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According to your statement then IF a christian can reach a state of 'abiding perfectly' then either... 1. He would remain sinless the rest of his life or. 2. Contradict your premise by sinning via no longer abiding perfectly. Now, let me ask you Prentis, are you abiding perfectly thus...

My point then is using all those scriptures attempting to prove that a Christians can't sin is whooey when what is really being said is that when he does sin by not 'abiding' (Prentis) or not 'remaining in jail' (Episkopos) so he wont rob banks he's really not a Christian at the time he is...

When Romney calls on the nation to pray...which God? as Mormonism is into polytheism.

I believe morality is important but is more of a fruit of the Spirit. Yes, God involves us but only as He first works in and upon us conforming us into His Image through His Word of Grace, His Spirit, trials, chastisements etc. He is the Initiator we are responders. He slowly shapes our...

Oh, I get it. We can go in and out of Christ like a revolving door...kinda like being born again and again and again and....sheesh.

Episkopos, It would be helpful if you would answer such questions posed by Richard as "Since you keep on saying a person is empowered to not sin in the flesh then IMHO you are saying you no longer sin in the flesh. That is directly at odds with the scriptures below.” How do you rectify that...

I see more of a distinction on these boards between love, (morality included) by way of self+Christ in contrast to love, (morality included) by way Christ alone (which involves faith alone). In other words the old Rome vs. Reformation debate respectively. Is love and purity (morality) of life a...

My idea of Church briefly is (a place where) believers come together to receive teaching and to worship our Lord as well as tend to one another's needs. We then go out and share our faith at work, home, highways and byways etc. It may be my imagination but it seems today so much of 'church...

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. (Rom 1:16-17) But...

Perhaps what passes as 'spiritual' is not always what our preconceived ideas portray... Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (Jas 1:27) "G2357 (religion) θρῆσκος...

Missed my point totally. Paul was an Apostle to the Gentiles. Paul gave us our program which includes sonship, heirs, seated now in heavenly places, partakers of Christ, etc. etc. but never does he say "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Christ cannot be His disciple." As sons...

Shep and Son of Man, Don't you find it curious that Paul who is the Apostle to the Gentiles never mentions the word 'disciple'? For I speak to youGentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: (Rom 11:13) Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I...

Episkopos, What inherent righteousness do you have apart from Christ? Is it not all an alien righteousness imputed to you on account of faith?

I believe the key to our lovelessness is found in this passage. See that the debt forgiven is relative to how much we perceive ourselves forgiven and indebted to God. God in Christ has forgiven all but we may believe He has only forgiven 5¢ worth. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him...

Yes but even our so called righteousness is sin (and needs to be repented of) when compared to His Righteousness. We still remain sinners apart from Him is their point that many seem to miss.

It's a funny thing. The word 'disciple' is never mentioned beyond Acts 21. It is not foound in Paul's, Peter, James or John's epistles. I wonder why? Hmmm.

The Reformers grappled with this or a similar question and had come up with an answer succinctly summarized at monergism.com. Although I am not a 'Calvinist' or 'Lutheran' per se I do strongly agree with them on this point... "How is the Christian to see himself in this world? "Simul iustus...

I am not so sure if it was 'having them in your house that brought on bizarre behavior (your parents didn't act strange did they?) or if it was rather a matter of having them in your heart.

If you are looking for a 'good' Church some concessions will have to be made. If you are looking for the 'perfect' Church you wont find it. If 'any' church will do, then stay home and study your bible 'til you see differently.

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. (2Co 5:8) For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Php 1:23) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout...