Dear Richard :
Brother in Christ, joint heir to the Kingdom of God, partaker of the grace that we find in Christ, welcome to the thread... Please bookmark and feel free to answer any question, keep us posted on your newfound freedom in Christ, we welcome you with open arms !!
May I personally extend to you the right hand of fellowship..I can promise you one thing... you will be loved in so many ways.. at least one of them will be right..
Seriously, welcome.! If there are any questions I personally would love to respond to you.. I have been a Christian 30 years and find that I forget at times what it was like.back then..although I need to take the time more often to think of the " voyage that I embarked on 30 years ago and to think of the faithfulness of God to bringing me to where I am now ".
As far as your'e wondering about free will Vs. pre -destination now that you are a Christian. I can only tell you my own experience.
Christ is the true shepard that will leave the 99 to care for the one outside the fold. Yes, God has an absolute will for your life, NO, we, you, will not always be in his will but he is the shepard. Many times the way ahead will be overcast or foggy and we willingly submit to his direction. Other times on those clear days when you can see 50 miles, you will be convinced that you know exactly where to go.
And if by chance you guessed right he will not interfere. But many times on those clear days he will insist that you travel the hilly, rocky, steep pathway because he sees a danger ahead on the way you would have chosen,.. No he doesn't want you to close your eyes because there are many dangers he will give you the discernment to distinguish for yourself.
Basically , if you have trusted him for your salvation then you have trusted him unto the greatest trust. Gradually , he will show you the areas of your life that you are holding back on, and through the love and leading and guiding of the holy spirit you will see that it is in your best interest to also hand over to our Lord these areas also...
In Christ who brings us into the knowledge of all truth ............gregor |
