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We HAVE been freed from the curse of death/condemnation that was under the Law. But we are only WALKING free when we are walking in the Spirit. Somehow there is a right balance to these things, though I'm not sure I always know exactly where that is. Law is good if it is used in the new way...

We are supposed to judge those within the church, but not those without. In the sense of governing. I think the epistles give us an idea of how things should be done. Can't force people to accept sound doctrine, but it does need to be preached and upheld. We will all be judged by God and...

I don't get the impression Jesus was always so gentle with the Pharisees. But I think there needs to be the right balance between being too hard on ourselves and not being hard enough. Not good to be loosey-goosey in our walk or mindset, since we are called to walk circumspectly before the...

Aren't we accountable to GOD? We are all going to give account to Him for the things done while in the body.

Controlling or forcing can never change anyone's heart. Can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink. We need to be free to receive anything for ourselves of our own free agency and volition, as that is how the Lord deals with us generally. Bullying and downplaying might only be the way...

I think we agree that Jesus is in us by His Spirit.....and that the man Jesus didn't literally bodily jump down our throats to live in our stomach. Scripture is speaking of spiritual realities, not in a literal sense. It means what it says but not in a literal sense where it is conveying...

Are we not to "compare spiritual with spiritual" then?

There is always a fine line and the flesh should be kept out of it. But false gospels and false christs are dangerous too. Those who are graced with the task will be found being on guard for the church and contending for the faith once delivered. That's what we see Paul doing in so many...

No I believe it was Jesus speaking to him, not his own mind. I just meant not literal in the sense that Paul wasn't literally persecuting Jesus, but the church. God made man in His image so we should have respect for that and remember it in the way we treat our fellow man. He gave us all a...

Different parts of the body have different graces/gifts and roles. But I think we all should care about and for one another, as well as contend for the faith according to what grace we have.

Yes, it agrees and harmonizes with other scriptures. But I believe some of those are in a manner of speaking as well (or perhaps we could say hyperbole).....I don;t take "Saul Saul why do you persecute me? " as being literal either...but that it is in a spiritual sense of Christ identifying...

No I'm not taking you amiss that way at all, but thank you for seeking to clarify. I know most people have their sensitivities and often there are reasons for them. The truth is I really have been and am quite stupid in some ways, lol. And now my brain is aging sooner than I thought it would...

Oh I see, yes! Suffering for the right reasons....and specifically as a sacrificial lamb so to speak, for the sake of others....like Jesus on the cross.....numbered with the transgressors even though innocent. Amen. (and I think a wonderful topic to look into sometime.) Yes suffering for...

I believe that "not for ours only but for the sins of the world" simply means not for Israel only but for the nations as well. (Of those who come to believe in Him out of both Israel and the world/nations.....it is only a remnant out of both who will be saved.) Just want to mention also that I...

I think some may just not be ready for some of the meatier things too though brother. Like in Hebrews...for some it might be they are behind where they ought to be, and for others they just haven't known the Lord very long and are not being taught well. Sometimes it's a matter of pride or...

We can get into trouble if we isolate certain verses and take them too literally. In no way could I consider that the suffering of Jesus was somehow literally lacking or inadequate or came up short. And maybe a better word than implying would be "conveying"...it is conveying something. It's...

Well, for someone who doesn't know, you've been making a lot of insinuations and assumptions.

I honestly don't know about all that sister....to me it just seems to be talking about suffering as a follower of Christ. "If you would be my disciple, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me." Not that there was anything literally lacking in Christ's sufferings....I take it that...

Of course. Who here is saying or implying otherwise? (I would prefer if you would please not process my posts through AI.....it gives me an eerie feeling and is not even rewording what I said correctly.)

I take it to mean that which is still needful to be done. "We will reign with Him if we also suffer with Him"