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Hi Episkopos, I think this is where we will differ in our views. I don't believe one can have the new life without the new mind being a part of it. I've seen us approaching this passage for some time now . . . Romans 8:5-14 LITV (5) For the ones that are according to flesh mind the things...

Hey, just a thought . . . would it be possible . . . I don't know, what do you think? Would it be possible to like limit the personal put-downs? Ad Hominem arguments are a logical fallacy anyway, so it doesn't strengthen either your assertions or rebuttals. Like I said . . . just a thought . . .

We need to remember Biblical definitions. They aren't always the same as the way we commonly use words. We argue that the wicked do not have eternal life. That is true. What did Jesus say? This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You have...

compare to . . . Need I say more?

Amen! Repentance in the Greek is Metanoia, which literally means an exchanged mind. You've forsaken the old mind, and have replaced it with a new mind. You were once ruled by the mind of the flesh - the mind that results from being a fallen flesh being, now you are ruled by the mind of the...

What did Jesus command?

Hi Angelina, Not so much that the Law itself has been replaced, rather, the covenant of the Law has been replaced by the new covenant in Christ's blood. The Law still stands - did everybody catch that? - as God's righteous standard, but the Law was given as a covenant to with Israel (do these...

Hi Angelina, I was thinking of this passage: Hebrews 10:1-10 LITV (1) For the Law had a shadow of the coming good things, not the image itself of those things. Appearing year by year with the same sacrifices, which they offer continually, they never are able to perfect the ones drawing near...

Of course, every true student of the Word knows, there will be tribulations here and now, we're not just waiting for some future time to suffer. Our faith is made strong by God to endure all of our testing. Pre-trib rapture doctrine is not an "escape from tribulations". Testimony comes from...

Yes, its the smoke . . . "The smoke of their destruction" Is that what it says? No. "The smoke of their torment." Same word used here, btw . . . And it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they be tormented five months. And their torment is as the torment of a...

Now, dear brothers and sisters --you who are familiar with the law--don't you know that the law applies only to a person who is still living? Let me illustrate. When a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply...

Are you referring to Romans 8?

We have to keep in mind as we discuss this, two very important things. One is that the Old Covenant was with Israel. The Mosaic Law never was given to govern the gentiles, only Israel. Acts 15 affirms that it was not extended to govern the gentiles. The other is that the Law was a covenant...

Paul recognized that he was free to choose to keep the Mosaic Law or not, whatever served best for those he was trying to win for Christ. But even in saying that he was free to live as those without Law, this did not leave him in a lawless state, because his true duty was to serve Jesus...

Could you give me a referrence on that? I want to make sure we're on the same page . . . Love in Christ, Mark

In Rev. 14:11, the Greek reads, eis aionas aionon, translatable as, into ages of ages, or epochs of epochs. Interpretted easily as, Into the time periods that are made up of the time periods. No stronger expression of eternity exists in Koine Greek, to my knowledge...

Who has said that it stops there? Once we've been born again, our new nature will begin to express itself. Our life will change, and we will begin to do the works of our Father in heaven. Lip service? No, that's not what we're talking about. Love in Christ, Mark

As I think about this, what exactly are we supposed to be judging? We judge the teacher by their fruit. Jesus said that. What else to we judge? If someone is in sin that we can see, what's to judge? You who are spiritual, restore them. Paul said he doesn't even judge himself, not that that...

Um . . . where there's smoke . . .