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There is no one who will be so conscious of indwelling sin as the believer who walks in the light. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). In the verse immediately preceding, we read, “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all...

Due to a further reflection of pondering my post on “The Controlled Fall”, I would like to offer to Admin. that if they deem the content unsuitable for posting, they may remove it with my concurrence. I’ve wanted to share that concept for a long time, to see what others think about it but I’ve...

HIDDEN TO REVEAL "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" (Galatians 5:16). As we walk in the Spirit, worship in the Spirit, and pray in the Spirit, we shall come to know, not the Spirit, but the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus explicitly said...

Hi Aspen - I believe God uses evil to contrast with good, not make evil good but to reveal what is good. For the saved, He uses all things (including evil) for their good and His glory (Rom 8:28). God takes the evil of men, esp. the Enemie's evil, and works it out for good (Gen 50:20). I don't...

Hi Aspen - That's a good point. Everything He does is good, even the use of evil for good and He had to declare it so because He is the highest authority.

"Man was created to fall" Tis true SC and thanks for your input!

I do not believe Satan transferred sin to Eve that wasn't already resident within her and Adam. Their disobedience was evidence of possessing a sin nature prior to the act. I believe the Enemy did not inject something but rather revealed something preexisting. Eve's disobedience was due to...

FREE-BORN "For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto God " (Galatians 2:19, ASV). No true believer expects the Law to give life, yet many expect it to govern life. Too few realize that their death on the Cross separated them from the entire principle of law, and that...

Hi Neophyte - I believe Adam and Eve had the sin nature before their disobedience, evidenced by "a tree to be desired to make one wise" (Gen 3:6).

Hi Nomad - The reason why I believe Paul meant "was chief" is because this is the only Scripture in the Bible which possibly indicates that saints are sinners; because there is no Scripture that refers to a saint as a sinner. As we know, this doesn't mean saints do not sin. Sin with repentance...

Thank you too Kepha for the complement! 7-21. COUNTER-BALANCED "Having therefore, brethren, boldness enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus" (Hebrews 10:19). Personal knowledge of and fellowship with our risen Lord Jesus is counter-balanced by personal knowledge of and fellowship in the...

The Lord's blessings as much as He will allow with your medical need! Amen!

Hi TribleB and God's blessings to your Family! This sounds simple but it's very significant. You will not believe your eyes and you can judge it for yourself and get back to me. There's four verses I want you to check when evaluating a translation: 1. 2 Samual 21:19; it's suppose to read...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We all should be familiar with “the pause”. This involves those times of seemingly emptiness, which for me can last for a day or two. The pause tests us by giving us the opportunity to evaluate where our learning...

Hi Kepha - God's blessings to your Family! It encourages me to learn of others whom the Lord uses to glorify Himself in their illness-afflictions because I also am doing the same in mine. I had a five-way bi-pass in 98 and had to redo two of them two years latter. I've also had lumbar...

7-16. PASSIVE RESISTANCE "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus " (Romans 8:1). Until the believer realizes that his life is safely hid with Christ in God, he will never get free from the harassment of the enemy. "When He giveth quietness, who then can make...

--------------------------------------------------------------------- What does “casting all your care upon Him” involve (1 Pet 5:7)? It involves an ongoing dependence on the Father at all times for all things, “for He cares for you”. Any action other than this is an expectation of provision...

Nomad, I forgot to let you know that though what I posted concerning your reply may have been an admonishment, it did not offend me and I'll never hold it against you. My posts in this thread concerning HammerStone's subject, or any other, is never with the intent to contend with disagreeable...

Because my reply in post #10 seems to me to have the appearance of haughtiness, I want to apologize for including "if anyone wants me to follow this up with commentation on Eph 4:9, just mention it in this thread." God Be Blessed

Hi Gypsy and God's blessings to your Family! I agree with your reply, esp. if Scriptural knowledge is coupled with the wisdom "which the Holy Spirit teaches" (2 Cor 2:13).