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  1. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    God empowers people with His righteousness. But before that can happen, people will take an off-ramp to join the crowd that says...hey, no need to seek God's face...just read any bible verse you want...now claim it for yourself. The trick is to be accepted by God and taken up to abide in...
  2. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    A compromise with the flesh is a compromise of light and darkness. One does not justify the flesh. One goes to God to have it crucified. That is the pathway to the higher walk. That is the truth that sets us free.
  3. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Catering both to Christ AND the flesh? I'm hoping you will awaken from whatever slumber you are in and stand up for the truth...that is my prayer.
  4. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Wow! Past tense? All prohecy speaks of things future as already done. But to put yourself in your own choice of verses is foolishness. It's asking for God to show you that you are wrong. That's how judgment comes. How to get a whole generation of believers falsely claiming things ...when so many...
  5. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    I'm totally open to discussing the deeper things of God. But I disconnect when a blatant unbelief or disregard for holy things seeps into the discussion. There is a judgment coming...a hard judgment on believers. And I want to distance myself from those who foolishly invite wrath onto...
  6. Episkopos

    What is the New Covenant all about?

    We can only overcome sin through His grace. The strength is His. OR..that standard would justify you IF you were walking as Jesus walked...under grace. By the power of the flesh...yes. But there is a higher walk to consider...one that allows us to walk in His resurrection life. There is no...
  7. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    That isn't what's going on. You are neglecting the conditions for that to occur. We don't throw away honesty, humility and righteousness to pretend we are something we are not. I realize your religious bent is attracted to the outrageous claims made by many here...who look to the bible...but not...
  8. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    OK. Now we're getting somewhere. So do you understand what I mean by an "early-exit" believer? A believer who follows other believers rather than remain on the derech ha-tsedakim until an actual encounter with God? The derech ha-kodesh is not something that very many will experience. That's...
  9. Episkopos

    What is the New Covenant all about?

    But the standard remains perfection. It's just that we are given the POWER (grace) to fulfill the righteousness of the law. In Christ we walk as He did. ...above sin. God hasn't changed. Holiness hasn't changed. What has changed is our access to what causes us to be pleasing to God. Has God...
  10. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    My interest in Behold is how much he says...without a hint of shame...that agrees with the other "early exit" believers. I think its amazing that Behold is saying what others are just thinking. I guess I see him as a case study...how do people go off the rails so easily. Well, the flesh NEEDS to...
  11. Episkopos

    What is the New Covenant all about?

    The New Covenant only takes effect when we meet the conditions.....that of...seeking, asking, and knocking....until we are received up into the higher walk. If we are not doing this...we may still be walking on the path of life...but still in our own strength. Not that that's bad in itself. The...
  12. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You haven't yet considered that I'm speaking the truth. That being the case...why not come out of the early exit and continue to seek the Lord for the fulness of His grace? I'm far more open than my critics. That's how I came to know the truth. God allowed me to walk in the Spirit and...
  13. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    There is a way that leads to Christ....a way in the desert that follows Christ to the cross. The way is narrow and difficult. A lot of people will give up before reaching the place where God is encountered. And to make matters worse there are many compromised believers who call out to the...
  14. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    This thread illustrates the difficulty in getting across the necessity of growing out of the initial grace phase in the Christian walk. There is a reluctance...even a downright hostility ...in considering that the free sample of grace is meant to take us to God to ask for more. That is how we...
  15. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    You are obviously are not paying attention to the crows that constantly attack my every move. I think you've joined them to some degree. In order to protect what you think is yours. I see things in reverse. We don't have anything. It's God who has things. It's God who has us. I am constantly...
  16. Episkopos

    What is the New Covenant all about?

    hys·ter·i·cal adjective: hysterical 1. deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion. "the band was mobbed by hysterical fans" informal extremely funny. "her attempts to teach them to dance were hysterical" 2. relating to or affected with hysteria. "the doctor thinks the condition...
  17. Episkopos

    What is the New Covenant all about?

    The New Covenant is VERY unpopular with religious people because it takes on the flesh head-on. Religious people love to flatter other religious people...in order to be in turn flattered. But that is not the way of the cross. If Jesus had complimented the Pharisees on their efforts rather than...
  18. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    What I see with Behold is a clarity in how one comes to believe what they do. There is a consistency there. It's better to take something to its logical conclusion...and see if it still stands up. You have challenged me with what I teach...and I appreciate it as it makes me delve in deeper. An...
  19. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    That would be...Christ is the end of the law for righteousness...meaning the righteousness of obeying the law of Moses...basically what we call Judaism today. Do we need to become Jews to be justified in Christ? No. Paul was making a break with the law of Moses for new believers who were not of...
  20. Episkopos

    What does it mean to be born again?

    Hey Mark, Well, when you're ready to behave yourself maybe have a go at the posts I've indicated. :) Is #Behold expressing your views? Or is he deviating somewhat from what may be a flavouring that is particular to the individual. I think Behold lays out the Gnostic view very well. There is a...