Showing Us Where To Rest

People use this next passage about God's word in strange ways out of context but 'in context' we see that Bible words are a tool to show us where we are 'striving' or 'working' when we should be 'resting' in what Christ has already done.

"So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account." - Hebrews 4:9-13 ESV

The Spirit uses 'Bible words', ideas and concepts to lay things open and make a division between soul (our personality) and spirit (our new identity in Christ).

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." - 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

The new believing you can rest... should rest... needs to be shown where to rest in places where there has never been rest or rest has been lost because of a lie.

People think the Bible is going to show them what to do but first and foremost it is to show us what God has done so we can rest in that. Then we will want to be part of what He Is doing because there is rest there also.

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