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No, I teach obedience. The cross is to follow Christ, and submit to whatever cross he sends your way. By this, we die, that he may live in us. Without obedience, the cross is just a symbol, and does not do any work in us. The cross saves us because it destroys the old man. But if we do not...

You forget that 'it is not the hearer of the law, but the doer of the law that is justified'. You are confusing the fact that we are saved by grace through faith, thus not by trying to follow the law, but by following Christ, hereby fulfilling the law with the idea that there is no works, and...

As I've explained, I honestly see the mistake as being in the understanding of all Israel will be saved. Israel is Jew and Gentile in Christ, Paul is saying this to say that now the gentiles have been grafted in, but the Jews will not be rejected forever, a remnant will also be grafted back...

Does knowledge save you? Is some secret understanding the key of our salvation? Salvation is Christ himself, and only in him are we safe. Christianity is not about a 'secret knowledge', but about abiding in the power and life of Christ. What does it mean to abide in Christ, Insight? Have you...

It does. :)

Always speak the truth in love, always in love! :) We exemplify Christ when we show forth the fruit of the spirit by faith, and when we bless those who revile us, and rejoice in persecution. There is a time to speak, on the other hand, it is always time to show forth his character!

Insight, With all due respect, your attitude has become a very predictable one. Everything you do is based on the idea that all your teaching is correct and that you have all kinds of things figured out. Yet you reveal yourself to have a carnal understanding of these things; you deny the God...

Yes, this is one of the age long debates of Christianity. On the one hand, Arminianism says that we must seek, ask, and knock. Arminianism says it is entirely up to us to seek God, and us only. And this seems to have basis in many scriptures. James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to...

Good post prism! :) Most men, if not all, need to have their strength broken to finally understand they must rely on the Lord, as Jacob has his hip taken out of it's socket. When we do things our own way, we get Ishmael's, when we do things through the Lord's way, we receive the promise of...

The Lord gives us of his Spirit to mold our character, but we have an active role in this. :) 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to...

Paul says that all things work for the best of those who love the Lord. The Lord was just impressing this on me tonight. That is why we rejoice in all things! All things that come our way are but a test of the Lord, and he is looking to see if we have his character. The Lord will give us of...

I have no issue with what you say but one thing. The rest, though I don't understand it that way, I see no objection to it, and really, it doesn't matter. :) My only issue is with what you say about the second ressurection, that they will be offered salvation. But Christ speaks of the second...

The Lord will allow us to experience him, and while his presence is fresh, we are like him, rejoicing in all things and giving without measure. Then it passes... What matters is whether our characters have changed. Paul is talking about having experienced the Spirit, and once out of it...

Does Paul say 'All who are cut off will be grafted back'? No. We would be changing the scriptures if we applied that meaning to them. He says God can and will regraft those cut off, but careful! He is saying that Jews as a whole are not cut off forever, not that all throughout all time will be...

Good post Pegg, right on the money! :)

While I wouldn't do it myself, and I don't necessarily think it's wise, I would also judge no man because of it. We walk according to love, that is, love the Lord your God and your neighbor, and as circumcision is of no avail, I also think tatoos are not in and of themselves evil. I don't...

Hey Andrey! :) My understanding of wisdom would bring me to these conclusions: If the Spirit is prompting us to preach the Gospel, then as Peter and John exclaimed, we obey God not men. If we are not prompted to do so, then we always obey the Lord, and as Francis of Assisi wisely said...

Indeed. The whole purpose of the law is that the character of Christ would be built in us. That is what we are here for! Thus it says 'abide in me and I in you'. The purpose of the commandments the Lord gives us is to do this, to conform us to him. But we do not do it by being under the law...

The love of God is to do his commands, and his commands are not durdensome. To put under the law is to bind and say that it is by doing the law you are saved. But what man must do is indeed follow the Lord. If one loves the Lord, he will follow him. The commands are not burdensome if done...