Bible Study log
Cyto says 'be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6:6  not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. 6:7  With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 6:8  knowing that whatever * good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.'
Cyto says 'okay knowing that whatever good thing each one does this he will receive back from the LORD whether slave or free'
Cyto says 'ooh wait a sec'
Cyto says 'theres one more thing i missed'
Cyto says 'rendered as to the lord and NOT to men'
Cyto says 'okay what does that little qualification do'
Cyto says 'i mean more so than what was done before'
Wargreymon bows deeply.
Cyto beams a smile at Wargreymon.
Miriam says 'it gives slave and free a somewhat equal footing, because both are subservient to God'
Cyto says 'huh, i hadn't thought of that but you know thats a great point'
Cyto says 'yeah so we're all working for the same boss'
Miriam says 'but what you are looking for, I believe, is to serve your earthly boss with the same attention which you would serve the Lord'
Miriam says 'it's not about serving the man, it's about setrving God in the place He put yoy'
Miriam says 'you even'
Cyto says 'well what i was thinking was that if we serve as to men we can become resentful, we can lose sight of our higher purpose and it just seems like of only moderate importance'
Cyto nods at Miriam.
Cyto says 'but if we're serving as to God, thats sort of a good boundary, because we're no longer thinking that everything is dependent on our boss, revolves around him or that he is the center of the universe that we need to be subject to his moods and caprices and living in fear'
Cyto says 'it does say to be fearful and trembling  but as to the LORD, so our reverence is ultimately to God so no matter what happens we're looking to him and not any man or human circumstance, see if a human isn't the center of our existence than we're not subject to having our lives upturned everytime they go nuts but rather we are revolving around God serving them in service to Him so he is still our focus and our stability and if the boss every gets so nutty or asking us to do things that are unhealthy or '
Cyto says 'unrighteous we just need to turn back to God and start refraiming our work and decisions in what we know to be his desire , our emotions according to what we know to be his will'
Miriam nods.
Cyto says 'if you look to the animal world the leader sets the tone for the pack, like on the dog whisperer, if the alpha is a nervous person the whole pack will be nervous and out of balance, if you are looking to a nervous and out of balance person to be your center your doomed to follow the same path but as Christians we have access to the best most stable alpha around and we can be certain that when we keep our eyes on him, he will give us the resources to stay where we are supposed to be, kinda like peter'
Cyto says 'when peter took his eyes off Jesus he started to sink'
Cyto says 'boss's can be a lot like the storm'
Cyto says 'okay well the next thing'
Miriam nods.
Cyto says 'be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6:6  not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. 6:7  With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 6:8  knowing that whatever * good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.'
Cyto says 'theis he will receive back from the Lord whether slave or free'
Cyto says 'knowing that whatever Good thing each one does'
Cyto says 'see that  backs up what i was saying earlier'
Cyto says 'no good deed happens in a vaccuum'
Cyto says 'now you might not immediately see the result'
Cyto says 'but you can have confidence that nothing that you do, in accordance with the will of God is Vain'
Cyto says ';but more than that God promises here that you will receive it back'
Miriam nods.
Cyto says 'though it doesn't specify here in what life time'
Cyto says 'but it does say you will receive it back'
Cyto says 'God's word does not come back void'
Cyto says 'and Neither does  the power of the S;pirit'
Cyto says 'no man is righteous'
Cyto says 'so I think that if we do Good it must be the power of God'
Cyto says 'so that means I think that God Word or Deed does not come back fruitless'
Cyto says 'l'
Cyto says 'okay questions comments, thoughts?'
Cyto says 'more prayer requests?'
Cyto says 'y'all with me?'
Miriam says 'I am'
Cyto says 'kewl'
Cyto says 'okay say 6:9  And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. 6:10  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 6:11  Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.'
Cyto says 'another thing we could look at in terms of boundaries'
Cyto says 'masters Give up threatening'
Cyto says 'people should do things on their own and take responsibility for their actions'
Cyto says 'proper discipline shouldn't involve agressiveness or venom'
Miriam says 'I need to relog.  my mousepad has stopped working'
Cyto says 'a lot of times the most effective discipline can occur when those in authority, or even those in subjugation insist that each person take responsibilty for their own responsibilities and accept the consequences of their actions, if you are in authority or even if you are in submission you might state what you will do to protect yourself if the other party doesn't fulfill their responsibilities, or what you won't do to save them if they try to make their problem your problem, but it doesn't require any'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'tell me when you relog on'
Miriam nods.
Cyto says 'sometime s you can resolve mouse problems by unplugging thesay a lot of times the most effective discipline can occur when those in authority, or even those in subjugation insist that each person take responsibilty for their own responsibilities and accept the consequences of their actions, if you are in authority or even if you are in submission you might state what you will do to protect yourself if the'
Cyto says 'right after coffee hour'
Cyto says 'miriam you back?'
Miriam says 'yep'
Cyto says 'kewl'
Cyto sighs.
Cyto says 'I miss Mr Irish'
Cyto says 'a lot of times the most effective discipline can occur when those in authority, or even those in subjugation insist that each person take responsibilty for their own responsibilities and accept the consequences of their actions, if you are in authority or even if you are in submission you might state what you will do to protect yourself if the other party doesn't fulfill their responsibilities, or what you won't do to save them if they try to make their problem your problem, but it doesn't require any'
Cyto says 'venom'
Miriam nods.
Cyto says 'in fact simply sticking to your boundaries can prevent anger (on your part) and while it may engender anger on others parts at first , it ultiamtely keeps things much more stable'
Cyto says 'both master and servant are to obey God , follow the rules and be decent'
Cyto says 'there is no partiality'
Cyto says 'hrm now there is a good verse for dealing with people who have issues with social justice'
Cyto says 'we all have our part to play'
Cyto says 'Be strong in the Lordand in the Strength of His might'
Cyto says 'following God's principles lets us be strong'
Cyto says 'living as in the world we're doomed to being ciphers, pointless, drones even if we are masters, but if we embrace God's wisdom and hsis amazing plan for us, we can have a lot more than that and not only that but have some joy in the process'
Cyto says 'We can be strong in God's power we can have victory'
Cyto says 'we don't have to live as doubleminded men being blown from one rock to another all our life'
Cyto says 'and if we are we need to be asking ourselves, what are we doing outside of God's will?'
Cyto says 'what are we missing'
Cyto says 'God gave us these promises and these resources'
Cyto says 'so now if we see ourself lacking confidence, and not having any effect and just subject to every worldly force, and our emotions dependent on every turn of the wheel of the world, we must ask ourselves, what our we missing, and perhaps get some help from the body to overcome'
Cyto says 'not to say we'll ever be free of troubles, but within those troubles we should know the utilization of God and His power, we should know what it is to be an effective tool and we should know what it is to have the confidence of beeing in His Grip'
Cyto says 'its not something that any of us master that quickly but its where we should be going'
Cyto says 'and getting help if we can't on our own, well getting help regardless cuz thats how christ designed the body'
Cyto says 'okay questions thoughts comments?'
Cyto says '?'
Cyto says 'disagreements'
Cyto says 'notes on how uncomforatable you feel about that because you struggle with it yourself and its not fun to think about?'
Cyto says 'okay then'
Miriam says 'got distracted.  evie wanted a bedtime story :)'
Cyto says 'Lord please bless our time together and grant us peace and mercy and wisdom and strength and victory and purpose and overcoming and help us to be good stewards and effective and let us see fruit if its your will, please help us harvest some of this harvest'
Cyto nods at Miriam.
Cyto says 'please be with us this week God guide us and comfort us and heal us'
Cyto softly says amen.
Cyto says 'okay so any thoughts or comments'
Miriam begins to shake.