From: Englishemanna@emanna.com Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:16 AM To: snelson5@mindspring.com Subject: The Christian Life is Not One of Suppression Follow Up Flag: suppressed life will only result in internal bleeding Flag Status: Flagged The Christian Life is Not One of Suppression ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rom 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit. Col 3:4 When Christ our life is manifested, then you also will be manifested with Him in glory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The result of an overcoming life is a life of expression rather than a life of suppression. The problem with our “victory” is that most of it comes by suppression. There was an old lady who always suppressed her temper when she was irritated. She would maintain her smile outwardly, but she would struggle to suppress herself inwardly. We may appear to have much patience, but actually everything is merely locked up inside. Brothers and sisters, I must say honestly that there is no victory when we suppress everything within us. This kind of suppressed life will only result in internal bleeding when it is allowed to continue for years. All the bitterness remains inside with a suppressed life. But thank and praise the Lord! Our victory is a life of expression, not a life of suppression. Now the victory of Christ expresses itself. It is expressible. In the past, the more we suppressed, the better it was. Now the more we express, the better it is. Christ lives within us, and we live Him out before men. Victory is when we go and Christ moves in. Victory is something that is expressed. Christianity is different from all other religions. The difference does not lie merely in the cross but in the fact that we have a living Christ living within us. We can preach a doctrine of redemption and also a living Christ. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible verses are taken from the recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, The Overcoming Life, pp. 45-46. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat from 5/16/97) Please visit us at www.emanna.com Comments to: comment@emanna.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe snelson5@mindspring.com from the mailing list, simply click on the link below: http://mail.emanna.com/smpro/s.pl?r=1&l=2&e=snelson5=:mindspring.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: snelson5@mindspring.com ID: 13617 Time Completed: 11:15 PM Language: English List: 2.list Email type: plain Message Date: 06/06/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.1/355 - Release Date: 6/2/2006