Bible Study log
Hatfield says '¨ill change colors, help C2 I think gives color list'
Hatfield loudly exclaims 'DOH!'
Hatfield says '{  '
Cyto says 'anyway (GOD (With us in HIM))'
Vayrim says 'It looks to me like in chapter 3, Paul gave us a glimpse of God's great mercy and love for us. Now, in chapter 4, he's asking us to live a life worthy of that great mercy and love.'
Hatfield nods at Cyto.
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'not just the mercy'
Cyto says 'but the Glory'
Cyto says 'Not just the Glory of God'
Cyto says 'But the Awesomeoness of His mercy and inclusiveness, his plan for us'
Cyto says 'Giving us a destiny'
Cyto says 'a part in His work'
Cyto says 'as Friends not slaves'
Cyto says 'workers'
Cyto says 'that just boggles the mind'
Cyto says 'how we were saved'
Cyto says 'in him and not ourselves'
Cyto says 'we had nothing to do with it'
Cyto says 'and how All were included'
Cyto says 'Jews and Gentiles'
Cyto says 'as was planned from the beginning'
Cyto says 'this all shows God's Glory'
Cyto says 'But Also his LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for us'
Vayrim smiles happily.
Cyto says 'the desire for the unity'
Cyto says 'the intimacy'
Cyto says 'he set up'
Cyto says 'with him and each other'
Cyto boggles at the concept.
Cyto says 'okay'
Cyto says 'Chap 4'
Cyto says 'GIVEN THAT'
Cyto says 'PLEASE'
Cyto says 'walk in a manner worthy'
Cyto says 'Do you Get chapter 3?'
Cyto says 'Chapter 2?'
Cyto says 'Chapter 1?'
Cyto says 'HOW amazing'
Cyto says 'How GOOD?'
Cyto says 'HOW LOVE?'
Cyto says 'How Grace?'
Cyto says 'He is'
Cyto boggles at the concept.
Cyto says 'The Plan'
Cyto says 'with that How can we do anything else'
Cyto says 'chap 4 : 1'
Cyto says 'Therefore I, the prisoner of the LORD, IMPLORE'
Cyto says 'implore is THE RIGHT WORD'
Hatfield nods sagely.
Cyto says 'i IMPLORE'
Cyto says 'you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,'
Cyto says 'THE CALLING!!!!!'
Cyto says 'You have ben Called,'
Cyto says '4:2'
Cyto says 'With all humility and gentleness,'
~Verse to Room from Hatfield~
Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Cyto says 'we are to walk in a manner'
Cyto says 'this chapter tells us HOW'
Cyto says 'okay that's coincidence???'
Cyto says 'this chapter'
Cyto says 'is showing specifics'
Cyto says 'given how God planned what he planned'
Cyto says 'Did what he did'
Cyto says 'In an Amazing way'
Vayrim says 'God is great!'
Hatfield says 'all the time'
Cyto says 'we can Glorify him by living this way'
Cyto says 'we can ONLY live this way by His power'
Cyto says 'Let him be magnified (shown) in our lives'
Cyto says 'Shown millions of times'
Cyto says 'in EACH Christian'
Cyto says 'in meekness'
Cyto says 'in meekness we can show the love of God'
Cyto says 'Humility'
Cyto says 'why is humility the first thing Paul mentions'
Hatfield says 'right back'
Hatfield sighs.
Vayrim says 'Because we need to know that we can't do it without Him?'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'more'
Vayrim says 'And, we need to remember that we aren't any better than the other Christians?'
Cyto nods.
Cyto says 'Humility can be thougth of as an opposite of pride'
Cyto says 'big impact'
Cyto says 'what does pride do?'
Hatfield says '?HELP PASSWORD will tell you'
Hatfield loudly exclaims 'DOH!'
Hatfield says 'sorry'
Cyto says 'okay Humility takes you and focusses you on someone els'
Cyto says 'Humility and self sacrifice'
Cyto says 'self sacrifice is what people do because they love'
Cyto says 'Humility is the attitude they have'
Cyto says 'pride is the opposite'
Cyto says 'pride puts you first'
Cyto says 'pride stands up for your rights'
Hatfield bows deeply.
Hatfield says 'I need to head out.  Have a blessed night'
Cyto says 'pride is because you hate'
Cyto says 'or have apathy'
Cyto says 'Love of self'
Cyto says 'is rejection of God'
Cyto says 'Love of self above God'
Cyto says 'so should you hate yourself?'
Cyto says '?'
Vayrim says 'I don't think so.'
Vayrim says 'I seem to recall that Jesus said, Love your neighbor as yourself.''
Cyto says 'okay so explain more'
Cyto says 'you are made of more than one part'
Cyto says 'You are a Christian'
Cyto taps his foot impatiently at Vayrim.
Cyto says 'oops'
Cyto says 'didn't mean that social'
Cyto says 'er'
Vayrim says 'I'm sorry I couldn't come up with more to say.'
Vayrim says 'I'm having a block. Sorry.'
Cyto says 'np'
Cyto says 'sorry bout that social'
Cyto says 'thought it would come out diff'
Vayrim says 'No problem.'
Cyto says 'um'
Cyto says 'The old you'
Cyto says 'the flesh'
Cyto says 'the sin'
Cyto says 'that we Hate'
Cyto says 'You are remade by God'
Cyto says 'Spirit of God is in you'
Cyto says 'that we love'
Cyto says 'You are a precious Creation'
Cyto says 'chosen by God before the beginning of the World'
Cyto says 'of course we love you, God thinks you're special'
Cyto says 'the Old us'
Cyto says 'the icky part'
Cyto says 'corrupted'
Cyto says 'that drags us down'
Cyto says 'tempts us'
Cyto says 'that part we do not love'
Cyto says 'so when we say'
Cyto says 'Love yourself'
Cyto says 'and Hate yourself'
Cyto says 'its different parts'
Cyto says 'we are being continually changed by God'
Cyto says 'the bad part is becoming less'
Cyto says 'and God is becoming more'
Cyto says 'Humility, is us putting God before us'
Cyto says 'and others before us'
Cyto says 'Because that is God's will'
Cyto says 'He loved them so we should'
Cyto says 'He put ALL before himself so we should'
Cyto says 'Did Christ stand up for his rights'
Cyto says 'He was Silent'
Cyto says 'though they accused him He was silent'
Cyto says 'why'
Vayrim says 'To provide us with an example of humility?'
Cyto says 'I think'
Cyto says 'to defend himself'
Cyto says 'if he had freed himeslf'
Cyto says 'what would happen to us'
Cyto says 'Christ showed his Love'
Cyto says 'by staying on the cross'
Cyto says 'He put us first'
Cyto says 'He loved'
Cyto says 'Pride defends'
Cyto says 'except it is blind to reality'
Cyto says 'reallity is that defending yourself'
Cyto says 'pride, is working against your own interest'
Cyto says 'God's will is our interest'
Cyto says 'following Him is the best thing'
Cyto says 'its not always that we'll see the results of following him as the best thing now'
Cyto says 'in this life or the and/or the next, it will be the BEST THING'
Cyto says 'maybe for us'
Cyto says 'maybe for the Kingdom'
Cyto says 'absolutely for the Kingdom'
Cyto says 'we need to trust'
Cyto says 'part of humility'
Cyto says 'God knows better'
Cyto says 'himility to know that'
Cyto says 'all our following God , is impossible without humility'
Cyto says 'we have to follow Him FIRST'
Cyto says 'okay ya wanna pray?'