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I know you do and I and Episkopos and I have more in common doctrinally, but I absolutely love my fun discussions with you. I was well edified.

and @Episkopos The true Christian can have assurance, but it is NOT the license to sin false doctrine that is far too often attached to OSAS, that started in the 1500's, in the church age of Sardis. 1 John 3:18-23 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and...

This section is absolutely hitting the nail on the head. You may have heard me mention Semitic styles of writing. Like 1 John is full of contrasts. But there is another one called parallelisms. Saying the same thing twice in a row that confirms the other. They are saying the same thing. Acts...

I love this! Do you remember the other episode where Jesus and the disciples were crossing the sea and this time Jesus was asleep in the bow of the boat while a storm was raging, and the disciples got all anxious and afraid? And they woke Jesus up and Jesus rebuked them for their lack of faith...

@Episkopos and @marks I wanted to share something else about the letter to Laodecia from Revelation 3. The Laodecians were lukewarm, and God would have them either hot or cold. First before I tell you my take, what does God mean is hot and what is cold?

E, and @marks I consider you both brothers of mine because you both have zeal, and you could be of each other if you just tell what you believe to be doctrine and make it a discussion of where you might differ AND WHY, and stop shooting personal arrows at each other. There are many more things...

Have you thought anymore about my question to you of what you believe to be GRACE? Some believe God's grace is God closing His eyes to our sins and giving us a permanent "get out of jail free" pass. Do you too believe grace is unmerited favor?

@Episkopos didn't mean it was him that was not assured, only against the liberal false doctrine of OSAS, which has evolved into turning grace into licentiousness. Like Episkopos, I also am in awe of God - awe/fear. His word goes and is to be obeyed with all meekness. Meekness is not a weakness...

Okay, watch for mail.

For me I believe I was reborn when my nature was dramatically changed and I was filled with His Spirit. But that was 30 years after I first started believing and trusting in Jesus. Did you ever read my testimony? I've shared it a few times on here, but if you haven't I'll send it to you in your...

Do you believe that when we are "reborn" it is when we die and receive our immortal physical bodies?

Though Romans 7 is not about the life of a Christian, I see you are still struggling with the wounds inflicted on you, as I do curses. And little by little the Spirit is winning over those wounds as they act out in the flesh. But as Jesus was at the end of my cursed life, Jesus is at the end of...

This was very touching, and I read the other post you linked as well. I'm sorry you had a painful childhood. Even though my childhood was nothing like yours, I still have "tapes" running in my head of words/curses spoken over me. Though Spirit-filled, those tapes have not been erased. And...

Cool! But that is exactly what the man in Romans 7 is doing. He is trying to live by the Scriptures. So did I as a child from good parents and memory verses. That is not what Christianity is all about because the Romans 7 guy is not free from the sin that wants to break those rules. What does...

You referred to a wild animal nature, but that YOU had to keep it under control. With me I don't have to rely on my own strength of will (or maybe I do but it doesn't seem so). I refer to nature as desire, or compulsion. It has nothing to do with physical bodily hormones or genes. It is like the...

Let me ask you a personal question about being filled with the Spirit. Did you see an overnight change, or did the Scriptures convince you and convict you to try harder with your flesh? I'm just getting some things from you I don't relate to, so I'm curious. Maybe the flesh is harder to change...

Right, had computer trouble and wiped out access to my account. This site couldn't recognize my sign on anymore. So I had to get a new account. But I used a different avatar as I have lots of pictures of raccoons, my nightly friends and babies who I've been feeding for years. I'll read the rest...

I'm sorry you go through fear at times, even for a moment. It must feel awful. I've moved from So. California, where I giggled through the Northridge earthquake. Mainly because I jumped up to hang on to the aquarium and was getting all wet. When I was in California, I got off the bus after...

Hmmmm. If we've talked about this before, it was before you came on my "radar." That sounds like you are quoting Romans 7:17 again. Either Jesus has freed us from sin and we belong to Him, or we are still a slave to sin and we belong to the devil. That's how I see it. I'm curious how you see...

When you say "sin" are you meaning willful sins of lawlessness 1 John 3:4, or unintentional trespasses, Leviticus 5:15? (sins unto death vs. sins not unto death 1 John 5:16-17; Numbers 15:22-36) I always clarify when talking about sin. Some believe "sin is sin" which is not true in the eyes of...