I understand why...
but you shouldn't be listed as OTHER FAITH.
Why am I not a Christian?
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but you shouldn't be listed as OTHER FAITH.
Environment, personal choice, and board policy. The perfect storm.
Out of the thunder, lightening, and hail sauntered a sheep in wolf’s clothing.
I have His Spirit, the right one. Because with him I don't want to sin. Sin offers itself to me, but for me it is like to force me to eat dog's poop. I don't need it. This is freedom. I'm not restraining myself. I don't want pleasure or fear that sin uses to hook us.
Christians and Jews have an important misunderstanding. Tree of knowledge good and evil is our instinctive nature and satan is one of the instincts or maybe hormon. Religions teach to avoid bad fruits of that tree - anger, lust, dominance, theft, etc, but they they teach to accept positive feelings coming from that tree - joy, love, etc.. But Yeshua said, that sinners love those who love them and said to love enemies - this is what instincts can't do. Tree of life is God's Spirit. People who have been reborn don't use instincts to navigate their lives. They rejected the whole tree and don't seek inspirations, joy, pleasure to motivate their moves. Who can see it?
It's as you say...we should not WANT to sin, we should be adverse to sin.
And I agree that serving God is the only true freedom we have.
Satan enslaves...
God frees.
I do wonder, however, how anyone could be perfect when our very thoughts are not 100% directed by our spirit.
I wonder if persons such as yourself mean big sins or if they understand that we commit little sins every day and should ask forgiveness for them.
God is hurt by our sin....of course the big sins...but even the little ones....
God is pure and totally holy and cannot be in the sight of sin.
I also see, on these forums, persons that state that they could sin and still be saved....this is not taught in scripture.
But there are also a few that state that they are perfect and never sin.
I guess of the two the second is better, but I also believe that is not taught.
But far be it for me to debate with someone that is stating that sinning is not for Christians.
I have to agree with that.
Where's your wolf outfit?
Forgot it home today??
Hence the need for a suit?
Or.
I can provide references assuring you that I am?
Thank you!
I know, I sound suspicious.
No one is perfect, but vector to be such person must be in our hearts. I sense small sins in my mind sometimes during the day. Sometimes they sound stupid, sometimes they're annoying, but I sense them like they are not mine. To have the Spirit and live by him is to have a new mindset, where the Spirit became you and interacts with the world around you.
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If you aim to the maximum (perfect) level, as Yeshua insisted, you will have to ask God harder and will be hungry for His Spirit. If you want to be like an average Christian, for the check mark in your personal file - "stated that Jesus his Lord" - 
, then you (I'm not about you personally) misunderstanding the situation. As I previously said - when you stopped sinning, only after you start to grow.
, then you (I'm not about you personally) misunderstanding the situation. As I previously said - when you stopped sinning, only after you start to grow.
If someone live in Seattle area, we can meet and talk. You can poke me with a stick and check who I am.
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