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2 Corinthians 6:4 On the contrary, as God's servants, we seek their full approval--by unwearied endurance, by afflictions, by distress, by helplessness; (WEY) 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not. (BBE)
- The Difference Between Acceptance and Approval
- God Accepts All People Who Believe in His Son For Everlasting Life
- God only Approves of Believers Who Are Faithful
- Conclusion
We see this difference in nearly every area of life. Family. If you have children, then you accept them. Period. But you may not approve of them and their behavior. If your child is a drug addict, for example, then you do not approve of him or his behavior. But you still accept him as your child. He will always be your child. Politics. There have b...
The Scriptures are clear on this point. Anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ for his eternal destiny is accepted by God. John 3:16tells us that the Father so loved us that He sent His Son so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but has everlasting life. John 5:24says that when we believe in Jesus, we are also believing in the Father...
God does not approve of wickedness. If a believer in Jesus Christ strays and begins to live an ungodly life, then he forfeits God’s approval. I urge you to do a wordstudy on approvedand disapprovedin the NT. I have done that and here is what I found. The word approve (dokimos) occurs 7 times in the NT.Six of those uses refer to beingapproved by God...
I did not realize it when my dadwas alive, but he was never going to approve of me. I kept striving for his approval right up until he died. I was 37. A few years after he died, I went for some counseling because I was struggling. The counselor explained that I had been striving for my dad’s approval, but that I could not get it. He said after my d...
Approbation given in a general way does not cease at the death of the giver. Approbation may be made revocable, and restricted to a place, time, and persons, according to the judgment of a bishop. By the decree quoted of the Council of Trent, regulars must obtain the approbation of the bishops to hear the confessions of seculars, even of priests.
4 When people work, their pay is not regarded as a gift but something they have earned. 5 However, when people don’t work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God’s approval. 6 David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it.
Jun 26, 2023 · This sacrifice was for the approbation of the Father, and the Father approved of the sacrifice and the obedience. Verses 8-9 say, "He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even to death on a cross. For this reason, God highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name."
APPROVE. a-proov': This word, as ordinarily used, means "to entertain a favorable opinion concerning" (Psalm 49:13 Lamentations 3:36).Its Biblical and archaic use conveys a much stronger meaning and is equivalent to its use in legal formalities of today, "to approve a bill," i.e. by some act, generally a signature, to express approval.
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Apr 17, 2023 · Romans 12:1–2 tells us how we can know and fulfill God’s will. The process begins by consecrating ourselves to God: “In view of God’s mercy, . . . offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship” (verse 1). As we offer our whole selves to Him, He transforms and redirects our lives.
