I think a new breed of christian is being birthed.
The seeds have been there for a long time, the whispers of the spirit.
A breed that isn't concerned with the law, with principles, obsessed with applying keys and steps.
The law becoming a distant memory - grace superseding the law
A breed that isn't obsessed with cause and effect, with living up to expectations.
Creatures who are so in love and passionate about Jesus that they don't even think about if they are sinning or not - they are just living in Father's presence - gladly, joyfully, playfully doing life with Father.
Not even concerned about being obedient but happily living, loving, crying, partnering, worshiping their wonderful God - who talks, plays, confides, laughs and cries with them.
Birthing a new era of freedom that ascends way beyond the walls of church buildings, doctrines, denominations.
A thing of such incredible beauty and power that the world won't know what's hit it.
Of course, I could just be dreaming, but I can feel it...
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
ReplyDeleteI get a sense of that too Yimmy. NOT that i'm a universalist (its a contentious term) but when the Father started whispering to me about how ENORMOUS his Grace is - so much huger than i'd ever dared to imagine - and how all encompassing His Love is i had never heard of Universalism. However after a day or two of prayer and Googling i found that it was exploding. And i hear more and more of it every week from the most unexpected places. Perhaps it all a bit muddled in my head atm but what i am CERTAIN of now is that there really is no Us and Them. His love IS total for all the creation and His mercy endureth forever!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, but I'm sure the Universalists have thrown the baby out with the bath water There is just waaay too much in the NT about death and judgement. But I am more certain these days that the concept of eternal torment in flame etc is just unbiblical. The main thrust of scripture seems to be that if in the final judgement of all things some still don't get it they will just be extinguished. But I also like CS Lewis's ideas and there may well be something that just hasn't "clicked" yet. And Paul is very clear about those who have never heard the gospel, and how its written on their hearts etc. So maybe more will be saved than we think! I'm sure all will be revealed!!
ReplyDeleteBut I just can't get away from the impending feeling of God revealing something new and breaking out of all the old concepts in power and gory. I start to get so pasionate the moment I start talking about it - its weird!
ReplyDeletere last post:
ReplyDelete...power and gory??? lol
I think glory would be much better
Hey Jim,
ReplyDeleteYou are talking abnout the Bride of Christ, the New Jerusalem. The air we breathe is pregnant with expectation. We live in momentous days. A new wave is rolling in.
Phil
(I used my wife's account)
Very true Phil. Exciting times indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe thing that I am realizing is how great the need is to live with mystery. The church over recent decades has all but removed it - everything has become so black and white...we have to have the truth on everything nailed. Fact is, we just don't know much. That applies to hell, universalism, etc etc. I am much more inclined these days to not make decisions on things, and to say "I don't know". But I know God does, and that his very essence is love, and so I know I can trust him for the truth on any subject to be love. I think our focus is to be on life and the issues of it, far more than it is on death and its' issues.
ReplyDeleteOh by the way Jim, it's Gaye here - that is an old Google user name!