I am trying to bring a litle reality to the many fantasy stories I see made up due to a faulty personal interpretation of the bible. One must be very careful and fearful when reading the bible so as not to go off on a tangent thus bringing condemnation on ourselves. Remember it was the Pharisees who sought to interpret the bible that received the greatest condemnation. I think we have surpased these in hypocrisy in the present church. The greater the message, the greater the twisting that can take place.
The simplicity that is in Christ is what I am proposing. Just read the bible and don't seek to dilute it with complicated word studies, dualities, and comporomised platitudes. THEN don't attack someone who is bringing the harder verses to bear as if they were just as important as the pet verses that are selected to build a feel good doctrine that serves man's interest.
Then it is simplicity itself! Profound...but simple.
Now without any indoctrination impulses and any personal attacks what do the self styled interpreters of the bible say about this? Remember no petty attacking or side stepping...show some honesty...
1Jn 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1Jn 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
1Jn 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
or this...
1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
1Jn 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested
to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
1Jn 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
or this...
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1Jn 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him:
and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
or this...
Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rom 6:2 God forbid.
How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
The other tactic is to just ignore these verses and posts like these since these don't really want to understand the truth...they just want to feel good. They read the bible since they think that there is salvation knowledge in it...but the contents point to a real Jesus Christ whom we can actually know and walk in.