I make them up from copy-pasting verses from the bible.There are no transforming steps- you make them up.
The fact is I provided 3 passages that declare believers have had the following happen with NO CONDITIONS attached.
1- you have died- past tense
2-you have been raised- past tense
3- we have been crucified with Christ- past tense
facts? Jesus as fact? What we are seeing here are facts taken from the bible and turned into truth by a religious imagination.
The assumption that all believers (believers in beliefs about the bible) experience ANYTHING that is written in the bible is NOT factual at all.
None of the above have any conditions but are biblical truths/facts for all believers. One either believers them to be true or denies Gods promises. Its a matter of faith.
A matter of belief you mean. All believers in beliefs can claim anything...and have it immediately...no conditions. Any child can play with cars and be anything he wants...a policeman today, a fireman tomorrow. Do these kinds of vocations exist? Yes! That's what makes the play so interesting..imagining yourself into the reality.
Faith, on the other hand, gets God involved, truth involved, reality involved...
Should I believe you or Paul who wrote Gods inspired word ?
Is Paul talking to you and about you? Do you believe that I'm talking to you?
My subjective opinions? It would be like trying to convince a child that he's not really a policeman or a fireman. All you get is a tantrum.I will go with Paul 24/7 over your subjective " opinions ".
hope this helps !!!
Let go of your religious opinions...and seek God's face...like the people that Paul was addressing back in the day.