KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
As the mind goes, so goes the heart.
If you want to OBEY the commands of God that directly relate to human emotions (e.g., “rejoice always” – 1Th 5:16), then, “set your mind on the things of the Spirit” (Ro 8:5), aka, the “sacred writings that are able to make you wise” (2Ti 3:15).
Faith isn’t faith if it opposes God’s will. God would never provide a gift that is imperfect (ala Jas 1:17).
God’s faith WORKS!!!
In God’s grand plan for the ages, OT and NT saints are all in this together, as a family. Salvation is an eternal concept, not a point-in-time one. Therefore, to fully understand God’s salvific plan, we mustn’t be nearsighted; rather, we must consider it as spanning millennia (all human history, even).