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Your red is found nowhere in the NT. This just might be a classic case of ... putting false church doctrine ahead of Scripture. "For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one...

I said that I could ALMOST make a deal out of it ... but, really I cannot. Your translation makes it very clear that ... Peter is talking about being baptized into the church (1 Cor 12:13). FYI, you have NO idea what being "baptized with the Holy Spirit" refers to! It's mostly only understood...

The world is absolutely filled with people like you who are so absolutely sure that they know everything, but are, in fact, deceived spiritually. I don't post this to be mean-spirited, but just to warn you! Anything beyond simple belief-trust in Jesus and His gospel is co-operating with God. .

It's incredibly incredible, but I can almost make the case that the baptism talked about in Acts 2:38 and Mark 16:16 actually refers to the baptism with the Holy Spirit with the initial confirmation of speaking in tongues! For all of these believers (at the very beginning: Acts 2)) did...

I'll humor you just with this ... Believers are INITIALLY saved by God's wonderful free gift of grace and their PAST-PREVIOUS-OLD sins (2 Peter 1:9) are forgiven ... butski they have NO guarantee that this grace will last forever! Believers are called to co-operate with God's Plan of...

Yes, there are several NT verses which are supposed to teach us that ... BACs have been set FREE from the bondage to sin. BACs no longer HAVE to sin. BACs are no longer slaves of sin (but they can choose to continue to sin). etc. etc. I don't wish to bore anyone. .

And Ernie T. has this right on also. .

Hey, another guy who knows what's goin' on ... I'm gettin' overwhelmed. .

When did Jesus tell them before this? ... Chapter and verse, please. Thanks for your excellent post ... You seem to know what's goin' on. .

Depends on who the "our" are. Are they the "faithful" saints of Eph 1:1 and Col 1:2? Are they the unfaithful saints? Does "our sins" refer to our past sins, i.e. prior to receiving the Holy Spirit? See, the way this thing works is ... each verse must fit in with all of the other verses. (This...

Most churches today teach false doctrines for several reasons: ignorance, unbelief, for popularity, for financial benefit, etc. Only a few churches are teaching correct doctrine these days. There is more to correct doctrine than “Jesus is Lord and Savior”. Many Spirit-filled Christians are...

Greetings, HIH ... please refer to post #270. .

Paul repeats the red several times because they are habitually sinning because they continue to be slaves of sin! They are now slaves of righteousness ... only technically, theoretically, potentially, etc. Perhaps spiritually. They are still slaves of sin practically, i.e. in practice. And...

Looks like I’m feeling especially generous this Christmas season! The Trinity before and after the Incarnation In the beginning, the Word was with Father God (long before Jesus was born). BEFORE the Incarnation, the Word was the Second Person of the Trinity. AFTER the Incarnation, Jesus was the...

Habitual sinners are slaves to sin. Or if thou preferest ... Those who are slaves to sin are habitual sinners. .

Of course a believer can be a habitual sinner! I don't think I am a habitual sinner; where did you get that idea? You must mean: habitual sinners only think they are! .

Kuddos to you ... You understand what Paul is saying ... and are open to receive it. Many "believers" are so hung up in their deceptions, false doctrines, etc. that they are NOT open to spiritual Truth. This is a very dangerous place to be! Grace-only, easy-grace, hyper-grace, easy-believism...

I guess you haven't read about the weapons of our warfare (2 Corinthians 10:3-6). The church today is in one horrible condition! The shepherds have abandoned their sheep for greener pastures (money). But, in the end, the sheep are responsible for their eternal destination. Don't ever tell Jesus...

Sorry, no kapische! The passage clearly says these believers ARE slaves of sin NOW. .

The Roman Christians obviously have not been understanding and following the verses given in this thread ... The reasons for and against BACs being habitual sinners