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I'm not a Greek expert, but since the original words translate to "...if anyone in Christ new creation...", could it be understood as meaning "...if anyone is a new creation in Christ, old things are passed away..."?

Law-keeping was never the means for salvation. If that were possible, Jesus did not have to die to save us. Romans 7:1-4 says we can be joined to Christ only after dying to the Law. Otherwise, we would be adulterers. It should be obvious that the reverse is also true: if we have been joined to...

I haven't voted (yet) because I'm not sure what is implied by the word "Christian". Are you talking about salvation or discipleship? Salvation's prerequisites are repentance and belief (which assume the gospel has been heard), while following Jesus begins with baptism. Over the last several...

I used Online Bible since it was available on a floppy disk. Then I used Sword Project because it was open software. Now I use TheWord, which has, by far, the best and most controllable user-interface of almost any Bible program, free or not. These are all free, however each has libraries and...

I don't like the idea of congregational forums. It doesn't just separate true Christians from false, it divides true Christians from true Christians. It encourages a "us or them" mentality when we should be united in Christ (John 17:20-23). Jesus didn't say we are to isolate ourselves from each...

The sin mentioned in Galatians 2:11-14 is after Peter received the Holy Spirit.

Peter sinned, and this led Barnabas and others to sin also: But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of...

Christianity is not following a list of do's and don'ts, especially those that are man-directed, no matter how good they sound... Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, which are a shadow of the things to come...

When Jesus spoke about the end times in Matthew 24 and Luke 21, He mentioned all kinds of terrible things would happen... wars and rumors of wars, famines, diseases, earthquakes, persecution, etc. But His instruction to us was, "Don't let it trouble you." (Matthew 24:6, Luke 21:9). He gave the...

...I never liked word 'churched'. It sounds similar to 'getting religion'.

Ten Shekels is an excellent message to listen to (or read) over and over and let sink in. It has been very influential in my life as a reminder to test my motives, thoughts, words, and actions. God's calling is essential for someone to become a pastor. Everything else must hinge on that. Too...

Like water baptism, baptism in/by the Holy Spirit happens only once. Once a cucumber has been baptized into pickle, remains a pickle and doesn't need to be rebaptized. But filling with the Holy Spirit should happen again and again.

I figured that, although I suspect a few others have seen it. I had the maze for sale for over 10 years and because of the size and price, had less than 1 sale a year. But I had 3 sales in the last month or so.

I went to check the forums today and right away saw a banner ad at the top for an online art store, which just so happened to feature a maze I drew and have for sale there. I expect the ad was aimed back at me and nobody else saw it, but it was kinda spooky none-the-less!

The Law makes us aware of the sin that is already there in us.

I don't think I ever saw Jesus say "take it easy for a few weeks" after healing someone.

So, if something bad happens to you and I say it happened because you killed JFK, you will admit you did it rather than justify yourself?

When a word is used in the scriptures, look at the context. Words like 'salvation', 'repentance', and 'righteousness' have different meanings depending on the context. In this topic thread, there's confusion going on between absolute righteousness (i.e. the kind needed to escape eternal judgment...

It doesn't matter if Job was righteous in his own eyes. All that matters is if he was righteous in God's eyes... and he was (Job 1:8, 2:3, 42:7-8, Ezekiel 14:14, 20).

Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14)