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Note 1John 5:1-5 that you refer to about commandments. Did you notice that it refers to the commandment to believe on Jesus? 1John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: 1John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God...

Remember that "leaven" refers to the doctrine of legalists arguing for righteousness by works of the law, Matt 16:12. Matt 16:6 Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” Note also the warning about leaven in Gal 5:9 . A little leaven...

Actually it's God's word that says we're not under the law (Rom 8:2, Rom 10:4, Gal 3:25, Gal 5:18, 1Tim 1:9). Gal 3:12 evens tells us that the law is not of faith. Your allegation that this therefore means that it's ok to do wrong is a common point made by legalists who seek to lure Christians...

Yes, that's correct. We judge those that are within the church. But again we differ in that you see things in physical terms, whereas I see things in spiritual terms (and remember that scripture is spiritually discerned, 1Cor 2:14). You quoted 1Cor 5:9-13. Now consider the context of the verse...

It's good to hear that you are not referring to your own life experience here :) But to answer your question, it's not ok to do those things you offered as an example. We all know that as Christians our behavior changed and improved after we received Christ. Yet, we are still not perfect in...

I agree that walking in the flesh is unbelief, which includes putting oneself back under the law for righteousness by works. True. It can manifest as works of the law for righteousness, which we see many warnings against in the NT. This is even described in scripture as (spiritual) sexual...

Very true. Take Heb 12:1 for example. What sin is it referring to? What sin is the world convicted of? It's the sin of unbelief in Jesus, John 16:9. This is confirmed in the very same chapter. Heb 12:15-17 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of...

Hmm...interesting response. If you look back at my posts you'll see I've been quoting many scriptures (with scripture confirming other scriptures). But you have been offering little to no scripture to support your claims. I realize it can be very difficult to see beyond our current mindset, but...

Just to clarify the points evangelist-7 referred to, see scriptures below for details. What is God's will that Matt 7 claims is required to enter into Heaven? John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I...

To "put on the new man", to "walk in the Spirit" is to believe on Jesus. 1John 5:18 says we do not sin. To claim otherwise is to overlook what Christ's sacrifice has done for us. We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one...

Amen. As 1John 5:18 says, we do "not sin". God protects us so that the evil one does not touch us. Rev 12:9-11 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then...

A true believer keeps Christ's commandments, 1John 3:23. His 2 commandments are: 1: Believe on Jesus 2: Love one another. Is this what you refer to? Or do you mean the "1100 commands and directives" you mentioned before? You also quoted 1John 3:6-9 in an earlier post. Do you accept that in...

To help me understand your point about keeping his commandments, do you mean believe on Jesus and love one another (1John 3:23) OR do you mean the law of righteousness written and engraved in stones?

Christians do obey his commandments. What are his commandments that we keep? See 1John 3:23 1: Believe on Jesus. 2: Love one another. Regarding your claim of 1100 commandments we Christians are to keep, can you list them and show scripture detailing what the minimum standard of obedience to...

You quoted James 2:14, and as we both know James 2 also says that faith without works is dead. The works that shows our faith confirms whether we believe on Jesus. Hence your question as to whether believing on Jesus is enough, is not an issue anyway. Consider the example given in James...

How do we "keep ourselves in the love of God" or "abide in him", or "continue in" the doctrine? We believe on Jesus. This is what the good fight of faith is about. 1Tim 6:12-14 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life (John 3:16), whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed...

Can I suggest you read the first 3 posts of this topic to see why it is that Christian cannot be charged with sin or, in other words, "cannot sin" (1John3:9). Could you also provide scripture to support your claims. I cannot see any foundation for the doctrine you speak of when you offer no...

Do you have any scriptures supporting what you've heard? I've heard others argue for "progressive" sanctification before, but none have been able to offer any scriptures to support such doctrine. Regarding sanctification, note Heb 10:10. By that will we have been sanctified through the...

1Thess 4:3 says the will of God is our sanctification (which all Christians have when we believe on Jesus, Heb 10:10), and also that we abstain from (spiritual) fornication (with Hagar, who is symbolic for righteousness by works of the law Gal 4:24). So we see that this scripture describing...

I already answered. See my previous post. God's will is for us to believe on Jesus, John 6:40. We overcome the world when we believe on Jesus, 1John 5:5. The sin the world is convicted of is unbelief in Jesus, John 16:9. The thief on the cross who called Jesus "Lord" believed on Jesus. His...