Be Holy as I Am Holy: Fear and Trembling with R.C. Sproul 

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“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I needed to hear this today, praise God.

Amen, absolutely 👍

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We are in the kingdom now, though.

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@@threelittlebirds274Read malachi 3:8-10

Yeah. Too bad people never read the next part of that. Brings a whole new light.

Jesus is God almighty, but he is not the Father, nor is he the Holy Spirit, rather, he is the Son, the Word, our kinsman redeemer. The three of them are each individuals, yet they are one in every way. As I understand it, they agree on everything, and have done so for all eternity past present and future. God the Father alone knows when the rapture will take place. Except for that one thing, they are equal in all knowledge. Jesus and the Holy Ghost are subservient to the Father, and each of the three has their own role to fill in bringing to fulfillment the Kingdom of God, after the age of man has been completed. Those who accept Jesus are born again of the spirit, and become new creatures, alive unto God for eternity. Those who reject Christ will endure the wrath of God forever, in a place designed for Satan and the fallen angels who followed him and who were thrown out of heaven. That eternal place has enlarged itself to prepare for all of fallen mankind, who are ultimately found to be haters of God (all three persons). That judgement is just, and according to Gods word (the Bible) will last eternally. Become a child of God by accepting the truth about who Jesus is, and surrender your life to him. He will forgive you of all of your sins, and wash you spiritually until you are clean and pure and white as snow. You will be blessed and sanctified, and purified. You will live out the remainder of this life as a redeemed child of God. You will great fully follow his direction, and become a fruit bearing branch attached to the vine (Jesus). Gary Drumm, A child of God who was saved by grace Thank You God, FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST Amen

Yeah amen! I totally concur with this. I love how you articulately tease out a strand of wisdom that was touched upon in the sermon, And this is a very Ecclesiastes-inspired answer which I love (it’s my favourite book!) I realised that the will of God is not sth for us to ever know completely and fully of, for it is shrouded in mystery and certain parts of it God allows it to be revealed at the appointed time. The fullest and utmost answer to all possible question marks and exclamation marks in life has already been revealed- Jesus as the ultimate will of the Father. And as you say, by the time we methodically plan each and every one of our stepping stones, we have neglected the answer right before our nose which is to be holy (sanctify ourselves through every possible decision we do here including the decision of planning) as He is holy. Since the ultimate will and answer of God has already been revealed, and it is only a matter of time for us to see the ultimate will face to face, we begin with the end in mind. We begin with Jesus in all our decision making and intentions. Until we prize the scarification process ie the truth and character of Jesus to take root in our spirit, no amount of external preparation, planning, presentation and pilgrimage will satisfy and provide us with the real answers in Him. There will be no finality outside of Him, and the soul will continue to wonder aimlessly.

Thank you for this passage. I have Catholic friends who tell me I should be very afraid and work out my salvation, literally with fear and trembling - as though God has not saved me but is judging my every move - and even then, they tell me I will fall short.

@@clivejames5058 It’s a trap for the Christian to confuse judgement for sin with conviction, since “if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness.” (1Jn.5) The cross already paid for it, and yet we are yet to be free completely from it. Hebrews 10:14 continues to rescue me. “For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.” I’m reminded of my judicial standing before him (perfected) and I’m reminded of the ongoing work of the HS transforming me to be like Christ (being sanctified). James tells us to “work out” bc our faith is not merely a profession with words - that would be empty and dead. Hope that helps.

@@clivejames5058 I should also add: that Jesus is *both* the Judge and the Good Shepherd. If you have been born again (John 3), then you are liberated from both religious perfectionism and hedonistic slavery. We tend to veer one way or another, but it’s a growth process, brother. Remember the rescue: “perfected” and “being sanctified”. 🙏

It's actually in harmony with the doctrine of predestination. We are called by God to seek Him and He gives us the desire and ability to obey the command. Hope that helps my friend 😊

And why would that keep me from heaven?

You think he is in Heaven? Mr. Sproul was saved. Washed in the blood of Jesus! Saved through the free gift of salvation and Grace. And repentance of sin and total trust in Jesus alone for salvation, nothing else! He is in Heaven!

Yea… “because he” not “even though he”

That's exactly why he is in heaven though

Who made you the judge? None of us have any right whatsoever to say who we think is in heaven or not.

“Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

What the verse means is not that we become as Holy as God. It means that we become holy as a creature can. This is the same as the first commandment, "Love God with all your heart, your soul and your strength." When we do that, then we have reached 'holiness' God want in us.