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Not going to go there with you. I know what the JW arguments are against the passages in question; and to hash them out here will only provide for you an opportunity to tout JW doctrine to more people. And that would place you in mortal, spiritual danger (Galatians 1:6-9) Just know that I...

No doubt, @Randy Kluth, you will take advantage of my referencing Isaiah 64:6 in order to tout your own ideas on the subject; which are in fact a repudiation of that scripture. It is, of course, wrong, to attempt to repudiate holy scripture.

No one can become righteous by keeping the law; that righteousness is as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). The purpose of the Law is to show mankind that he is a sinner in need of a Saviour (Romans 3:20, Galatians 3:24, Psalms 19:7 (kjv)). Rom 3:20, Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no...

In referencing any scripture, I consider that the reader will be a Berean (Acts of the Apostles 17:10-11) and see what is being said by it in its immediate and topical contexts. That being said, I do not believe that any scripture is ever nullified or contradicted by anything within its...

Of course faith requires our cooperation. To be more accurate, faith is an attitude of surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. So then, if we do not endure under the pressure of temptation, can we really say that Jesus is our Lord? It is not that faith depends on our cooperating with it...

Now, when we come to the Lord in contrition of heart and seek Him for greater sanctification, by confessing our sins...I believe that this will avail with God. As believers in Christ, we stand justified before a holy God...our sins are forgiven and our position in Christ is that we are without...

The fact that it is not gone from the bodies we live in means that it is not gone; but as good as gone.

I'm afraid you have three fingers pointing back at you (Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:41-42). If you had discernment in the understanding of the New Testament, you would not be teaching gnosticism here, in contradiction to 1 John 1:7-9. The majority of your posts are leveled against these three...

Everyone has indwelling sin according to 1 John 1:8. I am not saying that I have issues; but I am agreeing with the holy scriptures here. And, bringing the scriptures to bear on your behaviour and teaching is what I am called to do as a watchman here. I think that this is true in the...

Men had the Spirit of Christ in them before Jesus came to die for us (1 Peter 1:11); and thus were born again.

There seems to be a pitting of scripture against scripture in this combination of 1 John 3:5 and 1 John 5:20 as these together are pitted against 1 John 1:8. But I would say that when two scriptures together are pitted against a singular scripture, that that singular scripture, like a sword...

1 John 1:9 is in the same context as 1 John 1:7. Confessing our sins therefore is declared as the method by which we walk in the light as He is in the light; and if we do this, His blood cleanseth us from all sin. If we do not do this, it doesn't.

1Pe 1:5, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1Jo 5:18, We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

I very much do know love. But what I am saying is that for those who do not know love, God has commanded them to love Him with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength; and their neighbor as themselves. This commandment is a law of the Lord; and it shows men to be sinners who do not have His...

The point is that you cannot see the kingdom of God unless you are saved. So, if you must be born again in order to see the kingdom of God, does it not follow that you must be born again to be saved? It translates out into people trying to find loopholes in the word of God. Just take it for...

The reality is that Jesus Christ is (not has) come in the flesh. He said that He would not drink of the fruit of the vine again until He would drink it new with us in His father's kingdom. And this indicates that He has and will have a physical body throughout eternity.

Are you not in danger of hell fire for saying that (Matthew 5:22)? You may think that you are not because of your doctrine. However, God is no respecter of persons and he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done (Colossians 3:25). He scourges every son whom He receives...

That's simple. Jesus said you must be born again in order to be saved. Lazarus was saved, he was in Abraham's bosom, the place of the righteous dead; and his destination was heaven. Therefore, he must have been born again; because he was indeed saved. Because he was saved he cannot, not, be...

These show forth the details of what it means to love; and define what it means to violate love. Of course, we only love because of faith (Galatians 3:14, Romans 5:5); however the law, both in the OT and the NT, shows forth what sin is (Romans 3:20, 1 John 3:4) in order that we might understand...

He might've just shown forth the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, it is the same principle. Except his story shows forth the reality that a person can have works and yet be lacking in faith; and that in such a case their works will not save them. This is a biblical understanding, @Episkopos.