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."In this world you will have tribulation; but take courage, for I have overcome the world." Jn16:33
definition of an overcomer... 1 jn 5:4-5
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."In this world you will have tribulation; but take courage, for I have overcome the world." Jn16:33
When god breathed his spirit into adam and adam became a living soul were was the spirit? in him, thats what "in us" means.Quoted by Blood:Hi, "Blood". Regeneration is the work of the Holy Ghost in us. But what does "in us", mean?
What you say here is illogical. Regeneration is the active work of the holy ghost in us. We are not the holy ghost so how can we have anything to do with abiding in something that we were unable to do ourselves? which he had to do for us?
Thats why its necessary for the holy ghost to regenerate us first. The holy ghost can not indwell a unbeliever, and what believer was not an unbeliever first.Does the Spirit indwell an UNBELIEVER? Never.
"Beloved57", what do you think of the passage I quoted from Ezekiel? How do you understand it?
Quoted by ABIC:Wait --- when you cited that, did you know that "he WHO believes is the one who overcomes the world"?
definition of an overcomer... 1 jn 5:4-5
Hmmmm; vindicates me for all I've said...
Quote:Good question --- maybe, it has something to do with the whole point of the letter. That is, "Walk in grace, do not be subject again to slavery of Law; you who are seeking to be justified by Law are fallen from grace and severed from Christ".
then why Gal 5:25 Since you are in the Spirit ... walk in the Spirit why did they need to be told?
Quote:Please read the rest of chapter 3. Specifically, verse 4-10. Those who practice sin, are not saved; those who practice righteousness are righteous as He is righteous.
why is there 1 jn 3:2-3 stating that we are not perfect yet... we can sin
Do you still assert that "we can walk in sin but still be saved"? (See 1Jn1:6-7.)
1 jn 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
romans 13:11 And that knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed
already saved not living it connects to eph 5:7-14
when will you deal with this verse!
What is a righteous acts according to scripture...
belief in what Christ did when we do this the Holy Spirit put us into Christ and counting His righteousness as ours! ... thus we are ungodly and righteous... romans 4:5
Quote:Did Abraham continue in doubt, rather than faith? No.
faith is having a hope in a promise from God... heb 11:1 but abraham after he believed gen 15:6 doubted God in gen 15:8 ... yet God still kept his promise
Did He not laugh in doubt that Sara was going to have a baby in gen 17:17,19 as well as sara.. gen 18:12 yet God counted this righteousness in gen 15:6
Finnally in gen 22:10 this was a mature belief .. Heb 11:17-19
Quote:In 2Cor11:3, Paul worries that WE can be deceived away from Christ, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's craftiness.
Adam and eve sinned ... they ran away from God YET God made clothing and brought them to Adam and Eve
What does that verse mean to you?
THen help me understand, "Beloved57".
Joh 3:3 - Show Context Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Please show me anywhere in Scripture where "regeneration" preceeds "faith". The only place "regeneration" appears, is in Titus3:5-6; and God regenerates us, by the Holy Spirit, who WAS POURED through Jesus-our-Savior.
I have been reading through some of your posts and they reveal that you have a very poor grasp of scripture.Sorry, it says "abide in Him". See 1Jn2:26-28 --- abiding in Him is fully optional. That is, continue to abide.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (john 3:3)Please show me anywhere in Scripture where "regeneration" preceeds "faith".
If a man is not regenerated than he can not believe savingly. You don't understand this thats why your understanding of scripture is very poor.Nowhere is any man regenerated before believing
It is not that we are imposing a "NOT REALLY" upon scripture, it is that you're not grasping in what sense that righteousness is real.Quoted by Beloved57:THen help me understand, "Beloved57". Explain Ezk18 to me. How can a RIGHTEOUS man, turn and do evil? How can an evil man choose to be righteous?
ben, you dont understand scriptures man..
If a righteous man can become evil, you're caught trying to explain how he could BE righteous, but TURN. You'll hafta try to assert "oh he wasn't REALLY righteous, he only went BACK to the evil that was there all ALONG".
And that will be doing what I've charged RT with doing all along: imposing "NOT REALLY", upon Scripture.
Qoted by ABIC:That's true. Though Rom10 says "Without a preacher HOW will they believe?" --- I think Rom2:14-16 asserts that those who were never TAUGHT "the Law" (and Jesus is now "the Law"), can still have Jesus in their hearts.
Yet we have scripture.... and some people have never met a gifted teacher of the scriptures
So I believe there will be Mormons, JW's, Moslems, Buddhists, and people from many other faiths in Heaven. Each can belong to Jesus inasmuch as he/she understands Him.