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Nice. I see that you added a verse that speaks of Confidence. You get it! :)

That made me laugh out loud, but it isn't funny. I shouldn't have laughed, but that is EXACTLY what is happening. I know, for I turned away from that passage, but clung to my false view of Romans 7, where I identified with Pauls's self-description of his former life prior to his Damascus Road...

Oh boy . . . that's a tricky verse! :)

When we highlight the Bible as per the photo above, we're forced to understand each thought that God offers. In order to highlight in this way, we've got to be present. I have struggled my entire life with an inability to focus, with my mind fluttering all over the place. This means that while I...

Ditto

Yep, but scouring the Bible Word by Word is far greater. At the time of this photo, I hadn't gone back through it quite yet for the next reading. I wound up highlighting the entire Bible in my next "pass" through it. It changed my entire life.

Well . . . "never" doesn't work in the way that I'm thinking about it, because it doesn't truly matter to me. Do it on day one or never . . . all the same. What matters is that a stony heart is removed and replaced with a tender, responsive Heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19-20 NLT - "And I will...

Okay, I hear what you're saying . . . and I'm willing to change what I believe. What do you think of the below seven verses? It seems clear to me that Christ defeats the Sinful Nature. That it is through His Holy Operation that alleviates this problem. This is how I understand that we die to...

I think that this is a great question. What I can say is this: Once a person undergoes an authentic, True Transformation, which is God causing us to become New in our thoughts and actions, Holy Forgiveness is not something that we even think about. Rather, Holy Forgiveness is a state of mind . ...

Haha . . . very cool. How about "None of the Above," or, "It Does Not Matter." I only offer this in the same light as Paul discusses New Moons and Festivals. Colossians 2:16-17 NLT - "So don't let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new...

Unfortunatley, what I believe isn't an option. :(

Nice. John 8:23 ESV - "He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world."

Wow, you're right. I'm well familiar with verse ten and use it often in my writings, but somehow verse 9 escaped me! Why do you think that the Human Heart is "desperately wicked?" Is this a verse that demonstrates that we are born with wicked Hearts, thus needing the Holy Operation of Christ as...

Haha . . . I really don't have any opinion on the matter. It wouldn't bother me if a person pierced a day old baby or if they never had a piercing to begin with. But, I'll check out the poll. Maybe I missed the option I just gave. Thanks for the reminder! :)

That is an amazing verse. :)

Their Hearts were always made of stone, and where the Heart is made of stone, no root can grow. There is no room for the message of Christ. I just related this to the Parable of the Sower last night . . . amazing. Mark 4:5-6, 16-17 NIV - "Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much...

Hmmm . . . I think I've got my first post wrong. Singleness of Heart is not the same as single-minded. Or, is it? Oh man, I'm confused.

You just blew me away. Singleness of Heart is a phrase that I don't recall hearing, and it certainly seems to support the Doctrine of Circumcised Hearts that I've discovered. You have also mentioned the state of being wholehearted, which I often refer to. Nice. I see it in the KJV as below...

Well sure . . . if a person sees it the way you do. However, Salvation comes through a Circumcisecd Heart. And if one receives that Circumcision of Christ, the Faith of the Operation of God, can a person's Heart revert back to being uncircumcised? Nah . . . that cannot happen to a person, no...

Okie doke. Take care, and may God reward you with the greatest of Blessings. Goodbye.