I could be on a desert island with no Bible, no church and no other means than simple prayer and I’d “stay on fire for God”…

But yes, I have no problem agreeing to disagree too

With Love,
Caleb

To focus on Christ requires prayer, study, fellowship and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. One cannot adequately focus on Christ in isolation. I certainly believe in a personalized relationship with Christ, but this does not happen on its own; it requires what I noted above in order to know Christ well and do God’s will obediently. But, we can agree to disagree, but I am coming from a Reformed perspective.

Cheers.

Russ

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Actually…

It takes focusing on Christ and your relationship with Him… and… you will automatically be “performing God’s will obediently” because the will of God is a person — it is Christ.

Now, if deepening the intimacy in your relationship with Christ naturally leads to “fellowship with Christians, study and prayer, etc” then that’s fine…

BUT — these are overflow of your relationship with Christ — NOT a replacement for it… or what grows it

With love,
Caleb

It takes focusing on Christ and your relationship with Him… and… you will automatically be “performing God’s will obediently” because the will of God is a person — it is Christ.

Now, if deepening the intimacy in your relationship with Christ naturally leads to “fellowship with Christians, study and prayer, etc” then that’s fine…

BUT — these are overflow of your relationship with Christ — NOT a replacement for it… or what grows it

With love,
Caleb

True, it takes fellowship with Christians, study and prayer, all by the lead of the Holy Spirit, to be performing God’s will obediently.

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