Comments on: Spirituality: No Magic Pill http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2009/10/21/spirituality-no-magic-pill/ Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John McCarthy http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2009/10/21/spirituality-no-magic-pill/comment-page-1/#comment-158352 John McCarthy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:44:31 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/?p=2043#comment-158352 Thanks Bill for the best sermon I've read (or heard) in years. And thanks for the interesting quotes from A.W.Tozer. John McCarthy Thanks Bill for the best sermon I’ve read (or heard) in years. And thanks for the interesting quotes from A.W.Tozer.
John McCarthy

]]> By: John Heasman http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2009/10/21/spirituality-no-magic-pill/comment-page-1/#comment-158339 John Heasman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:47:51 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/?p=2043#comment-158339 Thank you Bill for the timely reminder that there is no royal road to perfection except the laying down of our lives (psuche - our natural, human, psychological, soulish self-life) in order to gain eternal life (zoe - divine, spiritual, everlasting, Christ-like, resurrected life). Abundant blessings, John Heasman Thank you Bill for the timely reminder that there is no royal road to perfection except the laying down of our lives (psuche – our natural, human, psychological, soulish self-life) in order to gain eternal life (zoe – divine, spiritual, everlasting, Christ-like, resurrected life).

Abundant blessings,

John Heasman

]]> By: David Skinner http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2009/10/21/spirituality-no-magic-pill/comment-page-1/#comment-158217 David Skinner Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:49:16 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/?p=2043#comment-158217 As you say Bill, the word “therefore” introduces not a word of friendly advice but a commandment. Here are just a few to be going on with: therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. Rev 3:3 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Rev2:2 Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. 2 Peter 3:17 Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,” Peter 1:10 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.1 Peter 2:! Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." 1 Peter 1:13ff Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. James 1:21 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12 :1 David Skinner, Uk As you say Bill, the word “therefore” introduces not a word of friendly advice but a commandment. Here are just a few to be going on with:

therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. Rev 3:3

Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Rev2:2

Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. 2 Peter 3:17

Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,” Peter 1:10

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.1 Peter 4:1

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.1 Peter 2:!

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:13ff

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. James 1:21

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12 :1

David Skinner, Uk

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