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    Biblical understanding of terms

    That is universal...based on "with God nothing is impossible," No one who enters INTO Christ (abiding in Him) sins. In Him is no sin. This is based on the nature of Christ...not us. When an aircraft flies above the clouds, our being INSIDE the plane is not dependent on our own capacity for...
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    Biblical understanding of terms

    There is some truth to the OP....although the references themselves are questionable if not plain wrong. The real issues lie with claiming Paul's experiences for oneself in a dogmatic religious "wishful thinking." These include: ---Seated in heavenly places with Christ ---Being crucified...
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    Biblical understanding of terms

    It is a human thing to make mistakes. One mistake is to equate coming to the Father with being saved. Jesus is speaking the truth. But people have their own agenda. Very few want to go to the Father unless to get what THEY want. So we see a selfish agenda in the many who study the Bible. Do we...
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    A Broken Vessel

    Welcome here! God uses broken vessels. Keep seeking that deeper walk! :) Hope for today!
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    Psalm of praise

    The Lord be praised! :) <><
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    One Spirit

    Hey brother! The words we speak attest to the part of us they are coming from. Our will is part of the inner man. Our will is usually filtered through the sin nature present in the outer man....that is...unless we are broken at the cross...or at least weaned from the outer man. We are to have...
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    In The Beginning - The Godhead

    The way I see it is that nothing can stop the child of God who remains humble. The problem arises when a dogmatic belief system gets in the way of unity in the Body. If a dogmatic person thinks someone is a heretic for not holding to human traditions...then that person is exposing himself as a...
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    One Spirit

    To deny that Jesus is God is to do Him a disservice. Likewise to deny that the Father's Spirit IS the Holy Spirit is to deny the FAther. The doctrine of the trinity leaves the Father out of the picture. And yet Jesus came to reconcile us with the Father. Notice how very little is spoken of...
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    YHWH, Elohim, and Theos

    Hey... :) Yah is singular as well as EL....both signifying either Father or Son. EL GIBOR (mighty God) is an example of a reference to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6. YHVH (Lord or Yahweh) is singular ALSO signifying either Father or Son...often with the addition of "OF HOSTS" or else "MOST HIGH" to...
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    One Spirit

    God the Father is omni-aware of all things. "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father." Matt. 10:29 God's Spirit stretches out so that it can know all things and fill all things. There is no limit with God. He can do all things.
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    In The Beginning - The Godhead

    This is called the Johannine comma...introduced into the Bible in the Middle Ages by the RC church. It is a known fabrication and no longer used in the most up to date translations.
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    One Spirit

    We are not to be filled with wine....but be filled by the Spirit. Wine is not a person...and neither is the Spirit. We are comparing apples with apples here. When a person is filled with the Spirit their consciousness expands into eternal reality. There are spiritual faculties as well as carnal...
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    One Spirit

    When Jesus is not there personally...we still have God's Spirit interacting with His Church. When there is a VISION of Jesus...then Jesus identifies Himself as being Jesus....as in...I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. It's normal then that a voice from God will be His Spirit speaking. God is...
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    ˒ĕlōhı̂m: Plural Persons, or Majesty?

    This is how Paul saw the Godhead (Catholic interpretation notwithstanding). "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." 1 Cor. 8:6 These 2 ...the Father and the Son are joined in One Spirit.
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    One Spirit

    Jesus cast out demons by the "finger" of God. Is God's finger a "he" or an "it". You are confusing function with person-hood. The Spirit of God is a part of God...not a separate person. Is your hand a he or an it. Is your mind a he or an it. You need to think this out more.
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    One Spirit

    Only those who enter into Christ to be joined to Him. The divisions among us are due to the many false claims of people who read the Bible in a religious way void of any truth or reality. if there was more honesty...there would be more agreement.
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    What does the Bible say about self-control?

    Self-control is something that comes from our will to do what is right. It is based on human righteousness. The OT standard is what can be done in human terms while admitting that there is much more that needs to be done. Self- control is our responsibility. We live in a time where people are no...
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    One Spirit

    “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” 1 Cor. 6:17 God is One Spirit. We become one with God through His Spirit. We are members one of another...by partaking of one Spirit. A dogmatic acceptance of God and theories about Him do not provide oneness. We are to be joined to the Lord...
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    ˒ĕlōhı̂m: Plural Persons, or Majesty?

    What makes the Father and Son ...One? And how do we become one with them? How do we have fellowship with both the Father and the Son? “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son...
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    One Spirit

    Both of those are additions made by the Roman church. They stick out because they go against the rest of scriptures. The Johanine comma {1 John 5:7}was added in in the middle ages....fairly recently. The RC church believes that its tradition has the same weight as the original scriptures....a...