So, I got high tonight.
I'm not a saint, what can I tell you?
I'm not even judging myself right now.
I'm just telling you what happened. And what is happening. When I get high (esp. after not doing so for some time)...
ENTER
creative explosion
For a second, I said... let me be more mature and hold off a bit here.
What if some kids get a hold of this blog post and suddenly think getting high is a good idea.
Truly
everythign in moderation
What is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa.
Now, hang on a second... didn't Jesus drink a goblet of wine ere and thither?
I think me mightest have.
Regardlesseth thou doest what thou wilt.
I'm going to work on a painting now. Peace <3
As I see it, this matter falls into a principle of conscience. See Romans 14.
Here's an excerpt although I urge you to read the whole thing.
Romans 14:17-18 KJVS
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. [18] For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
What is concerning to me is your following statement:
Do you not know that one is not a saint because of the things they have done in this flesh, the body of death, but rather one is a saint from the merit of Christ Jesus? I would encourage you to re-examine yourself in relation to righteousness. Is it in YOU or is it in HIM?
In other words, do you see any merit before God in your actions or are they all covered by the blood of Jesus? Like not halfway covered. FULLY.
Psalm 32:2 KJVS
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Ok I didn't even understand the word "guile" -- Ok here is where I stand on my spiritual path. I have accepted Jesus because the Scripture and prayer have been leadinng me to God through the Holy Spirit guiding me. This much I am certain of. I was taking the Gospel on faith and my understanding is limited. I have issue with my saying I'm not a saint as well but I meant it as a humbling statement. It sounds blasphemous now to me in light of what you said and just looking at the post through sober eyes. I really must commit myself to knowing God and loving Jesus and knowing Jesus in my life. I'm afraid of losing God or Christ in my life. Do you have any words to speak to my fear?
I want to preface this by saying that I do not agree with your notion that one can accept Christ less or more on any given day. One has been either born again by the Holy Spirit thus accepting Christ, His gospel and acknowledging that His righteousness is the ONLY righteousness that matters before the Father. Once you're in by the grace of God, you're in and there is NOTHING man can do about this.
This is not Amazon.com, there is no gift receipt nor are there refunds. God, the almighty, has chosen a people unto himself in His beloved Son. It is a gift more profound than words but a gift nonetheless. When we receive gifts from another, if we earn it, it is NOT a gift but rather payment. This is not so in God's economy of righteousness. Only Christ is the acceptable payment with ABSOLUTELY nothing else in addition (or subtraction for that matter) and the LORD of the universe CAUSES through predefined event in redemptive history to believe the SAME thing.
It's not something that occurs through human wisdom or chance. No, God has every single variable, every single atom and event in the timeline of history on LOCK. His will will be done. When the Scriptures say "His name is Jesus (or Yeshua "Jehovah Saves") will save His people from their sins.", it means PRECISELY what it says.
If you believe those words, then you have NOTHING to fear.
I agree with all the verses you shared, and all I've read. What I meant by "accept Christ" more or less is remembering and living by my salvation rather than acting like a regular atheist human as I used to identify sometime in the past.
I'm accepting Christ more through reading ypur comment. I thought I had fully accepted but I'm holding myself guilty for my actions. A lot. I'll read Romans 14 and hopefully God tells me
how to understand my role.
If you believe on the LORD, our God, I believe you should follow the dictates of your conscience concerning this matter. Whatever you do, do it unto the GLORY OF GOD. If you are a believer, you will seek these things in accordance with how the Spirit leads you. You will still deal with the other principle, the flesh, as long as you live as do I but REMEMBER there is no longer condemnation in Christ Jesus. AMEN
Bro, I can't tell you how much your comments helped me brother. I am learning absolutely how God knows me and how that directs my choices and perceptions of myself. I talked to another friend of mine about this and he independently supported my situation Biblically in his own words.
I'm understanding what you were referencing in Romans about food and wine, meat and vegetables, etc. Doing it in GLORY of the Lord. I have been called by God and I'm not a deaf man. I hear the calling. I felt disgrace because I held myself to deeds. Jesus cleanses me of my sin, and thankfully of course, because despite my "good works" I also take from this world. Greedily at times. I'm a believer in the one true God and I will profess that until the grave regardless of my actions better or worse.
Marijuana enhances our mind in a way that enables us to take a different perspective from 'high up', to see and evaluate our own lives and the lives of others in a privileged way. Maybe this euphoric and elevating feeling of the ability to step outside the box and to look at life’s patterns from this high perspective is the inspiration behind the slang term “high” itself.
We all fall down, with God's help tho victory will be ours..
The Glory and Grace are His