I am confused by EGs answers. It seems his group have taken the language of love and not understood it.
I spent years discussing with certain believers about how love and repentance drives us, and I was opposed as antiChrist. It sounds like they have shifted their teaching but still fail to see what love is.
Without an open loving cleansed heart walking in repentance all will appear confused. God bless you
I agree.
EG's theology seems to be recipe for lawlessness and enslavement to sin - if there is no. penalty for personal sin, we are free to give in to every temptation and sin, no matter how serious or how often. That is spiritual poison that leads to eternal death.
In Rev 14:12, the "saints" are described as those who have faith in Jesus AND keep His commandments.
In John 14:15, Jesus says "If you love me, you will keep my commandments".
1John 2:3-4 says a believer who doesnt keep "His commandments" is a "LIAR, and the TRUTH IS NOT IN HIM".
Rev 3:4-5 says those who "conquer" their "works" will be "worthy" of salvation.
Jesus judged the seven Churches in Rev 2, 3 by their faith AND their "works". We will be judged in the same way.
God tests and measures our faith and our love for Him by our obedience to His commandments.