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Philippians 3 and Romans 7 are taken out of context, which is why you are stumbling. I have dealt with them on this thread already. On Romans 7, if you had been enlightened by the Holy Spirit you would see that Paul cried out for deliverance from the inability to stop unintentional sin, then...

The natural food we get today, straight from the field, is nothing like the food of past times, even from our previous generation. Fruit and veg contains nothing like the nutrients of the past apart from the dangers of pesticide and herbicide because of soil depletion. Sea food full of mercury...

I refuse to interact with posters who show such rudeness and arrogance on top of low knowledge of debating rules. These qualities I often find in Calvinists, or it seems exCalvinists, and I know as I was one. I asked you twice to prove your accusation that the doctrine of Theosis is heretical...

I see that you have failed to produce evidence that the early church refuted Theosis so I do not accept your view, and besides, Jude 1:3 tells us that: 'Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to...

I don't see us having a discussion if you call me a heretic, when during the first couple of hundred years, (and at times in the western church) the early church held to this doctrine, all the while refuting the real heresies coming in, like Arianism, Gnosticism and Deterministic theology. Show...

Hi Bruce, I'm a bit behind you - 50 years since I had an encounter with the living Christ at the age of 23, though 33 years since God showed me the truth of the doctrine by transferring me into it, not by my efforts at all. It is Christ manifesting His life in a human and that person having the...

Many trauma experts believe that, any addiction is caused by unhealed childhood trauma. This expert Tim Fletcher, an ex-pastor: https://www.timfletcher.ca/ has a course specifically for the addict and brings in biblical examples to make his points, for example Nehemiah and the rebuilding of...

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Mussa says that it is not he memory where the problem lies. It is quite complicated and I am still getting my head around it and looking for red flags and can you imagine the popularity of a man who can wipe trauma clean? He claims to do it over 6 weeks and charges £6.000. From the point of my...

You are including sins of omission here and evil thoughts? Theosis was understood to be for all, if they are willing and do not quench the Holy Spirit, though God of course does know who they will be. It is basically just the restoration of man to what God intended of him, not merely the state...

@marks I will get back to this tomorrow, but for now I would just like to add that I agree that it is by witness of the Holy Spirit that we can testify to our spiritual position. It is not for man to say what it is, which is unfortunately the problem with a lot of churchgoers. I am not arguing...

I was taught that an important doctrine like sanctification must not be based on one text or passage and more-so if it is contradicted elsewhere as in that text from 1Thess. where Paul is showing them that they had witnessed the holiness of himself and the others with him, and even more-so...

Well yes. It goes against all I understand regarding good exegesis. If we agree that Paul is giving his testimony about sanctification then I would say yes. He is struggling with unintentional sin then finds the answer yes?

marks, are you building a doctrine on one passage? You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: (1Thess 2:10) It all boils down to how you are interpreting Romans 7. Do you deny that Thesois meant sinlessness in the early...

Yes Amen. I had a look at Daniel Amen's work and it looks like it is based on CBT. I have rejected that therapy for myself as it is not effective in Narcissistic Family Scapegoat Abuse, in fact reforming the thoughts can be positively dangerous. It also sounds like managing whereas I am looking...

I can see how you have not studied early Quaker works, and have just repeated some errors you have read elsewhere. But you are correct in that George Fox did not receive formal theological education - just like the disciples. He claimed that God had enlightened him through the Holy Spirit's...

While it is true that it is the Lord who judges us, the text does not say that we cannot know His judgement. Of course we must go by His words in our hearts. That is where we have our faith. But the Lord would not with-hold that information from us . For what reason? We need to know where we...

Resting in Christs' finished work yes, but you have missed out the cross as it is applied to us. It means our consent to the old man being killed, which results in a state of being without sin. Yet you say that this crucifixion took place without us, which is the only interpretation we can have...

BIBLIOGRAPHY. All scriptures quoted are from the NRSV. Bach, J.S. The Complete Cantatas. Translated by R. Stokes. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, 2004. Cross, St John of the. Ascent of Mount Carmel. Translated by E. Allison Peers. London: Burns and Oats, 1983. Gutiérrez, Gustavo. On Job...

@marks On the question of Job, I wrote a study on him: Many identify with Job because they see themselves or others as victims, expressing their disappointment towards a silent God, for failing to step in to prevent their suffering, due to not understanding that Job's contention was not over...