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gb9

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Amen....round and round we go with the dosie doe of legalism, works and I keep myself saved...
if you think about it, telling us that we have to do our parts to keep ourselves saved is the same thing that satan said to Eve in the Garden-

God is holding back, you need to eat this fruit so then YOU will have the knowledge of good and evil.

don't trust God your Creator to care for you, YOU need the knowledge.

same thing as -

don't trust Jesus with your salvation, you do your part.
 
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So we are saved by doing good, but jesus came to die for our sins, which is it man? Your all over the place
Such are the workers for and Cainologists.....vacillite like the waves of the DEAD SEA.............their theology, like the book of Mormon is regularly updated to fit the argument..............blah, blah, blah
 
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Looks like you want to make paul a liar,

Paul said , GOD FORBID that I boast in anything but the cross. Did Paul lie? Why did he make a fool of himself by later changing his view?

Let me ask you this. WHen paul boasts of people being changed, does he boast in them changing themselves and doing good. Or was it something else?
All Jesus, All Faith or All a lie!!!!
 
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What you said proves me right. Parents always GIVE THEIR CHILDREN gifts. You have to first become a child of God to get the gift.
After you give your children gifts, they have to do right with it or you can take it away.


You are the one who did a cop out when you didn't want to answer the question.


It violates rules to this site to preach obedience to Christ? It violates the rules to go against the doctrines of man, like Luther and Calvin?
This is the most stupid analogy I have ever seen in my 5 years on this site.....one must become a child first to get the gift.......wow........what ignorance of the word............man you are soooooo deceived
 

YourTruthGod

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This is the most stupid analogy I have ever seen in my 5 years on this site.....one must become a child first to get the gift.......wow........what ignorance of the word............man you are soooooo deceived
…unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven; Matthew 18:3.
 
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Your the one fighting against God, And also causing paul to be a deciever.

Once again,
What did paul consider the power of those people changing?

Why can’t you answer? Are you to afraid?
Amen......he cannot answer, because he does not know....too busy devaluing Christ.....so let's see how many ignorant statements can be made....here are two

a. I have a special revealed knowledge that only a few know

b. One must become a child first to get the gift

Wow.......the above two...we have another cake taker here.....
 

stonesoffire

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Hi Hev

I was responding to YTG's post where he said circumcision is our purification. I can see why he would say that but it's not accurate.


Joh 2:5  His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."


Joh 2:6  Now there were six stone jars, used for the Jewish ritual of purification, each holding two to three measures.


Joh 2:7  Yeshua said to them, "Fill the jars with water!" So they filled them up to the top.


Joh 2:8  Then He said to them, "Take some water out, and give it to the headwaiter." And they brought it.


Joh 2:9  Now the headwaiter did not know where it had come from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. As the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, he calls the bridegroom


Joh 2:10  and says to him, "Everyone brings out the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, then the worse. But you’ve reserved the good wine until now!"


Joh 2:11  Yeshua did this, the first of the signs, in Cana of the Galilee—He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

There is a lot of symbols speaking truth in this story. But, for this post, I'm addressing the purification water jars.

The wine symbolizes the Spirit. No longer men performing rites using earthly means....water, but within our spirit we are purified when we receive Holy Spirit.

Jesus had said it wasn't the time yet for that was the Cross and resurrection of Jesus to purify us. Spirit of Christ. The new birth.

Circumcision is the flesh put to death by the working of Holy Spirit in our life. The axe put to the tree, that the first couple ate of in unbelief, that we might eat of the tree of life in faith. Belief. .
 
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…unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven; Matthew 18:3.
..................duh......the FREE GIFT = BORN AGAIN BY FAITH = becoming a child of God.....and who was he talking to.....people such as yourself ....Dude....you are missing the mark by a few light years....!!!! And make no mistake......you are deceived and deceiving by your words
 
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if you think about it, telling us that we have to do our parts to keep ourselves saved is the same thing that satan said to Eve in the Garden-

God is holding back, you need to eat this fruit so then YOU will have the knowledge of good and evil.

don't trust God your Creator to care for you, YOU need the knowledge.

same thing as -

don't trust Jesus with your salvation, you do your part.
Oh I know.....saying I have a special revealed knowledge that few know and one must become a child first to get the gift is pure ignorance of the word....
 

YourTruthGod

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There are no new revelations from God, and not only do you miss the mark on grace, you miss the mark in faith as well....make no mistake pal...your view is skewed and false.....nothing more than a johnny come lately deceiver peddling the same sinless perfectionist, working for, commandment keeping garbage the blind Pharisees espoused and peddled....!

Regardless of how you spin it!!
I didn't say anything about new prophecies.
 
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You expecty me to answer you when you refuse to answer anyone?
Get real dude


Sin is not a work one does to get saved, What a joke!!

Did Paul lie when he said GOD FORBID if he boast in ANYTHING BUT THE CROSS?
This guy is quickly becoming one of the top cake takers I have ever seen on this site.........I really believe he is one of the top when it comes to devaluing Jesus and the work he does and has done on our behalf......and for sure he peddles full blown works for salvation...ONE MUST BECOME A CHILD BEFORE THEY GET THE GIFT places full emphasis upon self.........very satanic
 

YourTruthGod

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You hear what you only want to hear...By Grace I am SAVED , through FAITH, NOT by WORKS so I cannot boast...
Paul would not say you are saved by not obeying by repenting of sins. Paul was talking about not of the works of the law in which circumcision is the sign.

Paul even says that he preached repentance and faith.

2 Corinthians 12:21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.


Looks like they never repented of their sins to get saved!


Acts 20:21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 26:20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.
 
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and that is why I put fran on ignore.

for saying that " no one answers my questions " while refusing to answer anyone else's .

and, even if you do answer, they will just pluck more verses out of context and fire off more questions while ignoring your answer.

they all operate the same way.

almost as if there is some type of sprit behind it........
Oh there is for sure.....and that Spirit is not of God.....one who states they must become a chikd first to get the gift is not being led of God....that is for sure!!
 

YourTruthGod

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Hi Hev

I was responding to YTG's post where he said circumcision is our purification. I can see why he would say that but it's not accurate.


Joh 2:5  His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."


Joh 2:6  Now there were six stone jars, used for the Jewish ritual of purification, each holding two to three measures.


Joh 2:7  Yeshua said to them, "Fill the jars with water!" So they filled them up to the top.


Joh 2:8  Then He said to them, "Take some water out, and give it to the headwaiter." And they brought it.


Joh 2:9  Now the headwaiter did not know where it had come from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. As the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, he calls the bridegroom


Joh 2:10  and says to him, "Everyone brings out the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, then the worse. But you’ve reserved the good wine until now!"


Joh 2:11  Yeshua did this, the first of the signs, in Cana of the Galilee—He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

There is a lot of symbols speaking truth in this story. But, for this post, I'm addressing the purification water jars.

The wine symbolizes the Spirit. No longer men performing rites using earthly means....water, but within our spirit we are purified when we receive Holy Spirit.

Jesus had said it wasn't the time yet for that was the Cross and resurrection of Jesus to purify us. Spirit of Christ. The new birth.

Circumcision is the flesh put to death by the working of Holy Spirit in our life. The axe put to the tree, that the first couple ate of in unbelief, that we might eat of the tree of life in faith. Belief. .
I said CIRCUMCISION of the FLESH was the OLD WORKS OF THE LAW that was the sign of the PURIFICATION WORKS OF THE LAW.
 

YourTruthGod

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..................duh......the FREE GIFT = BORN AGAIN BY FAITH = becoming a child of God.....and who was he talking to.....people such as yourself ....Dude....you are missing the mark by a few light years....!!!! And make no mistake......you are deceived and deceiving by your words
Do you really think that the message that saves is about not repenting of sins but believing Jesus' blood cleans you of sins you don't even know you do?!

We have to confess our sins with our mouth and repent of them.
 

stonesoffire

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Under the OT covenant, circumcision performed on the 8th day was for citizenship in the nation of Israel.

It was a work of law, true. But, these things are types and shadows of the work of God in our lives to prove we belong to Him.

The works of the Spirit.

The 8th day symbolizes new beginnings. Circumcision certainly is that when Holy Spirit comes.
 

YourTruthGod

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..................duh......the FREE GIFT = BORN AGAIN BY FAITH = becoming a child of God.....and who was he talking to.....people such as yourself ....Dude....you are missing the mark by a few light years....!!!! And make no mistake......you are deceived and deceiving by your words
The old PURIFICATION WORKS of the law in which CIRCUMCISION of the flesh was the sign---those purification works used to be the righteous works that the people HAD TO WORK AT AND DO THEMSELVES.

The people had to do THOSE WORKS THEMSELVES to clean themselves just to have a relationship with God.

They were purified externally and justified because they atoned for their souls. They took care of their sin nature by doing that, and the Gentiles did NOT do those things, therefore they were dead in their sins and they were WITHOUT God in the world and without the promises.

When Jesus came and was crucified, he also let the Gentiles be saved too. He did NOT make them get circumcised first to get saved, he saved them while they were UNCIRCUMCISED ENEMIES of God who were DEAD in their sins.