Hey Jim… thanks for the commentary. I wanted to just add that I think that what we’re hearing from some of the other leaders and podcasts is just what you mentioned. That it is by little changes that we can become prepared for that mighty change. Just as we can be changed from grace to grace… line upon line. So, I don’t think what they are teaching is false doctrine, they are just not coming to the final event of having that mighty change. Just as you said that not everyone will have an angel appear to them… that would be rare but that the experience can come in many ways and we must prepare ourselves spiritually each day for that event. 😊
Keep in mind that "line upon line", as used in the scriptures, always refers to gaining knowledge/revelation and not a change of our heart. That scripture is often misused to try and prove it is a very slow process. Going from grace TO grace as outlined in section 93 is exactly the point! You receive grace FOR grace from the things that you do, and the subsequent blessings, and then you go from grace TO grace which is done by God. That is how we get to a fullness, not by doing it ourselves, but depending on God for the grace that leads to the fullness.
Lisa - thanks for your comment. I made a comment in my SS class today about the mighty change, and our Sunday school teacher shut me right down. The way the lesson was organized in Come Follow Me was not following the scriptures at all, in my opinion.
Hey Jim… thanks for the commentary. I wanted to just add that I think that what we’re hearing from some of the other leaders and podcasts is just what you mentioned. That it is by little changes that we can become prepared for that mighty change. Just as we can be changed from grace to grace… line upon line. So, I don’t think what they are teaching is false doctrine, they are just not coming to the final event of having that mighty change. Just as you said that not everyone will have an angel appear to them… that would be rare but that the experience can come in many ways and we must prepare ourselves spiritually each day for that event. 😊
Keep in mind that "line upon line", as used in the scriptures, always refers to gaining knowledge/revelation and not a change of our heart. That scripture is often misused to try and prove it is a very slow process. Going from grace TO grace as outlined in section 93 is exactly the point! You receive grace FOR grace from the things that you do, and the subsequent blessings, and then you go from grace TO grace which is done by God. That is how we get to a fullness, not by doing it ourselves, but depending on God for the grace that leads to the fullness.
Lisa - thanks for your comment. I made a comment in my SS class today about the mighty change, and our Sunday school teacher shut me right down. The way the lesson was organized in Come Follow Me was not following the scriptures at all, in my opinion.