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An excellent citation Rita! :) But just keep in mind that it wouldn't have been necessary to train them like that if they had had the faith to enter into the Promised Land. So then our training is still to seek God by faith for entrance into the Promised Land...which is the higher walk in holiness.

He does...we can be led of the Spirit. And those who are led by the Spirit are not under the law...but neither are they under grace...they are in TRANSITION...the wilderness walk. Of course God gives times of refreshing in the wilderness walk. And most will be satisfied with that level of walk...

We can be led of the Spirit in the wilderness walk..where we are still a mixture of flesh and Spirit. But there is more to the Christian walk than that. Paul was born again. You are NOT MORE born again than Paul was...regardless of what you think. And yet he sought to "win Christ". He was...

I appreciate that this is a mystery. But God has left plenty of evidence in the bible and so many warnings....that one would have to throw out half of scripture in order to refute the existence of the higher walk in holiness. To walk as Jesus walked? without sin? Who does that without heavenly...

This is speaking of the higher walk...the miraculous walk in the faith OF Christ...in resurrection life and power. It's funny that people will claim these kind of verses while denying the power that gives us victory over all things....sin included. That's the issue then...to name and claim while...

Thank you for your kind words. At least there are some here who agree with loving service towards others. :) So surprised that there is so much animosity to serving others. But even though your heart is right in doing service at your church, I wouldn't use the religious system as an example of...

Only God can save us. Why do you go from one extreme to the other without any regard for balance? Only modern believers think they are saved. I don't know many outside the church who claim to be saved. So where is the self-righteousness? Among the religious. The righteous don't consider...

Does a good work have a prejudice? Is God a respecter of persons? It should comes as no surprise that a Christian does good. Righteous is as righteous does. The problem is when religious people judge others when they are superior to themselves. God empowers the weak to be as strong as He is...

LOL. I am simply a mirror into your argument. You claim to do your best whereas grace is not about your best...but God's perfection. And you condemn others for doing their best. That's actually what human strength does...regardless of religious affiliation. So you are admitting to have a...

Funny how you claim to be born of incorruptible seed yet stand by human opinions. I speak the truth...not opinions. The fact that I can use words to express the truth that don't parrot the bible exactly means that one has to actually UNDERSTAND what the bible is saying.

You argue against yourself. Do you realize you are talking about an Old Testament standard of doing our best? Not a New Covenant standard at all. The New Covenant is about Christ doing the works through people. A perfect and holy standard NOT available in the OT times. Now, argue against...

The Gospel Level 1: The gospel on the most basic human level is about God's mercy on those who love Him. So these turn from their wickedness, and stop doing evil, lying, swearing, being dishonest...and take responsibility for their actions, becoming accountable before God and a good example...

Do you resist God's Spirit in your own strength? Or do you agree with God? Are you supernaturally empowered to get out of bed in the morning? Are ALL people thus empowered? So unless you want to use reason, you will obfuscate and confuse the bible...as you do. The mind is a terrible thing to...

Have you read the bible? Everything I say comes from the bible. Have you read about the good Samaritan? Are you trying to avoid the bible? Or just its teachings?

Jesus said...without Me you can do nothing. When religious types read that, they think that there is NOTHING that can be done that has any merit outside the religious organization called "church." But Jesus is speaking from an eternal perspective...something that doesn't enter the mind of...

We can do nothing ETERNAL in our own strength. But we can do the will of the Father for humanity in our own strength...otherwise no one could be judged let alone condemned. All will be judged based on their love for others. God will have mercy on the merciful. He will give an inheritance to the...

Then pray that God allows you to see with different eyes. Stop justifying yourself. Can a person correct their own bent? Pray to God for humility. No one said that we can. But we can love as we are commanded to...the royal law...to care for others as we do ourselves. Go visit the poor. The...

Taking on a religious bent doesn't save anyone. It just puffs up a religious ego...so that a person feels they are justified in their own eyes, and they are now qualified to condemn others. But that is the way of death. There is a way that seems right to the ego driven mind... But we are saved...

A religious Pharisee only sees in black and white. The good..that's them, and the evil, everyone else. And these religious types love to judge others...others who so often are so much closer to the truth..obeying the commandments that the religious ones see as vain works. O, the wisdom of God...

We can love people naturally. We can love others as ourselves...as poor people do in third world countries. Sure. We love as Jesus loves through the Spirit.