Question 9 part 2. Gal. 3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you,[doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ? According to this passage , why is it foolish for you to strive to change into being godly ? What is God interested in?
God is interested in the work He can do in you. It is not what can we do for Him but what will we receive that He did for us. The old exhortation :"What would Jesus do?" just really gives the wrong idea. Like if you know what Jesus would do, then you should do it. But how? In your own strength? Jesus of course abides by the laws, so one could look to the laws and say ,"this is what Jesus would do." To be sure , you would be correct. What Jesus wants however, is for us to hear His voice. To know His voice when it comes to our ears and faith to respond. It may throw everyone else off. Oh there are those onlookers to see how you are doing, abiding by the law and all. Suddenly , there you are walking on water. "Hey, you can't do that ." They say, "Haven't you heard about the law of gravity?" I know I went off into another kind of law. But sometimes that is how it looks to people. You must abide by these certain laws that I know Christians stick to. Yet , you have heard the voice of Jesus say, "come." So off you go. This can cause loved ones a lot of distress. They fear for you. They fear for what your actions may cause them. I know what it is like for them, because I was one of those fearful people for a very long time. Then I learned to hear the voice of Jesus. It is well, it is well, with my soul. And it will be for their souls too, just as soon as they hear from Jesus .