What's Driving You?
Jun 20, 2023Questions For Grace Teachers and Followers
Remember when you first got saved you had an experience with God but no doctrine?
Way before you had a doctrine of love, grace and peace you had an experience of it. Remember when you wanted to experience God’s love more than you wanted to protect your sacred doctrine about it?
Remember when you first got saved how you walked away from ungodliness because you knew you should and you were not classified as a legalist? Remember when John 3:16 “WOWED” you.
What Happened? How did you slip away from the simplicity and POWER of the gospel?
1. Maybe you exchanged the influence of the love of God for a message about it?
2. Could it be you are in love with the message of God’s love and freedom instead of the one that made it possible?
3. Perhaps you have become grace legalist?
4. Have you fallen into the trap of thinking more knowledge is what you need?
The only knowledge that changes you is that which leads you to the person of Jesus.
2 Tim 3:7 Forever inquiring and getting information, but are never able to arrive at a recognition and knowledge of the Truth. AMP
John 5:39-40 "You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you'll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren't willing to receive from me the life you say you want. MESSAGE
How Do We Reconnect to Our First Love Instead of a Doctrine About It?
1. NEVER forget you were created to be loved!
Let this drive your emotions:
Eph 1:4-6 4 Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. 5 Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) 6 He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. MESSAGE