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Of course he had sin. Only Jesus was sinless. Could John have died for my sins?

Because if you don't it dies. Jesus commended people for their faith. There's a whole chapter of the Bible, Hebrews 11, where people are commended for having faith. If faith is something irresistibly imposed on us by God that makes no sense. 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than...

Are you trying to say that none of Israel believed? That's not the case. Maybe you should read on: 2 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43...

Twisting the night away. Twisting, twisting...

I never minimized racism against anyone. But look around your for goodness sake! White people are being pulled from their cars and beaten by black men. Is this the world that King envisioned? We are all Americans. We need to quit fighting over color. The amount of pigment in your skin has zero...

Paul says that they were “chosen” through…belief in the truth. That would most naturally be understood as faith being the means through which they were chosen (just as we are saved by grace through faith). So basically, we have a passage that says they were chosen “through faith” which is...

This generation means the generation Jesus was in when he said that. But that's another topic. So if the nation wasn't chosen for salvation and the disciples also weren't chosen for salvation ( Judas fell away) why would you think certain individuals are chosen for salvation?

That' some serious twisting, there. Are you related to Chubby Checkers? :)

Uh, no, I really don't. If he meant that he would have said "If you say you have not sin." No "If WE say we have no sin."

I don't think you get my point. Knowing Christ gives the Victory is not the same as not sinning. It's certainly not the same as experiencing the Victory. I know all sorts of things that I don't experience. Now, it seems like you are preaching sinless perfection, and I know that doesn't exist...

Were they not his chosen? Think! They were his chosen, but they rejected him for the most part.

We already covered all this. Not going over it again, cherry picker!

Oh I understand But understanding and doing are two different things. That's why Paul said what I don't want to do, that I do...

To people who had rejected him as Messiah. To people who had accepted him as Messiah. To anyone who would listen.

Thanks for the encouragement. I know my problem is that i often do not feel like I am who God says I am. If I'm sometimes still attracted to sin, how can I be declared righteous? There's a difference between knowing my identity and experiencing the truth of it sometimes.

No, they are those who choose him. " Whosever believes" then becomes one of his.

No reply to what Jesus said? If we are Israel, in what sense do the promises to Israel not apply to us?

Sometimes it is what I want to do, if I'm honest. If I sin, and I don't confess that known sin, my guilt is ever before me, as David said. I understand that I'm not under law, thank God. But I also don't see how I can pretend my sin doesn't matter and become closer to God.

Are you serious? That's all they promote.

Giving free money has worked so well to motivate the black community so far, eh? So let's give away more money we don't have to create more dependants, surely that must be a great idea!