tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087443128769701074.post5448670365407759543..comments2023-05-20T08:15:32.309-07:00Comments on Somewhere in my Memory: Submitting to the Righteousness of GodMattityahuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549061279827942555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087443128769701074.post-53330525524319147652008-04-15T19:23:00.000-07:002008-04-15T19:23:00.000-07:00To God's glory... Jesus said enter through the nar...To God's glory... Jesus said enter through the narrow gate. Many will try to enter by the wide gate.<BR/><BR/>Jesus said, "No one comes to the Father but by Me."<BR/><BR/>He also said, "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness..."<BR/><BR/>Whether we struggle with fully understanding this or not, the truth is that by God's revelation to us, we <I>have</I> found the narrow way, we <I>have</I> entered through the narrow way, we <I>have</I> found His righteousness (we are no longer seeking it)... not through our struggle or our own perfection, but by the good news of the grace of God being revealed to us by the Spirit.<BR/><BR/>Even though our minds struggle to comprehend it, we <I>have</I> submitted to God's righteousness.<BR/><BR/>We are born again, because we have submitted to His righteousness, by faith. There's nothing left to do.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087443128769701074.post-35005806852973773222008-04-15T04:49:00.000-07:002008-04-15T04:49:00.000-07:00God's love is irreversible. I never get tired of h...God's love is irreversible. I never get tired of hearing/reading about God's love. All through out our life here on earth we are slowly progressing into the realm of His love in a practical way (Though sometimes we may not realize that we are growing). There is ups and downs for sure but He won't leave us till He finishes His work in us. I can very well relate to the struggle you have because I too struggle with this often times. I absolutely love the point you made at the end:<BR/><BR/><I>"But how can I possibly be made righteous when I don't do anything righteous!?" Well, how can Jesus, who never sinned be made sin for us?</I><BR/><BR/>That is the mystery of His love. It is radical, scandalous and unfair.Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.com