New Forum Member.

[Soul.og]

Peace be with you,

I'm looking forward to meeting and engaging with other members.

 

[Bob]

Welcome friend!

We hope the forum meets your expectations.

Blessings.

 

[Debp]

Hi, welcome.

 

[Angelina]

Hi @Soul.og

 

[shepherdsword]

Peace be with you,

I extend my thanks to those who created this site. And, I'm looking forward to meeting and engaging with other members.

Hello Soul.op
Welcome!

 

[grumix8]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Strawberry Shortcake]

Peace be with you,

I extend my thanks to those who created this site. And, I'm looking forward to meeting and engaging with other members.

Morning. I feel the same way. I am new here also. Very nice to meet you.

 

[Wrangler]

Welcome. I noticed you have over 200 posts already @Soul.og. Tell us about your spiritual journey. What lead you to Christ and this site?

 

[shepherdsword]

Welcome Sandy!

 

[Bob]

Been reading this for a while as a guest and finally decided to join.
Ps I'm a mid-acts believer, let me know why you disagree if you do.

Welcome!

Help me understand what a “mid-acts believer“ is?

Blessings.

 

[Bob]

I'd probably make a mess or complicate it by trying to explain, there are plenty of online articles about it and I would be more than happy to discuss various aspects of it with you once you had some specific questions.
Here is a great start

https://www.quora.com/profile/Rudi-Steenhuis

Thank you.

Is this statement accurate?
Classical dispensationalism sees a biblical distinction between Israel and the church; mid-Acts dispensationalism moves the dividing line to Acts 9. Before that time, what we might call the “church” was still a Jewish congregation under the law and distinct from what came later: the Gentile church (the body of Christ) under grace.

Question: How do your beliefs affect your understanding of the great commandments, in particular “Love your neighbor like yourself”?

Blessings.

 

[PS95]

Hi Bob.
The church currently is the body of Christ and no other
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Currently there is no dividing line, all are equal regardless of demographic.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Love your neighbor etc --- If performance is a requirement, the BEMA door will be slammed closed for me.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Hello Sandy,
Paul didn't see it that way-

“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law”
Romans 13:8 .

Also, in Galatians 5:14, Paul states, “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

This word. performance- I have been hearing it a lot lately. We are saved by Grace through faith in Jesus not by works. Amen?
We love HIM because He first loved us. Agree?
Love desires to obey the Lord's commands not to earn, but because our hearts are changed and we want to do what pleases Him.
How can we say we love Him and not obey Him? Is He not your Lord?

 

[PS95]

The church currently is the Body of Christ, where does Paul teach differently ?
Law fulfilled love your neighbor... We today are not justified by the law Gal 2 16
Performance, yes what we do in addition to faith, where does Paul teach performance is a justification requirement ?
This site has a lot of answers to where you are coming from, have a read & study.

Study Topics - Grace Believing

gracebelieving.com

If you re-read what I wrote you will notice I stated that we are saved by grace thru faith in Jesus.
Nowhere did I deny that the church is Christ's body either.
2 Cor 5:9-10
9Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

goodnight now..

 

[seer]

Hello to all from Michael in Murray Bridge South Australia.

 

[shepherdsword]

Welcome seer!

 

[Taken]

Hello to all from Michael in Murray Bridge South Australia.

Welcome.

God bless you.

Glory to God,
Taken