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Death we should not fear, but the Lord, yes. When the time comes we will all go to judgment, and each will be rewarded according to his works. Interesting, Buzzfruit. I do see the Bible talking about two ressurections, not three. And Paul, speaking of the house of God, says some will go to...

The commentary I would give you on Galatians two is very simple. We are not justified by the works of the law. But faith is from the same word as faithful, fidelity. If we have faith in the Lord, we need also be faithful. That is what the Lord expects of his servants. We are justified by...

I would follow it up with Galatians 3, to give proper explanation :) 1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth,[a] before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you[b] as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the...

I do not believe that is right, Buzzfruit. The second ressurection is for the nations, I agree. But that is not when they will be offered salvation. Salvation is Christ, but he gives himself to who he wishes, not the other way around. :) What I'm saying is this; look at the parable of the...

LOL oops! I didn't proof read before posting! It should read something like... Once a man comes to know Christ, not in terms of knoweldge, but truly knowing him and walking in his life, he experiences salvation from the current corruption of this world, meaning that it is currently available...

I like both of your posts. :) I agree, Vengle, once a man becomes of who Christ, he knows salvation from the current corruption is in Christ. Our whole life, we are in the process of this building of Christ in us, that it speaks of in Peter, as pointed out by Jake. We must add to our...

Condolences, calbhach... May the Lord be with you and your family in this time.

It says the Lord works in us, by his grace, to will AND to do his good pleasure. The conquering of our being starts with the will. That would be the experience of Romans 7. It is that where a man has a renewed heart, a desire for the Lord, but his old ways and his old man are strong and hold...

If by that you mean that we can, just as an example, use what Jesus says of the Pharisees, and say it can also be true of other men, yes. Scriptures reveal us something, as Paul says of the Old Covenant that it was a shadow of things to come, and all scripture is good for teaching unto...

Jesus does not tell us 'trust in my death', he tells us 'follow me'. Paul preaches the same gospel. Indeed, first we believe, and if we have faith, we will follow Jesus. Jesus is not a scapegoat, but an example to us that we must follow. There is mercy for the merciful, and those who humble...

Context is not irrelevant, no. But to use context to try and make the spiritual principle shown forth to not apply to another context is a mistake.

30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. (Acts 28) Paul was also preaching the kingdom, Richard, it is...

I agree, we are speaking of the carnality, the fallen nature. :)

I wholeheartedly agree that the self is the first enemy, and that our flesh is the first thing that opposes us. But I think we must understand that they devil is equally part of the trick. He is not so much the one who is there to make us fall individually, unless one is truly walking with God...

Sadly, this christianity that seeks to make decisions rather than disciples is rampant today. It offers a scheme by which one may be safe, while Christ offers a way in which the only safety is to remain in him. Faith is not just to believe, the word has the same root word as 'faithfulness'...

My point is actually very different, that it is true when it says 'it is not the hearers of the law who are justified, but the doers of the law' that men do not have to hear the law. The sheep, at the judgment of the sheep and the goats, they don't know that they helped Christ. And there are...

But then it's still meaningless for that person.

Protestantism arrived basically as an 'allergic' reaction to Catholicisms' selling of indulgences, selling salvation. In turn, it preaches a free salvation, which is equally false and contradictory to the gospel of Christ.