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There is an anti-gospel which has penetrated the church... A gospel that calls for unbelief in the power of Christ, and denial of the power. It says to just 'trust in the work of Christ on the cross'. This sounds right, using the right words, but in the wrong way, and it goes in a direction...

This is a terrible post! Twisting the words of Paul to make the meaning that 'God did it for me, now I don't have to do anything!' God did what you could NOT do for you, that he might empower you to do everything just as he does by a new nature. What the old nature could not do, be as he is...

Maybe we should stop looking and one scripture and building our own idea about it and read the whole word to see what it's really saying. You can see this as a cheap accusation as so often people do... But then what do you make of "I have not yet attained"? "It is no longer I who LIVES, but...

Yes! The response is repent, believe, leave everything you have and follow Jesus. If one does this, the Lord will train him... He has been entered into the race. He must then also be joined to the brothers... And grow in the Lord to maturity, that he might be presented perfect before the Lord...

:huh: The gospel!!!! Hello!!!

I agree we cannot judge an individual as that is up to God... But it is a different thing to judge (ie correctly discern) a system which is not pleasing to the Lord.

Of course! Otherwise everyone is saved. But it is not so. those who obey shall see the Lord's salvation. Romans 1:5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, Ever read 'it is not the hearers of the law, but the doers of the...

Timothy was a leader, a teacher. If he was faithful in this office, he would also save those who are submitted to his authority in the Lord. Thus 'you shall be saved, you and your household'. If one does not respect that authority, and rebels, for example, against Timothy, he is rebelling...

Good questions, and good thread! :) I like where you are going with this. Things like 'do not steal' don't make one a disciple! It makes one just, but not 'perfect, or holy. It's right in scripture... Watch this! 16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[e] Teacher, what good thing shall...

What kind of madness is this! The works that Jesus Christ did, where they the works of men? They were works of the Father. His disciples follow his example and do the works prepared in advance by the Father... And yes, in doing so, they save themselves. 1 Timothy 4 12 Let no one despise your...

The majority persecutes the minority. As it was when Christ came, most who claim his name do not know him, and reject him when he comes. It is a remnant which comes out and walks with the Lord. There is a hint as to who it is who blasphemes the way of truth, and persecutes the saints in the...

The new life in Christ bears power, by which we do only the works of the Father. Yes, we rest from our own works... To do God's! Since you will not listen to James, or Peter, or John, and say Paul has another dispensation... Then listen to Paul. And see that his message is the same. Titus 3 8...

Yes, thank you for this correction. The child is the new creation in us, Christ in us. It is our being perfected in this that brings forth the new man to maturity. :) And yes, I saw the word labour, which makes the connection only clearer... Congrats HammerStone on the coming baby! :) Indeed...

This is something the Lord had strongly impressed upon me a while back when I was meditating, and has done again today while I was meditating. It has been in harmony with what a dear brother, now passed away, used to tell me. 15 Nevertheless she [the woman] will be saved in childbearing...

Paul himself prayed, taught, and wished that we would attain the full stature of Christ... And Paul himself said 'I have not yet attained'. But we must walk to the degree that we have attained, as he also says. To point to the goal that we might move towards it together is not hypocrisy... It...

You said earlier: "Only my spirit that has been reborn and placed "in Christ" is holy and perfect. My spirit can not sin because it has been born of God. However, my flesh has not been reborn and is still a body of sin and will sin." Let me rephrase. Your gospel has no power IN THIS LIFE. You...

Right, let's not go to the deeper more meaningful issues... Your sleep and comfort are more important than this! ;) In love, of course. :P