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I hope not in foundational things. aka the Gospel.

Whoa Nellie. Again.

A lot of error too in important areas. Be ye careful sister.

I didn't think I was arguing with you on this, just discussing. But the point is that it costs us everything. The rich man was told to sell all that he had.....the man sold everything he had to buy the field with the pearl buried there....the man building the tower needed to see that he had...

Not purchasing or earning salvation, but it is our part in counting/paying the cost of following Him. Like "filling up that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ" does not mean His suffering somehow fell short. Even truth must be bought...."BUY the truth but sell it not." We have our...

Amen. I wonder if we can think of the mind as being the seat of the soul...? It's where the Spirit lusteth against the flesh (natural man which can't receive things of God) and the flesh against the Spirit.

I'm just advising/reminding not to try too hard to reason it out but be at rest - concerning imputed righteousness. Our minds need "renewing" to understand/grasp various things...that means our mind needs to become spiritual (enLIGHTened) to understand whatever subject we are looking at, and...

ok yes, true, I see your point. Thanks. Nice way to get that under the radar. :cool:

I just don't know how "distinct" they are though. The bible says God is ONE. Jesus had to go back to heaven in order for HIS Spirit to be given to US. (Wow, that is something to contemplate...unspeakable gift.) Anyhow it's against the rules to talk about "that topic" on this forum so we...

Sister I'm not calling anyone carnal....I dont' know anything about you......I'm saying the carnal mind (which we all have and is useful for earthly things) can't perceive the things of the spirit. If we are trying too hard struggling and trying to "figure things out" rather than just...

I don't like it being called a "sample" either - Epi is too literal and compartmentalized in his thinking. The bible calls it the "earnest, guaranteeing what is to come". The increase springs up from what we have already received, but at the same time it gets poured out from heaven ( who can...

Yes I did. It wasn't my intention to insult anyone. But we do need faith. It's a hugely important theme in scripture. And denying the power of God or ascribing it to the devil is being warned against in the bible. Still goes on today so we still need reminding of those scrips.

Israel mistakenly had their eyes on things of earth, the natural...rather than on the spiritual. They were expecting a flesh and blood King who would deliver them from their natural enemies and set up an earthly utopian kingdom. Whereas Jesus said the kingdom comes not with our careful...

Yes. If we "keep on sinning wilfully there is no more sacrifice for sins"....that is talking about completely backsliding and choosing a sinful life over obedience to the Christ and the gospel without repenting. That does not include relatively minor things that we might do as human beings...

Never said that sister....yes we sure are to check the bible and that is why I pointed out some bible there. Yes false prophets doing miracles.....lots of them nowadays....mass media has allowed them to proliferate more - and how they lead people astray is by handling the things of God with...

Don't struggle sister, but be at rest....and just receive. The carnal mind is restless and is a serpentine labyrinth which purpose is just to get us LOST in the weeds when it comes to spiritual things. Read Romans 4 about imputed righteousness prayerfully with eyes of faith and understand...

It's about both, clearly. But I think you want to make a case that those who don't know Christ can be forgiven apart from the cross and faith.

Oh ye of little faith. "The Pharisees accused Jesus of using power from the devil"......Exactly. Still the same accusation today...nothing new under the sun. And we need to know this is a huge error that can potentially place one outside of the faith....God doesn't take the blaspheming of the...

I don't know what to think about "full sanctified" yet, but I just meant from the point of view of those who talk about having experienced it.

Yes...though I didn't mean children like babes in Christ, just in terms of learning to walk in the Spirit. If one "falls" from walking in the Spirit can they be considered fully sanctified? Sounds to me like there must still be some work left to do if someone doesnt' remain in that place.