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williemac: There's nothing in any of my replies that can verify this brutal attack on my character.
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Playing the "victim card" again
This, "playing around with all them lusts of the flesh that relentlessly demand attention with an ever growing insatiable appetite", describes sin; wickedness.
I don't know why you feel that was directed at you?
Sin is submission to Satan, instead of submission to God's word.
Sin glorifies Satan, obedience glorifies God.
Sin is the fruit of believing Satan, obedience is the fruit of believing God.
Sin is an act of faith in Satan, obedience is an act of faith in God.
Wickedness is the fruit of walking in the flesh, righteousness is the fruit of walking in the Spirit; submission to the Word of God and reproof of the Holy Spirit.
Obedience is an act of love; wickedness, sin, is an act of hate towards God.
I made no attack on your character, just commenting on what you were boasting about, "invalidating keeping commandments"; which means you're validating sinning.
The statement was about what you're trying to validate.
"invalidating keeping commandments", is by definition, validating breaking commandments, sinning.
Don't try to blame me for what you say.
williemac; "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of salvation and life by way of keeping commandments."
Why do you feel it's derogatory to quote what you say?
Sin is defined by God: breaking God's commandments, God's law, God's word, God's rules.
"And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD ..."
What are you boasting of doing?
williemac; "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
So, you're attacking God's doctrine, "forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD" by nullifying the words of God, "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of ... keeping commandments."
If you nullify God's definition of sin; you're trying to make it OK to sin.
There will be nothing to say you can't sin after you've nullified God's commandments; your stated goal.
You're attacking Christ's doctrine.
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ... Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you"
Jesus said to teach the whole world to observe all things He commanded.
These are the words of the resurrected Christ; so, no goofy "timeframe" or twisting of Paul's scriptures or ignorance of the Ten Commandments, can invalidate this commandment.
Instead of teaching to "observe", like Jesus says; "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
You're trying to invalidate Jesus Christ.
All the words of Jesus are law to be observed by Christians.
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."
When you say, "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments"; you're trying to invalidate ALL the words of Jesus, ALL the words of Jesus are law; "the word that I have spoken ... judge him in the last day".
The word is commandment; but you're trying to invalidate The Word of God.
"Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning." / "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
You misquote Paul trying to invalidate Paul's doctrine; "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
If you are "invalidating keeping commandments", then you're validating that which Paul says "shall not inherit the kingdom of God."
williemac; "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of salvation and life by way of keeping commandments."
You try to obnubilate things, with " ... salvation and life by way of ... ".
But a person must obey commandments to enter God's plan of Salvation.
These are commandments, not optional, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Jesus Christ, The Word of God, "... if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
You're attacking Christ's doctrine!
If there are no commandments, then we can just ignore the whole Bible. Painfully silly stuff.
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williemac: There's nothing in any of my replies that can verify this brutal attack on my character.
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Playing the "victim card" again
This, "playing around with all them lusts of the flesh that relentlessly demand attention with an ever growing insatiable appetite", describes sin; wickedness.
I don't know why you feel that was directed at you?
Sin is submission to Satan, instead of submission to God's word.
Sin glorifies Satan, obedience glorifies God.
Sin is the fruit of believing Satan, obedience is the fruit of believing God.
Sin is an act of faith in Satan, obedience is an act of faith in God.
Wickedness is the fruit of walking in the flesh, righteousness is the fruit of walking in the Spirit; submission to the Word of God and reproof of the Holy Spirit.
Obedience is an act of love; wickedness, sin, is an act of hate towards God.
I made no attack on your character, just commenting on what you were boasting about, "invalidating keeping commandments"; which means you're validating sinning.
The statement was about what you're trying to validate.
"invalidating keeping commandments", is by definition, validating breaking commandments, sinning.
Don't try to blame me for what you say.
williemac; "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of salvation and life by way of keeping commandments."
Why do you feel it's derogatory to quote what you say?
Sin is defined by God: breaking God's commandments, God's law, God's word, God's rules.
"And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD ..."
What are you boasting of doing?
williemac; "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
So, you're attacking God's doctrine, "forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD" by nullifying the words of God, "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of ... keeping commandments."
If you nullify God's definition of sin; you're trying to make it OK to sin.
There will be nothing to say you can't sin after you've nullified God's commandments; your stated goal.
You're attacking Christ's doctrine.
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations ... Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you"
Jesus said to teach the whole world to observe all things He commanded.
These are the words of the resurrected Christ; so, no goofy "timeframe" or twisting of Paul's scriptures or ignorance of the Ten Commandments, can invalidate this commandment.
Instead of teaching to "observe", like Jesus says; "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
You're trying to invalidate Jesus Christ.
All the words of Jesus are law to be observed by Christians.
"He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."
When you say, "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments"; you're trying to invalidate ALL the words of Jesus, ALL the words of Jesus are law; "the word that I have spoken ... judge him in the last day".
The word is commandment; but you're trying to invalidate The Word of God.
"Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning." / "What I am invalidating is ... keeping commandments."
You misquote Paul trying to invalidate Paul's doctrine; "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
If you are "invalidating keeping commandments", then you're validating that which Paul says "shall not inherit the kingdom of God."
williemac; "What I am invalidating is the doctrine of salvation and life by way of keeping commandments."
You try to obnubilate things, with " ... salvation and life by way of ... ".
But a person must obey commandments to enter God's plan of Salvation.
These are commandments, not optional, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Jesus Christ, The Word of God, "... if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
You're attacking Christ's doctrine!
If there are no commandments, then we can just ignore the whole Bible. Painfully silly stuff.
.