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Dead works. Works of the flesh. When compared with holiness this is referred to as "iniquity." Notice another place where this is stated. 2 Tim 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour...

Rev. 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. I was thinking about this this morning and it hit me that the world we are presently living in will melt away and even the galaxy we presently find ourselves...

Prosperity is according to the spiritual riches in Christ. As for finances...we aren't to think about it or worry about it. Not too much and no lack. A proper balance is important. If you have too much money...give the rest away. A Christian worker has support for physical needs. With food and...

Good points. In the days of the early church the only book of Scriptures was the OT in either it's Septuagint or Masoretic form. The NT was written to encourage people who were already familiar with spiritual life. It was written to churches. Knowing that many would get the NT writings wrong...

Life. New life according to the Spirit. A life that overflows with love, joy, and peace.

Check out Amos 5...it is about the virgin of Israel. 100 shall become 10....and then the 10 become 5. This is how we can understand the parable from a prophetic sense. And yes, the virgins who remain are the Bride. There is a "weeding out" process going on...even now. The guests are taken from...

I see it as scale. What we claim and what is available from God are vastly different. It is only as we look for more and refuse to settle for the reduced effects of grace that more becomes possible. Grace actually brings salvation. But we seem satisfied with the notion of this and the...

That would be...the holy. The righteous are only determined after the millennial reign of the saints...at the GWT judgment.

But who decides the scale? When does the miraculous gifts become raising the dead? When does a person begin to walk in the power that raised Jesus from the dead? When does a person cease from sin? What is being taught? Is it from an opinion...and what is from the very power and life of Jesus...

This kind of reasoning has led to so much confusion that we see today. It is from a human perspective...a perspective which is not found in the bible. So it has been cobbled together to make sense for people. But it is very misleading. People who have their works burned up don't just lack...

Jesus the Son of the living God.

What people should be asking is not whether there is such a thing as eternal security...but WHERE this security is to be found. When we walk in the Spirit we are walking in eternal life in a place that will soon be coming to overtake the world. We should should be seeking the kingdom of God.

Salvation is squarely in the hands of God. What people actually like to do is to take judgment out of God's hands and put things like salvation into their own hands. It makes it "simple" as you say.

God judges and Jesus saves. But although Jesus died for the sins of the whole world not everyone will be saved. So then it isn't for us to determine who is saved or not at this point. I think it is very human to want to figure these things out and take judgment away from God. But judgment rests...

What we should be desiring is to enter fully into His rest. We are to enter into His eternal life. And to remain there. This takes a sacrificial love for God and for others. Agape. So we are learning to be as Jesus in the world.

The right kind of fruit. Obedience. Faithfulness. Faith. Mercy and not judging others. Humility. The character of Jesus.

Eternal life is a kind of life in the Spirit. We have a taste of that kind of life now...which is supposed to win us over to the cause of Christ and His kingdom. It is certainly not meant to give us a false assurance that we have some kind of guarantee because we are anything but a vessel. If we...

The truth cuts both ways. The sword is double edged. Just as we can repent of evil and turn to the living God...so also we can turn aside to fables and dead religion. Paul says this. Rom. 11:21 For if God did not at all spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. God is love. But...

I'll take this one up. "rock of offense" Jesus said that He was coming as a thief in the night. Jesus was crucified between 2 thieves. So then the offense is that Jesus seems to be taking away something we think we have. For many that will be the taking away of the salvation they presently...

To whom much is given more is required. So then if we have received grace and a new heart...we should seek God in order to walk in a way that is pleasing to Him. We should seek that intimacy with Him. If we become smug and take salvation for granted without the fear of the Lord in a continuing...