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No, you apparently think yourself to be close to God...so you are far away from Him according to your own statement. See Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5. These passages teach us that the commandments of...

2 Peter 3:9 also substantiates the concept that we repent unto salvation. For God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come unto repentance. This indicates that if they repent, they will not perish; and that if they don't repent, they will perish.

So, is this translation therefore invalid, Jde 1:3, Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. Jde 1:4, For there...

Lazarus had the option of going back to sleep when Jesus was "drawing him" out of the tomb.

Say it...

1Th 5:23, And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Th 5:24, Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. Heb 10:14, For by one offering he hath perfected for ever...

I just want to say that my obedience does not come as the result of attempting to obtain the salvation that the Lord offers; But rather it comes as the result of the salvation that the Lord has given to me. I love Him because He first loved me (1 John 4:19); And I obey His commandments...

Jesus woke him out of sleep. Lazarus might have said, "I prefer to sleep" and entered back into his slumber.

Even the holy scriptures make it out to be as I perceive it, especially if you accept that the kjv is a valid translation. And even if you don't, the meaning is not lost in other translations, that God foreordained these wicked men to condemnation. Predestination is according to foreknowledge...

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The commandment "Thou shalt not steal" is focused on what you do outwardly. While the commandment "Thou shalt not covet" is focused on the heart attitude that might lead a man to steal.

I just want to say that my obedience does not come as the result of attempting to obtain the salvation that the Lord offers; But rather it comes as the result of the salvation that the Lord has given to me. I love Him because He first loved me (1 John 4:19); And I obey His commandments...

God instituted the law for a reason...and every moral tenet found therein has benefit for those who will obey. There is a blessing in keeping the law; even in the New Testament (James 1:25). The law should be written on your heart and in your mind if you are a recipient of the New Covenant...

Job 15:12, Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, Psa 35:19, Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. Pro 10:10, He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool...

Lust is something that arises in the flesh and is not always a willful sin. You might simply be attracted to someone who is not your wife because she is beautiful. This is a sin; (Matthew 5:27-28) but it is not necessarily something that you have any control over. What you do have control...

No, they don't...though I will admit that it is my opinion.

Jesus said, Jhn 14:15, If ye love me, keep my commandments. And the Psalmist wrote, Psa 119:165, Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. It should be clear that the law is written on the hearts and minds of those who are recipients of the New Covenant...

Spirit of Christ.

Personally, I am of the opinion / belief that the old kjv is superior to all other translations and that it is the final authority in the English language. And this faith, is the evidence of what is not seen by those who disagree (Hebrews 11:1).

It should be notable that I personally, whom you identify as a classic legalist, do not live in what you are saying. 1) My prayers do get answered; and, 2) I have an abundance of joy, hope, happiness, and victory over besetting sins. We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand...