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The path of thinking we will grow into victory. It is a lie. It is the same path that the israelites took in the wilderness, endless loops, always proceeding forward, never getting closer to the land of promise. It leads to ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth...

And that is true, IF we are still walking in our old natures. I have been on the addicted side walking in unbelief as to what Christ accomplished for me. For me, it was not difficult at all, LOL. It was flat out impossible. But I will make this testimony clear. As I have obeyed the Lord by...

I pray you are right. Grace is the power that delivers us from the old us. Grace teaches us the HOW of denying ungodliness in our lives, the HOW of walking in true obedience. We do not do it. We CANNOT! But God can..... and will... if we simply will believe Him rather than what our heads have...

We must ask ourselves. Are we sinning WILLFULLY? If we find ourselves overtaken in disobedience, but like Paul in Romans 7, it crushes us to disobey, rhst is not willful disobedience. Paul was found crying out to the Father to deliver him, but to will was present with him, but as to the power...

When do we finally afmit that after years of walking on this path, we are more religious perhhaps, but free indeed? No way. There are millions in the world wanting to be free from their bad natures. And what have we offered them? Freedom from guilt perhaps. (but sadly, most Christians still...

Sinless perfection? You are right, that is deception. But can God keep us from falling? Absolutely! But here is the deal. It is always "according to out faith be it unto us". We are freed from the power of sin. Period. We never "arrive" at that point. We are planted there, on the highway OF...

May I share a verse of scripture that will amaze you? There are two places in the old testament that tell about the coming new covenant and its benefits. One is found in Jeremiah 31, the other in Ezekiel 36. "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your...

Brother, I know you mean well, but what you are saying is simply the logic we have been fed. 1 John 1;9 is talking about a lost man who is saying "I have no need of a savior from my sins, because I do not sin!" It is not talking about the child of God. How do we know? Because a few verses...

Thank you Jesse. What I pray you realize is, what God opened my eyes to, the ability to walk as a brand new creature with the old me reckoned as dead, is the birthright of every child of God. We hopefully will realize that we have been trying to kill, or to discipline, something that is...

God has called us to, if possible. live at peace with all men. As we all see through a glass darkly to one extent or another, there will be times we see things differently. I suspect that will continue until the Lord takes off our dark glass blinders, LOL. I have learned..... ok, ok, am STILL...

I suspect you would like to wrestle this subject to death. My approach is.... he who has ears to hear, let him hear. Nothing I can say will change the mind of the one determined to "discuss" when there is no hunger to walk in a deeper abiding in Christ. Brother, let us just leave it at that...

We do not seem in agreement, That is okay. At some point, perhaps we will. Be blessed. Gids

I am sure I am sharing more than you bargained for, but I could not live with myself if I did not share what God shared with me. It has been thirteen years ago since that amazing night, and in that time, sin's power was broken... crushed... my hard legalistic exterior has softened to the point...

This is my testimony as to not only the possibility of each of us walking as an overcomer, victorious over the world the flesh and the devil, but its sureness! I have been a inappropriate content addict since I was 12. I got saved at 21 and thought it would end. It did not. Thirty-eight years as a Christian...

Just my two cents, but I think topher is correct. I do not see it as a one time event but rather as a never ending event. If we experience a sudden attack or temptation, it is often too late to go through our process of putting on the armor. Satan never sleeps, never rests. The only safety is...

So those virgins who beat on the door after it was closed were actually forced to live in Heaven but not the main city? Those did not endure to the end were cast away, but somehow were fine because hell was hot mentioned? Do we not see how far we have fallen that instead of repenting of...

In that scripture talking about separating us from the love of God, there is, if we will notice, one thing not mentioned on that list.... us. We are warned, exhorted, encouraged to continue in Him til the end and IF we do so, we will be saved. We are told rhat sin will harden our hearts to the...

Brenda, this is very true. However, think for a minute. Where does the power of sin come from? The law, right? What breaks the power of the law over us? One thing.... our death, for he that is dead is freed from the law. Paul has just told us in Romans 6 that when Christ died, so did we. So one...

You just made my night. Thanks for that. Gids

Perhaps we should separate willful disobedience from imperfections. What is your stance on sinning willfully.... choosing to proceed into sin when you have been convicted of its wrong? The Word of God is clear in this area. To those who do so, there remains no more sacrifice for sins but a...