GINOLJC, to all.
first thanks for the reply, second, you said,"Ever since Adam sinned, everyone is born a sinner". ERROR. ... LOL, my, my, my, oh well. anyway, you said, also, "Verse 8 isn't a Christian yet", lol, lol. ok, let's see. 1 John 1:8 "If
we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." see that "WE" there, it's the same "WE" in 1 John 1:5 "This then is the message which
we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."
1 John 1:6 "If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness,
we lie, and do not the truth:"
1 John 1:7 "But if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."
so according to u CharismaticLady, the apostle John here is not saved, or is not a christian..... SAY WHAT! get out of here.....
now your second Peter, I hope he's saved too... (smile).
2 Peter 1:9 "But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that
he was purged from his old sins." THAT'S WHAT I HAVE SAID, NOW THE VERY NEXT VERSE,
2 Peter 1:10 "Wherefore the rather, brethren,
give diligence to make your calling and election sure:
for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:" OK, HAVE YOU FAILED? LET'S SEE, 1 John 2:1 "My little children, these things write I unto you,
that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"
WELL THAT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE. IF, IF, IF, ANY MAN SIN. but I guess you never sin, nor never failed .... right? ...........
well CharismaticLady I'm
not in the business of deceiving myself, I'm like the apostle, I haven't yet attained, Philippians 3:12-16 "
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: (SAY WHAY? one might want to read that again)
but I follow after,
if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus." 13 "
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before," 14 "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (one need to re-read that verse again also)" 15 "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect,
be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded,
God shall reveal even this unto you." 16 "
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing."
Now CharismaticLady one of us have not attained, because we're not walking by the same rule. ok... well I'll take the Low road, because I haven't yet attained, I'm still pressing toward the Mark of the high calling in christ Jesus, so that means you must have already attained and are PERFECT.
so case solved you're Perfect, and have attained, so be blessed ....... wait, hold it, I must take that back, how can I bless you when you're already PERFECT. since I'll not yet perfect, why don't you bless me ...... Thank you.
so my usual ending to you, since you're PERFECT, only peace to U.
Peace
In
Christ
Jesus,
the Almighty
God
well, well, well that acronym
P I C J A G. .......... has finally come full circle ......
good day.