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Yes....we are exchanging the things of this world for eternal things. And the exchange rate is out of this world! ;)

Then why don't you believe Him? Believing in a misreading of Paul won't save you. You are adding in the making of Jesus into an idol to be venerated instead of simply obeyed.

Jesus came to set us free from the bondage of sin. That's what He accomplished on the cross....and by His resurrection. Now we can walk as He did and do as He taught us. To suggest that Jesus was just an unknowing participant in a salvation that only Paul would bring the fulness of....is...

Peter warned us about those who would twist the meaning of Paul's message to their own destruction. You are making a classic case for this by fully ignoring the wholesome words of Jesus. 1 Tim. 6:3 If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ...

Exactly. You are not agreeing with Jesus. You have cobbled together a flesh supremacist group based on a misreading of Paul....who will condemn you for it. The good news of Jesus is according to the kingdom of God that Jesus preached. We will all be judged by our works....our beliefs count for...

There is no one time salvation for all time. That is the gross error perpetrated on the church by agents of the enemy. Christianity is a walk....not just one step. The bible doesn't say....take a step into the decision of the Spirit. It says WALK in the Spirit....so as to overcome the...

Why all this talk as Jews being God's servants...as opposed to the universal covenant of grace to the entire world? A talent in the parable is a measure of grace. We are meant to bring a return on God's investment in us in the form of fruit that lasts. To whom much is given, more is required.

The sheep are people from all nations who loved and cared for the brethren of Jesus among them. God's people are spiritual Israel. This is across all ethnicities, tribes and languages. .

When the church is based on appearing a certain way....rather than BEING a certain way...as in depth of character and experience...it is no wonder that the judgment would also be superficial. It is easier to condemn others than admit one's own failures. And then there is self-righteousness...

New life (of the spiritual kind) by letting go your worldly life. And this in order to find a place in God forever. Why?...because God is love,

Ah yes...reserved for "special" treatment. :eek:

I think we will all be very surprised at what is in store for us. If we are humble the surprise will be good. If we are proud...not so much! I believe we grow into different statures if we are faithful. So then the 5 talents were received one at a time and lived out so as to bring to maturity...

If the root is holy, so are the branches.

We personally don't have apostles. Apostles are sent by God....so they are His...not ours. We shouldn't seek to be particular in our obedience either. The bible is the whole counsel of God. There is no use in undermining what one apostle says in regards to another. They are to be taken as a whole.

God is Spirit....Jesus is part of God....so also Spirit. But Jesus would also come among us by taking bodily form from time to time...like the case of Melchizedek. That's a thought.

There has always existed a marked difference between the disciples and those gatherings that call themselves "Christian." Christians are not more special...unless you look at what is inside...Christ. Christ is special.

Trump temple. It's gonna be yyyuge!!

Reasonings and attitudes would be better perhaps as descriptives...

The principle of the flesh is survival (salvation) and self-advancement. Both of these run contrary to the ways of God. We are to surrender our lives to Him....letting go of our fleshly concerns and desires to follow Christ and His ways. People will be seduced into a false salvation scheme...

How is the "wet paint" principle different from the fresh snow covering the dung heap principle? The religion is in the man-made theory that tries to explain the bible but without the experience of victory. It assumes that there is no victory in Christ in this life....as you are doing. But...