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This process begins in earnest when the reality of DEATH or some other similar shockingly intense situation becomes the basis for reestablishing one’s scale of values. Spiritual Common Sense cannot exist with a false scale of values and the true and correct scale of values must be based on Bible Doctrine. There must be some shock or great test in life to cause reevaluation of life and what is important in life. Then there must be obedience to the Will of God and recognition of the Authority of God. Spiritual Common Sense cannot function unless it lines up with the Will of God therefore, we must use the Word of God to line up with the Will of God and this necessitates understanding divine guidance. Having Spiritual Common Sense requires that we understand God to some degree. We cannot understand even a little about God unless we are consistent in Perception, Cognition, Inculcation and Metabolization of Bible Doctrine. We must also understand that our Point of Reference with God is the Justice of God and know how to make Adjustment to the Justice of God.

When things bring pressure to us in life we are inclined to ask self if we are in the Will of God or if we messed up in doing the Will of God or is what I am doing the Will of God for me. We are equipped to understand the Will of God for our own life without any help from anyone and this is being Spiritually Self Sustaining and we should NEVER call on others for help in understanding the Will of God for our lives. IN ADDITION GOD NEVER REQUIRES THE BELIEVER TO DO SOMETHING BEYOND WHERE HE SHOULD BE IN THE STUDY OF BIBLE DOCTRINE AND IF THERE IS CONFUSION IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE IT IS BECAUSE HE DID NOT KEEP UP IN STUDY OF THE BIBLE DOCTRINE.

Angelic & Human Will in the Plan of God

Angelic and Human will are not really of that much importance in the Plan of God. Human will is designed to align with the Will of God for spiritual advance, blessing, glorification of the Lord and for any other reasons for which we exist in history. While there are 3 categories of Will in History the only important one is the Will of God. The Sovereign Will of God must be consistent with his essence and personality and it cannot and will not deviate in any way from the consistency of God.

We should ALWAYS endeavor to NOT be influenced by any other people in our periphery for any reason. We must think and make our own decisions about all things in life. This is especially true when we make policy decisions in leadership positions. A nagging woman or any whining person functions by making life so uncomfortable for the those in their periphery that they finally collapses under that influence. Too many people are influenced by what other people think regarding how they should think, what they should say, do, or wear or how they should function in life.

The Commands of God and Obedience

Until the commands of God are totally obeyed there will never be blessing in life. God is interested in our soul to the extent that the very power and blessing God has for us must be related to the Metabolized Bible Doctrine in our Stream of Consciousness of the Soul. The basis for spiritual growth and obedience to the commands of God is the intake of Bible Doctrine and this is also the basis for having capacity for life, blessing, Occupation with the Person of The Lord Jesus, The Christ.

THIS IS THE TRUE ISSUE AND FUNCTION IN LIFE. With Metabolized Bible Doctrine in the Stream of Consciousness of the Soul we become aware of the one giving the orders and we learn from Bible Doctrine who and what God is. The problem with most believers is that when they receive a command from God they think they always should ask “why”. This is not obedience but fencing to rationalize and avoid doing part of the command. With the commands all being in written form in the scripture this is a very serious thing and to rationalize any part of scripture is to rationalize it all thus loosing the full impact of the scripture.

God does not show us the consequences or benefits of obedience before we obey, because then the attainment of these would become our motivation to obey. God asks that the only motive we have shall be because he wishes it; this is the pleasure of God. There must be motivation to obey and there is nothing wrong with seeing the end we are moving toward. Ultimately we must understand the end of advance in the Spiritual Life to Super-Grace and Ultra Super-Grace is Dying Grace and ultimately the Surpassing Grace of eternal blessing and reward. This is well defined in scripture but our motivation cannot be just to receive blessing from God but to glorify and possibly please him as well. Motivation for obedience to the commands of God comes from Metabolized Bible Doctrine in the Stream of Consciousness of the Soul. (Heb 11:8) There is nothing wrong with looking for the promised blessing and knowing the only way to arrive at promised blessing is through Perception, Cognition, Inculcation & Metabolization of Bible Doctrine consistently. This helps the believer to never get confused about motivation for one can only arrive at Maturity Adjustment to the Justice of God and the subsequent phenomenal blessings through Bible Doctrine, therefore, proper motivation is from Bible Doctrine.

Whenever God gives you an order through Bible Doctrine it is nothing more than good common sense to obey it. The longer you prolong and delay obedience the more complicated your life becomes, We must realize quickly that life is too short to do anything but simply obey God. It should be obvious that God is smarter than we are and he knows what is best and when we follow what he has provided we are much, much better off in life. Not following this principle is the same as legalism where we try to work it out on our own and make a plan and do it by our talent or ability for either salvation or spirituality and this never works. The terrible truth is that fFor this type of function we always receive Divine Discipline anyway. Once you understand the Will of God for you there is only one thing to do and that is simply to DO IT. Spiritual Common Sense says understand the Will of God and then just do it.

When life has ceased to be simple it is always because we have complicated it by intrusion with our own ideas, abilities, talents and