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

[1stCenturyLady]

When you do not walk according to the fruit of the Spirit you are lawless.

So why do you not walk in the Spirit instead of answering posts with all your ad hominems. I know you are new to this site, but it is a good place to grow in the fruit of the Spirit. I've been here for years, and my first posts are nothing like what I write now.

There is a process, but it is only of the fruit of the Spirit. Immature fruit causes sins not unto death, not lawlessness. You may think you know it all, but you should be open to listen to the Spirit through those of us who are filled with His Spirit. I'm not the only one. You don't even recognize Jesus in me; you say it is another Jesus. Then why have I received positive answers to 100% of my prayers for the last 50 years, when I never received even one answer to prayer for the first 30 years of going to the wrong church. Are 100% of your prayers answered? And, "no" is not the answer God gives to those who know His will.

21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Confidence toward God is walking sinless. If you love Jesus, your sins should be pricking your conscience so you don't commit them.

 

[1stCenturyLady]

@Judge Hardcastle

Talk to you later, I'm leaving my office for a while.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

The bible says that Zachariah and Elizabeth were both righteous before God.

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.


So was their righteousness a HUMAN righteousness, or a DIVINE righteousness?

Considering who they were - both.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

So why do you not walk in the Spirit instead of answering posts with all your ad hominems

I walk by the Spirit.
No ad hominems here. I just go by what you say.
Stop being so defensive. You're seeing offense where none is given.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

Immature fruit causes sins not unto death, not lawlessness.

When you don't walk according to the fruit of the Spirit you are lawless:

Galatians 5:22
22the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

There is a law against not walking according to the fruit of the Spirit. Your theology fails in the light of this verse. There is no difference between sin that is lawless and sin that is not lawless. ALL sin is lawlessness. Even the sin of not walking according to the fruit of the Spirit. But that's what John said anyway - sin is lawlessness:

1 John 3:4
4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.c

The premise for your argument about sinlessness, that there are two kinds of sin by which to be considered sinless, is wrong. You're either sinning, or you're not sinning. But thanks be to God that the sins that used to be unto death are no longer sins unto death because the far superior ministry and sacrifice of Jesus can and does forgive them in this New Covenant. Acts 13:38-39 plainly says so.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

You may think you know it all, but you should be open to listen to the Spirit through those of us who are filled with His Spirit.

NEVER listen to any spirit that tells you something that is contrary to what the Bible says. Spiritual revelation should come in conjunction with the 'hearing' (reading) of God's word, not from mystical experiences. Especially at this time in church history in which mystical experiences are embraced over and above the word of God in the Bible. What you're going to get by seeking God in a mystical experience apart from the Bible is what you want to hear. And God will indeed let you hear it.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

...you should be open to listen to the Spirit through those of us who are filled with His Spirit.

Oh, and by the way. Whether or not you are filled with the Spirit is known by how you behave, not by the mystical experiences you have. Don't tell me you are filled with the Spirit, show me you are filled with the Spirit by how you behave.

I will not listen to anything you say that is refuted by the written word, no matter how mystical the experience was that you heard it in. I simply won't. There are lots of people that will. That's how cults are started. But I will not.

 

[Judge Hardcastle]

You don't even recognize Jesus in me; you say it is another Jesus.

I know you promote another Jesus because you reject the forgiveness of sin through faith in his blood. Your Jesus came to destroy the law of priesthood and sacrifice for your sin. My Jesus came to fulfill it.