Bondman

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Bondman

Message #45

BE TEACHABLE!

I sure don't know everything! Nor, I submit, do you. *heavenly smile* So let's be open to what God's wanting to teach us. Be open to THE TRUTH, to New Truth - even if it conflicts with what you've been taught or currently believe!

We ALL think that what we believe at this very moment is RIGHT! But it ISN'T! - no matter how hard we've tried to get it right! Pride goes before a fall. You think all you believe is right? - God will soon show you otherwise! Before this happens, make a powerful decision for the remainder of your days to:

BECOME An Unashamed TRUTH-SEEKER!! Over a period of time this will obviously mean many CHANGES in what you believe. Be READY at all times to do this!!

(Personal Recommendation: I have been a Truth-Seeker for decades, and wow, this has enabled God to TEACH and to GROW me so much!)

Love!

- BM with his Beloved

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Bondman

I'm in the process of somewhat of a change in format of Bondman Messages.

So far I've done an Index so that:

.. you can click on the "Message Index" at the bottom of each message to view all the topics covered so far

.. click any you want to go to

.. and read.


Until I can find time to complete the whole job, to return to the Index you may have to go there manually. The Message Index is Post #2, right near the top of the very first page of the thread.

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Bondman

Message #46

GREAT NEWS!


A. The 2nd quote below is an EXCELLENT example of Message #45 above - of how to become a serious Truth-Seeker! Being OPEN to new truth! And of saying those 3 oh-so-difficult words: "I was wrong." What I now write is NOT meant to offend or hurt Robin, not one bit! She's given me permission to write this. I mean, we all make mistakes, right? The TRICK is to learn form them. My words here are so we can all learn something that she didn't realise, and so was getting wrong.

In the OLD TESTAMENT quote below, God is speaking personally to King Solomon:

So what's the problem with the statement about a long life above? This is DOCTRINE, i.e., TRUTH which we need to have RIGHT as we possibly can! To establish any doctrine from the Old Testament - as a universal truth that is applicable to ALL OF OUR LIVES NOW, we must NEVER take something God was promising to just one person (Solomon in this case) and project this forward to make it apply to all of US TODAY! This is simply invalid and wrong. (b) Furthermore, we must be extraordinarily careful in taking any Old Testament statement of general truth, and applying THAT to our lives today!! In this instance also quite invalid and wrong.

I can't BEG of you strongly enough to please TAKE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE CARE in applying OT verses and concepts to us today.

(As an aside, there IS an important way where God may use the OT to speak to you (mostly to more mature Christians) and give you specific guidance or information - which I will share with you sometime, including some of my own more amazing experiences.)

B. The 1st quote above is also an example of what I've said here over and over and over: since Jesus came, we live in the New Testament, NOT the Old Testament!!! I know you've maybe never been told this, BUT IT'S TRUE!!! Let's illustrate with a prime example:

OLD TESTAMENT To get your sins forgiven, you must buy a lamb without blemish to be a sacrifice to God, have it messily bleed, and it has to DIE! Then God will forgive your sin! But soon you'll need to do this again... and again... and again! Would you like to start doing this regularly!! Well it's in the Bible, isn't it, so shouldn't we be doing it?? - along with thousands of other OT commands of how God's special people, the Israelites were to live! NO, BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT FOR US!!

Why then did Almighty God institute this almost barbaric ritual for them? - He was teaching His people about the PERFECT LAMB OF GOD Who was to come - who John the Baptist said would take away the sins of the world.

Yes, our Lord Jesus had to bleed too - painfully in the extreme, and a great LOT of blood! - then He died, just like the OT lambs did!! HE DID THIS FOR US ALL!!!

AND SO ALL OF OUR SINS WERE THEN TOTALLY FORGIVEN BY GOD - PROVIDED, and ONLY provided, that we BELIEVE in Him, and COMMIT THE WHOLE OF OUR LIVES to this wonderful Jesus!!!

•THAT'S THE GREATEST NEWS IT'S EVER POSSIBLE TO HEAR!!! •

Love you guys!

- BM, with Mrs BM

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Faithwoman

Good morning all
Bondman I was wondering when you have time, if you could share on something.
As I was sitting having my morning coffee this morning, I was looking around my apartment and seeing all of the "stuff". It is daunting looking at all the empty boxes. It is daunting to look at the walk in closet and the dressers and see all of the clothes etc.. I had to call the mover yesterday and he is coming next week to give me a quote on moving my belongings.
I have way to much "stuff" including furniture. I have a chair that use to sit in my grandmother's living room. I have an old Mason chair that use to sit on the front porch of the cottage that my great grandmother use to sit in. The list goes on and on.
As I sit here and think about a new place to live, I think about having to find an apartment that would fit my "stuff". You know so many people hang on to things to pass down to their children because it was in the family. Well I realize that the one and only thing I really need to pass down to my children, is the love and knowledge of living for the Lord.

As far as my clothes, with my new job I will need to wear "nicer" clothes. Alot of my clothers were from when I was bigger, which I can get rid of and will. As far as the smaller clothes, waiting for me to get into , those need to go.

The bottom line is that all of this "stuff" is not what is important in life. To many people base their value on material things. I was never a materialistic person. Everything here in my home, all furniture and stuff was given to me by family. (really everything I have in life is given to me by the Lord).

There is scripture I know somewhere about selling all possessions and following him. I really do think that now is a good time in my life to simply things. I am just being honest, there is a part of me that is struggling with that. I know there is scripture also about Do not worry for what you will eat, or wear etc. it relates to the birds.

Bottom line here , as I continue to learn about his love and how he wants my life to be, it is a changing of my mind and my daily living. Is it exciting? Yes! Is it easy. No..

Society here in America is way to focused on "stuff" in life. So can you help enlighten me on what a great way would be to get my heart in the right frame to really downsize the "stuff" in my life and continue to open up my heart more for the Lord?.

Comments are welcome from others as well

Thanks!
Robin

Bondman

This is very interesting. You need good clothes for your new job. We need things to live, don't we? That's not wrong is it?

I've written quite a bit about this. Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm very open to hear anything at all.

- BM

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