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  1. mailmandan

    Christians are sinners, but not of the devil

    I often hear those who promote "sinless perfection" quote John 8:11 in which Jesus told the woman caught in adultery to "go and sin no more." Jesus was telling the woman to go and leave her life of sin, namely, she had been practicing adultery. Also, Jesus cannot compromise his perfect holy...
  2. mailmandan

    Christians are sinners, but not of the devil

    Those who believe they live a sinless, without fault or defect, flawless, absolute perfect life 100% of the time (exactly as Jesus lived) are suffering from a terminal case of self righteousness. (1 John 1:8-10)
  3. mailmandan

    Here's some data on John 10:33

    The troll is back. You need a new hobby.
  4. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    So a brother is only unconverted if they sin (how convenient) and a converted brother never sins at all. It's always about 'sinless perfection' with you, in spite of what we read in (1 John 1:8-10; 2:1). In regards to James 5:19-20, notice - Brethren, if anyone "among" you wanders from the...
  5. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    I already throughly covered these passages of scripture in post #43 from the thread below: "Depart from me i never knew you". #1 Keep reading. Luke 17:3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven...
  6. mailmandan

    "dead faith".... #3

    Jesus Christ is the actual means of our salvation and faith is the instrumental means by which we receive salvation. Faith is only as good as the OBJECT that we place it in. We are clearly saved/justified/accounted as righteous through faith and not by works (Romans 3:24-28; 4:2-6; 5:1...
  7. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    Thank you brother. :) It's nice to see that someone in this toxic thread gets it.
  8. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    So you are calling me a liar? Did you realize that bearing false witness is a sin? Apparently you don't because you remain under the delusion that you are sinless 100% of the time. (1 John 1:8-10) Now the collective group in Hebrews 10:26-39 is not only believers. Verse 39 - But WE are not of...
  9. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    I really did not expect you to understand the 3 tenses of salvation. Since you teach works righteousness/self righteousness/self preservation/sinless perfection and deny that Jesus is God, I really don't expect you to understand much. (1 Corinthians 2:11-14; 2 Corinthians 4:3,4) I find it so...
  10. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    Amen! Hebrews 3:14 - For we have become [past tense Gk. verb, gegonamen, meaning we have become already] partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end. Notice that this is essentially a repeat of verse 6, where we have read: but Christ was faithful as...
  11. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    The moment we are saved we become sanctified set apart/made holy in standing before God positionally in Christ. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. 1...
  12. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    Actually, the 3 tenses of salvation 1. justification 2. sanctification and 3. glorification are not merely the words of men and do appear in the Bible. The first tense of salvation is in the past tense and has been paid by Jesus Christ’s atonement on the cross. It is a once and for all work in...
  13. mailmandan

    The Problems of Perpetual Belief Alone Salvation-ism.

    There are 3 tenses to salvation. 1. We have been saved from the PENALTY of sin (justification) 2. We are being saved from the POWER of sin (ongoing sanctification) 3. We will be saved from the PRESENCE of sin (glorification) Working out (and not working for) our salvation is in regards to the...
  14. mailmandan

    "dead faith".... #3

    In James 2:14, we read of one who says/claims he has faith but has no works (to evidence his claim). That is not genuine faith, but a bare profession of faith. So when James asks, "Can that faith save him?" he is saying nothing against genuine faith, but only against an empty profession of...
  15. mailmandan

    Scripture proves Man's Seed not made of sin nor of the devil

    Psalm 51:5 - Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. Psalm 58:3 - The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Romans 5:12 - Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death...
  16. mailmandan

    This is What I watch To Relax

    My wife and I bought a new house in April that does not have a fireplace. They do seem to be phasing them out. We bought a large TV stand for our 70' TV that came with a built in electric fireplace and space heater and we put it in the basement. It has multiple settings for flame colors. We find...
  17. mailmandan

    The Unpardonable Sins

    The "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. This case of blasphemy is a specific one, called "the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" in Matthew 12:31. In Matthew 12:31-32, the Pharisees (who were not Christians) having witnessed irrefutable proof...
  18. mailmandan

    "Depart from me i never knew you". #1

    In regards to 2 Peter 2:20, those who are truly born of God have received a new nature, a divine nature. They have been transformed from pigs and dogs into sheep. The change is more than just cosmetic, as in 2 Peter 2:20. *These cleaned up on the outside dogs and pigs were never sheep. Compare...
  19. mailmandan

    "Depart from me i never knew you". #1

    In regards to Hebrews 10:26, to "sin willfully" in the Greek carries the idea of deliberate intention that is habitual, which stems from rejecting Christ deliberately. This is continuous action, a matter of practice. Now we don't walk along our daily life and "accidentally" fall into a pit...
  20. mailmandan

    "Depart from me i never knew you". #1

    Those who work iniquity practice (key word) sin. In 1 Corinthians 6:9, we see that the apostle Paul is discussing the unrighteous (in contrast with those who were washed, sanctified and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God in verse 11) who will not inherit...