ps.l03:11-12

What if I told them they are righteous with My righteousness, right now?  Gal.3:27

What if I told them they could stop beating themselves up?  Romans 5:1

What if I told them they could stop being so formal, stiff, and jumpy around Me?  Eph.2:13

What if I told them I was absolutely crazy about them?  Zeph.3:17

What if I told them
that even if they ran to the ends of the earth and did the most unthinkable,
horrible things and killed ME,
even if they were unfaithful in their marriage,
that when they come back to Me,
I'd receive them with tears and a party?   Ps.139:7-10; Lu.15:11-12

What if I told them that I don't keep a log of past offenses of
how little they pray or
how often they let Me down or
have made promises they don't keep?  Is.44:22; 1Cor13:5

What if I told them
they don't have to be owned by men's religious traditions?  Col.2:20-23

What if I told them
I'm their Savior and that they're going to heaven no matter what,
it's a done deal !   Eph.l:9-12

What if I told them
they have a new nature and are saints--
not saints who should buck up and
be better because of all that
God's done for you !  2 Cor.5:17

What if I told them
I actually live in them now !
That I put My love, power and nature at their disposal?  Eph.l:13

What if I told them
that they didn't have to put on a mask? Ps.32:5

What if I told them
that it was really OK to be exactly who they are at this moment with all of their junk
and not have to pretend about how close we are,
or how much they pray or don't !
Or how much Bible they read or don't !  Mat.23:14+37

What if they didn't have to look over their shoulder
for fear that if things got too good the other shoe was about to drop?  Ro.8:31

What if they knew I will never, ever, ever use the word "punish" in relation to them? 
Ro.8:l

What if they knew that when they mess up I never get back at them?  Is.43:25

What if they were convinced that bad circumstances and sufferings are not My way
of evening the score for taking advantage of Me?  Jer.32:41

What if they knew the basis of our friendship was not on how little they sin,
but on how much they let Me love them?  Is.30:18

What if they had permission to stop trying to impress Me in any way?  Ti.3:5

What if I told them they could hurt My heart but I'd never hurt theirs?  Hos.3:1

What if I told them that there was no secret agenda--that there was no trap door?  Jer.29:11


What if I told them it wasn't about their self-effort
but about allowing Me to live My life through them? Gal.5:4; Ro.8:2

And without faith it is impossible to please God. Heb.ll:6:
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