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We are drawn to Christ by the Father and the Spirit gives us faith to believe in Him!

Amen, the blessings of redemption through faith in Christ!

The purpose of the Father is to glorify the Son, and bring us to the Son (Jhn 6:44). The purpose of the Son is to glorify the Father and bring us to the Father (Jn 14:6; Eph 2:16, 18; 1Pe 3:1; Rev 5:9). NC His Special Blessings “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who...

That's ok, thanks for letting me know.

Thanks for the reply, but I'm uncertain by what you mean "consciences."

In our relationship with the first Adam we had no freedom at all, the members of the old Adam being under obligation to furnish personal righteousness before God, as moral beings responsible to Him (in doing all he was told to do, e.g. “dress and keep” the Garden – Gen 2:15; avoid the Tree of...

Thanks for the compliment, but I'm uncertain of what you mean here (which is ok), as the material is from another writer. Fully agree here. Though the theological teachings of Scripture are the sole means of knowing God, they are ineffective to one if not applied by the Spirit. I think what...

The epistle to the Ephesians has already carried us to the height of our Christian position. Consequently, we have no further step to take in this direction; but as ever, the carrying out of the truth thus revealed is now to be proved in practice. Hence Colossians gives us, in fact, if not...

Amen! We see the majority of mankind waring over peace so they can have it their own way, but this is not true peace, because you can only have true peace His way! Thanks for the reply!

Thank you too for the encouraging comments! Amen, and there's never a reason for those reborn to choose otherwise concerning godly behavior as you've mentioned, because I believe He ensures that we will continue to "desire" to "please" Him (Phil 2:13).

Hi and thanks for your comments! Thankfully, all who are truly reborn will be brought to trust and please God (Phil 2:13).

Even knowing for certain that God—without fail—always brings us successfully through every discouraging and discomforting difficulty, it doesn’t ease much of the “hardness” in what the trial brings. It can often shorten the soak-time when remembering all of this, but nothing is supposed to...

Glad we're together, and I agree about being careful. Thanks and chat ya latter!

Hi, amen! and thanks for the chime-in.

I'm thinking I may not have been clear enough with what I was trying to share, and maybe I'm being too technical. It appears we might be meaning the same thing from your last reply. I meant it's not that we can conform ourselves but it's the Spirit that conforms (enables) us, i.e. not conform...

I can only partly agree with your comments, because I'm one who understands that redemption is complete and permanent upon application by faith, and it's only in the walk that the Spirit conforms us, to show Christ's redemption in us. If conformation isn't evident, God is not "working" in us...

I agree, esp. v28, and thanks for your comment! The Chapter alternates between those who will never again be after the sin nature (v 9), e.g. 5. "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6. For to be carnally...

ALL CLEAR! In Romans Eight we get the believer escaped from sin as a master, and the Law as a husband (concerning the Jew), in his new place in the Lord Jesus Christ. Being in Him, the believer is a spiritual person, no longer in the flesh (Ro 8:9), and the flesh is discharged as well as sin...

No forgiveness need, all can post as they desire on Christian sites that interact like this one, and do not have to be concerned about the amount and what they want to share, within the rules of course. God bless!

Hi, and appreciate the compliments and your comments. I wanted you to know that I've never been a pastor but a teacher. I also think that presenting Col 2:9-15 by the New Living Translation clearly presents the concept of the sin nature still being in us, but we are not in it (Ro 8:9), i.e...