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  1. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    Your right he was not confused. But the people he spoke to were. They took grace as simple grace. And did not understand it. Like many jews did. And many do today..
  2. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    James 2 is written to everyone who claims to have faith, but has no works.. there are many people in this boat. Not just in Israel/ It’s the same peole Jude spoke of. They turn the grace of God to licentiousness.. Same issue..
  3. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    I just asked you a simple question. Your not even trying to give an answer..If course. This just hurts your case../ I must ask though. Why can‘t you be like your wife? She will at least answer questions. And does not berate people. You should take a page from her and at least try to show some...
  4. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    Yet James asked the question. Can this faith save them. I guess James was confused.. there was nothing they needed saved from…
  5. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    do what? I hope you are not serious, Why did God come to earth and die for us??
  6. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    Once again, are you saying a person can be saved, be born of the spirit. But have no works. Period? Can you really have faith in someone yet NEVER do anything they ask?
  7. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    So you think a person can be saved, yet never produce one work of righteousness after they have been born again?
  8. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    so jesus was wrong when he said he went home justified. no. Because then your depending on self. And looking at self. And not God. Thats not faith at all Grace is unmerited favor. We are saved by grace through faith. If you will not believe in salvation. Then how can you believe in faith He...
  9. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    did you ever become like the tax collector. and in true saving faith repent and confess that you were hopeless without him. And that you wanted his death to account for you..Not just words. But true faith. We are saved by faith. If you don;t have faith, Your not saved. its no twist at all...
  10. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    who are the all here? Context is everything Its both Faith in his death as our redeemer Faith in his life as our sustainer James speaks of people who CLAIM to have faith. He never said they had faith.. He said their CLAIMED faith was lifeless or dead. that's why it did not save and why...
  11. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    there is no such things as a dead faith. It is lifeless.. Or mere belief so do you have to carry your cross up that hill to be saved? Carrying your cross is a state of seeking after the things of the spirit. of sacrificing your needs for everyone elses needs. doing this, we will not fulfill...
  12. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    He will not save a person who does not want it. And unless a person has true saving faith. They do not really want it. Because until then it is gods way plus my way. Not Gods way
  13. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    No Those save are born again into gods family. It’s not a higher calling it’s being born again into God family The higher calling is for Gods children to respond to God as God sanctifies them in growing them from babes is Christ to spirtually mature adults
  14. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    Paul said we are saved by grace through faith Some people took that to mean I can believe in jesus and I am saved. Thats not true. Because that person never had true saving faith.. They may say they are a sinner saved by grace. but it does not make it a fact. again, because someone CAN take...
  15. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    I agree, But false humility does not make the one who has true humility in error or unsaved. Just because someone says they believe in Jesus does not make them a child of God. Thats why jesus said one must be poor in spirit to enter the kingdom. The word poor there in the gree is not poor...
  16. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    A sinner who is saved by grace admits that he is not perfect. Admits that he has failed to meet Gods standard. Admits that apart from Gods grace he would be lost with no hope Its called becoming poor in spirit A person who is humble and is grateful for being saved inspite of his wn sin. Is the...
  17. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    God saved us while we were yet sinners. No one loves God or even has the capacity to love God until they are saved. They can claim they love God. But they have n capacity to love God. We love BECAUSE he first loved us everyone is born of the flesh Only those born of the spirit are saved. If...
  18. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    He is still trying to earn his way to heaven, He does not understand what being a member of the house of God means.
  19. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    yes they were. Its why they always complained. They never believed God period. People don’t walk in faith because they have not recieved the gift of God and been made a child and given the spirit. Thats why they have no works. Why they complain continually (like the children of Isreal did)...
  20. Eternally Grateful

    How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

    Well thank you for your opinion. But your wrong Now either you can prove me wrong in what I said. And help in the conversation. Or you can prove you have nothing to offer the situation and continue in your arrogance.