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I've been convinced I should eat raw vegan, and have done it, but have struggled. It seems like it took my eyes off of Christ. Yes, it is good... if only there were a way to do it without taking my eyes off of Christ and ending up in misery bc of that.

@BarneyFife I have edited my comment, so please reread it if you are already in the middle of answering it.

Are you really sure it's good to say such high praises to sinful people? lol Well, there are many people who've maintained a raw vegan diet for decades and who have reaped the rewards--a dude in his 50s who looks like he's in his 20s for instance. Shane Sterling Yes, I'm acquainted (though I...

I'm not even saying I maintain a raw vegan diet. I'm still trying to understand the whole issue, so I can't commit to it (and can't commit with the correct reasoning and intention) yet.

Why couldn't it be a grace to conform to the best choices in each of these cases? Why is the best choice automatically not grace? Is it a lighter burden to be cursed with diseases by choices made or to be blessed with health by choices made? The odd thing is it seems you can be right with God...

It's difficult to wrap my mind around it. Paul says, "receiving in themselves the penalty due their error" (one proof the gays are sinning, in case there's any doubt, is that they are being penalized, given STDs, for their error), and no one is getting away with eating foods that are unhealthy...

Can we all relax with all the needless drama? Christ says hate your parents and even your own life or you can't be His disciple. It's not controversial. Stop acting like it is just so you can "score a point". You're not scoring a point.

I know Jesus said if you don't hate your own parents (meaning you choose Christ over your parents) you can't be His disciples. This shouldn't be controversial. We may disagree with him on his OSAS (rightly so), but we don't need to use that as a basis for misconstruing any and every thing he...

Oh sorry. I misunderstood. No, an honest misunderstanding. You're saying you deny there is a need for a resolution. 1. Yes, I've made many threads where I've discussed the entirety of Scripture; this is the first and only where I've limited it to John's writings. 2. Every thread, to an extent...

When you are doing, you are thinking, and it is expected that the thinking you are doing while doing is a believing type of thinking, unbroken from believing in God's love (1 Jn 4:16), but this assumes you have believed in His love, which expresses itself as mercy for your sins, so that you do...

But you can't "resolve" something that needs no resolution. I thought you said there was a "tension" in John, so how is that not admitting there is a need for a resolution (ie, admitting there is an issue)? I'm not going to discuss other things than John's Gospel--there're other threads (even...

Well, at least you will admit there is an issue that needs resolving!

I would respectfully disagree, since the "little chidlren" are warned "abide in Him so that you will not shrink back in shame at His appearance" (1 Jn 2:28), so the "branches" that don't "abide" (Jn 15) obtains even among those who "truly" believe, which seems to uphold Jn 8 "if you remain in My...

As has already been explained many times, I hope to keep this discussion within John's Gospel. I have, in many other threads, using all the Scriptures, made the same sort of argument you are making--I'd rather discuss in terms of the entirety of Scripture on one of those--but, still, I had /...

I understand you're responding to something someone wrote, but I really wanted the thread to stay on topic (the topic is in the OP) and, again, within the Gospel of John. You'll notice I did not engage with her reply. Please understand : What I don't want to happen as a result of your reply is...