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The lad is too smart for his own good, if you never felt the touch of God in your life, how can your faith survive in the age of reason where faith is laughed at and called something for the stupid, and only logic and ratio rule as an iron fist. I would not have survived it also.

Right from Scripture.... Rom 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind...

Meaning it isn't a parable?

You now raise the stake very high, I now must believe God entrusted you the words of Himself. Wow....... So far what you have contributed does not line up with the whole counsel of the Scriptures, 2 isolated verses in 1 John, not even properly understood does not make a sinless walk in Christ...

The flesh can't be humble, you do know that from experience. This is what you wrote in post #50 What a fleshy thing to say, the red. ~~~~ Regarding 1 John 3 1John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. [ESV] 1John 3:4 Whosoever...

Knowing self is an excellent start understanding Romans 8, Paul had his knowing self experience in Romans 7.

Oh, for a moment I thought you were into the theory of preexistence.

The things of the world, maybe my kind of satirical humor that sometimes crosses a line. When I realize such things I ask for forgiveness. But my main worry are the sins I am not aware of, how about my selfishness, my lack of love, my needs, what about pride, am I really humble, that kind of...

It's not false at all. We are discussing YOUR CLAIM we can live as Jesus, sinless.

You are wrong to say that I don't understand what you have chosen to believe, you think that abiding in Christ equals living sinless. So, let's discuss what abiding in Christ means. You first, it's your claim. And context matters.

Then you haven't understood the seriousness of the thread and the claim that is made.

Following 1 John 3:6 the answer is - Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. [KJV] It's the key verse of the holiness movement, Epi included. It gives a whole new meaning of what abiding in Christ is, that you can not sin as long as you...

Same here, I needed 20+ years to recover.

That first sentence of yours, what do you mean? That we are and were before the foundation of the world ?

Good morning Epi, It's for all of us. And the apostle John wasn't talking to gnostics. 1John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake. 1John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to...

1Joh 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1Joh 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1Joh 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us...

Second time you dodge a direct question. :(

Still one question, 1Joh 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1Joh 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1Joh 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and...

Yes, indeed, for now. May 6, 2002, in my country, just a few weeks before the election, an outspoken practicing homo politician was leading in all the polls, then he was killed and it wasn't because he was gay. His sexuality was no motive at all. Yep, woke not only is sin, it's dangerous also...

And yet, at this moment, without knowing the full picture, not knowing his reasons, even if it turns out his motivations are woke related, this is an isolated case, not a pattern.