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Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.
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No born again christian can believe sinning is ok.

Then one will not deny Sinless Perfectionism because to say it is not true is a future declaration that one is going to sin. They cannot help but to sin. It's okay. Everybody does it. But saying you will sin again in the future is not the truth. God's ways are higher than our ways. God says be ye holy as I am holy. Oh, but wait. That statement from God cannot actually mean that, right? His plain words in this case have to mean something else because they go against what you believe.


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The law was always about , love God and love your neighbour under the oc and nc.
 
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Yep if you wilfully choose such a lifestyle you cannot Inherit the kingdom of God.
The born again christian however in their heart wants to obey God
 
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John himself tells us if we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth I not in us

Living a holy life does not mean sinless perfection

As you yourself commit sin I do wonder why, according to what you state on thus website you wish to condemn yourself as frequently as you do
 
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The law was always about , love God and love your neighbour under the oc and nc.

This is true. But the Law was not brought to it's fullest completion in love until the New Covenant. For the Law of sin and death (i.e. the Law of Moses) was attached with capital punishment. You could die physically for breaking the Law. Now, we are under grace. There is no capital punishment in God's Word for breaking His laws now. This is love. God is being merciful. In addition, Jesus said, I give you a new commandment, love one another as I have loved you. Jesus is saying we are to love as He loved. Jesus was loving in ways that the OT saint could not love. They went to war, render an eye for an eye, etc.

The Law of the Spirit of Life has made me free from the Law of Sin and Death. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. This is the freedom.


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And why quote Paul?
You reject his core gospel message

As you must believe he preached a false gospel message I would have thought you would choose not to quote him
 
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The standard the law sets is perfection.
Dont lower the standard!

I am not. Jesus said be ye perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect.
Only with Jesus Christ we can be perfect. Without Him we can do nothing.


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You contradict yourself for you say disobedience to the law leads to death.

Once again, your understanding of scripture I false.

Is Paul stating I gal5:18:

If you perfectly obey the law you are not under the law.

No he isn't!
 
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I am not. Jesus said be ye perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect.
Only with Jesus Christ we can be perfect. Without Him we can do nothing.


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So you now claim to be as perfect as God himself?

You need to understand scripture, not just quote it
 
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But just saying your sorry is not enough. There has to be a change in one's life. One cannot hold onto the even one sin (done on occasion) and say they are in God's good graces. It doesn't work like that. 1 John 2:4 says he that says he knows Him and does not keep His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him.


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So you now claim to be as perfect as God himself?

You need to understand scripture, not just quote it
Aim to be perfect in attitude and following after Christ. You will not be perfect in your flesh, as John tells us
 
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So you don't love Christ for you do not try and obey all of his commands
Just stating your belief
 
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Who ultimately does the "good work" in a believer's life?
Is it God?
Or is it the believer?
Well, Scripture tells us that God (Christ) is the One who ultimately does the work within a believer.

Philippians 1:6
Philippians 1:11
Philippians 2:13
Philippians 4:13
1 Corinthians 15:10
Hebrews 12:1-2
Hebrews 13:21
Isaiah 26:12
1 John 4:12
Galatians 5:22-24 (cf. Matthew 7:16-18, Matthew 19:17)
John 15:5
Ezekiel 36:26-27

For that is why the 24 elders cast their crowns down before Jesus (Revelation 4:10). For the crowns they received for their good work was all the result of Christ working in them.

Yeah, but doesn't a believer do the work, too? Now, yes, it is true; A believer is created unto Christ Jesus for good works (Ephesians 2:10); And a believer is indeed held accountable by their "good works" here upon this Earth at a Judgment. But we must also realize that true believers are not ultimately doing these "good works" alone or of their own power, though. For in 1 Corinthians 15:10 Paul said that he labored more than all of his brethren, yet he said it was not him that labored but it was the grace of God that was within him. So true believer's are just choosing to allow God's "good work" to flow within them or not.

So no. I do not believe in Man Directed Works Salvationism. I believe if someone truly has accepted the LORD and Christ lives within them, then good fruit (And not bad fruit) will be evident in their life to prove that the One who is salvation itself abides within them (1 John 5:12).


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Aim to be perfect in attitude and following after Christ. You will not be perfect in your flesh, as John tells us

Try looking up the word "perfect" at Blue Letter Bible within the New Testament. It may shock you to find how many times it appears in relation to the saints.


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Try looking up the word "perfect" at Blue Letter Bible within the New Testament. It may shock you to find how many times it appears in relation to the saints.


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Paul tells us to AIM for perfection. That is different from having aquired perfection.
 
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Try looking up the word "perfect" at Blue Letter Bible within the New Testament. It may shock you to find how many times it appears in relation to the saints.


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And of course, as for matt5:19 that you brought forth. You don't have to be perfect to enter heaven do you
 
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And of course, as for matt5:19 that you brought forth. You don't have to be perfect to enter heaven do you

I address this question in my Sinless Perfectionism thread.

Enjoy reading.


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This is simply not true. You can find the word "perfection" being used as a reality for the saints in my list of verses on Defending Sinless Perfectionism here:

A Biblical Defense of Sinless Perfectionism.



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Quote me a verse that states a christian must be sinless in their flesh.

As you are not sinless in your flesh, Thi is just more if demanding of others than you achieve in your own life.
 
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