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We are made righteous by the faith that brings down grace that fulfills the law. Newness of life means newness of power. Newness of life does NOT mean a life of irresponsibility to the laws of God. His righteousness is not "accounted" to us unless we actually walk in the same power that...

The "we" here is all believers. You no doubt believe that Gentile believers are to be lawless. But that is far from the truth. Grace enables us to fulfill the law. God is a God of law. Grace is a helper to fulfill His LAWfull will.

God has a definite sense of humour. Today...yes it began early, I received an important email which I had been waiting for. I tried to save it in gmail by putting it in "archive". Little did I know that this feature means delete until response back again. When God winks at you...you have to...

Every thread should be like this....where only edification is the goal. :)

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This is about the spiritual order. I think the salient point in this portion of the word is...And they had no light. This, of course, is not a physical light...but a spiritual one. God is a God of order. Sin entering into His creation broke that order. So then, in the outward world, we return...

There is a potential danger concerning spiritual experience. But there is also a lot of unfounded fears. We do have the bible as a guide into the truth...but also the fruit. Those who can't discern the fruit are going to be swallowing lies whether they have deeper experiences or not. My sheep...

Cessationists believe that somehow...by some fluke, plot, or cosmic error, God and all His angels have gotten themselves trapped within the confines of the pages of our bibles....I suppose in a similar way that the criminals on Krypton were banished to a floating prison in space (in the Superman...

I want to show that as Christians we still have this renewal that is so important to engage in. Natural means according to the nature of this world.

As in hiding behind the mask...or the bushes if you are Adam or Eve. God made skins for them to hide their nakedness. But the rebellious angels gave us a natural persona to exist in this world with. We are to cut through the lies and get to the truth...in the light. But many people prefer the...

I was thinking of this... Rom. 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Very good points here. I like your Joker quote. It is true. Our outer natural man is like a mask. We do show our real selves by how much we put into the outward show. It isn't that the masks don't represent something about us...they do. But we can purposefully demask ourselves and come out...

The world is the reality of the outward man. The kingdom of God is the reality of the inner man. So if you live by your senses...you are a carnal man...ie...the carnal senses. If you walk by faith in the inner man...then the kingdom of God is something you live in and by.

Well that is the modern religion fooling people into believing things that aren't truth. The waters have been so muddied that people just do as they feel these days. Beginning a life in the Spirit in no way guarantees that we will continue in the Spirit. And how many have really even begun...

I think hypocrisy only comes about when we seek to cover up our failings. A hypocrite is an actor...who tries to appear religious before men...since God always sees our true condition. How do we cover up our failings based on the activities of our natural man? By judging others as worthy of...

Alright. I think it is Jame's point that we allow ourselves too often to be hard on others from the outward man....AND also do what is right from the inner man...to bless others. We are to bless and not curse. But there is that pesky natural man to put in his place. That is OUR responsibility to...

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Remember that in many the cares of this world choke out the word. The cares of this world affect the outer man...and when he becomes strong..or takes over...the inner man with the inner life is choked out. So then we can see the natural man as the outer man or carnal man. We all have an...

Amen. I see the law as a gauge...like a voltmeter. You stick a voltmeter in the wall socket to see if there is power there. Now the voltmeter is NOT a source of power...but a revealer of power. So it is with the law. We can't bring power to our homes with a voltmeter. Neither can we bring...