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One would think that the command of God would be to adhere to a set of fundamentalist principles to be grasped with the mind to be used as a measuring stick on who is in and who is out of favour with God (actually men). But grasping at intellectual concepts for religious adherence is not the...

To me this whole idea of declaring someone saved..or worse...declaring oneself saved... is deceptive. If we change the course of our lives then we are embarking on a new path...a new way. Surely this is the way of salvation IF we remain on it for the rest of our lives.

A woman is married to her husband as long as he lives. This principle is used by Paul to show that we are "married" to the old man until we are crucified away from our previous life....the life of self. Then we are free to marry another...who is Christ the Lord.

Well said...the narrow way! :)

And it's the people who have not suffered in their own sins that tend to be so easy on judging others. These people AVOID suffering by stepping on other people.

Amen! And you know the people that rail so much against the "foolish" Galatians are usually Galatians themselves...just like they who condemn the rich young ruler would never consider forsaking all to follow Christ either. I think people would rather condemn the same traits they have but in...

Man likes to try figuring things out for himself. The carnal man takes great pride in his ability to use his mind. Such is the futility of man's ways. As in the popular sayings....the last thing a man will do is look at the instructions or ask for directions. But God short-circuits man's usual...

I'm afraid it is impossible for me to write to you...until you learn to read properly. As an English lesson for you...see if you can understand this... The policeman imputed the crime to the criminal....but the policeman never imputes his own crime unto a criminal. Likewise God imputes...

More reading skill issues. You seem unable to read what is written. You are adding in your own propaganda to what I'm saying. You can't understand the difference between God's righteousness and God imputing righteousness to another...not his own...but reckoning their own righteousness to...

Episkopos said: ↑ It is impossible that God's righteousness be imputed to us. @justbyfaith God is therefore the God of the impossible...for righteousness is indeed imputed to us: Rom 4:6, Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without...

That is not right. We never become holy of ourselves. We enter INTO Christ to take on HIS holiness. There we partake of His life...not our own. But we CAN learn righteousness. :)

The new nature (ingrained through the new birth in Christ) in us makes us WANT to do what is right...but not the power to do so. Read Romans 7 for details. We need to enter into Christ to have the power that overcomes sin. (How many have a full victory over sin? So this will NOT go down well)...

Look carefully at the wording of what you have come to believe. You will need some time to sort this out.

Not exactly. Jesus said...without Me you can do nothing. So can an unbeliever pick up a broom or shovel? One must understand what one is talking about. We can do NOTHING from an eternal perspective without Christ. But we can do lots of things without Him. Just not eternal things of value.

No...that's not correct. His righteousness is ON us when we enter INTO Christ. Christ in us is a hope...not a done deal.

It is rather (grace) the power of God to ALL who believe...first the Jew but also the Gentile. Anything else is a doctrine from men.

Yes. Being led by the Spirit is not the same at all as being IN the Spirit. I think most modern faithful Christians are led by the Spirit...following that inner voice in the heart. But the kind of walk where someone carries the authority of God...in HIS righteousness...is very rare in our time...

Yes His divine power...miraculous power that is upon us when we abide in Him. It is very possible to try being obedient to Christ in our own strength too. Think about it. Nobody remains in the Spirit from new birth till death. That would mean that person is already mature in Christ...having...

Yes. :) His righteousness can be placed upon us as a gift. It is a gift of God in order to do His will. But that righteousness and authority are not ours to do with as we please. We are MORE responsible when we carry His authority. I find that people confuse the righteousness of faith with the...

If we look at righteousness as a kind of strength we see that we may have a certain amount of strength...like enough to pick up a rock...but nobody can move a mountain in their own power. Jesus said that the true faith...the faith OF Jesus can do miracles like moving mountains. So then the faith...