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Do you take that literally? Are Christians sinless in their flesh?1 John 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
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Do you take that literally? Are Christians sinless in their flesh?1 John 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
One of us will, that's for sure
1 John 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
Are Christians sinless in their flesh?
Well as sin is the transgression of the law and I've never come across anyone who even came close to perfectly obeying it, you might sin more than you think. Of course, the bible does speak of sin in two different ways, probably good to clarify thatYou conveniently disregard what the Lord says in His Word so your befuddlement is obvious and ongoing with no end in sight.
Well as sin is the transgression of the law and I've never come across anyone who even came close to perfectly obeying it, you might sin more than you think.
Of course, the bible does speak of sin in two different ways, probably good to clarify that
Well John said:Sounds like you're stuck in the old testament so it's no wonder you are confused.
Do you sacrifice animals to cover your sin?
And of your course don't expound upon that for some odd reason.![]()
Ah,then on your philosophy only the Israelites were saved. Because when God birthed a new covenant it was solely for the lost sheep of the house of Israel.And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
You should know that answer as one.Do you take that literally? Are Christians sinless in their flesh?
Well John said:
Sin IS(not was) the transgression of the law 1John3:4
Therefore Paul wrote:
Through the law we become(not became) conscious of sin Rom3:20
Were they stuck in the old covenant too?
It needs expounding?
If you asked nearly all christians if you had to be perfect in your flesh/sinless to be saved, they would respond ''No'' for they know they are not without sin(1John1:8)
However, if you asked nearly all christians if you could be saved and live a wanton lifestyle of sin, they would also respond ''No''(1John3:9)
Letting the words sink in... Stuck in the Old Testament... And along with the Apostle Paul I must cry...Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.- 2 Corinthians 9:15
You don't follow after the law, you follow after the SpiritSo which law are you following?
The levitical law under the old testament?
Or the Law of Christ under the New Testament???
i do not have or entertain 'philosophy'.Ah,then on your philosophy only the Israelites were saved.
YES, but not according to your understanding.Because when God birthed a new covenant it was solely for the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
None exist.I still can't find the passage where God said Gentiles day of rest made by God for them is on Sunday .
Don't waste your time for none exist.I'll keep looking.
Thank you.i do not have or entertain 'philosophy'.
YES, but not according to your understanding.
None exist.
Don't waste your time for none exist.
That NEVER happened = but believe as you wish..................Thank you.
You just made my point and refuted your own.
By your claim of a so called Ceremonial law ? you mean The Schoolmaster in regards the OT Law. as this was in regards to help bring Gods people to The One Holy Moses said would come ! Jesus the Christ is Salvation ! That being fulfilled becomes Grace ! and It's Grace that is above the Law ! for the Law was changed ? as in the OT had no Grace that abound ! so where Grace abounds their is Salvation.The problem with this statement is that it abandons what Jesus actually taught. Jesus never said the Ten Commandments “kill” anyone or that obedience to God’s law is impossible for His followers. In fact, He said the opposite: “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15), showing that obedience is the proof of true love and relationship with Him.
He also said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). Salvation is not simply a feeling, a title, or a faith without works—it is living according to God’s will.
The Ten Commandments are God’s standard of righteousness. Jesus said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). He fulfilled what was required, but He did not remove the moral law. Claiming that the law “kills” believers is misleading because Jesus Himself teaches that obedience, guided by His Spirit, is the path to life, not death. The Ten Commandments are not a tool of condemnation for the saved; they are the very measure of righteousness Jesus calls us to follow. Saying otherwise ignores His clear teaching.
When Paul wrote about “the letter that kills” (2 Corinthians 3:6–7), he was not talking about the Ten Commandments. If he had meant the Ten Commandments, then he would have contradicted Jesus, who said, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17), and “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).
The “letter that kills” refers to the ceremonial or written ordinances under Moses that pointed to Christ, such as sacrifices, feast laws, and ritual observances, not God’s moral commandments. These were shadows pointing to the real substance—Jesus Himself (Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1). Jesus never abolished the Ten Commandments; He kept them perfectly and taught His followers to obey them.
So unless someone believes Jesus was wrong, it is clear that Paul could not have been condemning the Ten Commandments when he wrote about the “letter that kills.” It was the ceremonial law, which pointed forward to Christ, that ended.
Correct = no grace under the LawBy your claim of a so called Ceremonial law ? you mean The Schoolmaster in regards the OT Law. as this was in regards to help bring Gods people to The One Holy Moses said would come ! Jesus the Christ is Salvation ! That being fulfilled becomes Grace ! and It's Grace that is above the Law ! for the Law was changed ? as in the OT had no Grace that abound ! so where Grace abounds their is Salvation.
Their is no Grace in the OT Law ! it's to bring one and all who served into line in regards God ! untill The one came = Salvation through Grace in Christ Jesus.
The NT is the blueprint of the OT !
The worthy Jews of God became Christians for they were Saved ! The First Christians in fact !
I would not get into Saturday or Sunday for Such was made for Man ! for as when one becomes as myself it's everyday regardless.
Anyone who is not a born again Christian is not truly worthy of God in fact ! for they are clearly Lost ! for they are under the curse of that Jesus said of this world, is full of deceptions and delusions ! That's a Key point !
Sure water baptism and this is for entering the Church for forgivness of ones Sin ! so as to help strengthen one, until the hope in that the gravity of such a maturity sets in ?
Slavery is always abound in fact ! for where their is Sin one is a Slave to such in fact !I am a Theologian and a historian, you have to be both to understand the scriptures or people will make the same mistake you have.....You have to keep things in perspective of time periods and the sequence of events. Yeshua was still observing the Law and the Sabbath because they were still in the Old Covenant during His ministry.
The Jewish-Christians were still observing the Law and worshipping in the Temple. They did not recognize the changes to the New Covenant. So Yeshua instructed Paul and sent him on a ministry. You notice they do not say anything against polygamy and concubinage. They died out around the end of the 1st century....No Apostles were added after they died out.
The Gentile-Christians were not allowed in the Temple and did not observe the Sabbath or the Mosaic Laws and soon started to worship on Sunday the day that Yeshua resurrected instead of the Jewish Saturday Sabbath. They discontinued polygamy and concubinage. And we eventually stopped slavery and we are working on making females equal members in Christianity and allowing them to preach.
If the letter kills and condemns at all, it kills and condemns those who refuse to obey that letter. Obedience does not bring death.Im afraid it is crystal clear from 2Cor3:6-9 which law Paul is referring to, and you are only the second person I have come across who doesn't believe it, after a catholic on this website. And I think he changed his mind once given the evidence:
the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Now if the ministry that brought death, WHICH WAS ENGRAVED IN LETTERS ON STONE, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 9 If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! 2Cor3:6-9
Im afraid I cannot continue this with you, as you refuse to accept what is so very plainly stated. In my view, you should accept what Paul plainly wrote, seek understanding of why he wrote it, and then bring it into cohesion with verses you quote.
I will give you an example. What is written in the TC does not have to be destroyed in order for them to cease being the letter that kills, the ministry of death and condemnation. So Paul's words are in line with Jesus words, if we discern the two. Study John16:9 and it should become a little clearer
What i testified to was your personal position of having no excuse for disobedience to God's commandments, seeing they are written in scripture and you carry them around with you everywhere you go.You only follow a set Saturday sabbath because your law is carried around in a phone or tablet as you testified to.
If obedience to all the commandments was the standard by which we judge another's profession of faith, none of us would pass muster. We have all sinned. The question is not, are you obeying all God's commandments, but do you want to? If you do, I can show you what they are.So why accept people as Christians who do not follow the letter of the fourth one?
As I've said previously, the law hasn't changed. Only where it is. Jesus testified Himself, I haven't come to change the law. In fact, so long as there are stars in the sky and there's ground underneath your feet, the law won't change. Whatever was written, stays written, where ever it is written.You only believe you should obey the fourth commandment as written because you read of law written in ink, that isn’t where the law now is for the believer! If that law had been written in your heart by the Spirit you would have known that without having to firstly read of law written in ink.
Prove the Holy Spirit changed the law.Paul tells us we either follow after the law or the Holy Spirit in Rom7:6. I have told you before, you backed the wrong horse so speak
Nonsense. You felt uneasy because of something you imagined? Previously you stated this as a fact, that you witnessed sin in a sabbath keeping church in person. Now i don't believe you.which I why I imagine I could go to a church on a Saturday and be literally shocked and stunned to see people laughing and joking as they transgressed the TC they insisted must be obeyed. I immediatley felt uneasy in that church.
Either you imagined it, or not. Your story is inconsistent.I immediatley felt uneasy in that church.
And you don't want to. I get it.Under the new covenant, it is a case of, you WANT in your heart to obey, see the difference?
No. The Bible says clearly and succinctly that justification is by faith, and any and all obedience is a fruit or result of that transaction. Obedience becomes inevitable for those who receive Christ's righteousness.And I repeat, because you judge justification according to obedience to the letter
That NEVER happened = but believe as you wish..................