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If Christians could just rejoice in all things as we are commanded to...then all the negativity, relativism, cynicism, obscurantism, judgmentalism and every other ism would simply vanish! Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice! :)

But there is a definite divergence between those who read Jesus through Paul and those who read Paul through Jesus.

What I'm drawing attention to is the fact that God said to listen to His Son. So we have to read doctrine through the words of Christ and not what we think Paul is saying.

Paul's message sure sounds a whole lot easier than those other bible writers. Easy enough to make a popular doctrine with.

This is rather convenient in that we are supposed to follow Christ not Paul. Jesus covered all of what Paul talks about. Paul clarifies issues that have come up...as does Peter, John, James and Jude. But Peter also says of Paul... 2Pe 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is...

Here is the direct attack on the truth! He's brazen he is! I'll say!! There's no way twist the words of Jesus like you can those of Paul... Rom_3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him...

Amen Ruth...we are a work in progress!!! :)

Ironically it is far better to not have a name. Let God name you!!! :)

While I am not in the least bit superstitious I think it is bad luck to talk about it! ;)

That is not what the bible teaches...that is your spin. The gospel is according the power of God...not the laxity of God. Grace is the power to be exactly as Jesus.

Your post is very confused...in may ways...

What about the idolatry of imagined grace? grace fulfills the law of God. The false gospel is a message without power...it is the "emperor's new clothes" of supposed righteousness.

Thank you for encouraging the brethren...

We are having a similar conversation on another site...and this regarding the fate of the wicked saved ones. I believe you have to look at the "outer darkness" as comparative in relation to the rest of heaven. There are several reasons for this, which I will attempt to be brief in explaining...

It replaces various "doctrines" with the truth. The truth is according to life in the Spirit...not human calculations. This is what the bible is testifying of. We don't put our belief in just words...but we are to put faith in Christ..for real. Everything we do is to be in Christ...with Him...

This is true...but there is more to Christianity than a better animal sacrifice. There is a new creation in Christ...in a power that walks in Him...walking exactly as He walked. So we are perfected in love. 1Jn_4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of...

We are living now in that future. In John 15...Jesus says..Abide in Me!! Where? In the abode He prepared for us! We are to walk in Him so to walk as He walked. As He is...so are we in the world. We have this treasure in earthen vessels (human bodies)

Modern people , especially in the Western world are very rich...and have no need of God....well except for the immunity from the penalty for sins that many think Jesus affords. The actual Christian life begins at regeneration by the Holy Spirit. God wants to dwell in us....but He also wants to...

How can something that is dead still produce anything? Are you talking pre-regeneration?

But God has removed our former sin and our former conduct and crucified it with Christ. It has been removed as far as east is from west.