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Yes, free to choose or not choose God, but not free from the dominion of sin if unsaved. We are slaves to the sin nature (old man) until freed in Christ!

In our relationship with the first Adam we had no freedom at all (sin had its dominion – Rom 6:14—NC), the members of the old Adam being under obligation to furnish personal righteousness before God (an impossibility before Christ came—NC), as moral beings responsible to Him (not just obedience...

When one is reborn there is a present possession of "all things that pertain unto life and godliness" (2Pe 1:3); and is gradually manifested in our continued learning to "walk as He walked." It shows that we are already have all we need as we continually apply it all. We presently have the...

Amen, we are "transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Rom 12:2), by the Spirit using Christ's Life (Col 3:4). But it's new, meaning not using anything from the old man--all new.

Amen we are "newborn" by the Spirit. He is the Creator of our new nature!

Only those who continue in salvation are reborn. If you permanently leave salvation behind and stop professing it, it shows all you left was a profession of grace, and not a possession of grace.

I haven't encountered anyone that posts regularly that claimed to be an atheist; and those reborn cannot ultimately be deceived (Mat 24:24), for God ensures their salvation. It's only the hypocrites and apostates that are deceived.

Yes, "dead unto sin," that is dead to sin's guilt and dominion, but not it's temptations, which keeps us exercising our faith in Christ's atonement (Rom 6:11); and "reckoning" doesn't make it so because we are already dead, then reckon it so for application.

No one reborn desires to sin, but they know the old man still causes us to sin. But it's sinning impulsively, like anger, jealousy, envy, etc., not "willfully" (Num 15:25, 30; Heb 10:26).

I don't think there are any who deliberately try to deceive others on any of the Christian sites.

I wouldn't communicate with one who is not honest.

Now I can understand you. But there's no sense in debating whether we still sin or not, if you don't understand that we still sin. It's just that we are no longer guilty of sin, and it cannot dominate us (Ro 6:14), that is, it can no longer cause us to desire sin, and this is where the primary...

I post my materials on 12 sites, and I type them up because they are out of print, being 3-400 years old. Plus, I don't know where you get that I mention anything about Paul's dichotomy ("that which i want to do i cant"). You need to let me know what you are talking about. I think you are...

I will have to take this in, because there is too much false insinuation. I'm assuming you're use to making false accusations. The main problem is I don't even know what you are accusing.

It is essential that we take a moment to consider the inward conflict of the growing child of God. It may be said, “What if a man knows his sins to be forgiven and more, liberty” (which some call “sanctification,” “deeper life,” etc.), “then, surely, every spiritual desire must be gratified...

I wouldn't think there is a reason why we will not see God as it says.

Do you mean finite beings cannot an infinite God?

We will see God at the rapture (Mat 5:8; Job 19:26, 27)!

It is of the utmost importance, in the study of Scripture, to distinguish between God’s moral government of the world (esp. concerning Israel, still and will always be “God’s people”—NC), and the specific hope of the Church. The entire body of Old Testament prophecy, and much of the New, treats...