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I think the issue is about putting Christ at the center of Christianity. The JW bent is to see Jesus as human. And such is the case. There is much to be learned from a human Jesus. But that is not enough to understand who Jesus is. Jesus is equally God. As such He has the power to transform...

For those who don't understand righteousness and are sowing confusion on the thread...all you have to do is replace the word "righteousness" for humility where it comes to people. Of course God's righteousness is based on an eternal selflessness...that is impossible for people to have of...

LOL. There is NO gospel possible without understanding righteousness. You have reduced God's righteousness to something people can do of themselves...thereby destroying both holiness and righteousness. Basically being lawless. What does Jesus say to those who are neither hot (holy) nor cold...

False and unbiblical. You are confusing 2 separate judgments. Being saved by grace through faith is into the higher walk of holiness. Otherwise it is based on what we have done with what we have been given. Over-simplication of God's order is to destroy both righteousness and holiness. And this...

Which salvation? Unto holiness...yes. And it's not about having a bearing on faith...it is by faith. Unto righteousness...it's about what we do. This could be by faith or by works, Our choices. That's strictly on the righteousness level. James was concerned about people who had neither holiness...

Not true. I call all who call on the Lord my brethren. It's not for me to decide who is born of God or not. As such I don't disparage the faith of those who are in one denomination or another. Whether Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox...or un-orthodox...I don't judge a person's affiliation as much...

Not so.There are rewards, yes, also and things are taken away. Read the parable of the talents. The one who buried his talent didn't just get a lesser reward. No, his talent was taken away and he was thrown into outer darkness. His talent went to someone else. Saved as by fire mean to be naked...

Do you mean the part where Jesus says that God did not send His Son to condemn the world? And you are trying to contradict what Jesus said...by a misunderstanding of what He also said. Jesus did not come to call the righteous to repentance...but sinners. The fact that people refuse to believe...

An unspeakable gift but not an unspeakable assumption. The gift is to walk as Jesus walked...in His resurrection life. What we see is that people will take this to mean an unmerited "favour" of ignoring sin. But that is false. Grace empowers us to walk as Jesus walked. That is the unspeakable...

People should beware of your self-righteous naming and claiming for yourself. Instead, humility and the fear of the Lord are far wiser. In your opinion you have the righteousness of God. But in reality you only have a self-righteousness that you want to defend through pride.

The power of the flesh.

The truth is too deep and nuanced for dogmatic believers to get. 1. What must one do to INHERIT eternal life? Jesus said: "Obey the commandments" (right here the whole of modern Christendom fails miserably in contradicting Jesus' own words.) 2. What must one do to be saved FROM sin? Believe...

Jesus is speaking to the Jews who are responsible for putting Him on the cross. He said that if the works He did would have been done in Sodom, even they would have repented. So then the unbelieving in God's house are under condemnation unless they repent. And that includes modern believers who...

Amen. There will only be unity when the Spirit of God is submitted to rather than personal agendas be they religious or otherwise.

You would be rewarded for such....as long as you are being honest. Religious conditioning. Actual spiritual experiences. Indoctrinations... Human understandings. Diligent searchings in the bible. each person must decide the depth at which a person is convinced of what they believe. Shallow...

Your shallow understanding is missing Paul's message which is far deeper than you can comprehend. Peter warns people of twisting Paul's words. You have made a ministry out of that twisting. Have you considered a career in dancing? :Happy: Dogmatic twaddle. You are looking to make religious...

Are you saying that your shallow assessments are safer? A lot of false teachers claim that.

Your error is very great. You put yourself in God's place to declare yourself righteous, saved and glorified. (a few like that here) No greater pride or false hubris can be displayed than what you so arrogantly claim...AND you insult those who try helping you out of your very obvious future...

So you think it's wise to lean on one's own understanding?? Are we the final arbiters of what God will honour? Or is that in God's hands? Lean NOT on your own understanding. Turn your thinking around whereby you are not in God's place. Humble yourself and perhaps find a good end. This is a...

What do you mean by "saved" An after life inheritance or a victorious walk over sin? You are jumping over all reality and forcing a false conclusion. Being born again in the Spirit qualifies us for the race of faith. We are not guaranteed a good outcome for this. Out of the SAME LUMP are BOTH...