It is the wildest thing sometimes how when God is teaching me something I end up hearing the same message over and over in different places. For example I went to a retreat last weekend, heard a sermon at church on Sunday, and then went to Bible study on Thursday and ALL three amazingly related to one another. (That is even more wild seeing as the Bible study by Kay Arthur was written in 1980 somthing!)
It is almost scary sometimes how God does that. This week I have been learning (over and over!) about how salvation is not just saying we believe in God (anyone can do that) it is about true faith that shows itself through how we live our lives. True faith produces fruit. If we are in true fellowship with God our hearts will long to be made righteous and seek to obey Him.
We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
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