Comments on: Riding An Ox

By: apetty

apetty — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:14:47 +0000

answer to j smith: Thank you for reading and writing. I agree with you. Jon Claypool was a wonderful person of grace. I used to listen to his sermons on tape when he was at Second Baptist in Lubbock. I jhope to hear from you again.

By: j smith

j smith — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:33:54 +0000

Wow. Thank you Apetty for the comment and the direction to John Claypool, one of the truly holy men of our age.

By: apetty

apetty — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:55:38 +0000

answer to annie :May I suggest: May I suggest that every time you think of God that you think and affirm that you are loved and accepted as though you are his perfect child. And then affirm that He is helping you to live, move and have your being in Him as one who is accepted and filled with the courage to be as one who has acceptance. Do this habitually when you are up and when you are down and God’s acceptance and the gift oenabling you more and more to just be who you are naturally without a tiring sense of obligation. You will grow in living responsibly without the burden of obligation. Grace is not something you take in. It si the awareness that you already have it within you as the gift of your Creator.Relax into the hands of the Holy Lover and let him love you by accepting this already present gift within you…….If I am missing the mark inwhat I say to you here, feel free to let me know. Whatever we wish you the very best in your spiritual growth and we love hearing from you.

By: annie

annie — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:38:05 +0000

Grace is a very hard thing for me to really really take in. It’s not so much the feeling that I have to work to earn my salvation as it is the feeling that I have a responsibility to “be” a certain way.