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I don't think many really want to know about this. People would rather defend themselves than be open to finding out how the walk of other's is faring. If someone is doing poorer...then that person lacks faith. But if the other seems to be doing better...it's obviously a cult type of thing. :)...

Modern believers usually understand things backwards. They see deliverance from sin as a future event....at death...and the assurance of a race well run at the beginning. So all that's missing is a reality check...and some truth. :)

The kingdom of God. Spiritual people want others to join them where they are...just like Jesus wants us to join Him where He is....in Zion. It's about the higher kind of life we can live in....the eternal life.

..and many also have approved themselves based on their own understanding. These have made their own assurance based on their reading of the bible...and have no sense of reality or truth. In their mind they see themselves as justified. But these lack real humility and the fear of the Lord. But...

Alright....but the verse you quoted has to do with a future judgment (Bema) whereby believers will be separated into they who are to honour and they who are to dishonour...and to what degree. They who are not set for dishonour are they who don't stumble over Christ and the truth. They are not...

I think the article is about what bothers him about fellow believers. :) There are many more categories that could be added in...but aren't. And a lot of this has to do with how somebody seems to be compared to how they are being perceived. So then a rebellious Christian who is corrected could...

אם לא עכשיו אז מתי? אם לא אני אז מי? If not now then when? If not me then whom? :)

Amen! Good post. The physical death takes care of the physical sins...and any chance of moving forward in stature and being pleasing to God. But no one is made perfect by a physical death...it just stops us from doing anything, good OR bad. Then there is the spiritual side of things with the...

An unbeliever's stance and foolishness. You can't prove the non-existence of what you are unable to perceive. Atheists will say the same thing you do about God. They claim that the burden of proof is on believers for proving there's a God. Same logic as you have. That should tell you something...

How does someone determine that with a whole lot of presumption? The whole evangelical system is based on a self-justifying declaration of one's own approval by reading bible verses. We don't need more justifying of self. You said an unbeliever. If think you meant...one that believes. So you...

Backwards logic. I can't boast of the ability to fly when I am in an airplane. The plane is doing the flying...not me. How many here are so indoctrinated that they can't understand how an airplane can fly but I can't without it? (Without Christ we can do nothing) So you're boast is that you can...

This is to miss the entire New Covenant and the purpose of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. So a little off here. But typical of todays' lack of understanding. Jesus came to bring us the perfect life IN Himself. So all we need to do to partake of His resurrected perfection...is to put on...

An unbeliever can only be justified on judgment day. If God deems to have mercy on a non-believer He simply doesn't blot out his name out of the book of life. God will have mercy on whomever He wills. Notice the goodness of God! :) Now of course religious types will have a snit about this kind...

We are justified by God only. No one can justify themselves by their works OR their religious beliefs. No man can justify himself for any reason. You have missed the whole message.

So who is lazier...the one who has to work for being able to justify himself?...or else the one who does exactly the same justification of self...but this time he is too lazy to work...but just uses his own beliefs to do the same thing? Either way it is the same hypocrisy and self-justification...

But you are claiming that your own hearing from God is better than that of Bush or Paul Bremer ...who claimed to be following God's directives. He claimed to hear directly from God. And you are making the same claim? Could you not be as deceived as they? Can you admit to that? As you condemn...

Where does faith come in? Believing the word of God that many who profess faith in God are going to be rejected for a lack of faithfulness. People use their faith for a variety of reasons...chief of which is for self-preservation. He who seeks to save his life will lose it. Religion now is...

...and this is due to the fact that the doctrine you are speaking of isn't biblical. That's why it is a later heresy. God is merciful and accepts people who believe in Jesus. That is called justification by faith...based on the righteousness of faith. But the proviso here is that only God can...

I see holiness only in the presence of God. That we may be partakers of HIS holiness. As such holiness is only found in God. God is unique. So then to become holy...sanctified...one must enter INTO His presence. This happens all at once...yes...as a visitation (God coming to us)...or else a...

All I can say is....word! :) Oh...and God bless you brother (I can say that too!) ;)