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It would be like walking across a rope bridge. Should one hold on tight to the ropes? Why? Do we care if we fall to our deaths in the chasm below? Of course we do. So then the fear of the Lord is meant to preserve us from a careless attitude that leads to us going astray. But the fear has a...

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We begin by fearing the Lord, because we are living from the outer man. Outer man fear. But as we enter into Christ we get the comfort of the Spirit...the love, peace and joy that come with experiencing eternal life. Do we stop fearing? No. As...

You are nor making a distinction between holiness...going to be with God where He is in Zion (the kingdom walk) and a basic obedience to God's commandments. A common error. Most Christians will never go to Him to walk as Jesus walked. Why? Because of an indoctrination that makes no difference...

This is a grave error based on God being preferential...which He is not. God is NOT a respecter of persons in judgment...preferring one person over another. The "us" in "has chosen us" is not about religious speculators. The "us" is general...as in us humans. God decided that human beings...

That's a faulty translation. There is no "God" in the statement. That is a propagandist adulteration of the text. It reads simply "He was made to be sin by us (for us)"...actually...on our behalf... who knew no sin. So this is speaking of an injustice. God does not condone injustice, nor does He...

We are elected into God's service....not salvation per se. Of course those who serve the Lord in truth will experience the salvation of the Lord. But we are not meant to be the end of God's work...but a conduit of His love and power for others. Keeping both the commandments and the faith of...

The way of God in Christ seems upside down to us whereby a selfless servant is to be chief among us. As it has been said 'the way up is down.' What is apostolicity? It is to be faithful to Christ and the teachings of the apostles by forsaking our lives in order to partake of Christ and His life...

The truth is that there are two levels to following Christ. As a believer/follower...and as a disciple. We read in the bible how the masses followed Christ...as a spectacle, out of curiosity, out of need. People are free to come and go as they wish. Some were more fervent than others. The 5,000...

Agreed. God is looking for a living testimony. The truth that is lived is a witness to the truth. If you mean that disciples of Christ preceded the New Testament writings...yes. There were no denominations at that time. There were simply city churches that were independent of each other...

Election is NOT about salvation...but about being chosen for service and selflessness. A chosen person can be rejected by God...as in Go away, I never knew you. The bible cites being called, chosen AND faithful. Many are called, few are chosen. And many of those chosen are not faithful...

The truth is far more subtle than what a knuckle-dragging fundamentalist can grasp. Dogmatism gives people a bent...a simplistic bent that denies the truth. Sometimes a "yeah, but" is actually trying to bring a right balance to a tilted understanding. I would say.."on the other hand"... The...

The letter kills, the Spirit gives life. My experiences as you say transcend words. That's not what I said. The error is in assuming and presuming without experiencing the eternal life. How can a person have something they don't yet have? I deny a sinful holiness. Too many today have no...

Not so. It is those who are always learning but never come to the knowledge of the truth...or who have a FORM of godliness but deny the power thereof.....these are the stubborn ones that reflect the same thing that the Jews of old had...a stiffness of neck...a wilfull sin. What it is not is a...

The redemptive work of Christ is for the whole world collectively and for the individual it is empowering the soul (inner man) to overcome sin as Jesus did. To confuse what is general with what is specific leads people to disregard the higher calling in Christ...for the individual...instead...

That wilfulness is the stubbornness of immature believers who refuse wisdom and chase after folly. In our time these abound. A person that can't be discipled is of no use at all to the Lord...rather so many rely on silly schemes that line up with their own imaginations and preferences. You are...

Following the "Way" that is in Christ means to be called out of every system of men into a full reliance on God in the Spirit for all things...even what is seen and heard...relying on God's counsel. Sometimes a person is called into a bigger net...a different denomination....for a time. A...

You deny the power of grace. You think grace is God turning a blind eye to whoever is religious enough to claim His righteousness for himself. We will not be judged by our religious beliefs...but what we did with what we have been given. If sin disqualifies you then you are at God's mercy...or...

This shows a human understanding...based on not knowing what holiness entails. Most modern believers NEVER walk in the Spirit...in the perfection of Christ. All who enter INTO Christ walk as He walked without sin. In Him is no sin. You can try wrapping your mind around that and try to filter...

And needs to be cleansed from every spot of sin. How? By grace through faith into a walk that is IN Christ.

A circular silly argument. First you say that BAC's don't sin habitually...than you say you do sin and need to sin because of another misunderstanding of the bible. basically you are interpreting the bible to defend yourself...the ego. You think repentance is into less sinning? How much sin...