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Actually, it does have to do with it. Let me explain if I can. In Romans 7, we are told that the strength of sin is the law. Not the Mosaic law. The law of sin and death. The two, sin and death, are completely connected. This is we are told that "the soul that sinneth, it shall die." Paul then...

I pray we do not confuse being kept from falling with sinless perfectionism, which is impossible. The reckoning of our old man as truly dead simply prevents the lump of clay that we are to stop crawling off the potter's wheel, lol. It is only when we finally come into agreement with God that...

It is when we finally realize the hopelessness of that scenario as Paul did in Rom 7, and we cease from our own efforts to see victory in such a way, that our eyes will be opened to the truth that God.... and only God.... can subdue our carnal fleshly man. blessings, Gideon

Thanks for you thoughtful reply. As you say, knowing God is key to our shining forth as His children. So often, we have thought if we just get our doctrine right, everything falls into place. if this is true, then either a) our doctrine is really messed up, lol.... or......b) it takes more than...

May I interject one thought as to your last statement. Concerning obedience, you asked which church teaches and requires obedience. May I suggest a better wording, if I may? What church teaches that obedience is promised? If God promises to cause us to obey Him, and He does, we must be taught...

David, you are very correct. The spiritual malaise we see in the church today has a root cause.... and it is simply unbelief. We start out by getting saved, by acting upon the faith He provides us. We do not choose Him. He "chooses" us, so to speak. But here is where we miss the highway of...

I guess now might be a good time to share exactly what happened to me now fourteen years ago. Every word of this testimony is truth and happened just as written. I pray it blesses you. Gids My Miraculous Visitation I was saved by a true miracle on Christmas Eve, 1970. Having been a...

Next. Is sanctification, being progressive, and it is, like you said it.... sinning less and less? No, for sanctification is the dying to the power of sin ONCE, and then watching the development of our Spirit man slowly but surely changed from glory to glory into the likeness of Christ. Getting...

I so appreciate your spirit concerning this discussion, for you are right, this is a critical piece of the puzzle and I fear that, for many, we have either neglected its importance or erred in our understanding of holiness and how it works in our walks. I make this statement, fully realizing...

And if she was, does that somehow justify acting in an unkind way on our part? How does love act in such a case? Somehow, responses such as this remind me of the disciples who put down the woman who washed Jesus feet with her tears and expensive ointments. One can be right and still not walk...

Thank you, my dear brother. Gideon

Just out of curiosity, how does one abide in Christ, not fulfill the lusts of the flesh and still continue sinning? Thanks in advance. Gids

Being able to sin will always be physically possible as long as we are still housed in our bodies of flesh. However, being able to and actually committing sin are two very different things. If God is the one doing the keeping, even though we CAN, we DON'T. God tells us that if we abide in Him...

There is no doubt that we as His people are not destined to be partakers of his wrath. However, before that wrath is poured out, man's wrath will rise up against the people of God. Why? Finally, the way we live, the way we love even our enemies, will testify to them that their deeds are evil...

Agreed! So, of we are still sinning, what does that still tell us about our relationship to the law? We are told that we are dead and that sin has no power over us any longer. But this truth must be believed in order for its power to be released, which leads us to but one conclusion. When we...

I actually think, concerning your last statement, that it is quite the opposite. If we are content to have status quo Christianity, with no longing in our hearts for the Spirit to lift us out of our acceptance of our belief that we cannot overcome the world, the flesh and the devil until...

You are kidding, right? Shifting the blame? The blame is not on God, my dear brother. Have you ever heard of God being limited in His ability to bless us because of unbelief? The promises of God are clear. He has promised to cause us (His exact words, btw) to walk in total obedience. If we are...

You remind me of me 15 years ago. Hard, harsh in judgment, lacking compassion, angry, serving a hard God and doing my best to make sure that everyone else had to toe the line as well. Well intentioned but with a heart still chained to sins that I had a love/hate relationship with. I hated...

I fully believe if a child of His is fully submitted and full of faith, God's will will have pre-emenance. But we must be careful to not pre-program what that will looks like. All it takes is an afternoon browsing Fox's Book of Martyrs to realize that throughout history, saints whose walks would...