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  1. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    You want God's righteousness imputed to you. But only God is as righteous as God. God would never consider us to be as righteous as He is. God would never impute His power to us. God would never attribute to us a level of holiness that He possesses. God doesn't inspect us and declare we are as...
  2. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Imputed righteousness has nothing to do with God's grace. What we can do is not based on grace. It is based on obedience and faith in what God says. Grace is based on what God can do through a man. Some people don't realize there is a difference between the limitations of a man, and what a man...
  3. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    It is both. Have you not heard of the word of God being a DOUBLE edged sword? Of course, you won't understand that. But more than one thing can be true at the same time. If you are still teachable, you could unlearn being unlearned...
  4. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    I ask the greasy grace lot here. Do you cite scripture to your own advantage....or to your own hurt? What is your motive...truth or self?
  5. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Do you "bible know" that or can you testify to the resurrection life and power of Christ? BTW welcome to the forum! :) I spent a number of years in "Winterpeg" ;)
  6. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Yes! There are the carnal greasy grace lot, that twists every verse to serve the self, that you champion. And there are the real truth seekers that understand that twisting the scriptures to suit one's taste is abhorrent and lawless.
  7. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    I suggest you stop trying to overthink things with the many verses you post out of context. You need to see the bigger picture.
  8. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    At least in theory...right?
  9. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    The irony... :rolleyes: You are not understanding the 3 kinds of sin so you are drawing the wrong conclusion, as per usual. That verse is speaking of the sin of iniquity (avon). That's the kind of sin that every believer must learn to shed...as in DEPART from iniquity. Those who humble...
  10. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    That's your very carnal opinion. You judge by appearances and how you feel. I judge by the Spirit and the evidence of what animates a person. I know the pretenders are not DOING what Jesus says because they will call me a liar for citing Him. What religious theorists do is fully ignore His laws...
  11. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Nothing is imputed to us that isn't perfectly true of us and what we do...what is based on God's OBSERVATION of our behaviour. God judges righteously. In your scheme God judges unrighteously as a new convention that makes Him be different than He always has been. Jesus is the same yesterday...
  12. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    What you teach is from a spirit that says...DON'T listen to Jesus...don't listen to His words!!!! You think God accepts lip-service.....but He doesn't. If you love Jesus then obey Him. But only His sheep hear His voice, If you were His sheep you would not deny His words. You call God a liar...
  13. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Grace is established by God. Faith appropriates grace. God releases grace to faith. We overcome the flesh through grace.....released to us by faith. Mercy and truth are the balance of God's judgment. For the righteous and the meek, mercy triumphs over judgment. The truth pertains to satisfying...
  14. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Actually you are blind to your own contradictions. It's like we having to go to a spiritual storehouse where things are laid up. The bible calls this the throne of grace. But those things are not necessarily for us personally. If I go to a store I never think that all the items I see on the...
  15. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Who's the we?? Unbelievers? What you should say is that YOU never had a choice...because you were never in God's presence. Anyone who is translated to abide in Christ...to be where He is in the kingdom realm....remains in His presence until he is tempted away from putting God first. It is sin...
  16. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    You are fully exposed and yet you cover yourself in a blanket of darkness thinking that certain words can cover you up. But the reason why you jumped on the "kingdom is within you" and fully ignored to "seek first the kingdom" is because you HATE the whole idea of having to seek God. You hate...
  17. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    Let's explore how you in fact call Jesus a liar...then accuse me of doing what you are doing. When a young man asked Jesus...what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answered obey the commandments. When asked which ones...Jesus responded by stating the righteousness commandments, leaving...
  18. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    I told you that you would not understand the verse I posted. And you don't. You have to filter everything through that massive brain of yours so that it comes out as a pithy slogan that any Pharisee would agree with. The narrow road is NOT your brain. Meekness and righteousness are qualities...
  19. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    The righteous and meek of the earth will be HIDDEN on the day of the Lord's wrath. God loves the meek and righteous. I am going to quote something from the only bible the early church had...the Old Testament. And you will not understand it. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have...
  20. Episkopos

    What is the purpose of Grace?

    What you are saying is that the inclusivians are upmostly decievians? :rolleyes: