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Imagine someone going to a lot of expense to advertise a product that no one could buy? What would be the point of getting people interested in something they could never have? Jesus advertised the kingdom of God. The diligent seekers get translated (harpazo) into it. So then what is the cost...

No one corners the market on religious extremism. Although some here make a great case. The religious ego NEEDS to go to extremes to cover up their guilt and the darkness in their souls. The call to love and be merciful works with the pure-hearted. But we know that these are few. Most just...

The Holy Spirit is not limited to a dogmatic theory conjured up by a denominational bias. We can tell when someone THINKS they have an exclusive access to God...and they don't. A lack of mercy and openness to others knowing as much or more than we do tells us that the person doesn't know God at...

People misunderstand what holiness is....true holiness. People read ABOUT the New Covenant in the bible without knowing what it is...the power of it in resurrection life. Because of that, the gospel is downgraded to...come as you are and stay as you are...with a few moralistic improvements (that...

Happy to oblige. :) There is no sinful holiness. The New Covenant is not a marker but the real thing. There is a major upgrade from the blood of animals to the blood of Christ. In fact the difference is absolutely revolutionary. Maybe you didn't get the memo??? The modern church soft-pedals...

It can't be seen as slander unless it's directed at Mark. At this point Lizbeth will probably get a personal download from somewhere that contradicts this and somehow justifies whatever she comes up with next. :rolleyes:

This is all private interpretation. The only thing that God would say to you...to save your soul... is.. and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: But that would go against the kind of god that you think justifies you in all your antics... The...

We need to be cleansed just to WANT TO seek God's face. (excerpt from the video)

"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ." 2 Thess 3:5 If we wait patiently on the Lord we will eventually be visited by Him. And even if that takes years between such visitations....better is one day in His courts than a thousand...

We increase the possibility of being visited by God by being cleansed daily by the word. (excerpt from the video)

As long as we aren't crucified in the outer man, we will get into sin to varying degrees. Our flesh is weak. But the cleansing of our consciences helps us to be thankful to God for His goodness and goes some of the way in bearing at least a fruit of righteousness. Being prepared for God daily...

Seeing that this episode is not out of reach for a believer at any stage of their development, I ask that people will first watch the video before commenting.

Why is it so important to have our consciences cleansed by the word of God? What is the difference between having our consciences cleansed and being washed by the Blood of the Lamb into holiness?

A lot of weeds growing here in my short absence. A lack of humanity is not godly. It's about loving others as oneself. It's about having mercy on those whom God shows very CLEARLY are objects of His mercy...namely the meek and pure-hearted. Because you have no room for mercy in all your...

The whole idea of a gospel on two levels...for the righteous and the holy...is that it is the simplicity that is mainly, by far, attainable by all. It's just that we can't take away the higher walk from the equation to make people feel good about themselves. The higher walk is there for a...

I normally describe this enslavement to word groupings without understanding as being "dogmatic." But "mechanical" works too. As in...you just "bible" know that. You don't really know it. The letter kills, the Spirit gives life.

People who have believed another gospel have also received another spirit that condemns anything (and passionately warns them) that doesn't line up with their religious conditioning. For these...it is about them. They include themselves in their exclusivity. And they exclude those who know the...

I actually said that they are the same thing. Holiness is not a process. And neither is sanctification. Sanctification just means "making holy". The bible could say..."your holiness" instead of "your sanctification"...although to say your holiness sounds like a title or something coming from...

The bible has to be understood in context...otherwise one verse that sounds different can overthrow our understanding. Dogmatic believers allow this to happen. But God HATES a false balance. Those who are "being" sanctified...doesn't have to mean that each person is undergoing a slow...

AND in the case of an anointing in power, a SUBMERSION (baptism) into grace by the spirit. This anointing DRAWS out the life that is in the inner man when we are first baptized in the Spirit. Being FILLED with the Spirit is like a river of life flowing outward from the source within us, Christ...