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Anyone living in open immoral sin like the one you had mentioned can be allowed/welcomed to participate in the church. However, for continuous attending, they need to be given some regulations in private and in love without embarrassing them like, they are * not to take part in ministering to...

Titus 1:5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking The reason our Lord has put us in the situation we are in, in the family we are in, in the organization we are in, is to set in order the things and that is to... bring the heavenly influence...

Where was the law when Joseph lived? Joseph, who lived before the law said 'Gen 39:9 ...How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?' He lived before the law was given as the law came after Moses. How did he recognize adultery was sin and stayed away from it? It is because he...

True brother.

What Paul says is... if you are trying to observe the ceremonial laws, then you become a debtor to keep the whole law, both moral and ceremonial. Why are you trying to get justified by faith in Christ, if you are still trying to observe the ceremonial law? He never asked a question concerning...

If it works for you, it's fine. You may not want to generalize it for everyone saying 'no other way' as it does not work for me. Knowing Jesus' love is too general for me and it does not work for me. I need to specifically renew my mind, for e.g., in order to overcome fear I renew by using 2 Tim...

Nudity is neutral. That in itself is not sinful and becomes sinful only by the intention of the nudist and the observer quoted by now_faith in post #48. Take the example of adultery. God has told you to abstain from it. Questions to you: #1: Will you stay away from adultery now? #2: If you stay...

True. God sees us as overcomers through His Son. Problem is we do not see ourselves as overcomers which is why we need the renewing of our minds{Rom 12:2}

This{underlined statement} is not Scriptural. Carnal act is carnal whether you are in Christ or outside Christ. Adultery is adultery whether you are in Christ or outside Christ. Adam disobeyed God and thus death entered into mankind. Even when you are in Christ, you should not commit adultery...

Essence of Galatians 3-5... He is asking the Galatians... 1. Why are you trying to trying to keep the ceremonial law{not moral}, like observing days, months etc., ? Gal 4:10 ...how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? 10 You...

Consider the following scenario... A person believes in Christ Jesus. He is plagued with thoughts of adultery, overeating, could not but get irritated etc., Even when he believes he is not under moral law, he is not able to control in the physical realm. What is your step by step counsel to him...

In Gal 5:16, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Flesh & carnality here is referred to being driven by the fleshly instincts to satisfy the sinful desires like adultery etc.,

True. Living by the Spirit means to trust in the finished work of Jesus.

Rom 3:20-21 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets This does not say that Jesus destroyed the moral law. By...

Essence of Romans 3-8, 12... 1. All have sinned, be it Gentiles or Jew. Rom 3:20 by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight Because no one could keep the law. Rom 3:10-12 ..."There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after...

Every opposition that comes against us carries a death sentence already on it because it comes against the wrong target. How? They come against Christ who is in us. Since He that is in us is greater than he that is outside{1 John 4:4}, Christ in us will crush it. Everything that came against...

Motivation should get motivated from us and not the other way round. Fear should be afraid of us. Worry should worry about us. Discouragement should get discouraged on seeing us. How nice if we walk at such levels? By default and not occasionally. In Christ, we have the potential.

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Jesus has provided the New and living way to live far above the carnality and the sinfulness of flesh. You might want to explain more of your stand and the remedy Jesus provided to live far above the carnality of the flesh in detail.

Often times, we see living by faith, trusting in the finished work of Christ on the Cross is more applied to material things like financial blessing, getting promotion in the job, miracles for healing etc., But, these are minor miracles that are only needed for our current life on the earth...