tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670425954609557512.post8585838897636119272..comments2023-09-02T07:59:55.010-07:00Comments on The Bottom Line: What Is Biblical Discipleship And Growth (Part 4)Cameron Buettelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217501740084187739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670425954609557512.post-15538670292523872122011-04-19T10:32:27.171-07:002011-04-19T10:32:27.171-07:00Very good information and very inspiring. Thank yo...Very good information and very inspiring. Thank you.<br /><br />I believe it is important to remember also that discipleship is a choice just like salvation. One can get saved and still, because of the flesh and the sin that dwells within, go back to alcohol or drugs or whatever sinful life he or she was involved with before being saved. Receiving the holy spirit does not mean that God controls a persons thinking and forces that person to walk uprightly. A person only grows as he chooses to renew his mind and chooses to be obedient to God's Word. If one gets caught up in daily life such as work, housework, laundry, children, yardwork and all the other necessary things and does not put aside time alone with God in prayer and in God's Word, then one can lose touch with his heavenly father and live like everyone else lives. This in NO WAY means that the person was not truly converted. Many many who have been TRULY converted have been drawn away. They will lose many rewards, but we will see them in paradise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638629294382537557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670425954609557512.post-70497313681613509122011-04-17T06:47:42.863-07:002011-04-17T06:47:42.863-07:00Excellent post Cam! The sad fact today is people ...Excellent post Cam! The sad fact today is people who say they proclaim the Gospel demonstrate by word and deed that they do not know the Gospel. The pragmatic, seeker-sensitive approach is an extremely rebellious attitude rooted in pride. It is man trying to usurp God's role rather than remaining in the place God has placed him and doing what God has commanded man to do. God is the author and finisher of our faith.<br /><br />"The Gospel According to Jesus" by John MacArthur is an excellent book which can assist people in understanding not only the true Gospel better but also exposes the modern day approach for the counterfeit that it is and its utter failure.Michael Lawmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919034430085510082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670425954609557512.post-32163058325442433662011-04-15T18:59:02.256-07:002011-04-15T18:59:02.256-07:00Only God can change the human heart, and the “fool...Only God can change the human heart, and the “foolishness of preaching” is the method God chose to facilitate that change.<br /><br />Recentli I heard p preacher who said " Is is not by the preaching of foolishness, but by the foolishness of preaching."Arthurnoreply@blogger.com