One thing that I have a problem with is your "spiritually discerned" interpretation of 1 Cor._5:1.
1Co_5:1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you,
and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
Notice, his comparing and contrasting with the Gentiles (pagans). We know the Gentiles are not spiritual so Paul is definitely speaking about physical fornication between son and step-mother (incest) otherwise, he would not have said that "even the Gentiles don't do this". If this had just been a case of common adultery, Paul would never have said, "and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles", because adultery is probably common, everywhere. However, incest was not common and obviously quite monstrous.
Paul goes on to say that they are puffed up and have not mourned.and their glorying is not good. (Their condoning of the sin is not good).
1Co_5:2
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
1Co_5:6
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Don't think they were glorying in the sin, itself,
they were actually ignoring the leaven (sin) and proud of their tolerance of the sin and their grand ability not to "judge".
One other thing (as scripture explains scripture), there is no other occurrence where incest is likened to Hagar. Hagar in the physical was not involved in incestuous relations and thus there is no parallel in the spiritual for this. Hagar was not even involved in an adulterous situation, so I think you interpretation of 1 Cor 5:1 is not correct.
Even in Romans 7, one is either married to the Law or married to Christ.
If you go back under the law you are "fallen from grace". Doesn't say you are fornicating with Hagar.
Gal_5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
What we see in the scriptures is that:
- Christ shall profit you nothing
- Fallen from Grace
- you become entangled again with the yoke of bondage
- Christ is become of not effect to you
- the preaching of circumcision takes away the offence of the cross
- use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh (but by love serve one another. Implicit in this statement is don't take advantage of one another).
- The flesh lusteth against the spirit
- They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
When you read Gal 5:19 (the works of the flesh), some of these are spiritual manifestations and some of these are physical in their manifestation. Of course all sin starts in the heart.
Is Paul preaching works here over grace? I think not. He is cautioning against activity that will cause the church to bite and devour one another. He is cautioning against activity that is the opposite of serving one another through love).
Let me list the works of the flesh which are "manifest", again.
Gal_5:19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest (are evident, open to sight so that all can plainly see), which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal_5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal_5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
I have never read this as Paul instructing the church to go back under the law and perform works. As a matter of fact your whole issue with false doctrine is covered when Paul mentions "heresies".
I know you quote Rev_18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Jer 51:7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand,
that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
We know when wine is spoken of in this context it refers to false doctrine, heresies and deception. But, in Galatians, "heresies" are listed separate from drunkenness. Even though we know that False Prophets are murdering people through heresies (drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication), murders are also listed separately.
So, if I have it right, your whole premise for being saved is "only believe" and there are
no conditions whatsoever for walking with Christ and hearing the words, "Well done thou good and faithful servant", except that we do not fall into unbelief and turn away from Christ.
Heb 3:12 Take heed, brethren,
lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Heb 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day;
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
I think it is important to tell people that any sin is deceitful and continual sowing to the flesh can harden your heart.
Are there conditions for walking with Christ? Yes
Can we add to His sacrifice? No.
Axehead