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'Strip off the old personality with it's practices"...... does this really require helping power from the Holy Spirit?
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[quote:DGN:MV80MDI5MTEzXzcyOTU2MTc4X0FFMDg3QjY0] [quote:Anonymous Coward 77478191:MV80MDI5MTEzXzcyOTU2MTU3X0M4MTA0Nzc=] [quote:TheLordsServant:MV80MDI5MTEzXzcyOTU1OTM4X0Q2QzI0MDM2] I've listened to and read hundreds of testimonies of folks. To me, it's clear that God and His Son deal with each person individually, but yet there appear to be a few general / common "themes". 1. People who hit "rock bottom", and "cry out" to either the Father or His Son. Many, though not all, then have some type of an immediate "event", and feel a "change" within themselves. 2. People who accepted Jesus at a relatively young age, only to spend the next several years "living in the world". They "believe" but yet do not pray, give thanks, read the Bible etc... At some point they are "re-engaged" / "re-awoken" / "recalled" by either the Father or Jesus. I am in this group. 3. People who grew up and lived in a "secular" frame of mind but yet, after "seeking" / searching, have found God. J Warner Wallace and Lee Strobel are popular examples of these folks. 4. Hebrew & Muslim folks who believed in God but had not accepted that He had sent His only begotten Son to earth 2000 years ago. Many of these folks get an "appearance" / direct interaction by Jesus. Obviously, Saul / Paul from the New Testament is the most widely known of these folks. 5. Lastly, there are some folks who have been outwardly defiant - denying that no God exists, yet through a series of events, end up becoming Believers. [/quote] 6. Look into the eyes of an enlightened master and have a life changing experience of divine love. [/quote] An enlightened master? [/quote]
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Stripping off old personality traits cannot be done in one’s own strength. Often, individuals who did so had to fight hard to put away their bad practices. They gained the victory by opening their mind and heart to the power of God’s Word and his holy spirit. (Luke 11:13; Heb. 4:12) To benefit from that power, we must read the Bible daily, meditate on it, and pray constantly for the wisdom and strength to apply Bible counsel. (Josh. 1:8; Ps. 119:97; 1 Thess. 5:17) We also benefit from God’s Word and his holy spirit when we prepare for and attend congregation meetings. (Heb. 10:24, 25) In addition, we want to make good use of the various means by which spiritual food is now made available to God’s people worldwide. (Luke 12:42) While Christians must strip off the old personality, that is not all that is required to gain God’s approval. We must also clothe ourselves with the new personality.—Col. 3:10. w17.08 21 ¶16-17
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