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We all have the power to love our neighbour as ourselves. That commandment is one that is universal. When Christians walk in a lower standard than that (even as they claim to walk in a higher righteousness), the world will attest that they are not in the truth. So the world has a safeguard...

We are to love others AS ourselves, not instead of ourselves. In our own strength we can't go beyond that lest we die. "Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?" Eccl. 7:16) We give ALL only to the Lord. Only God gets our WHOLE heart mind...

If you would just re-read my response from the original post you would see that I answered that question...but maybe I answered too accurately. By making it personal you are deviating from the truth as to your own predicament. Do you want to compare your depravities with that of others? You...

Jesus said that we should listen to the Pharisees. They indeed had good doctrine. The problem was their attitude in their practice. Read what you wrote me as if it was addressed to you. Now, without prejudice, ask yourself where such a post comes from in a person. Does it sound like it is coming...

The opposite is true. Jesus came to win back creation to Himself. He purchased His creation back with His own blood. His eternal life triumphed over death. His sinless life conquered sin. So far there is no mention of you in particular or of believers in general. Your confusion is what is...

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No. You are making yourself out to be God. It says, the work of God (not us) is to believe into Christ. No one can place themselves in Christ. But your way of seeing turns the Bible on its head. You cannot believe yourself into Christ. You can indeed be religious and CLAIM to belong to Christ...

If every work was done for us and instead of us then there would be no reason for us to have two hands and a heartbeat. You need to let go your dogmatism and see that we are to be cooperating with God in everything we do. Otherwise we would be either doing things for ourselves and then doing...

Paul states that "Lo-ammi" (not My people) is the Gentile congregation which has become Israel in the Spirit. Romans 9:24 "Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her...

The church modes are indeed foundational. They are the basis for everything else. In jazz we add in the altered scale (melodic minor) with its own version of modal flavours. This scale adds spice to the dominant chords by adding in more tension (flat or sharp 9, and/or flat or sharp 5). Then...

You are equating a religious set of beliefs with faith. But these are a universe apart. There is no credal salvation. The New Testament is not about adopting a certain dogmatic belief system. It's about walking in a new life, which is by grace through faith.

Why wouldn't works done through a regenerated spirit be not counted as physical outward works? Are spiritual works merely theoretical? The reference of Paul to works are the works of the law which is Judaism. The difficulty in Paul's time wasn't that people were being too kind and helpful of...

People tend to reduce God to what they can wrap their minds around. Much is said that is ill-advised based on that premise. God can see the future as well as the present. So when someone is justified by faith, God already knows whether the person will follow through or not. God knows more than...

Exactly! Good post.

Your reasoning is inverted. The doctrine you are trying to pass off here is from a book written by a person with an immense bias. I can't remember the name of the book, since it is unimportant. It was once given to me as a gift. I made him return it. :) But you are seeing everything upside...

Yes He has. But let's not jump to conclusions concerning what that means! ;) No. There are 2 resurrections each having a good and bad outcome. Like 2 baseball games with each having a winner and a loser. The fire in the Bema judgment seat of Christ is there to prove the works of those who are...

A proper reading shows that the losers at the Bema seat judgment suffer loss, not just a lack of rewards. Fire takes away things so that you escape naked. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Notice the warning of Jesus...

" Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and...

If I am not walking by the power of the Spirit, then of course. My personal condition will fluctuate until I have attained the full stature in Christ. Spiritual maturity is a long and hard fight. Being under the sway of the devil, at least to some degree, is the continuing default position of...

You have to make a distinction between the collective whole and the individual. If it rains outside in a given area then all who are outside will get wet. But if an individual remains inside the house or has an umbrella then that person can stay dry. The weather is not about individuals. The...