Sinless Perfection. Why do so many teach against what Jesus taught?

[Episkopos]

None of this will get you into the kingdom of God.

It's amazing that you can't see you are guilty of the very same thing you say Protestant Evangelicals are guilty of, lol. You're no different than the people you judge and criticize!

The difference is that I'm comparing to myself...not claiming any standard. I'm NOT getting more righteous in my own eyes. Of course such details escape you. To say I'm sinning less assumes that I fully understand every possible avenue of sin...only God can judge the intents of the heart.

Things to avoid.

1. I'm sinning less

2. I'm getting more righteous

3. I am become the righteousness of God.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

Declaring oneself righteous based on beliefs would never occur to a Catholic...

You do not know Catholics, lol.

So then for the most part Protestantism is a Pharisee making machine. People read themselves into the bible the way children read a heroic story and pretend they are the hero.

You show that you do not know Protestant Evangelicalism. JESUS is the hero, through and through in Protestantism. How did you miss this! You are the hero in your 'gospel'. How great thou art that you follow (so you say) God's commandments and are not like other men!

Tell me this isn't you:

Luke 18:11
11 ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men'

Go ahead, tell me that's not you.

 

[MostlyConfused]

I have no words.

 

[Lizbeth]

That's not true. No one knows why a righteous man does righteous things. And for you to think you know means you are seeking to establish your own righteousness.


This is a very minority position concerning righteousness...based on seeing righteousness in a religious way whereby we may justify ourselves. In the sight of God NO man can justify himself....for any reason.


Evangelicalism does the very same thing based on beliefs. People keep dodging the truth while they seek to satisfy a carnal mind.

Submitting oneself to the righteousness of God is not the same as claiming to be God's righteousness for Him.


That's right. God's way in Christ is a perfect way in holiness.

This is muddled thinking. Only God can determine what is of faith...only He can make us enter into the holy place to offer up a holy sacrifice. Again modern evangelicalism determines for itself what is of faith (actually just beliefs) in order to CLAIM to NOT be offering strange fire.

No, I'm afraid you are muddling things up. And God does give us discernment, as well as His word, to know and determine things. God gave man instruction not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, correct? Why is that? What does a tree represent in scripture? And fruit? Are we to eat the fruit of the tree of man (self), or the fruit of the tree of Christ? One leads to death and the other to life.

Why could the Jews not receive eternal life through the Law? The Law only had promises for THIS life...prosperity, health, victory in war, etc....material blessing instead of cursing as pertains to this life. Otherwise a new and better covenant wouldn't have been needed. And what if righteous Cornelius had told Peter when he came preaching the gospel, "Thanks Pete, but no thanks, I'm good. I give alms, I pray to God, and worship Him every Sabbath, I am a kind and helpful person." Would Cornelius have been saved/received eternal life?

I agree we cannot justify ourselves.........it is the LORD who justifies those who come to Him by faith......He grants righteousness as a gift....the righteousness which is by faith. According to God's word, but not according to Episkopos.