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I don't understand the correlation we're lacking in Christ-like to Christians. Netchaplain posted "It's not doing like Christ did. It's not us doing at all, but Christ doing everything in and by us!!" As God's children, we are brothers of Christ and are held accountable to His ministry just...

I don't think you should, by definition of the gospel, have to bring up someone's specific sins during evangelizing. I don't usually think about doing that during evangelism, because the good news is the good news just as much as it is to a Christian as it should be to a non believer. I hear...

I can't knock that, it's up to us to determine each other's faith from the outside, but only the indwelling is the proof given to us by God to know who really is or isn't. Do our best, and forgive and receive forgiveness when our works don't reflect the beauty inside.

I think I agree with what you're saying. I'll reference a verse in Romans 5, which states before the law, people were held accountable to a command, who. That's an interesting way to put it. They didn't have a command per say but the command is the "who". I believe this means we are held...

"Please think about the following points. Even though forgiveness was available in the Old Testament (OT) because the Father knew the Son was going to die, Christ really did have to go to the cross, overcome Satan's power, shed His blood and die, for the spiritual impact of forgiveness to be...

I end up agreeing with you Xian. For some reason though, there is something so symbolic about the blood. Say God can forgive without the shedding of blood (Which He can because God could have done this any way He wants without any symbolism). Why's the blood so important? (The shedding part...

That's interesting Terry, I hadn't heard that before.

From me, I say go for it. I really want to know more about the topic. Do you think God told you who they are spiritually or who they really are in person? Do you differentiate between the 2, or consider John the Baptist had the spirit of Elijah, so one prophet might have the "Spirit" of one...

Good point, Ground Zero, I don't think I've anything to add.

Neither I hope. Just my study of what I feel God is trying to teach me of late. So far no one has been able to knock it according to scripture. The purpose of the law, as you stated, I don't think refutes my point on atonement. Would you like to clarify where I'm messing up? I did use...

I don't see how I could rephrase it. A person isn't given a heal-all card upon the point of salvation, but the Holy Spirit's power to overcome any temptation. If someone's ministry which takes place after salvation cannot occur with the nature someone was born with, however, I believe God...

I assume there would be a hunger. According to the verses the OP posted, my answer would be yes, there would be hunger. What if there wasn't? Then I would have to question the newborniness of the "believer". If the verses state truly, then it's an intense need to be filled by God and the...

So what you're saying is that sex and union existed before the law, so it can't be held accountable to the law on one level, but a deeper obedience to God, moreso on a level of conscience. This law that was driven into our nature, which sucks in a way since our nature was screwed by sin. But...

Forgiveness has to do with reconciliation so by nature forgiveness is in 2 parts. The sin of ignorance means we already did our part, without us knowing it... Christ did the other and as far as reconciliation goes, Jesus sealed the deal so to speak on the Cross. "Christ on the cross is a...

Hebrews 10 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without...

If you sin willfully there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin. Remember the scripture? The true way to know whether a prophet or anyone claiming to belong to the Lord God Almighty is real is by the Power of the Spirit being displayed by them. God bears witness of His own. The babelon mouth...

Amen, brother. I'm going to go start a church based on my new conviction. Something to do with the phrase "beasts of burden" and what that has to do with our strict culinary appetites to thwart Satan's plan to Terry/tarry (Eh?) in my digestive juices. Someone Stop me now.

Martin, what does rom 7:5 say? I got the point already, cause I already agree that it's the sex we were talking about. But I'm now specifically talking about the nature part, not the act of homosexuality (having to do with sex). People, though, were still held accountable for the nature they...

Hey Trekson, Hi Martin, Your words: The number one reason post tribulation rapture theory diminishes the authority of the mid trib/pre wrath-rapture theory is the fact that Jesus doesn't return twice." I believe He comes once but it's a two-part event. His arrival in the air for the rapture...

Besides my missing the context, I think I agreed with everything you just said. Without temptation our sinful nature is fairly dormant. Though that could be tested during/in the millennium. We must be disagreeing on another point: Simply, the nature vs. nurture aspect of the state of...