tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676228612840808018.post1005954174000537118..comments2022-11-24T02:57:25.413-06:00Comments on Come Lord Jesus: The Ugly Truthguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05548883062420560488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676228612840808018.post-9316779774261523272010-03-04T17:00:44.608-06:002010-03-04T17:00:44.608-06:00Are you also a criminal, maybe even with a warrant...Are you also a criminal, maybe even with a warrant for your arrest? Or, are you the model citizen that has kept every single law, speed limit and municipal regulation every day of your life? Or, having broken some laws, are you in the gray land in between these two extremes? In that gray land, having run a few stop signs and occasionally exceeded the speed limit, you could still see yourself as a criminal, but that would be about as lame as some of what I just read. You can be a good citizen, who occasionally breaks a law. You can admit it when you do, pay the fine, and go on. There is nothing hypocritical in that. There is something sick in seeing yourself as a criminal when you aren't, then living up to that standard.<br /><br />I found a couple of books by Neil T. Anderson to be of great value in changing the way I see myself. I also have seem them work on many others in my ministry. The books are "Victory over the Darkness" and"The Bondage Breaker." The first book deals with our identity in Christ, and the second one builds on that towards overcoming old habits, hang-ups and attitudes.<br /><br />A lot of how we think and act is based on our self identity. If I see myself as a criminal, it will be easier for me to break the law. To the extent that I can see myself as a "saint" it will be easier to live a more saintly life. <br /><br />Acting saintly in public, will not make me a saint, but if I am a saint, even if I make a mistake, I am still a saint. My secure identity as a saint will also allow me to more easily admit my errors as I make them. My identity in Christ is secure; my sins do not define me.SrAbelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09579109834029958593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676228612840808018.post-19736793378048294932010-01-18T14:41:02.915-06:002010-01-18T14:41:02.915-06:00Guy, I love your honesty and feel your pain. I'...Guy, I love your honesty and feel your pain. I'd love to share with you my Journey towards and with Jesus. But I'm not sure how to contact you and don't really want to post my info here... hmm. -andyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447539456693278092noreply@blogger.com