Sue J Love
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“For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.” (Colossians 1:9-12 NASB1995)
Now the faith needed for us to believe in Jesus Christ, it comes from God, it is authored and perfected by Christ, it is gifted to us by God, and it is not of our own doing, not of our own will and purpose. But it is persuaded of God as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need to die with Christ to sin and to walk (in conduct) in obedience to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God, and in his power and wisdom. It is not a mere verbal profession of him as Lord and Savior of our lives.
[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2]
But not everyone who professes faith in Jesus Christ with their lips is living the life that God has for us to live. Many are they who give lip service only to God but while they continue living in sin, doing what their own flesh desires, following after their own lusts, feeding their own flesh. God is not their God, and Jesus is not their Lord, for their god is the sinful pleasures the world has to offer them. They are still lord of their own lives. And the love of their lives is also not God, not their spouses, and not their children, but their own lusts.
Now, all those who choose their own paths, while rejecting the ways of the Lord that he has for us, but while professing Jesus as Lord, are hypocrites. For they profess one thing with their lips but while they do (live) the opposite. And it isn’t that they don’t know right from wrong, for God has instilled within us all to know right from wrong so that we are without excuse if we continue to do what is evil in the sight of God, because that which is known about God has been revealed to us by God (see Romans 1:18-32).
But it is the will of God that all of us who profess faith in Jesus Christ should walk (in lifestyle, in practice, in conduct) in a manner worthy of (correct, suitable, proper, fitting, and appropriate to) the Lord, to please him in ALL respects, bearing spiritual fruit in every good work (the works God prepared in advance that we should walk in them – Ephesians 2:10). And Jesus taught that all who want to come after him must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow him in walks of obedience to his commands.
And Jesus is to be Lord of our lives, and the one directing our paths. And we are to be those who are following his instructions to us, taught by him and by his New Testament apostles. And we are to be living pure lives, no longer living as slaves to sin, but now as servants of Christ in doing his plan and his purpose for our lives. For if he is our Lord, he is Master of our lives, the one in charge, the one leading us. And we are to be following his lead in being the people of God who he designed for us to be, as his followers.
But none of this is of our own flesh or of our own fleshly works of our own doing. All of this is under the guidance and direction of our Lord, and only as we are being strengthened with his power. For we cannot live for the Lord in our own power and wisdom and strength. The power to live righteously comes from God, but we must be the ones to yield control of our lives over to him and to obey his commands, in his power, and to follow his lead, according to his wisdom. So this is not works salvation. This is of God!
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Walking in The Light
Based off 1 John 1-2
An Original Work / November 16, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
When I lift up my voice, and
Sing praise unto God,
I will fellowship with my
Lord and Savior, King.
In Him there is no darkness.
He is in the light of truth.
If we walk in His light,
From sin He purifies.
If we repent of our sins,
He’ll forgive us now,
When we humble ourselves, and
Before Jesus bow.
The man who says, “I know Him,”
But does not obey His truth,
There is no truth in him.
In darkness still he’s found.
Do not love the world of sin,
For it is hell bound.
If you follow the world, you’ll
Not in Christ be found.
The world and its desires
Will not last; they’ll expire.
The one who does God’s will,
Receives eternal life.
See that what you have heard from
Christ remains in you.
Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and
In His Father, too.
This is what He promised us –
His eternal life with God.
So, continue in Him, and
You’ll receive a crown.
Living to Please God
An Original Work / September 7, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Now the faith needed for us to believe in Jesus Christ, it comes from God, it is authored and perfected by Christ, it is gifted to us by God, and it is not of our own doing, not of our own will and purpose. But it is persuaded of God as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need to die with Christ to sin and to walk (in conduct) in obedience to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God, and in his power and wisdom. It is not a mere verbal profession of him as Lord and Savior of our lives.
[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2]
But not everyone who professes faith in Jesus Christ with their lips is living the life that God has for us to live. Many are they who give lip service only to God but while they continue living in sin, doing what their own flesh desires, following after their own lusts, feeding their own flesh. God is not their God, and Jesus is not their Lord, for their god is the sinful pleasures the world has to offer them. They are still lord of their own lives. And the love of their lives is also not God, not their spouses, and not their children, but their own lusts.
Now, all those who choose their own paths, while rejecting the ways of the Lord that he has for us, but while professing Jesus as Lord, are hypocrites. For they profess one thing with their lips but while they do (live) the opposite. And it isn’t that they don’t know right from wrong, for God has instilled within us all to know right from wrong so that we are without excuse if we continue to do what is evil in the sight of God, because that which is known about God has been revealed to us by God (see Romans 1:18-32).
But it is the will of God that all of us who profess faith in Jesus Christ should walk (in lifestyle, in practice, in conduct) in a manner worthy of (correct, suitable, proper, fitting, and appropriate to) the Lord, to please him in ALL respects, bearing spiritual fruit in every good work (the works God prepared in advance that we should walk in them – Ephesians 2:10). And Jesus taught that all who want to come after him must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow him in walks of obedience to his commands.
And Jesus is to be Lord of our lives, and the one directing our paths. And we are to be those who are following his instructions to us, taught by him and by his New Testament apostles. And we are to be living pure lives, no longer living as slaves to sin, but now as servants of Christ in doing his plan and his purpose for our lives. For if he is our Lord, he is Master of our lives, the one in charge, the one leading us. And we are to be following his lead in being the people of God who he designed for us to be, as his followers.
But none of this is of our own flesh or of our own fleshly works of our own doing. All of this is under the guidance and direction of our Lord, and only as we are being strengthened with his power. For we cannot live for the Lord in our own power and wisdom and strength. The power to live righteously comes from God, but we must be the ones to yield control of our lives over to him and to obey his commands, in his power, and to follow his lead, according to his wisdom. So this is not works salvation. This is of God!
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Walking in The Light
Based off 1 John 1-2
An Original Work / November 16, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
When I lift up my voice, and
Sing praise unto God,
I will fellowship with my
Lord and Savior, King.
In Him there is no darkness.
He is in the light of truth.
If we walk in His light,
From sin He purifies.
If we repent of our sins,
He’ll forgive us now,
When we humble ourselves, and
Before Jesus bow.
The man who says, “I know Him,”
But does not obey His truth,
There is no truth in him.
In darkness still he’s found.
Do not love the world of sin,
For it is hell bound.
If you follow the world, you’ll
Not in Christ be found.
The world and its desires
Will not last; they’ll expire.
The one who does God’s will,
Receives eternal life.
See that what you have heard from
Christ remains in you.
Then, you’ll remain in Christ, and
In His Father, too.
This is what He promised us –
His eternal life with God.
So, continue in Him, and
You’ll receive a crown.
Living to Please God
An Original Work / September 7, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
