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Jesus didn't overcome for us...but He gives us His life so that we can overcome as He did. Rev. 3:21 'He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Seeing the kingdom requires a spiritual faculty of seeing. There are a number of spiritual senses such as perceiving, hearing and seeing. We are to become spiritual in Christ...which means we can operate in both realms as the same time...like Jesus did here on Earth. The gospel is about opening...

As long as it is realized that grace takes us farther down the path of God's intent in giving us the law. We are to surpass the law in the same way Jesus did. A person who surpasses the law is not guilty of breaking the law...because his conduct is better than it. The law was given to show sin...

The association varies from loose to non-existant...to openly hostile in my view. There is no more "race" in "grace" anymore it seems. Everything is relegated to a future deliverance from sin. But where is the overcoming faith and experience of Christ? Where is the victory in Christ? Leaders...

1Co 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. We will all be judged by what we have done with what we have been given. Behaviour is the fruit we are producing.

1 Peter 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Both Jews AND Gentiles stumble at the word. The Jews because of the deity of Christ. They have difficulty with a descendant of David being...

Peter as the author... and we are to forsake temporal things for the eternal ones. Cities are included in that.

The kingdom of God is inversely proportional to numbers. So I don't see what the number means. How many of these have forsaken all to follow Christ in newness of life in resurrection power? How many have just been duped into a future bitter disappointment? I would think that the numbers of...

The popular use of the expression...losing one's religion...means to lose one's temper. To become visibly angry....or to "lose it".

Like those who claim a saved status perhaps?

There is no putting God in a box on this. Some are first baptized in the Spirit and THEN are water baptized. Others receive water baptism first and THEN are baptized in the Spirit. The bible records both. Cornelius and his household were first baptized in the Spirit. We see the opposite...

And who will show them the way? Do you mail a bible to them and think you have been enough of a witness? We are the light of the world....as Jesus says. They need to see Christ in us! THEN they will turn to Christ.

We are called to love all men....and especially the brethren. No exclusivity there. We need to discern the lack in those that don't know the Lord. We are there to help them in their lack....not avoid their lack! Non-believers need us...desperately!

Don't feed the troll.

We also break bread from house to house. We live a community type lifestyle where discipleship is at the fore. We ascribe to a no-name no creed stance that keeps our identity in Christ without the trappings of an organized group. We encourage a life in the Spirit and a fraternal commitment one...

Israel is both a nation and a congregation of nations... Gen 35:11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Being in the Spirit is about location location location. Jesus went to prepare abiding places where God dwells (In His Father's house). When we are filled with the Spirit we are found there in Him....seated in heavenly places. The kingdom of God is where His presence is experienced. For now it...

As with any human response it has both good and bad connotations. To the good we see a deeper understanding of the purpose of God coming forward that helps in the strengthening and anchoring of the church into the type of holiness we are destined to show forth. On the negative side we are...

What he said!

We can also walk with Jesus post-resurrection. So why spoil all those private lessons with Him with more narrative? ;)