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Question. Did God see the Laodecians as sinless when He told them He would spew them out of His mouth, lest they repented? When James told the early saints they were adulterers and adultresses, double minded, as they tried to be friends with the world, were they seen as sinless? It is only...

Yes, it is Farouk. That is our land of promise. We were intended to simply pass through the wilderness, just as the Israelites were. And yet, just like them, unbelief has hampered us, rippled us and caused us to become a religious organization, not a light to an ever-darkening world. But...

Hello Earburner. Thank you so much for sharing. You shared much truth. May God bless you for that. Gids

Hello to you as well Ron. Glad you joined us. Gids

That is where we are misunderstanding. We do not grow from old nature to new. We put it off by faith, once for all. Oh, that we might "get it". We ARE new! Our old nature IS dead. However, we have not believed it or appropriated it by faith as our possession, right here, right now. And it is...

So if that be the case, and maturity among the saints is rare today, should we not be found beseeching the Lord to pour out upon us the same infilling of the Holy Spirit? If there was a body of believers that were not taught false doctrines and were actually walking in maturity, would they not...

Indeed, that is the only hope for all of us, dear brother. Why? The strength of sin is the law.... i.e. self-effort.... and the law has rightful authority over us as long as we live. But praise God, we who are His died with Him. The old us is dead, not needing to die. However, and this is key...

Indeed it does! And what is it that allows that deliverance? Is it not our death? Do we not see? Even if we died with Christ, even if we were raised to newness of life, the rule of faith applies to us. ".... but it did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."...

What we need to understand is that this is not a blanket promise we can take to the bank, no matter whether or not our eyes are fixed on Him. Remember, to te Corinthians Paul said he stood in doubt of them, and feared he would have to labor again till Christ be formed in them. It is only when...

Can you explain how the early church turned the world upside down in one generation, while many among us have served the Lord for decades, and still find maturity elusive? Most have been taught that in this life, holiness is a "goal" none of us can truly hit, because unbelief has gripped our...

Waving back. Love you, sister.

Our straining at gnats will not bring about the revival we so desperately need. Far better to get rid of the camels of unbelief inside us. If not, we are simply going back to do's and don'ts, which may have the appearance of good intentions, but have no power to change us into His image nor...

As long as we believe we are still just sinners saved by grace and not delivered by grace as well, we are trying to put new wine in old wineskins. We are never told to stop bearing bad fruit. The truth is, we cannot. No, guys. We are told to lay the axe to the root of the tree itself.... by...

It is not what goes into the body (including ink) that defiles us. It is what comes out of us. Old natures cannot do new natured things. And in order for us to do new natured things, in order for us to overcome the temptations of the enemy, it is not enough for us to be given new natures. We...

I have been sharing for the last several years that we as His own, each one of us individually, would be entering the valley of decision. A choice will be presented to us. And what exactly is that choice? Us, or Him in us. You see, we have been bought with a price. We are not our own. We...

BB, we have disagreed about certain things in the past, but I find myself in total agreement with you here. Excellent post. blessings, Gids

But.... but... but according to you, all the swine are destined to be found living eternally in Heaven, so why not rejoice with even those swine who disagree with you? Your attitude certainly does not match your proposed theology. Why is that? Instead of looking down on those who believe...

May I ask you a question? Are you a universalist? Do all go to Heaven? Is satan himself included in the "all"? Thanks. blessings, Gids

This thread is like trying to escape spiritual quicksand. LOL. The more you struggle to make sense of it all, the deeper you sink into a quagmire of man's convoluted reasonings. Come quickly Lord Jesus. We need help.

I think it is important to realize that the list of people you shared who were prosperous were all from the Old Testament. Can a person be rich and serve the Lord? Absolutely. However, the vast majority of saints are told to be found setting their affections of things above, not on things of the...