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It depends on one's definition of "love". I fail to see your point in the Scriptures you have quoted. Anyone can go through the concordance and cobble together a series of verses hoping that the ordinary reader gets the point; but without application of the verses to clarify the point you...

I agree. Although the ceremonial law of the Old Covenant passed into history at the death of Jesus on the cross, God's moral law (the law He lives by) is still very much in force. When we do something that is an infraction of that law, the Holy Spirit clearly lets us know in our conscience...

It is true that God is totally loving, because He is love itself. Now, in saying that, I am not talking about the type of sentimental lovey dovey approach that is sometimes characteristic of liberals. God hates sin, but loves the sinner. This is according to the Scriptural definition of...

Some forum members take a more adversarial approach to discussion and debates than others. It doesn't matter what points are made, and adversarial person will find an argument against it. Some take a more aggressive adversarial approach that when they run out of answers to clear logical...

In all the 20 or so years I have been involved in forums, this issue of grace and works has come up time and time again, and the issues have been fully answered. But zealots never listen and learn. In spite of clear Scriptural examination to show where grace alone is appropriate, and where...

My view is that a genuinely converted believer is a good tree, period. If a person turns out to be a bad tree producing bad fruit, then it would suppose that he is not a genuine convert to Christ. Someone adding works to faith would assume that the nature of the tree depends on one's works...

:cool::cool: Looks like you've prepared your message for Sunday then...

Yep. We're on the same page again here. "15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit...

What you are describing is call Antinomianism.

I agree. A believer has to show the fruits of repentance. These are the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, kindness, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self control). If a professing believer is not showing a radical change from the works of the flesh to the fruit of the...

Repentance is a one-time act which results in the sinner being born again of the Spirit of God. It is the change of direction from rebelling away from Christ, to running to Christ for grace and salvation. The notion of repentance for very infraction of the law is the same as getting born...

But you said that speaking in tongues without interpretation is sin. That is just nonsense. Paul never accused the Corinthians of being "self indulgent". His description of the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 1 is that it is an excellent church: " 4 I always thank my God for you because...

I do know my Bible and know that Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:17 that those who speak in tongues give thanks well enough even if the tongues is not interpreted. Perhaps you missed that small phrase which totally contradicts your view. You really should make sure of your Biblical facts before...

You missed the humour. I think the witchcraft angle is a bit of a stretch.

When you make assumptions like this, it comes across as an attempt to give a prophecy. The "you" statements are the ones making the assumption. It would be better to use another word than "you", and then you won't be giving the impression that you are doing my thinking for me.

Whoops! Here is another who needs to prophesy to me by using "you" messages. I never accept unsolicited prophecies. When you start guessing at what I believe, you are getting close to divination and mind-reading. I subscribe to the view of Joseph Alleine who wrote "Alarm to the Unconverted"...

Correct. It is more the emphasis that the hypocrite puts on holiness to show others that he is extremely holy. It can reveal itself as a holier than thou attitude to others. If a person is truly holy, then it will show without the person doing what Mr Bean would to make it obvious that he...

I think I previous had a dig at you for prophetic "you" messages, and you explained that you didn't mean it the way it sounds. I was tempted to have another dig at your "prophecy" but I refrained. :-) Actually, cigarette smoking isn't one of the components listed in Paul's Galatian 5 works of...

What this section of the parable is saying is that the person has made a profession of Christianity, but doesn't follow it up by seeking the Lord for the full work of conversion by the Holy Spirit. The root referred to is the full conversion to Christ where the heart and spirit are fully...

The short answer is "no". The genuine convert to Christ is just that. He is converted by given a new heart and spirit, and so he lives for Christ in the Spirit. Sin becomes an unwelcome "cancer" within him which he does all he can to rid himself from the habit patterns associated with it...