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The commandments we must keep are given in 1 John. Are you telling me that you do not keep those commandments? I know that I am keeping them to God's satisfaction because I am still living. God would discipline me to my death if I was lacking in loving my brethren. If you are keeping the 10 commandments you have set aside the grace of God.



I am responding honestly. I am not claiming to keep Leviticus 19:18 nor the 10 commandments.

Matthew 22:36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" 37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." NKJV

When Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment in the Law, He replied with Deut. 6:5. By Jesus' reply the 10 commandments are a part of the law.

Romans 7:6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. NKJV

Everyone in Christ has died to the law, which means we no longer have to keep the law. I keep the spirit of the law and I must be doing it good enough to please God as Jesus does not convict me to do more. But again, I do not claim to have perfect obedience to the law. When I was physically able, I went into prisons to witness. I have knock on doors to invite people to church. When I donate to those on the streets, l tell them to thank Jesus. I also give to a food bank so those who cannot afford to feed their family can get free food. So, you see, I do keep the commandment to love my neighbor, but I do not do it for because I have to. I do it because God wants me to do it.

John 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." NKJV

Jesus said if we loved Him, we would keep His commandments.

1 John 3:22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. NKJV

Those are the 2 commandments we keep in the NT. I also do those things pleasing in His sight. He commands me to act like a child of God by keeping the commandments of love. I do not keep those because I have to. I keep those to show Jesus my love. That is worshiping God in Spirit and truth. I do not worship Him expecting salvation as I know that I have it already.
 
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I misspoke. If people are keeping the 10 commandments because they say they have to because, they believe God does not justify the ungodly, then they have set aside the grace of God.

To continue:

Romans 4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." 4 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. NKJV

Abraham did not do any works to be justified. God called him righteous prior to any work he did.

Genesis 22:11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." 12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now, I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me." NKJV

Years later when Abraham did not withhold Isaac God stated, “ now I know that you fear God.” Did Abraham gear God or did God do the work for Abraham in order for Abraham to fear God. In other words, did God put that fear in Abraham and make Abraham fear God?

We are told to look to Jesus for answers.

Matthew 26:36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go and pray over there." 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me." 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." 40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done." 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand." NKJV

Did Jesus go to the cross willingly? Yes, but only after He prayed for the Father to change His mind. Jesus knew that it was written that He would die willingly on the cross, yet He prayed that the Father would rewrite His word. Jesus' final word was “Your will be done.” Jesus had to be willing to let the Father's will replace His will. God the Father did not force Jesus to die on the cross.

And what enabled Jesus to bow to the Father's will? Jesus loved the Father and was always obedient to Him.

Jesus has given us His love when we first believed in Him. But just like Jesus we must be willing to let God's will overpower ours. If we use the tools Jesus gave us, then Jesus did it all. But we have to be willing to let His will overpower ours to be obedient.
 
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Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. NKJV

Jesus was speaking to the 11 disciples. Verse 20 make disciples and teach them to observe all things that I have commanded you. Cab you read that and understand that all the nations they made disciple in were to be taught all that Jesus had commanded them.

Galatians 2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. 2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. NKJV

Paul went to Jerusalem to let the leaders know the gospel he was teaching the gentile converts. And just what did James and the 11, true Israelis, who had been told to teach the nations to observe all the things commanded them to observe, change from what Paul taught them? Read Acts 15:23-29.

Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. NKJV

We are all sons through faith in Jesus. Sons of God are all in one family, not a Jewish family and a gentile family.

Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. NKJV

Everyone in Jesus has put on the new man who is neither Jew nor Greek.

So what family are we all in?

Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, NKJV

I have been grafted into the cultivated olive tree that unbelieving Israelis will be grafted back into if they believe. So, when James or Peter write a letter to the 12 tribes they are writing to me.

Now Dan you have a false teaching. Do not try to teach me your false message anymore please.
AND here is what I see. in. Matt 28:18. it is spoken. to the 12 disciples for ONE !

# 2 It was not baptizing , why you will say BECASE where is the Water as I do not see the word WATER. // HYDOR !!

# 3 And Luke says in. Acts 1:5 that WATER BAPTISM. will disappear. >

# 4 And can you explain why Jesus was BAPTIZED. since he had no sins and saying to to fulfill are righteousness

will not help. you !!

Explain 1 Cor 10:2 how all were BAPTIZED UNTO MOSES IN. THE CLOUD and in the SEA ??

dan p
 
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That would be your basic Trinity foul
I have no idea just what you are saying. What is a Trinity foul?

Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." NKJV

It sounds to me like Jesus is praying for the Father to find another way.
 
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I have no idea just what you are saying. What is a Trinity foul?

Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." NKJV

It sounds to me like Jesus is praying for the Father to find another way.
Any claims that God and Jesus had different wills would be a trinity foul
 
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Any claims that God and Jesus had different wills would be a trinity foul
3 times Jesus said let this cup pass from me.

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. NKJV

In plain English Jesus said "not my will" but Yours be done. Yes, the Father and Jesus had the same will because Jesus bowed to the will of the Father.
 
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3 times Jesus said let this cup pass from me.

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. NKJV

In plain English Jesus said "not my will" but Yours be done. Yes, the Father and Jesus had the same will because Jesus bowed to the will of the Father.
The general thumb nail error check is any time you try to divide members of the trinity, one from another. General heresy
 
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The general thumb nail error check is any time you try to divide members of the trinity, one from another. General heresy
But lies are not heresy.

Ok, got it now.

God Bless.
 
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3 times Jesus said let this cup pass from me.

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. NKJV

In plain English Jesus said "not my will" but Yours be done. Yes, the Father and Jesus had the same will because Jesus bowed to the will of the Father.
He would have done it anyway if it was God's will, and wouldn't have if it wasn't, because it's impossible to do/not do anything that is not already in God's will, because God has already wrote it, etc. But the struggle still does teach us a lot however, etc. But it's impossible not to always do what God wants in the end, etc.

God Bless.
 
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But lies are not heresy.

Ok, got it now.

God Bless.
You're welcome to do your own gut check, i.e.was Jesus' will in conflict with God's Will?

If the answer is yes, that would be classic heresy
 
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You're welcome to do your own gut check, i.e.was Jesus' will in conflict with God's Will?

If the answer is yes, that would be classic heresy
See post #90 (right above these two)

Short answer: That's impossible for anybody, etc.

All of the moments of apparent conflict, are just an egotistical, ego-driven delusion/illusion, etc.

But they are always meant to teach us something, etc.

But you are always going to do what you were always meant to do anyway, and there is no other way, etc.

God Bless.
 
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See post #90 (right above these two)

Short answer: That's impossible for anybody, etc.

All of the moments of apparent conflict, are just an egotistical, ego-driven delusion/illusion, etc.

But they are always meant to teach us something, etc.

But you are always going to do what you were always meant to do anyway, and there is no other way, etc.

God Bless.
Resistance is built in to everyone, automatic.
 
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The general thumb nail error check is any time you try to divide members of the trinity, one from another. General heresy
So, your saying Jesus' will was not different than the Father's will. I stand by what I said. And it sounds to me as though your calling Jesus a liar because, you say, His will cannot be different than the Father's will. This was written for us to learn from. God does not force His children to obey! We like Jesus have the option to obey or not to obey. That way obedience comes from love and not from fear. That is worship in spirit and truth.
 
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So, your saying Jesus' will was not different than the Father's will.
Nope. One Accord. Always.
I stand by what I said. And it sounds to me as though your calling Jesus a liar because, you say, His will cannot be different than the Father's will.
Jesus lived a divine perfect life, period. He had no disoedience within to disobey with. He was not a sinner like you or I. He had NO SIN, period. We don't have that position.

We don't get to chose to obey or disobey because we are never in perfect obedience to start with. Any obedience we might have is always tinged with disobedience, evil present within, disobedient thoughts to chose from. Jesus didn't have that kind of affliction.

He didn't have to chose to obey or not. Whatever He did was, quite simply, perfect.
This was written for us to learn from. God does not force His children to obey!
God is not in need. Your position seems to suffer from thinking God needs something out of you or else your lack of whatever forces Him into some other corner where he has no choice than to do something else.

That's not any kind of God.

God can make a jackass talk. He can do the same with us if he wanted to. God can do anything in case you missed it. That's what makes Him God
We like Jesus have the option to obey or not to obey.
See above. Jesus didn't have sinful thoughts to reject. Like us.
That way obedience comes from love and not from fear. That is worship in spirit and truth.
God is not in need of man's love. We do not hold Him hostage or force Him into any corners. God could, with one wink, make you the exact same as Jesus. And at the end that's exactly what will happen.
 
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Nope. One Accord. Always.

Jesus lived a divine perfect life, period. He had no disoedience within to disobey with. He was not a sinner like you or I. He had NO SIN, period. We don't have that position.
Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." NKJV

Mark 14:35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will." NKJV

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." NKJV


You're saying the above statement by Jesus, recorded by 3 apostles, translated the same in most accepted translations, is in error?


He didn't have to chose to obey or not. Whatever He did was, quite simply, perfect.
It sounds to me like Jesus did not want to go to the cross and did so because He was always obedient to the Father. Was Jesus suffering anguish or play acting?




God is not in need. Your position seems to suffer from thinking God needs something out of you or else your lack of whatever forces Him into some other corner where he has no choice than to do something else.

You are reading things into my posts that is not there.
That's not any kind of God.

God can make a jackass talk. He can do the same with us if he wanted to. God can do anything in case you missed it. That's what makes Him God

See above. Jesus didn't have sinful thoughts to reject. Like us.

God is not in need of man's love. We do not hold Him hostage or force Him into any corners. God could, with one wink, make you the exact same as Jesus. And at the end that's exactly what will happen.
Just where in my posts do I imply anything like that?
 
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It sounds to me like Jesus did not want to go to the cross and did so because He was always obedient to the Father. Was Jesus suffering anguish or play acting?
It sounds to me like you've been falsely led to look for a difference, which led you headlong into a heresy position about the Trinity, which also explains a lot about your other hyper legalistic works positions as well.
It sounds to me like Jesus did not want to go to the cross

Their Wills worked in One Accord, as with the Spirit.

Jesus knew from the beginning, before He was even born, what path He'd take in His life, inclusive of His death on a cross. Laid out in the O.T. Written by Him no less, the Spirit of Christ speaking through the prophets, working God's Will THROUGH the very people that participated in every event up to and including everything about His life and including WORKING THROUGH those who participated in killing Him, 1 Pet. 1:10-11, Acts 2:23-32, Acts 4:26-28 (and many many more)

And it was a real physical death that Jesus endured.

Pretty sure your can O worms positions have many other holes in them as well.

It would behoove you to study other positions which are more encompassing of Divine Providence, Omniscience, OmniPresence, Omnipotence. It would provide more respect for God and less respect for you, rightly due. Nothing personal. Jesus will save you regardless of phony performances and phony doctrines because He's God, the Savior of the world.

Your positions however, are quite askew.
 
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It sounds to me like you've been falsely led to look for a difference, which led you headlong into a heresy position about the Trinity, which also explains a lot about your other hyper legalistic works positions as well.


Their Wills worked in One Accord, as with the Spirit.

Jesus knew from the beginning, before He was even born, what path He'd take in His life, inclusive of His death on a cross. Laid out in the O.T. Written by Him no less, the Spirit of Christ speaking through the prophets, working God's Will THROUGH the very people that participated in every event up to and including everything about His life and including WORKING THROUGH those who participated in killing Him, 1 Pet. 1:10-11, Acts 2:23-32, Acts 4:26-28 (and many many more)

And it was a real physical death that Jesus endured.


In Matt 32:39, Mk 14: 36 and Lk 14: 42 Jesus clearly expresses there is a difference of wills between what His Father wanted and what He wanted. It only takes 2 witnesses to establish the truth. Anyone who denies what Jesus has stated is calling Him a liar. Adam calling God a liar, by His actions, is what started humanities struggle with sin. You haven't learned much. It is only when we believe Jesus' testimony have we repented.


Hebrews 5:7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, 8 though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. 9 And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, NKJV

I agree He knew it all prior to His coming. Yet, by His suffering He, as the scriptures state, learned obedience. It was only by Jesus' suffering, as shown in the gospels, that He was perfected. (You will again say that I'm a heretic by this post. How can God be perfected? I must be saying that the trinity is not perfect. How can God learn anything? I am quoting scripture and I believe it.) Jesus learned what it means to be obedient to God in the flesh! It hurts. A Spirit cannot die, nor does it suffer physically. The man Jesus did not want to suffer physical death on the cross. The man Jesus was like all men, except He was by His nature totally obedient to God, even when, in His flesh, He did not want to be. By denying Jesus' difference of His will by His death, you are denying Jesus' suffering. Talk about worms in what one believes.

I urge you to believe scripture and not the teaching of man.
 
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