InSlaveryToChrist
Puritan Board Junior
In regards to Christians, is there such a thing as genuine willingness of serving God? If yes, then what makes the Christian's genuine willingness to serve God a "filthy rag" in and of itself, that is, apart from Christ's righteousness?
In light of what's been said, how should we understand such verses as Philippians 2:13 and Hebrews 13:21 that seem to give the idea that God makes the Christian will (genuinely???) and to do (genuinely???) of God's good pleasure (here obviously indicating the revealed will of God, not the secret one).
I don't see how one can genuinely will to do God's commands, yet at the same time be inclined by his/her sinful nature to not will so "of all [his/her] heart, soul, mind and strenght."
To prevent any misunderstanding, I take genuine to mean something that is "of ALL heart, soul, mind and strenght." But really, what else could genuine possibly mean than that?
What is the Reformed understanding of "genuine"?
In light of what's been said, how should we understand such verses as Philippians 2:13 and Hebrews 13:21 that seem to give the idea that God makes the Christian will (genuinely???) and to do (genuinely???) of God's good pleasure (here obviously indicating the revealed will of God, not the secret one).
I don't see how one can genuinely will to do God's commands, yet at the same time be inclined by his/her sinful nature to not will so "of all [his/her] heart, soul, mind and strenght."
To prevent any misunderstanding, I take genuine to mean something that is "of ALL heart, soul, mind and strenght." But really, what else could genuine possibly mean than that?
What is the Reformed understanding of "genuine"?
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