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I'm afraid, or should I say glad that I cannot agree with you. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith. When born again of the Spirit Jesus removes the desire to commit any of the commandments of God, Himself. Then as the Finisher of our faith, Jesus matures the fruit of the Spirit and...

They are not from a sin nature as you may think. They are from our human nature. Now, I'm not sure what you are referring to, but I have not willfully sinned since 1977. Have you ever gone against your own conscience? If you have, that would be a willful sin. I haven't.

Not about sins unto death. My life took a drastic change when I was finally filled with the Spirit. Even my dreams were "Christian." I came across a Scripture that suddenly became clear recently and verified my experience back in 1977 when I was born again. It is Hebrews 10:2. Back then I...

He used a Scripture out of context and is in error. He used Romans 7:20 from the old man. The old man has been crucified IF WE HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN. Then we are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, IF the Spirit of God dwells within. And if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not...

I said that because as you read on two verses the "me" contradicts the "I" in Romans 7. He is talking about two different time periods. By you hanging on to the "I" in verses 14-25 you even miss his plea in verse 24 of a Savior! But he then we see He found Christ in verse 1-2 of the next...

You have to determine the context. Just because Paul uses "I" doesn't mean the context warrants it. Read verse 9. That is talking about before the law was given to Moses (since Adam) and then at the giving of the commandments to Moses. Paul uses "I." Was Paul immortal to be alive at the time of...

There are only two verses in Romans 7 that describe a Christian not under the Law, vs. 5-6. Verse 9 is about before the law from Adam to Moses. And Romans 7:10-25 concludes Paul's teaching on the Law of the Old Covenant. Chapter 8 starts life in the Spirit. Rocker, to not have the battle...

Paul tells us that our New Covenant is of the Spirit, not the Law. Romans 7:14-25 is what life was like under the Law. Do you really not know that?

I ALWAYS write CONTEXT! CONTEXT! CONTEXT! the exact same way to everybody. It is THAT important.

Don't be foolish. CONTEXT! CONTEXT! CONTEXT! I didn't make up the context, you are blatantly disregarding what the apostle means. So I guess taking verses out of context you consider yourself still in the flesh (as opposed to verses 5-6 which clearly shows that was in the past before becoming...

Seeing as you are a Calvinist, you may be able to help answer a question I have wondered about. The "T" in Total Depravity. Is that only before regeneration, or still after regeneration? In other words, have you been taught you still have a sin nature, or after regeneration you have a clean nature.

Oh, I get it now. You believe the heresy of limited atonement. ROFL

I'm not wrong because the Bible says I'm not. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 1 John 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also...

We are both right, bf. Christ died for the whole world, but only we who believe in Him will receive the actual reconciliation to God. All others He died for will burn in hell.

I never knew you believed in Universalism. Justification is being cleansed of sin through faith in Jesus. There are two types of sins, and Jesus as the Author of our faith takes away the worst type of sin from our nature. Therefore, as long as we are actually born again of the Holy Spirit (I...

It was all up to God, not us, to destroy the works of the devil and give salvation to mankind, IF they believed in His Son and the blood He shed for them. Those who do not believe in Jesus and what He did WILL receive the wrath of God. We are justified by faith. And from faith to faith. Meaning...

Not true. Willful sins committed against God's laws resulted in their death. The Jews had the Law already for about 1,500 years. Up until the time of Christ's death it was the blood of bulls and goats since Adam's sin that were used to appease the wrath of God. Christ's blood appeased God's...

We find the actual answer in chapter 6. Our sin nature was crucified with Him while we were still sinners, but our resurrection in Christ is freedom from sin by the power of His Holy Spirit.

I agree. That is why John the Baptist only preached repentance. The key to receiving Christ's powerful Spirit to not sin is repentance. Acts. 2:38; 1 John 1:9. How many times do we need to receive God's power? Only once. But some teach we are never free from sin as if Jesus didn't take away...

Jesus was the fulfillment of the Law vs. Spirit, and the Prophecies about the coming Messiah.