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I believe clean is clean. That is why there is no "practice" in 1 John 3:9 as modern Bibles add.

I see a few who do not believe Jesus destroyed the works of Satan. Not all. Don't you know that this body is like a floppy puppet? It is NOT sinning on its own. That is why it doesn't have to be born again now, but can wait until our resurrection from the dead. What is born again NOW is our...

Jesus has tried to make salvation as easy as possible. "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Hebrews 12:2 says He is both that AUTHOR and FINISHER of our faith. You say "grace on grace" and you are right when you know the meaning of grace is the power of God, not unmerited favor. Jesus...

Galatians 5:17 has caused many problems because the publishers of the Bible printed spirit with a capital "S." Our spirit is our mind, and our soul is our heart and conscience. Think about it. Galatians 5:17 is the same as Romans 7:25 before Romans 8:2 that shows freedom from both the law and...

Not sure where in the Bible you are referring to when you say the sin nature becomes nearly OPAQUE? Some would consider that being black with sin, when in reality our born again nature is clean and CLEAR. John 15:3

I didn't know you believe we are still under the Old Covenant and therefore are UNDER the Law?

What does flesh in these two verses mean to you? The body? How can we not be in our body and still live? Or do you believe verse 9 is after our death? I've known you a long time and I will be flabbergasted if you believe Paul means we are not in the flesh only after we are dead. Romans 8:8-9 8...

Not really. My verses all say Jesus did not leave us with a sin nature, but are clean. That doesn't mean we don't have free will, but we no longer want to sin IF we keep abiding in Him and do not keep ourselves. 1 John 5:18 "We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been...

Paul uses "the flesh" in two ways. One is our body of flesh and bones. But the other is the inner part of our body, the spirit and soul that make up our nature. That is what is born again of the Spirit, not our body. At least, not yet. Our body doesn't make up our personality or character. How...

Adam and Even did not know they were naked when Eve first ate of the forbidden tree, but their eyes were opened only after Adam committed a willful sin against the commandment of God and knowingly and willfully sinned against God, Himself. There is a difference in sin in the eyes of God. From...

Do you mean Jesus has already come with his host of saints?

Do you believe 1 John 1:8 is about you and me, making us born again Christians uncleansed sinners? 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

I'm not sure what you are getting at. What I want to know is the one and only true interpretation of verses that God inspired. And that is what I prayed for about ten years ago and also to wipe my mind of all doctrines of man. He started immediately, and it was fascinating. R, have you ever...

But false doctrines come out like OSAS just because a verse meant to be about the apostles only, they apply to themselves.

6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 6:66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?” 6:68 But Simon Peter answered Him...

Here is something you probably have never heard before. The first text you are giving, John 10 is about the apostles only, not about we who follow their teachings. In John's writings he uses "key words." In his gospel that key word is "given" as also in John 6:37, 39 and Jesus' prayer for the...

I can't see in Scripture that OSAS is 100% reliable. All we have to do is keep abiding in Him, but those in Matthew 7:19-23 did not. They had to have had salvation at some time to be able to cast out devils, etc. but Jesus declares, "I never knew you." Just don't lay at my doorstep any of your...

I can agree as far as Scripture declares. But it doesn't apply to a born again of the Spirit Christian who doesn't have any desire to sin, but willfully sins anyway. There is no more sacrifice for those types of lawless sins. Hebrews 10:2 and 26-31. This we see sometimes when a pastor or...

Hi, Rocker. Two statuses Jesus acts as mediator. When someone first starts trusting in Jesus, and when we are in the process of becoming perfect and complete. Jesus does it all, and He paid dearly for that position of mediator. Also Advocate in 1 John 2:1-2 is for mankind, not just who are...

Here we go again, you not knowing at what stage a person is. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That is why we need our sins taken away by Christ. And how do we do that? By becoming a Christian through repentance. Verse 9 is not a 'get out of hell free card' to be used over and...