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Recent content by Doran

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    definition of faith

    For the rest of the people who may be following this thread, I wanted to expand on something I said earlier which actually had to do with Natural Revelation (i.e. temporal reality as we all know it to be)! I appealed to the world system, as a leg to my argument, since all mankind understands...
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    definition of faith

    I can see that you're not interested in appropriating God's truth for yourself or having a polite and intelligent discussion. Your only defense for your position is to insult people who understand the bible better than you do. First, you claimed that I said that some sins are "better" than...
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    definition of faith

    But the OT did make a distinction between intentional and unintentional sins. Again,why do you think God commanded in his law that the Israelites were to create six (6) cities of refuge in the Land? And why did God prescribe the death penalty for anyone who violated the 6th commandment but at...
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    definition of faith

    Yes, we mere mortals commit sins all the time that escape our awareness. Why do you think David wrote what he did in this Psalm? Ps 19:12-13 12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be...
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    definition of faith

    Really? What were the cities of refuge all about under the Old Covenant? The following link explains it to you, if you want to understand the difference between unintentional and intentional sins (transgressions). Even the ungodly this world understand there's a difference, for example...
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    definition of faith

    You tell me. That was one of Jesus' primary purposes for coming into this world, wasn't it (1Jn 3:8)? Did Jesus fail? And did Jesus fail to break the power of sin in his people's lives? And did Jesus fail to overcome the world? It seems you can't or don't want to differentiate between...
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    definition of faith

    If you knew the scriptures, you would not even ask such a question (1Jn 1:10). There's not a righteous human being on this planet who [always] does right and never sins (Eccl 7:20)!
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    definition of faith

    Not all sin is transgression. Transgression of God's law is willful, deliberate, intentional, premeditated sin. Great examples of this definition are the sins of A&E in the Garden. In both cases their sins are called "transgressions". But people can also unwittingly, ignorantly...
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    definition of faith

    I don't know what you mean by this. Do you have chapter and verse to support your claim? Israel was commanded to KEEP ALL God's laws. Did anyone, other than Jesus, achieve this high calling? Are you sinless practically speaking (not to be confused with the theological sense)?
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    definition of faith

    So you're sinless, are you? You have achieved holy perfection in this age? And do you understand that there's a difference between transgression and unintended sin?
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    definition of faith

    Why would I want to claim that? The three sources of sin are the flesh, the world and the devil. Having said that...Jesus conquered all three -- which means no true born again child of God will ever be held captive by any of these to live a sinful lifestyle.
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    definition of faith

    Really!? So, I guess Jesus utterly failed to destroy the works of the devil?
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    definition of faith

    But when one is spiritually raised from the dead that person will not only come to faith but will persevere in it until the day he dies. This is guaranteed under the unilateral New Covenant promises. He who began a good work will complete it until the Day of Christ Jesus. Therefore, the...
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    Have we done away with the law by means of faith?

    So is a born again believer justified in God's eyes, by Law, by Grace and by Faith? God has invented three methods of salvation? -- And if one is justified by the Law, as you seem to think Rom 2:13 is teaching, doesn't one have to keep the entire law perfectly, since even one infraction makes...
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    Have we done away with the law by means of faith?

    Correct! The "catholic" (universal) Church are all the members of the Body of Christ, and Christ reigns in each member's heart.