Changed by the Power of God

"Sanctification begins with renewing your mind... We gotta know it... You ain't gonna get there by holding your hands up swaying back and forth and singing a seven eleven chorus... Same words, seven words, eleven times, you don't get there that way, not gonna happen..."

- John MacArthur Jr. on Sanctification

"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."
- John 17:17 (NIV)

Don't we know that it is not psychology, or experience that changes the soul of a man but it is the word of God that sanctifies us, that makes us holy.

This change does not happen just by knowing it in our minds, but it surely has to start there. We have to know our instructions before we do it right?

How does a child know that touching the flame is hot unless he was warned by his folks that it will hurt him? He knows it will hurt him. (Or he tries it out himself, either way he knows)

If you are wondering why I am so strong on this bible thing it is because I believe it's the sole authority on life, not the church nor a man's words but the bible.

It is my conviction, do you believe?

"It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken. "With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak,"
- 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NIV)

Do you believe?

Ask me for the sermon that MacArthur preached, I'll lend it to you, he might do a much better job explaining it to you.

"And Father, at the end of all this, one thing must be affirmed, that we could try with all our might, we could try with desperation to do this on our own, we can't. And so we're reminded of what our Saviour said three times in the upper room, that He would send us the Spirit of Truth. O God we know that the sanctifying of anyone is the divine work through the Word by the Spirit of Truth."

- John MacArthur Jr. in his closing prayer after the sermon

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
- John 14:26 (NIV)