The Heresy of Perfectionism
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The blood of Christ does not cover our sins, it washes away our sin, as well as our sinful behavior. It does not only forgives our sins, it also changes our behavior, producing a moral transformation in the life of the believer. The blood brings forth a new righteous creation that God is looking for under the new covenant, we become the very image of Christ.
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Now I want to clarify first, to avoid debate, 
that we are to avoid sin.
But if there is anything learned from Jesus, the only perfect is Jesus.
Jesus calls us to set flesh, self , aside, from what Ive learned this means both good and bad.
We are not to live under condemnation, or self glory of perfection.
We are to live in Jesus.
Letting His spirit bring all that is Gods will in each of us.
Why else grace? If we be perfect, there would be no need for grace.
I liked this post zone, too often we forget, that anything good in us, is given and brought in Jesus.
God bless.
pickles
that we are to avoid sin.But if there is anything learned from Jesus, the only perfect is Jesus.
Jesus calls us to set flesh, self , aside, from what Ive learned this means both good and bad.
We are not to live under condemnation, or self glory of perfection.
We are to live in Jesus.
Letting His spirit bring all that is Gods will in each of us.
Why else grace?
If we be perfect, there would be no need for grace.I liked this post zone, too often we forget, that anything good in us, is given and brought in Jesus.
God bless.
pickles
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you see runner I believe God gave us a new spirit that is clean and we are to tame our fleshy mind and flesh to the obedience of the new spirit and heart God placed in us. we war with our flesh so that all might be in obedience to Christ. God allows our flesh to tempt us but show us how to avoid sinning through revelations in the Spirit. for do you not remember that our war is not of the flesh and our weapons are not of the flesh either. the battlefield is control of our body and our mind so that we might glorify GOD and not given in to the temptation of this world and our own fleshly desires.
2 Corinthians 10
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
we must first train our own minds and bodies to obey God. We must destroy strongholds, arguments and anything in OUR minds and self that tries to tempt us from doing God's will for us. We must learn with diligence what God's will is. we must grow and be fruitful.
2 Peter 1
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
anyway I will pray that we all become mature in the knowledge of Christ and have the fruits of faith: virtue, knowledge, self control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. remembering always that we have been cleansed of our old sins
2 Corinthians 10
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
we must first train our own minds and bodies to obey God. We must destroy strongholds, arguments and anything in OUR minds and self that tries to tempt us from doing God's will for us. We must learn with diligence what God's will is. we must grow and be fruitful.
2 Peter 1
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
anyway I will pray that we all become mature in the knowledge of Christ and have the fruits of faith: virtue, knowledge, self control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. remembering always that we have been cleansed of our old sins
RUBBISH. fantasy.
no it isn't. that's your bag - you're just hedging.
'sin nature destroyed at new birth' is stupid holy roller burning bosom second baptism DELUSION.
thank you for reminding where this DEADLY error comes from.
i need to continually remind myself so i don't end up in your condition.
for the 10,000th time:
ROMANS 8
unregenerate vs regenerate men.
oh yes! we're SO HOLY AND SPIRITUAL!
WE "walk in the Spirit"
you carnal christians don't.
for the 10,000th time:
ROMANS 8
unregenerate vs regenerate men.
ya....uh...what? why that's absurd....BUT
i think i prefer the false prophets to the self-righteous hypocrites
no it isn't. that's your bag - you're just hedging.
'sin nature destroyed at new birth' is stupid holy roller burning bosom second baptism DELUSION.
thank you for reminding where this DEADLY error comes from.
i need to continually remind myself so i don't end up in your condition.
for the 10,000th time:
ROMANS 8
unregenerate vs regenerate men.
oh yes! we're SO HOLY AND SPIRITUAL!
WE "walk in the Spirit"
you carnal christians don't.
for the 10,000th time:
ROMANS 8
unregenerate vs regenerate men.
ya....uh...what? why that's absurd....BUT
i think i prefer the false prophets to the self-righteous hypocrites