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I agree with this...One, Holy, Universal, (Catholic) and Apostolic. The church is indeed to have these 4 attributes....but these are not just labels but are to be spiritually real. It reminds me of the McDonalds corporation calling their meat "all Beef". The "all beef" moniker is the label or...

The part of us that calculates what we are doing is not the part of us that has faith. So the more the fact that we are doing something unusual sinks in, the less likely we will be able to continue. Like Peter when he realized he was actually walking on water...he began to sink. It is like that...

I have sinned greatly in the past. A man cannot justify himself and declare himself sinless in the present time. Only God can judge that. Can a man boast of his own humility?? Our focus is not on whether we sin or not but on Christ. If sin is still a problem then he has not yet traveled far...

If it can't be done in the presence of God then it is sin. All that is not of faith is sin.

John is stressing the sinless life...but not just a life where one claims to be sinless but actually is. The power of Christ activates a holy walk in us as we abide in Him. It is impossible to sin in His presence. One must decide to look away from Christ and follow one's own plans in order to...

Hi D! It will be remembered that Peter was not addressing the elders in the church but rather the temporal government of unbelievers. Do you see how you have missed the context?

Good posts!!! What is usually forgotten in the measure of a disciple is the corporate reality of the body of Christ. God has divided up the gifts and abilities among the body so that we would learn to become one. The Christian life is meant to be lived together in a oneness that brings God...

Agreed! This could be a good time in history to come out of the mixture and be real disciples of Christ forsaking all things in order to dwell where Jesus dwells.

John wrote his epistle to refute the growing error of gnosticism. People were tempted, through this heresy, to think that they were not responsible for sins...it wasn't them sinning...it was just the body they had been given. So the argument effectively put the blame and responsibility for sins...

A truth is only known properly as it relates to the bigger picture of the whole truth. The bible meaning is so often refuted by biblical verses that sound right...but are misapplied. Why do men seek to obfuscate the simplicity and profundity of the truth? That is simple...it is too costly to...

This idea of separating Christ from His body is all the rage in these times. Who invites just someone's head to dinner while refusing the body? It is misguided to seek to lift up the head without the body...unless decapitation is one's intent. When one lift6s up just the head of a man...we call...

Amen!

Very deep thoughts here! I would add this... Jesus Christ has revealed Himself to His servants that they may become partakers of His life. The light becomes incarnated in we who are empowered to contain this life. As such we become the light to this world. Mat_5:14 Ye are the light of the...

I would say that the church is no longer the source of truth to the world. The church is to be the light of the world the same way that Jesus was the light of the world when He walked among us. To say that Jesus is the light and the church is not supposed to be is to deflect the truth...thereby...

Man has a knack for exploitation. We think we can profit by everything we see. Many also think that godliness is a means of making money. Did Jesus exploit His power to become rich? Wasn't that one of the temptations of the devil that Jesus resisted? What is lost in all this exploitation is the...

And I also expected an emotional response. The narrow way is not about feelings. Jesus makes it clear that most will not be able to go the distance. But to throw a fit about it only makes you go farther afield. You are pouring water on your own offering. A little humility and a non-recourse to...

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with doing the best you can. It does become a problem however when you take your own level of walk to judge the standard set forth what the bible teaches. A garage band should not be attempting to change music theory because they are unable to play any more...

Strat, why not get out of the judge's seat, cease from obfuscating and smoke-screening....and tell just how your approach to Christianity differs from the life of any garden variety non-believer. Isn't your approach indistinguishable from the society around you? Can you answer this?

If this is a salvation issue then almost all the churches are filled with the unsaved. Leaving all to follow Christ is the only way to spiritual maturity and becoming the bride of Christ.

"Right acts" is what the the scriptures teach us to do. Anyone can do them. Those who practice these acts are called "the righteous." But even the righteous cannot ALWAYS do right acts. They will sin at times in thought and deed. In order to walk without sin and have God's level of a perfect...