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I am simply talking of the gospel standard which is Christ. This keeps people humble...as in...one must be In Jesus to do His commandments...so no man can boast of being able to obey WITHOUT being in Christ. Your argument refutes the evangelical position... which goes like this.. I am...

The evangelical position states that even if a person is "full" of grace that grace cannot turn him from sinning. This is contrary to the bible. If we are dead in Christ we are dead to sin. So the justification schemes by the religious community are created according to the experience of men...

If you did understand what it means to carry our cross then you would also understanding what abiding in the prepared place in Zion means. There is no sin in Zion. There is no sin in Christ. If we see Christ as a symbolic grasping of the mind then there is certainly no power in that to walk...

Amen! That is wy we need to abide in Him in order to fulfill His commandment to love as He loved. :) OK I see where you are coming from. It can be boiled down to the way you understand the way righteousness works. You are arguing the "imputed righteousness" stance where one is "seen" as...

May the Lord grant you your desire! Maranatha!!! :)

I agree with Veteran here. Some have been pre-selected as it were and are already sealed. Most, however, are open to whichever course they freely choose.

Greetings brother Tom!!! :)

This question is not the right way to put it. You could ask..Is it possible for me to forsake God? the answer is..of course!

I agree! And the rest of my existence is to return to that very place that I have previously known.

What does Paul mean when he says that it is no longer he that lives but Christ...or that we are dead to sin in Christ? This used to be understood and lived out by the church. No longer it would seem (or so little as to not upset the majority view)! So men have changed the meaning of the bible in...

Jsus didn't die in man's place. Jesus died to buy men back...redeem them to God from the power of sin and death. He was resurrected to give men life in Him. So we need to die in Christ in order to live in Christ. That doesn't sound like Jesus dying INSTEAD of us. In fact we are to take Jesus'...

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If we can imagine Jesus as the ultimate guitar teacher and we as His students then we can see walking in the Spirit like Jesus playing through our hands so that we can get the complete idea of what it means to be a virtuoso. So when the Master is NOT playing through our hands we can yet practice...

Hi Rach! I would respond by saying that God is as interested in character as nature. In other words He leaves time for us to have a new lesson sink in and produce the character required to be able to carry a heavier weight of holiness. Just like in a school scenario there is the theoretical and...

So you are seeking the last word? You are displaying unbelief for all to see. Do you take any testimony seriously? What is your testimony? Rather than attack others and judge do you have anything of edifying value to contribute?

Grace= resurrection power. Grace is that which first empowers then edifies the new creation in Christ. The state of grace is the experiencing of the apprehending of the gift of God to men...namely to be indwelt and led by the Holy Spirit. I have given a partial testimony for the benefit of...

Then why is an outpouring of grace on a person so dificult to accept? In my experience it is only unbelievers who have difficulty with this.

The first time I walked in the light I did feel in a way trapped there as if in an ivory tower as you say....it got to be too much for me to not just be normal. But I had forgotten that "normal" meant just the usual life of a person outside of the knowledge and experience of God. But to my...

As usual the mocking tone. One should not expect too much from the Lord when this type of attitude is entertained.

It is required that one cry out to God and seek HARD after Him. You have to push. That has been my exrerience. In what way do you mean more definite?