John wrote:
>(2) how is it that you are like Jesus at [His]
>age 5? How is this possible with the Holy
>Spirit teaching you propose. Is the Holy
>Spirit slow to act? Why not, BAM, there
>you are? I mean God has taken over your
>life, right. Has God taken over your life,
>David Miller. [How can you answer "no"]
>If that is His job, why has this not happened
>in full measure. What makes you "5 years old"
>David?
It is called growth. When we are born again, we are not born at full
maturity. Just like in the physical, we are born a baby, and then we learn
and grow, so it is when we are born from above. We are spiritual infants at
first, and we grow. This is the way that God does it. It does no good to
try and argue why it is not done some other way. We can no more change
God's order in this than we can have a child who is full grown at birth and
skips childhood completely.
A wonderful non-answer. What specifically makes the difference between you being 5years old and eventually 15 ? I can figure out the "growth" part. What is lacking in your life that relegates you to this early age of immaturity? Since your battle over sin is finished with the receipt of the Indwelling Spirit -- what remains. Personally, I cannot answer this question without including my struggle concerning sin. Do you include things like arrogance, pride, conceit, selfishness, lust and the like as sin? And, do you have no trace of these? Specifics David. That is how you will change my mind.
john
