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Many would agree that modern Christianity is mostly just window dressing...in a general way. If you get into the why of it...the specifics...that's when those who live in glass houses think you are just there to throw bricks at them. Religious egos are among the touchiest.

Good thread. The problem with evangelicalism is that once a person is "saved" there's nothing else to go after. They see entering into Jesus...the door, as the final step. One-step Christianity. These don't see that the way is also narrow....not just the doorway. So then evangelicals can make...

Or else the multitude in the wilderness who, together with chief leaders Jannes and Jambre, complained that they were not getting their proper due. "Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall...

Some will think I'm being "mean" for simply citing bible verses that contradict the idea that all is peachy keen with the calling of God in Christ. Others will think I'm inventing scenarios that are clearly laid out in the bible...just not to be taken seriously by believers. I see the truth...

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Tim. 3:7

You've come to vent on another one of my threads...without engaging the theme of the thread...just another ego rant. The problem with molly-coddling the flesh is that it then demands it. Read the bible, not from what you can get out of it...but rather first what needs to go...then you will be wiser.

What I hear you saying is that I don't go easy on religious egos.

You are reading in the benefits of the higher walk into the common walk of immature and unholy believers. You are confusing holiness with righteousness. That's where the depth of iniquity comes from. A child sits in the seat of a car and thinks he is driving it. And because he is a child we...

What must we do to be able to "endure" a sound doctrine that leads us into becoming a faithful disciple? "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the "iniquitous" man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon". Is. 55:7

Ludicrous as it is simplistic.

While you admit this, your support lies with the superficial statements of those who oppose holiness and the higher walk. i don't think you are seeing your own iniquity in this. This is a false understanding of the gospel...and the real problem that creates permanent babyhood among those who...

I don't like all the yelling...but the point is made. The ego defensiveness of merely "pointing to Jesus" or believing "on" Jesus shows a carnal bent that puts people before God...exploiting God..and then judging others for not being in on the same crime. The thieves do not come in through the...

It took me a long time to realize my level of iniquity. It was a real eye opener. Before that I thought I was special to God. I have always been willing to die where I stand...but my inability to see how I could offend God even while doing things I thought were just and right... Well there is...

Adding virtue is arete...Greek...for manliness. Courage. Achilles was seen by the Greeks as a paragon of arete. He, and Leonidas...the hero of Thermopylae. It represents a selfless courage that is ashamed to back down. To let the city or army down. Some "experts" cite arete as a defensive...

The idea that I browbeat people is rich. That's how a delinquent youth might perceive a correction or rebuke. Again this is more about the part of the person that is doing the defending...fully outside the scope of what I'm actually doing. Am I tormenting people? That depends what part of a...

The fundamentals of the gospel? The strong delusion is taking what is written and twisting it into something that supports the ego mindset...as if God was in the service of mankind. You are not seeing that humility is key to God's grace. You have said many times that your foundation is that...

For many here the truth is one-dimensional. For them, being a Christian IS the narrow path...and being a non-Christian means the broad path. For these being a Christian guarantees not only eternal life but also glory. And NOT having the proper doctrine means you are going to burn in hell. Of...

Spiritual things are at a depth that the carnal mind cannot accept. But to be against the truth is worse than just chocking it up to something beyond you. Will you also criticize astrophysicists because what they say sounds like gobbledygook? No. You accept that others have studied and have...

Kind words. It's so funny how there is a professional class of pastors (shepherds) that are hirelings and taken seriously...as if they were appointed by God rather than men. That's seen as acceptable. But I am nothing....no title or position. So then if I ACTUALLY shepherd by God's...

Is it wrong to try presenting the best version of ourselves? Only if we are standing in the way of being a living sacrifice. No longer I but Christ means more than just a self-abnegation..it means we are done away with in order to make room for Another to live in our place. This is the true...