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The righteousness we receive through Christ is from God not us...so there is no impurity in it. We are no longer alienated from God in Christ. Rather WE take on HIS righteousness to become the same as Him. We are conformed to His death so we can be conformed to HIS life. 2Co 4:10 Always...

A very good explanation! I see what you are saying and see the parallels you have noted. If Jesus was tested by Azazel in the wilderness...and passed the test, then the testing of Jesus is finished. We have a choice between the two goats...like the people had a choice between the Jesus Son of...

God wanted to show His creation that it takes a proper character as well as gifting in order to stay righteous. So all God had to do was to continue to expose the devil to more and more glory until his humility was completely overthrown. We see the same thing today with ministers of religion.

Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. I think the vast majority of believers...

1Co_15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. Put on Christ and stop sinning! Christianity is alive and real...there is a living God! When we put faith in the LIVING God we receive Christ....first as the power of the cross...

Eph_4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. This can only be done by actual faith...the kind that moves God's heart. Wishful thinking and doctrinal imputations will only lead to the frustration of the will of God in our lives.

That is true if you do not abide in Christ. One who abides in Christ displays HIS righteousness. WE are His righteousness on earth today who are IN Christ. But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 1 Cor...

The saints will learn to rule over those who had received the mark of the beast; they who went along with the worldly system. There is no more possible attainment to sainthood during the millenium. That resurrection is past. Afterwards the nations will be judged...but this is for life or...

It is precisely the power of the cross that kills the old man and his works. The power of the cross did not just kill Jesus....but all who abide in Him. As Paul said! Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in...

Jesus just replaced animals? This is only part of what Jesus did. No animal was ever resurrected in victory. We cannot abide in animals etc.... So those who are dead with Christ are also alive with Him and now live in a new life from heaven. This is why the testament in Christ is called "new"...

This describes the old testament model perfectly. Under the New Covenant we have the new life in Christ which is not under the old sin nature. ALL things are made new in Christ. We must die to sin in order to be made alive to God.

You are missing the main point....Through Christ means without sin. Jesus Christ is not a sinner. So we must look at whether we have truly connected with God by the fruit. Otherwise we are just making up a fairytale from SOME of the verses while escaping the reality of the truth. Gal 2:17 But...

The Christian has become MORE responsible for his sins...not less. Our reputation and witness in the world is not based on how much we can ignore our own sin based on our beliefs. God is mocked by this. Only the devil would want to soothe our consciences in order to permit sin with no second...

Again...Jesus does not make sinful people righteous IN their sins. He makes former sinful people righteous. God has not changed the definition of words on the cross. He has empowered men to be as He is. We are to be holy as God is holy. Is God sinful? Are we to be sinful as God is sinful? There...

Look for the brothers who are being falsely persecuted. Look for brothers who meet everyday in humility and faith. Look for those who are hated by the religious establishment as being "dangerous". :)

Christianity cannot be compared to the religions of the world. We cannot justify our actions by comparing them to people outside the faith. The is no congruity between the world and those who carry Christ in them. We are to be examples to the world..not defenders of it. Our weapons are not...

The millenium is not for the Jews and salvation. It is for training the saints to rule with Christ. Where does it say in the bible that God will change the rules for a certain type of human? God does not respect our persons.

Romans 14:5 One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. If a man does not understand spiritual things he has no choice but to try to accomplish the law in the flesh. The rest of God is not a breather...but a spiritual...

Is this a prelude to a preterist argument?

I think it is naive to think that religious extremism and violence in God's name is restricted to radical Islam. The crusades proved that a lot of people were willing to invoke the name of Christ in order to conquer and pillage. We see this first with Constantine BEFORE Islam came on the scene...