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The confusing thing was He was with me the whole time, but, later, said I was wrong. Peter was shown the vision, and was corrected by that vision, though God had been with him the whole time. The Bible does talk about being "constrained" by "the love of Christ".

I'll take it!

Yeah we're all unworthy but the difference between salvation and damnation is some admit they're unworthy and receive God's love as a gift, whereas the damned continue trying to prove the lie that they're good and they're worthy and so they cannot receive the gift that is so good it is...

I don't know how to explain it Scripturally yet, but I had an experience yesterday, and I'm certain we are utterly unworthy of God's goodness, so it has to be a gift. It's too good. We can't deserve to know God. He's too good. We are nothing. "When I atone for all your sins, you will be ashamed...

The flip side of this is the good news that, because we could never be worthy, it is a gift--and will not be given, cannot be received, except on the terms that it is given and received as a gift (undeserved).

IDK I think I already tried that. Apparently, it's truly meaningful what someone is thinking and intending when they are working. We are completely unworthy and nothing we do can ever make us worthy.

Sin will not be our master (enslave us) BECAUSE we are under Grace (Ro 6:14)--grace is the new way to serve Him, and results in fulfilling the Law (Ro 2:6-16, 26, 27, 3:31, 8:4).

Guys, @face2face and @quietthinker, please don't butt heads here.

Anyone?

Well, I really believed I was doing that, but, according to God, apparently, I was trying to pay for my sins, and I guess I don't know how to stop trying to pay for my sins, and trust Christ for that, instead of trusting in my good works (even the works that the NT outlines--even works done in...

I wasn't even aware I was doing that at the time--and I don't really understand how to parse between the different intentions of obeying God "to abide in Christ/retain eternal life" (as it seemingly teaches in John) versus obeying God "to pay for my sins"!

See, I was trying to reconcile John with John, but this seems to make sense.

Jesus never didn't have life, but it seems He maintained life by obedience, right?

Lol some might say so, but STAY ON TOPIC!

Well, maybe our heart dispositions are different, bc God said I was trying to repay for my sins by all of my obedience.

Lots will qualify anything the Law says as a work of the Law, and, in a way, they may be right.

It's none of your business if I am a handsome brother! Lol

Well, the Law commands it, so, yes, from one perspective, it is a work of the Law.

Hey, don't you call me ugly!

I thought that that was very plainly true, but God told me I was trying to repay Him for my sins by all of my obedience, so I'm trying to not transgress by doing good (as odd as that may sound lol).