That is also about making religious practice sinful.... ; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
only the Father can reveal the Son ... all else is of labor ... as in the gospel of the serpent ...That is also about making religious practice sinful.
Many church officers and officials devalue both regeneration in the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit power (strength) in works, and say we mustn't perform works of Holy Spirit strength especially supplicating, to affirm each others' gifts and integrity. That means their very preac hing and teaching is sinful (but if they were taught by someone else to teach like that, far less so), because they have held so many Christians back and made us uncertain of our assurance, our calling, the work of Holy Spirit, and our way of life.
This ties in with several of your questions.
The very simple remedy of course is that we can go on ahead of our church leaders (if need be) in believing all the meanings of Scriptures (if we have sufficient guidance what these are). If they are honest they will be grateful for our example. So will any fellow congregants we mix with.
We don't need to be church bosses to be in charge of the state and scope of our belief: but many will be glad to help you. Just keep asking Our Lord for help in all this. Check with others about what comes first, as I am specifically not an evangelist.
I talked to one Christian lady and she said that when you are truly saved and born again, you get a new heart.
She said she is no longer inclined to sin. That she was Born Again of the Spirit.
That sounds like quite claim to me!
* Is that the experience of most people here?
* If you are still struggling... does that mean your aren't really saved.. not born of the Spirit?
It's not a helpless struggle. It's diligence with assurance. I've noticed how during my lifetime, the doctrine of assurance has become abolished in all churches as Holy Spirit belief got done away with (even by pretend charismatics).It's not the experience any person has.
The Christian life in this world of sin is struggle.
A person who tells me they never struggle with sin is a person who is living in spiritual delusion and is in desperate need of repentance and the spiritual healing of the Gospel.
-CryptoLutheran
Galatians 1: 6-8It's not a helpless struggle. It's diligence with assurance. I've noticed how during my lifetime, the doctrine of assurance has become abolished in all churches as Holy Spirit belief got done away with (even by pretend charismatics).
It's worth asking that lady to explain more, as she may have been inarticulate or speaking in shorthand. We've all got to help each other out now in exploring the whole Gospel and not just a fragment of it, newcomers and old timers alike.
First one needs to understand sin.I talked to one Christian lady and she said that when you are truly saved and born again, you get a new heart.
She said she is no longer inclined to sin. That she was Born Again of the Spirit.
That sounds like quite claim to me!
* Is that the experience of most people here?
* If you are still struggling... does that mean your aren't really saved.. not born of the Spirit?