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marks, regarding those who find The Way (pathway to holiness) and attain Theosis, it was recognized in the early church that they and only they, were qualified to interpret scriptures, being in the same spiritual state as the writers. They would be enabled to see past the seals that are there...

@Brakelite "I believe Christ was crucified at the foundation of the world." I agree, and would add, that the actual crucifixion in AD 33 or whenever, was the ratification of it, and that the spiritual reality of it is applicable throughout all of history, even in the Garden of Eden, where our...

I kept the best till last. No-one enters His rest or finds The Way (credit to @Episkopos) unless they are pretty desperate because you are asked to make a huge sacrifice. The first step is acknowledging that it is what you need - desperately need, and the second is to start listening to God...

"The point Jesus was making is that Nicodemus should have known the truth that the Holy Spirit is the source of new life because it is revealed in the Old Testament. For instance, Moses told the Israelites prior to entering the Promised Land that “The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts...

Yes but if we have a certain mindset, due to incorporating a theology, we will not notice we are doing it. I speak with some experience here, having gone from one theology, Reformed, to Arminian then to the ECF and of course all of us differ on points, but the overall tenet, like for example...

A good point. I have noticed more than once, that when someone had been particularly awful to me, that not long afterwards they had been sick or something. On one occasion, a minister with whom I had disagreed with seemed to have parked his high end worshipped car, so that it took me ages and...

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night (Psalm 1:1–2, NKJV) Beware of the cult of psychiatry. Try trauma...

Oh yes definitely. I'm still working this out and how l was able to walk in the Spirit when my brain including all of the nervous system was still so damaged. We are so complicated and wonderfully made. Also how the biological system is involved. I was surprised to hear how the mitochondria...

There is so much error in this that I am unable to make a start in countering it. I look to the early teachings as they correspond with scripture and the pattern of the spiritual journey the disciples made therefore confirming it. Your theology does not and I challenge you to do this.. You...

The apostolic church can, despite all of the errors that quickly came in after Constantine. This is because they were so near to the source of the teaching of sanctification or The Way, and spoke the same language. You don't seem to be able to separate the outward from the inward. Oh and creeds...

@Lizbeth Here is an explanation of cPTSD, showing that it is not primarily a psychological problem, but one of alteration of brain structure...

Your half hour google on Orthodoxy, @Episkopos did not show you much. In fact it is the only part of the church where the fields are white to harvest, as they at least give lip service to what you call the 'higher walk'. In fact your teaching follows the western watered down version of Theosis...

cont' I am not wanting to label as I know that in any theological system there will be differences, but I find it extremely frustrating that people will not be upfront about which system they adhere to and all say 'well I just believe in the bible' which is impossible. We all see through a...

I was describing the term and how I understand it is used, not saying you are so. I know you study deeply, and I learn from you, but you still interpret according to the idea of different dispensations which I do not and consider all spiritual truth eternal from the two laws in Eden onwards...

The authority they had is the same as all those who have been ES'ed and who share in the energies of God and demonstrate His power but do not share in His essence so are unable to forgive. They can however, see straight into the heart of a man they speak to and know exactly what is in that...

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL things are become new. 2 Cor 5:17. Our heart is much more important to God than our mind: 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the...

I am still on that roller coaster one wakes up on when one realizes they were in a narcissistic family scapegoat role and lack concentration atm. Maybe I shouldn't be here. It is confusing when people hold to certain doctrines then deny they are in that system.

What I meant was, that an apostle knew if the person was truly repentant and could assure that God would forgive the sin.

God must put into us a pure heart as it is the only way we can walk without sin as I have done at times in the past.

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