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Christian Corporate Concepts Inc.
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Christian Corporate Concepts Inc.
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Rev Dudley Foord
Sydney, Australia
Dear Dudley,
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Chicago
Feb '98 Part 3
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GOD's call to love Him
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GOD, from Deut5, clearly calls us to love Him (and obey Him) to receive mercy
repeated in Deut6:5; 7; 10; 11; 13; 19; 30 till Lk10:27, but very few obey His call.
GOD is clear, "if you love Me, [you will] keep My commandments" Jn14:15, so sin is really hating Him,
as "sin is lawlessness" or disobeying the law 1Jn3:4, and disobeying Him brings wrath and death.
GOD clearly expects us to prove we love Him, as did Jesus, sent to die for us Phil2,
which completed the sacrificial covenant established when testing Abraham's love Gen22 Heb11.
GOD clearly equates our degree of obedience to Him with our degree of loving Him.
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GOD's call to share His truth
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GOD, from Ex to Rev, established His written word, literally breathed or dictated 2Tim3:16,17,
but the Spirit of truth Jn14:17-26; 16:13 is rarely believed, lived, shared at Jam2:23 level.
GOD the Christ is all, pure truth, partially known and shared by Eph3:17a; 4:13b 1Jn2:27 level,
fully known and shared by 2Pet1:4,11,12 1Jn3:6 level, as sin cannot truly know or share Him.
GOD, in Jn21, commands His chosen (seeing, knowing, eating), or Jn15:16 level, living 2Cor4:11-7:1
to fully feed (share) all truth, that His flock or family grow into Eph4:15 true sheep Jn10 + 15.
GOD's pure truth sets His true children free, no more sin, no longer bound Gal3; 4; 5 1Jn5.
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GOD's hard conditions
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GOD's word in Deut5 is rarely believed and lived, so: "visiting iniquity...who hate Me,
but mercy...who love Me and keep My commandments" 5:9,10.
GOD, in Deut11, repeats His warning and condition, "blessing, if you obey..GOD..curse
if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your GOD" 11:26-28.
GOD in flesh, Jesus, confirms the 1st + great command, "love the LORD your GOD" Mat22:37-40,
but the Judas church denies the law, even teaches against the law.
GOD repeats His command, "If you love Me, [you will] keep My commandments" Jn14:15.
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