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I'm not a believer in OSAS brother......but it is interesting how Paul gets called into question whenever his writing doesn't agree with their theology.

I know that sister, and faithful are the wounds of a Friend. But that is not the only way God is merciful. Epi said the kingdom of God is a meritocracy.....that is taking it way too far.

No, I don't want anyone or myself to be only half right....that is why I've been trying very hard to rightly divide everything. You are calling the foundations of the Christian faith the strong delusion.........and you are offended that anyone would want to test and examine that? Oh my.

LOL. You're making me smile. :rolleyes: Oy vey.

Oh my goodness Epi. It is you who interpret areas of honest disagreement as a personal attack....and respond in kind.

That is how you are justifying SIN....the same as Epi does.

I agree. You are leaving out mercy. And whose merits? I think there must be good reason why we will lay our crowns at HIS feet. Shouldn't we look at both sides of the coin? We have been brought into a living two way relationship with the Lord....that is what happens and what it means when...

Just keep testing all things brother, as we are instructed to do, and don't let the anybody's intense and hateful grouchiness or bad behaviour dissuade you from doing that.

What makes me sad and depressed, is the pattern of behaviour I so often see around here, which belies the holiness being talked about. Not good fruit.

While the foundations were correct, one major area where the protestant evangelical churches fail is the lack of leaving the foundation, as it were, and "going on to perfection".......FINISHING the building of the tower, as Jesus put it in that parable. This is one reason I'm sure why people...

Modern western Christianity has gone far off track with false doctrines and much sin in the camp. But the foundations were correct. The foundational doctrines of what is called Protestantism were correct, although I understand there were problems in other ways, antisemitism for example. Is...

You are misrepresenting me again. Epi. This is in spite of our earliest conversations about holiness, which is why I came to your threads in the first place, and my several reminders to you along the way of where I am on that subject, which you continually act as if you forget. For some...

Protecting their reputations is exactly why many reject the truth when it is pointed out to them. They have too much to lose. Jesus made Himself of no reputation......shouldn't we all be of the same mind? If I may, my advice to you and anyone is to look to the scriptures and seek the LORD...

No I'm not seeking to learn from anyone with such problematic doctrines as this - but I always hope to be of help on some of those problematic aspects. Hope spring eternal I guess, although it's been quite a while since I have talked with Episkopos, and I wasn't expecting the conversation to go...

Freedom from sin........is talking about being forgiven, freed and released from the debt of it. To clean the slate and start again. It also means being delivered from its power. But it is not right to confine it to either one or the other meaning. I hope most who come to faith no longer...

Agree with this up to a point. It's because of HIS cross that we are forgiven........and not until then do we begin to take up OUR cross. We love Him because He first loved us. But I think our cross does have the effect of improving us along the way too, there is an aspect that we take ground...

All I know is what those scriptures say. We are forgiven through the blood of Christ, through faith in His blood, in Him. Can't fathom anyone saying the cross is not about forgiveness. Maybe you are overthinking it. I believe that before the cross, there was forgiveness through faith as...

Yes, the Lord does with us as He pleases, for our good, that we may partake of His holiness. Maybe we could say He does whatever is necessary to MAKE us willing, especially when we are praying to be made willing (eg, like David). I'm thinking of the bondslave who after serving the mandatory...

Therefore let us not sin. Grace is not be used as a license to sin, that's for sure. I realize some new believers might have battles in some areas before ceasing from their former life of sin in every area, but I did not find it hard to cease lying, fornication, swearing, gossiping, etc. The...

There might be areas of misunderstanding on both sides here, I'm not sure. It sure seems Epi is misunderstanding me quite a bit. We're just doing our best, I'm sure, to hash this out. I think it is a kind of possession, but one where we are willing. When God does the work and we just go along...