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When a Christian is outside of God's presence he can still walk by faith knowing that the light is there even if he doesn't experience the light directly. God will take away the feeling of His presence from us to test our faith. We tend to sin because we usually lack the faith to act AS IF we...

Men are mortal...but God is not just "immortal" but of a wholly other nature. When we are born from above we receive this new divine nature which is "eternal". So eternal is not just a perpetual life in a baser nature. It is the continuing nature of God which also is unending. So for us who are...

Muslims have this religion called Islam...they also follow calendars and clocks in their religious rituals. Christianity does not do this. It is involved in eternal things...in the Spirit. In God...it is timeless..no time.

Sin has a lot to do with location. When we are outside of God's presence we tend to sin because of weakness. When a person does not know the Lord, they tend to sin continually...due to their ignorance of any other location than being where they presently are. We know that when we are in Christ...

1Jn 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 1Jn 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Yes! Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave...

Our first error is that we underestimate what God can do. Once we do that we invariably then underestimate what the devil can do.

While the bible does not refer specifically to an old sin nature...it does give plenty of allusion to it... Rom_6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Col_3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing...

What we are born with is a life that is alienated from God. All that is not of faith is sin. Anything that comes from our own view of good and evil IS sin. So an independent life and judgment away from God IS the sin nature since ALL that is outside of God's presence is in NATURE sinful. Sinners...

You are here confusing the heart with the mind. The mind can be the tool of Satan unless it is brought into submission by the will of the one having the mind. The thoughts that defile weak consciences don't originate with the believer in Christ...they are an assault...a temptation...the same as...

First...the sin nature and the human body are different things...like a computer and an operating system aren't the same. The old sin nature is like an old operating system that has been corrupted. Being born again in the Spirit gives one a new operating system....but the old one must first be...

You are speaking of a man that has not yet died in Christ. A man who is in Christ must first die or be separated from what once empowered him. You cannot walk in a dual nature of sin and no sin. A little leaven leavens the whole batch. Amen! Taken from the OP. This is patently false...it is...

This is the Armstrong church view and it is wrong... 1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of...

Amen! To discern the body of Christ is to see Christ as He chooses to manifest Himself...in His people!

Very well said...and a good starting point towards a meaningful discussion. God has an intention..a will...and this is found IN Him. So Jesus Christ is an extension of God's will and intention. As such He IS the word of God. And this Word dwelt among us. God willed that as many as possible...

The standard of God has never changed. He who will be first among the brethren must be their servant. The modern church follows the modern corporate model...a business model...and certainly has no real connection to the church that Christ is building. To grow in Christ the brethren have ALWAYS...

It's actually believe INTO Him...we must be found in Christ having lost our own independent life in order to be able to enter into Christ and remain (abide) there. G1519 εἰς eis ice A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively)...

Following the letter of the law is a human effort that leads to complete failure AS WELL AS condemnation for the ensuing pride in thinking one is actually doing something good. The law is an indicator that shows whether spiritual life is present or not. It is a gauge...like a voltmeter. To see...

Theology is a man -made approach to the concept of God....Can God be studied? Perhaps to a degree...but the point of the purpose of the word will be missed. Since we are not to have a human (private) interpretation...that kind of speaks for what God thinks of theology. 2Pe_1:20 Knowing this...

You're on the right track except that the holiness in the NT is no longer ceremonial to be equated with inanimate objects. Holiness is where God dwells...we are made holy by being the vessel or container of His holiness. We are indeed made holy by abiding in Christ...but only as we remain in...