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The fruit of the Spirit contains self control. We died to sin, how can we live anymore in it? Should we continue in sin though grace may abound? God forbid. Walk not according to the flesh in order to fulfill the lusts thereof, but walk in spirit. All Paul, telling you it’s obvious when...

Don’t have an issue giving to support a cause I agree with. And if people choose commit to the modern understating of tithe, that’s great, but it was specifically ordained by God to serve its purpose, and though that purpose is being met, there are manmade purposes for teaching a consistent...

The formula we see in salvation: Hear the word, receive the word, receive the Holy Spirit into your heart, repent and be cleansed by the blood of Jesus into the remission of sin, often followed up with a public declaration through water baptism, and continuing on to pursuing his will and...

Welcome to the Family! Just remember to be patient with yourself. Sanctification is a process. Just try to keep moving forward, without looking back.:oldthumbsup: God will be with you for help.

Yeah, double standards and dysfunctional theology. If you planted and built a church in Africa, would you teach them that they are commanded to tithe? I mean honestly, don’t start a project that you can’t afford to finish or fund without burdening the people whom you plan to serve. You want...

For your private jet or Lamborghini?

Am I? Questioning the obligatory nature of the tithe that is propagated in contemporary Christianity? Obviously I could be wrong, but I think it’s wiser to be reluctant to tithe weekly as an obligation to “your church” and give when God has pressed it upon your heart to serve a purpose, not your...

And if someone takes Gods principles and twists it, like obligation to the tithe, makes it heresy.

Listen. I get what you’re saying. I don’t disagree with most of what you’re saying. I do agree that we out to be generous with our finances and possessions, for the earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof. It’s His. But if you taught on the tithe you’d realize that almost every instance, it...

It’s impossible to good outside of the goodness of God within us.

It is written that God is spirit and as such we should worship Him in spirit and truth. Do you not know that our bodies are temples of the Highest? It is not a place or style of service, and until you get that, you’ll practice tradition your whole life and be devoid of the power that comes from...

I think the most helpful thing I can say is that God will judge the nations, and everyone will rejoice in his righteousness and be totally enamored with his justice. We know that God is merciful, and when the wicked are being judged by God, we will fully know God, and understand that...

I can’t tell if this is a question or not.

Oh, and what? This isn’t the old, “I know you are but what am i?”, is it? It seems like idle words to me.

That’s why they’re in that position, to teach and lead people into truth, not change things to fit you liking. How many times did the disciples ask Jesus why he was speaking in parables or how they were supposed to comprehend such profound concepts? It’s probably partly because he wants us to...

It is also good to rebuke the wicked and call the lost to repentance. Not just accept that evil is as evil does. Each person is a child of God and deserves a chance to realize their depravity and make corrections in their lives, mainly getting right before God which takes putting off the old man...

If they repent, the will absolutely be saved.

Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. This doesn’t infer that everything you do much be in utter terror, but as we are learning to walk in the spirit, we must be humbly reverent to the goodness of God. It is because of God that we even know of God. We are blessed to even know of...

Yes. May God be with you!

I think you’re complicating it a bit in the way you ask the question. There are those who honor God with their lives and devote themselves to him, and his purpose. There are those who disregard God in their rebellion, living lives to satisfy themselves. Then there are those who claim to be...