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Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

:lol: You guys gave me a good laugh. Sad to say, but America has no fear of the Lord. The new Sodom and Gomora (I know, there's supposed to be an 'h' somewhere in there) If only men feared the Lord, and came to him with a contrite heart... But I guess this means 'buckle up'. The last days...

Yeah, like Paul. He should fear, not us. Brother, I tell you this with love; we are to fear the Lord. We shouldn't think we've already attained, but we should press on to the high calling of Christ. If we saw ourselves in that light, which Paul did, we would understand we could still fall...

If he is just a servant, and not God, why does he not stop men from worshiping him? That would make him like the devil if he was ONLY a servant. :rolleyes: It's quite obvious, he is the Lord of Lords, and King of kings, and all things were made in him. It is God and none else. But hey, you...

I guess Paul didn't believe either ;) "Woe is me if I do not preach the gospel". We don't add works, but we understand that we were called for good works. Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in...

Yeah. He was God, the word, and he became flesh. He went from up to down. What's your point? That very thing says he was already God! :) Philippians 2 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a...

I agree that we are to run to him, but that doesn't take away the fear of his judgment. Somehow we think that fear is opposite to love. We love the Father, but we know also that he is just, and if we transgress against him, we come with trembling asking for forgiveness. Becoming a Christian...

Yes. You'd think that's the MOST basic of Christianity. After all, if Jesus wasn't God, it would be idolatry to call our religion after his name, instead of God's. You'd think anyone calling themselves on a christian forum would be in on that... Surprise :lol:

I can't not in my strength, and I surely am not doing it now. But with God all things are possible. Christ is the power in us to overcome. We can walk like him! That's the beauty of the Gospel! He has made us free to go to him and become like him! :) Of course, we need lots of training...

The revelation of Christ is that God can dwell in man! And if a man is full of God, can there be any sin? I'm not claiming this for myself, I'm saying God has made a way. If we cannot overcome, we're gonna have to throw out a whole lot of scriptures to justify that. :mellow: Brother, I haven't...

Jesus was not God? 1 Peter 1:1 To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Either Jesus was God, or Peter is an idolater, take your pick ;) John 20:28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Thomas too! ;)

Our greatest works of righteousness are filthy rags, yes, compared to His. Otherwise, how does the Bible say that (1) Noah is righteous, and yet (2) none is righteous? There is the righteousness of men, and the righteousness of God. Man can do what is right, as the good samaritan. But his...

The NT is full of warnings that we must fear God. Jesus is not a free pass to heaven. He's an example. He shows the way. Yes, he has paid for our sins, in the sense that if we repent and turn to him, our old sins are gone. But we have been bought with a price, and for a purpose. We are supposed...

A bold statement... And an interesting one :) I do agree we shouldn't be trying to save our lives. We should be looking to lose it and to give it away for the cause of Christ. I think love is linked with the fear of the Lord. What we need is the fear of the Lord, the one who can destroy both...

Jesus could die and be tempted because he took on the flesh, and yet neither sin nor death had power over him. If a man is filled with the fullness of God, as Jesus was, sin and death can have no power over him. To deny that God has made a way through his son for us to be like him requires...

I will pray for you :) May he guide you in his paths and make you to be like him!

Hi all! :) I was looking at this today, and what it meant, and thought I post my thoughts. 1Jn 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that...

There is no such thing as sacred soil. The only thing that is holy on this earth is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and that is his people. :)

I agree with you that we shouldn't follow the world. Sadly christianity in general has compromised and thus corrupted itself. Only I'm not sure by what you mean by going against. We can't, obviously, attack them with force or anything, or propagade against them. We are to live differently, not...

Good point! :) God warned the Israelites that they shouldn't be ruled by a king, yet the people wanted a man to be king. To want a human to be our king represents our fallen state of wanting to rule ourselves. It's human, but wrong. We do not seek an earthly kingdom, the same way we do not...