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John wrote his epistle to refute the growing error of gnosticism. People were tempted, through this heresy, to think that they were not responsible for sins...it wasn't them sinning...it was just the body they had been given. So the argument effectively put the blame and responsibility for sins...

A truth is only known properly as it relates to the bigger picture of the whole truth. The bible meaning is so often refuted by biblical verses that sound right...but are misapplied. Why do men seek to obfuscate the simplicity and profundity of the truth? That is simple...it is too costly to...

This idea of separating Christ from His body is all the rage in these times. Who invites just someone's head to dinner while refusing the body? It is misguided to seek to lift up the head without the body...unless decapitation is one's intent. When one lift6s up just the head of a man...we call...

Amen!

Very deep thoughts here! I would add this... Jesus Christ has revealed Himself to His servants that they may become partakers of His life. The light becomes incarnated in we who are empowered to contain this life. As such we become the light to this world. Mat_5:14 Ye are the light of the...

I would say that the church is no longer the source of truth to the world. The church is to be the light of the world the same way that Jesus was the light of the world when He walked among us. To say that Jesus is the light and the church is not supposed to be is to deflect the truth...thereby...

Man has a knack for exploitation. We think we can profit by everything we see. Many also think that godliness is a means of making money. Did Jesus exploit His power to become rich? Wasn't that one of the temptations of the devil that Jesus resisted? What is lost in all this exploitation is the...

And I also expected an emotional response. The narrow way is not about feelings. Jesus makes it clear that most will not be able to go the distance. But to throw a fit about it only makes you go farther afield. You are pouring water on your own offering. A little humility and a non-recourse to...

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with doing the best you can. It does become a problem however when you take your own level of walk to judge the standard set forth what the bible teaches. A garage band should not be attempting to change music theory because they are unable to play any more...

Strat, why not get out of the judge's seat, cease from obfuscating and smoke-screening....and tell just how your approach to Christianity differs from the life of any garden variety non-believer. Isn't your approach indistinguishable from the society around you? Can you answer this?

If this is a salvation issue then almost all the churches are filled with the unsaved. Leaving all to follow Christ is the only way to spiritual maturity and becoming the bride of Christ.

"Right acts" is what the the scriptures teach us to do. Anyone can do them. Those who practice these acts are called "the righteous." But even the righteous cannot ALWAYS do right acts. They will sin at times in thought and deed. In order to walk without sin and have God's level of a perfect...

A person cannot sin when he abides in Christ...but a living sacrifice has a tendency to crawl of the altar...

I'm hoping you don't include the man named Jesus of Nazareth in your tirade...or those who walk in Him who have been crucified with Him.

I am trying to reveal the way you see things even if you wish to avoid this light. The last person we get to know is ourselves. Are you avoiding the issue? Again you are tossing aside the bible for your own way of seeing the world. What kind of Christian prefers his own understanding to the...

This is so refreshing brother!!!! :) Well said!!

I agree that the encounter of the rich man with Jesus was not a salvation issue per se. Who would pass this same test today?? I have started a thread on this issue (narrow way) that people get in a snit about or try explaining away the purpose of God in Christ. Jesus came to build something...

Read the whole thread! We are called to the full stature of Christ. The early disciples had something the bible calls the ecclesia...the body of Christ. The purpose of the ecclesia is to build up the individuals into a oneness that reflects the way heaven is. This is also the means for every...

I like this...and they prepare the people to live it, not teach it. :)

Very good points and refreshingly honest! :) The NT account presents us with many dilemmas and scandals. The way to understand the meaning of these is not to quickly explain them away with a superficial argument.