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This is the destiny of the filthy...who lack righteousness...both Christians and Jews. We see this category throughout the bible...variously called the vessels of dishonour, those cast out into outer darkness, the rejected ones, saved as by fire, the wanderers. These are represented by the...

That's like saying ears +nose= throat

loneliness...rejection...injustice...are some of the pains we can feel in our souls.

I don't think Axehead means practicing as in getting really good at it! :unsure:

This thread is about the secret saving knowledge about Jesus (gnosis)

Yes!! It does not say....who do always err in their heart because they have not known the proper technique or doctrine.... His ways....what pleases Him... His desires and His will. His plan, His vision.....His life...His presence. ....in departing from the living God. God is a Person not a...

I think the problem is that men have made the gospel out to be man centered rather than God centered. How are we justified??? By pleasing God!!! Period. There is No...i repeat NO technique by which men are saved. Neither reciting a formula, neither circumcision, neither claiming a verse we...

I think the error happens when we try to apply God's way to ourselves. We take what is God centered and kingdom centered and make it man-centered. The same skewed understanding happens when we try to interpret the scriptures for ourselves. People will place themselves according to their...

Brother I don't know how much clearer anyone can put it than that . There is a phenomenon we deal with in regards to religious indoctrination. Indoctrination is a very difficult obstacle to overcome. Once the mind clasps onto an idea, especially if it is hypnotically repeated over and over...

Amen Hep!! We are called to be sober and awake and seek after God through the Spirit. We are to exhort one another daily to pursue the good fight of faith and either get into or remain in the Spirit. This is seeking the kingdom and His righteousness that we abide in close proximity to...

Lukewarmness is in the claiming of something one doesn't have. It is like the person who says I've done it but without having done anything. You are seeing every thing through a skewed perspective. You do not see how you are re-orienting scriptures to suit your views. You fail at every turn to...

John you are fast on the uptake!!! I think it's harder for older ones as we tend to get deeper in a rut over time. What is so important to see is the danger of being a Christian (as well as the more obvious benefits). I call this the peril of shalem (Perfection based on intimacy with God)...

Hi D!! I think it is more apropos to say...it is no longer the traditional way. :) It used to be understood but much has changed since AD 33. It is akin to recovering the ancient paths to understand the way of righteousness. God showed me the old paths through learning Hebrew (God told me to...

Of course! Can a born again person have no hunger for the things of this world? Yes! :) Both are common...even in the same person in the same lifetime!

The gospel demands a holy conduct because the grace of God empowers one to walk as Jesus walked...after the death of the old nature. The lifestyle would include righteousness. Living by the truth. A perfect behaviour would include an unbiased honesty about where one actually is. Every step...

Agreed! The idea of total depravity comes in only when one tries to change his own nature...simply doing good like feeding a poor person can be done by anyone. One does not need to be empowered by resurrection power to help an old lady cross the street. ;)

Lawlessness in a believer is a lack of righteousness. Form instance to exaggerate one's knowledge of God...claiming justification for oneself...claiming to understand the truth when one doesn't...giving lip service to God in empty praises...claiming to see and be rich when one is blind and...

OK! Why would God give the children of Israel the 10 commandments knowing that it is impossible to do this without the power of the resurrection of Jesus. God was ANGRY at the people for not wanting to have a direct relationship with Him. The people wanted Moses to intercede for them. So God...

Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Here is all we need!! The early church did not have our 2 dimensional approach to righteousness. They were righteous before God. Jesus did not come to call the righteous to...

Actually those who have the righteousness of Christ are abundantly saved. The saints rule and reign with Christ. The righteous merely survive. The parable of the pennies is in stark contrast with the varying rewards of the parable of the talents. The righteous all have exactly the same reward...