The Bible says we are free from sin now. The Bible says we are in Christ now. The Bible says that In Christ, we have every spiritual blessing. The Bible says that we are to reckon the old man dead. God tells us we are dead to sin and alive to God, and instructs us to live that way in the power of the Spirit which we have Right Now. Not in some hoped for future.
The bible says eh? So says you as interpreter. But the actual bible says "we" are dead to sin....meaning that sin has no power over us at all. We can enter into Christ at any time...by faith. But God must accept our sacrifice.
The bible says that God says...You will FIND Me when you seek Me with ALL your hearts.
The word doesn't change and God doesn't change. So you need to change. If you want to find God that is. Otherwise you have your bible that you can
interpret as you want...it is your own bible.
His doctrine denies these Scriptures, and teaches that being born again isn't enough, you have you take hold of something more, gain your own righteousness, so you can then be saved.
This is not the Bible I read, but Episkopos has revealed himself that he has little to no regard for the Bible. It's a book of law to him and we are to follow the Spirit.
I have a higher regard for the bible than you...as I actually take it seriously and do as it advises...to ask, seek and knock. Since you have not received anything beyond what you have and don't understand a God who would answer by His presence...then you have not believed the testimony written in the bible yet.
So your argument is backwards. You have not heeded the bible.
You are looking at it from a law perspective....rather than from grace...and power.
He quotes from it, but when someone comes back to him with Scripture, we are no more than dogs to him.
It's in the teaching. It's in the attitude. Does Episkopos ever say good things? Error is generally mixed with truth.
I've obviously said too much already. Do we all say wrong things? Of course I know I do. This is absurd.
You do a LOT of assuming and bad judging...
I am simply posting verses that people don't normally post...because they don't understand them...and the ones that are posted...like being dead in Christ...are twisted to mean the very opposite. Like we are still alive to sin when we enter into the One who knew NO sin.
Completely illogical.
So then you have been indoctrinated into a lie. Even a non-believer could understand what I'm saying in regards to what is written in the bible. The truth is indoctrinated out of people so that their
natural carnal lives are made to fit into the bible.
Self-deception is the modern way...and the bible is used to THAT end. You are just one more victim of winds of doctrine.
But you have great pride and refuse to let go of your perceived assurances derived from these winds of doctrine.
If you only had better reading comprehension you would see the dynamic that I am presenting which is from the Lord. But you can't read well.
If you put yourself in the place of a saint or a teacher...then you will be judged HARDER for it...against the perfection in Christ. So then your pride will make you fall....but this is just blah blah blah for you at this point.....