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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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2c8b45  No.755433

How do I increase my faith further? I feel like I've made a lot of progress since I've become a Christian. But I want to go further.

Specifically I want to talk about good works and the good faith behind them. I do a lot more good things now than I did before, but I struggle with the pure good will and faith that should be behind it. For example, a few days ago, I helped a blind man who was wandering in the road to his destination. But afterwards, I felt that there was something wrong with what I had done, Like I had expected something for it. I never told anyone about it, but I couldn't help but feel like my pride was at my throat. Even by talking about it in this post sort of feels like I'm trying to show off somehow.

How do I remove this lingering disingenuous part of myself? How do I turn "fake goodwill" into "true goodwill"?

3dd2a5  No.755453

i'm being gentle when i ask this, OP, but are you expecting that at some time in the future you will be able to do everything absolutely perfectly, sinlessly, and from absolutely pure motivation in every instance?

if so, what has led you to believe you will attain this state of glorification and conform to such sinless perfection like Christ in this lifetime?


2c8b45  No.755455

>>755453

>are you expecting that at some time in the future you will be able to do everything absolutely perfectly, sinlessly, and from absolutely pure motivation in every instance?

No, but I would like to try to be better than I am now.


6ac6b7  No.755456

>>755433

>How do I remove this lingering disingenuous part of myself?

Recognize that the only reason you are able to produce good works is because of the grace of God, and so boast in the Lord. Also, express gratitude to the Lord for the opportunity to serve Him and glorify Him (such as by assisting the blind man).

So let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. - 2 Corinthians 10:17

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; - Ephesians 2:8




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