So, if the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us because we walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit, does that mean that we have tried to justify ourselves through law-keeping?
Are you asking me to acknowledge your good works?
I'm not sure that I understand your question...but if I do understand it my answer is no.
What I am trying to say is that if we fulfill the righteousness of the law in our behaviour, we haven't necessarily fallen from grace.
I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died;
@justbyfaith @Waiting on him
Isn't this an illustration of the letter killing? Is this bad?
Yes, in this context the letter killing is bad...it is the "forbidden fruit" or the "wet paint" principle in operation.
What does anyone think of the application of "the letter kills" to what is written in Romans 8:13?
If one “ changes his mind” about the Truth Of The Gospel , He is Saved . The “ mind change” that takes you from an UNbeliever to a BELIEVER is the Repentance That gets you Saved .
In becoming a believer, a person gets forgiven of all their sins, correct?
My Bible says that whosoever is forgiven much, loves much (Luke 7:36-50).
Since love is the fulfilling of the law (Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 8:4), I would say that the person who is truly forgiven will begin to fulfill the law (cease from sinning).
...any church that puts up with Blatant Sin needs to Repent Of it.....once again, “change your mind”..... DEAL with it ....don’t turn a “ blind eye” towards it.....Repent and do the Right thing...
Amen.
The word “ Repentance” is so all- encompassing , and Sorrow and guilt are so often inter- twined with the mind change and the application of it , and the desire to “ quit Sinning” is so strong when you mistakenly think you are going to Hell if you “ Don’t Change Your Ways “ it is easy to See why good, intelligent people disagree about it.....
I have heard of a scenario where an airplane stewardess, when the plane was going down, told the people on the plane, "Would you like to try a parachute? it will make your life easier and you will have joy and peace, etc." The people who received parachutes rejected them after a while; because they found that there was great discomfort in wearing them and the other people on the plane were ridiculing them.
Another stewardess told the truth. "There is not enough gas in the tank and the plane is not going to reach its destination...it is going down. Who wants a parachute?" The people who took parachutes kept them on the whole way; and if anyone ridiculed them, it didn't make a difference because they knew they were saving their lives. And having the parachutes gave them joy, peace, etc.
Therefore the doctrine of hell is a sound doctrine that ought to be preached more often. And, if sin will put you there, I believe that sin ought to be preached against to the extent that sin will put you in hell if you indulge in its practices (see Matthew 5:29-30).
God says “ TURN to me and I will turn to you” .....God says that if you will “Turn to Him, with Faith in Jesus Christ, He will Save you to the Uttermost !
@Blood Bought 1953, what does this mean to you, "saved to the uttermost"?
Does it mean being set free from the power of sin (see Matthew 1:21, Titus 2:14)?
Or, does it mean that when you get to heaven, you can continue to sin because Jesus only paid the penalty and didn't deal with the sin itself?
...maybe @Nancy will reply
