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Hi Haz, I'm mostly interested in learning who will say that they have, or believe they will reach the state of not ever committing any more sins, while in this life, that is, before the resurrection/transformation. I'd like to know who believes this doctrine (a clear declaration), and I'm very...

Just so, Haz, we are made righteous by God, in that our new creation is righteous and holy, though our body of flesh may still commit sins. I'm hoping to hear from those who believe and teach that true believers never commit any sins, that is, those who have reached, shall I say, "behavioral...

Romans 7:21-25 ESV "So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my...

I've understood this to relate to the particular set of prophecies that are commonly debated as either fulfilled/unfulfilled, or literal/allegorical. An example of fulfilled/unfulfilled would be the Great Tribulation, Future, under a coming Antichrist, or Past (Preter) under historical Rome...

To you, these are two different things? John 17:1-3 NLT (1) When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. (2) For you have given him authority over everyone in all the earth. He...

If you take away the "sweeping generalizations", and ad hominems, I think there are some things I can agree with. The Flesh, that is. I agree. Again, I agree. Agree. OK, I can agree with the general thought here . . . Your meaning of "spiritual king" needs to be fleshed out a little (if...

Matthew 24:3 Tell us, what is the sign of your parousia, and of the completion of the age? The disciples asked this of Jesus, though He was standing right in front of them. Jesus was in their presence already, yet still they asked this question.

Advent is a perfectly fine translation of parousia. Isn't this quarrelling over words?

Who is the person here who wants a license to sin? What is the sin you want to be free to commit? This too is a fallacy.

Your response is non sequitor. This is a Romans 7 thread . . . is it not? Why would you not want to directly reply to my statements?

Care to actually respond to my post? Perhaps address the Scriptures I quote? If not, I understand. When you deny the reality of the Christian life, as explained by Paul here in Romans 7, for instance, you act to destroy the faith of the hearers. Paul describes a war between the new nature...

You guys just amaze me. Without sin, and so spiritual! No wonder God loves you! What I read in these pages simply astounds me! Its really very sad! I have only this . . . Romans 5:1-2 LITV (1) Then being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, (2)...

How creative! I guess you don't want to debate the point. I understand.

How do you prove a negative?

A non-answer. You're coming up with these mathematics . . . base your numbers on something besides your own suppositions. Can you just walk in to see the president? Obama isn't in the whitehouse for your personal viewing pleasure. Yet you suppose the King of Kings would be here just so you...

Humorous? The whole thought makes me feel sick inside. Because I have no reason to think these numbers misrepresent reality in any significant way.

Thank you for your clarity! :) I think it means people will be having their heads cut off. Why wouldn't it mean that? BTW . . . when you say "all Scriptures have a deeper dimension to them", is this to say that they don't mean what they say on the surface, if we just look at the words like...

A non-answer . . .

Is this really what you think this passage means??

Hi Dave, I believe that. You can't fix the problem of the flesh. You can only understand that you've been freed from it. Titus 2:11-12 ESV (11) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, (12) training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live...