tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915198689835516482.post668637916276497189..comments2020-09-07T20:48:39.304-07:00Comments on That's the Spirit: Faith vs. Works -- And a Time To Be StillPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10529035390240323148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915198689835516482.post-592136541779229692012-02-16T14:28:56.497-08:002012-02-16T14:28:56.497-08:00More thoughts on this, possibly for a future blog...More thoughts on this, possibly for a future blog, passed along from a friend: <br /> <br />I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ <br />Jesus. (Philippians 3:14 ESV)<br /><br />The calling is to be like Him. Romans 8:28-29 indicates His desire to conform us <br />to the image of His Son. Hebrews 12:1-2 indicates the path of the race--it is <br />personal--"set before us."<br />Your race differs from mine in that the encumbrances ("weights") differ. The <br />goal, however ("fixing our eyes on Jesus"), is the same<br />Paul tells Timothy, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I <br />have kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7 ESV). Lots of race metaphors.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529035390240323148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915198689835516482.post-36741459780231437172012-02-16T11:56:34.560-08:002012-02-16T11:56:34.560-08:00Posting this is 100 percent an act of faith. It do...Posting this is 100 percent an act of faith. It doesn't make much sense to me, but I feel the nudge that usually means it's meant to be posted. I trust that the reason will be clearer when the time is right.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529035390240323148noreply@blogger.com