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Actually the knowledge of good....came by disobedience. We aren't supposed to judge the goodness of something, as if we were qualified to judge anything, but rather rely on God.

We get so used to relying on our own power to do things. We can get in the car and go places...and really control a lot of what we do in a day. How much do we rely on God for? Did Philip the evangelist rely on a human form of transportation? No, actually he was "raptured" by the Spirit from one...

For one...Philip was transported by the Spirit from one town to the next. And he wasn't God. I think you may have a difficult time with the humanity of Jesus. We can do all things through Christ.

That's right...Jesus said we would do greater things...

I thought to list a few things from the bible that we can contemplate as to the nature of the New Covenant. The whole thing is based on the impossible. We all know that Jesus did the impossible as if it was ordinary....but so did His followers. When Peter was imprisoned and the chains fell...

We are learning to walk in His grace by faith. How did Peter walk on water? By grace. What got him to step out of the boat? Faith. So then as long as He believed he walked in grace. But as soon as his faith slipped...the grace "left" him. So we stumble on the path to spiritual maturity. What is...

Actually...it doesn't exist until a man actually walks in it. It is only potential before that. Unless a man walks in the power of Christ...just as Jesus did...the NC doesn't work. But it only takes one to make it real. The NC is by faith. But so is moving mountains...by faith. Peter walked for...

We are the temple now. In Acts...the believers helped each other, sharing all they had with those in need. We need to INVEST in each other. We need to build each other up in the faith.

To walk in it.

Amen. Know NO man according to the flesh...Jesus included.

If we act from a carnal knowledge we do what we think is right in our own eyes. Every man's ways are good in his own eyes. We are just so limited in knowledge and understanding. But connection with God makes us as wise, in a sense, as God is. When we take on His life we can be exactly as He is...

True. What seems evil to us could in fact work for good...and what seems good to us could very well work out for evil. That's what happens when you work in spiritual darkness.

And many believers too. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. "Here God, let me help you with some ideas I've been having...."

IOW All that we do that originates in the flesh comes from our own strength...apart from God. Everything we do that is not in harmony with God's Spirit... from what we consider good...and may even have some merit...but it is outside of God...so there is no life in it. So we could say the evil...

It's "wadr" under the bridge.

It is a circular thing. Love fulfills the commandments....and His commandments are to love. The love of God automatically keeps His commandments...this isn't something we need to try to do. Love does it. So we could be legalistic and try proving our love by what we think obedience looks like...

If we look at the other tree in comparison....the tree of life...we see that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is a tree of death. Even the good is death. Men have been trying to sort out the fruit of the same tree of death ever since. We have been trying to go it alone without God. We...

The difference between the covenants being God's help to fulfill His will...being a fulfillment of the law. love does this. Love fulfills the law.

Welcome here Chris! :)

Falling can mean different things to different people. There are different depths of walk. But I would include sin...and unbelief...even a momentary lapse that causes us to stumble. Was it a sin when Peter sank into the water? Not so much a sin...but a lack of faith. This is at the deeper...