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honwardbound, Let me see if my pc has corrected its attitude. In post 993 it sounds like you are mocking our most Holy , sovereign, loving yet wrathful God who alone has the power and mercy to save us helpless sinners. Can you honestly read Romans and have a hateful attitude toward the electing merciful God we serve. Please check your attitude to God's clear word.:( Let me back up a little, and give you the benefit of an honest mistake.:confused: You actually slapped us who might have a prideful attitude of thinking we are so special because God chose us and not the other sinners. The Bible teaching on election should lead us to humility not pride. I was sooo dead that only God could save me, by His eternal love and powerful calling me to come to Jesus for salvation, so I could repent trust and obey to be saved. If I am off the wall, Please let me known you mind on this post. Love to all Hoffco
Thank you for sharing your concern, love you for this and do not mean to communicate any thing bad of God, for God is the one that is Merciful to all, and is waiting for all to see this as I see you have seen, been broken down to nothing, like King Nebuchadnezzar was, God sends wrath to teach and comfort to teach us that it is best to just trust Father that Father does just love us, and gives Mercy to those that seek it, even while through Son, Mercy is given to all, just not all have received it or have and forgotten it as I did for awhile and became or had a holier than thou attitude, not appreciating this Mercy for others, for me yes and had an attitude kind of like Jonah, revealed in Chapter 4 of Jonah, and God dealt with him with comfort and without, by the plant that gave him shade and then the worm that took away that comfort. So I see not to be a person that is better than anyone, for God has no respect of person, God does love us all
And my points are always evolved around the flesh dead Spirit, sons of Adam and the life everlasting Spirit of God one brought death where as God brings life, and this is done by Father through the resurrected Christ
Yet we all to get there need to go through death to self first in our carnal minds you think?
Hope this might clear up any thoughts that mislead us away from God's amazing truth in Mercy given through Son to all, waiting for us all to make that final choice I believe or I do not in truth God knows who are his and who are not, leaving that judgment to Father through Son
 

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Chapter 8 is just a further development of the great contrast of the Christians in ch.one, vs,5-17 with what we were before salvation as those in ch,1:18-32. Ch.2 gives the same contrast between the saved Gentiles and the lost Jew, that Jew was not Heart circumcised, born of God. We Christians are not under the control of our old sinful natures; we have a new heart and have God living in side us. If we are walking the holy lives, then the Holy Spirit will witness to our salvation; but if we are not walking holy lives the Spirit will rebuke us and correct us.., as Jesus did the disciples. "if you don't receive the Kingdom as a child, you will not enter the kingdom". And we know Judas never had entered the Kingdom. And the eleven shrived harder to enter, and did, which means , they had already been saved, but doubted it from time to time. We should never give any back sliding christian assurance of salvation. Tell them to take two doses of IJH. ( first John) and call me in the morning, when the SON LIGHT dawns upon your soul:confused:. Love to all. Hoffco
Tell me in all truth, we discuss it this way and that way, and this is good, yet bottom line who ius truly my teacher and yours and all who beleive God? Who teaches us man or God? Who discerns truth over error(s)?

Hebrews 8 for me comes to mind and I learn to trust and mind by Faith, trust in Father by Son. that is always bottom line what I have been saying it is all God, God gets from me all the credit and if God decides to give me credit, well that is God's choice not mine, Praising Jesus, who praises Father, Father who praises Jesus, and sends us his Spirit to be shown this praise of Father and Son, and we join in in fellowship, and just praise in thanksgiving and praise, we today have by Son entered his Courts thanks to Father through son as King David saw afar off in Psalms 100:4
 

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Chapter 8 is just a further development of the great contrast of the Christians in ch.one, vs,5-17 with what we were before salvation as those in ch,1:18-32. Ch.2 gives the same contrast between the saved Gentiles and the lost Jew, that Jew was not Heart circumcised, born of God. We Christians are not under the control of our old sinful natures; we have a new heart and have God living in side us. If we are walking the holy lives, then the Holy Spirit will witness to our salvation; but if we are not walking holy lives the Spirit will rebuke us and correct us.., as Jesus did the disciples. "if you don't receive the Kingdom as a child, you will not enter the kingdom". And we know Judas never had entered the Kingdom. And the eleven shrived harder to enter, and did, which means , they had already been saved, but doubted it from time to time. We should never give any back sliding christian assurance of salvation. Tell them to take two doses of IJH. ( first John) and call me in the morning, when the SON LIGHT dawns upon your soul:confused:. Love to all. Hoffco
Oh and thank you for the dialogue, iron does sharpen iron Doug, appreciated
 
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In Romans we will see, God is merciful(as to sal.) only merciful to His "elect". ch. 2 has taught us that God is "no respecter of persons" as God gives to all, every person gets, what he/she works for, or deserves. After God has given "mercy" undeserved mercy, by saving an undeserving sinner, then that sinner is a transformed saint and does works deserving of a reward from God, so in the end , God gives all what they deserves. :p God is a "rewarder of all who seek Him". This thinking is correct, and follows ,salvation by grace thru faith, unto good works. Right? Right! Jesus said to WORK for bread that is to eternal life. Love to all, Hoffco
 
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As we go on in Rom. ch 8; we will '















































As we con't in ch.8 we see Paul is bring these 8 chs,(1-8) to a conclusion; as to what salvation is all about. God's sal. is about bring Sinners to saints, transforming sinners into saints by the new birth, This is God's first concern. The second concern of God is to give sinners a perfect righteousness so they can stand in the day of Judgment in the perfect righteousness of Jesus His eternal SON. This second part, justification, is in 8:30-32, only 3 verses; The big concern of Paul (GOD) is that we see, God's main concern is making saints out of wicked sinners., so they will be FIT to live in Heaven. Love to all, Hoffco
 

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[h=3]Me in red
Romans 8[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (flesh attitude is selfishness, verses God loves in Spirit everyone) [SUP]2 [/SUP]For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (hath is past tense made me free, Christ did this if one chooses belief, by the law of the Spirit) [SUP]3 [/SUP]For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:( all sin is condemned to what? Flesh the carnal mindset of selfishness?) [SUP]4 [/SUP]that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ( renews ones mindset to maybe see Father's point of view seeing through Son maybe?)

[SUP]5 [/SUP]For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.( There is a difference between mindsets flesh or Spirit are there not? One frees and gives life and they other is in bondage to survive selfishly.) [SUP]6 [/SUP]For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.( a repeat of verse 6 or the showing what one and the other bring life or death) [SUP]7 [/SUP]Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.( so what do I do, about this carnal mindset, I have how do I get God's mindset in Spirit and truth?) [SUP]8 [/SUP]So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.( do we know see this?)

[SUP]9 [/SUP]But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. So in essence, either one believes and receives or one does not. Now if one has received then they know and are secure in belief, when one hath received. Otherwise one is stressed out in trying to receive, which if they do not give up one day they will see and be at rest in belief beyond a shadow of a doubt, and have entered the rest God has for us all, yet not all might enter, because of unbelief as in the day of provocation they did not enter his rest, because of unbelief) [SUP]10 [/SUP]And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. ( see contingent on whether one believes or not. It is or it is not dead, and if you are Spirit filled the old man is dead, not something one thinks about that brings about doubt) [SUP]11 [/SUP]But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. ( are we listening it is by Faith that this is truth, do we beleive or trying to believe, being busy with trying to show good fruits) So is it finished as he said in John 19:30, did Christ do it all for us, and do we beleive he loves us that much, that deep?

[SUP]12 [/SUP]Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. [SUP]13 [/SUP]For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.( how does one Mortify the deeds of the body, flesh mindset? awe through the Spirit, not self right?) [SUP]14 [/SUP]For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Led by who, or what, God in the Spirit of God, who leads? So we are either the Son's of god by the Spirit of God or Son's of the flesh in the Spirit of Adam right? and this is by waht whether or not one believes or not right?[SUP]15 [/SUP]For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Are we crying Abba Father in thanksgiving and praise or are we crying I need forgiveness and to do right, because one does not believe it is finished, done complete in Son to be delivered to Father and cry thank you, loudly in appreciation? [SUP]16 [/SUP]The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:( will that happen without belief 100%, no doubt can be in place can it) Did not christ say that to the people it was your Fatih (belief) that saved you, and go in peace, so do you all believe God? Or going to stay in doubt and try to search it out and try to be good to get God to be pleased with you and what you do or not do? People are and either reward you or scold you, and yet God just love you. [SUP]17 [/SUP]and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. suffer with him, hmm wondering, could this be stand firm in him, that he did do it all for you and by beleif in his finished work and resurrected life you are saved period, done finished by God whom has just waited for you to believe God and stand firm in that as Chirst did against the pharisees and religous leaders who told truth, but did not do it, as is the same today, nothing is new under the sun (SON)

[SUP]18 [/SUP]For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. I reckon is the same as I believe, or I know, to suffer here now, while others as I myself have reviled in not loving others unless they see as I or they do, which today I quit that attitude and asked God to see from God's view not this worlds, and this was seen by seeing that Chirst is alive right now here today forevermore [SUP]19 [/SUP]For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. [SUP]20 [/SUP]For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, [SUP]21 [/SUP]because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. How will we be delivered as that is what it just said right? by beleiving God or by works to be right with God, when it takes what to be perfect and no flesh can be perfect, so are we made perfect by God, from God through Chirst or not? since no flesh works can make us perfect? [SUP]22 [/SUP]For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Until now, waht was now att his time of writing, until Christ, was this waht he is referring to the cross of Christ? So is there a before the cross and an after the cross, a dividing line in death and life? [SUP]23 [/SUP]And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Does this say that our flesh is not redeemed, that our Spirit is? [SUP]24 [/SUP]For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? [SUP]25 [/SUP]But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. This hope stands strong in us all, and we are to wait to see this hope that is a reality, when we see to give up all to God who has past trense already done it all, then one passes hope and sees OSAS, boasting in God and God alone. one has past from death to life here and now recokning by the cross they are dead to flesh mindset and alive to God's mindset in the resurrected Christ. God holds your old flesh alive now in Spirit and truth

[SUP]26 [/SUP]Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Are we listening again here it shows we can do nothing of ourselves it takes Faith in the living Savior Christ to be transported to Father and thus walk in the new life in Spirit and truth, flesh old flesh is reckoned dead [SUP]27 [/SUP]And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.To the will of who? God or you? Who knows best for you God or you? and that right there is still dependent on belief or not right or wrong? [SUP]28 [/SUP]And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. [SUP]29 [/SUP]For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. [SUP]30 [/SUP]Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. It again still appears to me that it is all God and none of me or anyone else, and this is contingent on whether I believe God in whole , no doubts, any doubts how can one see?

[SUP]31 [/SUP]What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? So do we see Gods is for us? and that it is by belief without a doubt, add just one doubt and one can't see can we? [SUP]32 [/SUP]He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Are we listening, freely give us all what? a Good house a great wife, lots of money, I think not, waht does everyone want? Is it life above all? Well so what does he give by his resurrection? Life right in what flesh or Spirit of Father? [SUP]33 [/SUP]Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? okay here it seems to be a separation in God's love, as if I am not called unless he calls, so the ? is then has God called all or not? yes God has, and that is to beleive God or not, that is all folks do you believe Christ is risen and alive right here right now? If you do then you will see and be right with God and all your worldly views will change to see beyond this corrupted world and rejoice in knowing God does just love you so much that he did send Son for you to redeem you in Spirit and truth, where you will see the truth and be free in it? It is God that justifieth.Either you will believe this or you will believe with doubt, and if have doubt while trying to beleive how can this justifcation be seen? [SUP]34 [/SUP]Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. You catch that risen, if one does not believe he is risen then we are still in our sins and to be pitied of all people, but he is risen, and if anyone doubts that, and many do, how can one see new life he came to give if they doubt and try to be right by works they are doing as if God will be pleased in any flesh works we do? [SUP]35 [/SUP]Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? [SUP]36 [/SUP]As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. [SUP]37 [/SUP]Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. [SUP]38 [/SUP]For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, [SUP]39 [/SUP]nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Would all that include sin whether one sins again oir not? We are looking from God's view not ours, so can any sin sepoarate us from God's unfathomable love?
And I am not saying this for anyone to tkae it for granted and just sin because they are past tense forgiven as the Corinthians did.
Rather in appreciation while we were yet failures, Chirst went all the way to death for us, and rose again on the third day. why was it three days in the grave, just like as Jonah was in the whale?
Ask God that one and hear with those spiritual ears he gave you by belief, not by works for no man couls or ever can be perfect besides Christ, before or after the cross. Father is the one that calls are we listening and beleiving unto no doubts, that Father loves us this deep. All I can see is to respond with thanksgiving and praise anyone else?
 
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homwardbound. Sorry, you are so Christ centered that you destroy everything that God does IN us to deliver us from sin and renews us by the new birth work of the Spirit, by regeneration, as in Titus3:5, Jh.1:3,5,7,21, Rom.6:22; 8:2; 8:29-30 etc. etc.. BUT, the truth is: This great salvation work of the Father, Son and Spirit of GOD is done in us to enable us to repent of sin, trust in Jesus alone and obey Jesus alone, for salvation. Sorry, you have one oar in the water and you are spinning in circles. Love , Hoffco
 
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I will move on to the Concluding statement of Paul,GOD, in 8:12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors-not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Paul argues from the human perspective: the only way we will gain eternal life is to put to death the sins of the flesh by the power of God which works in us . Paul said this in 6:13 "...but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God." 6:22 "''' and the end, everlasting life." We are to use our body to do righteous deeds : because Jesus did not do it for us on the cross, nor will He do it for us now, but Jesus gives us His power, now, so we can live the godly life and kill sin in ourselves, as in Gal.2:20 "I live in the flesh" in and with my body members,hands etc., , by the "faith" of Jesus, Jesus is faithful to be with me, each step of the way, helping me "I" do it, "I" do the living, the killing of sin and living the good, holy life. This is why Hebrews tell us to "...imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises," . AND, Peter tells us "Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." Love to all, Hoffco
 
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Rom.8:14-16 "For as many as are led by the spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ' "Abba, Father." ' The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God," As God works Christ into our lives we can FEEL Him in us, doing the HOLY work that only He can do. When God saved me, I was a totally new spiritual person, it was night to day. I was just a baby, but I was alive and feeding on God's word and growing. That was 53 yrs ago, and I am still feeding upon Christ and growing in Christ. I feel God in me more than ever. He is my Father. He encourages me never to give up. I rest and work totally in His care. Paul goes on to finish this "Therefore" with vs.17&18, "And if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Selah, Think about this. Amean. Love, Hoffco
 

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homwardbound. Sorry, you are so Christ centered that you destroy everything that God does IN us to deliver us from sin and renews us by the new birth work of the Spirit, by regeneration, as in Titus3:5, Jh.1:3,5,7,21, Rom.6:22; 8:2; 8:29-30 etc. etc.. BUT, the truth is: This great salvation work of the Father, Son and Spirit of GOD is done in us to enable us to repent of sin, trust in Jesus alone and obey Jesus alone, for salvation. Sorry, you have one oar in the water and you are spinning in circles. Love , Hoffco
Love you Brother ju8st love you and thanks that is correct as in Christ centered only, for Christ is the way, the truth and the life. without Father by Christ especially the resurrected Christ I am if Father did not raise Son as proof, I would still be in my sins and my Faith would be useless
But Christ is alive, risen from the dead by Father who approved of Son and is the only flesh Father is pleased in. So Christ is raised for us to be alive by his resurrection in Spirit and truth, Brother, I think you see this. anyway it is what it is, Put no confidence in flesh
[h=3]Philippians 3[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. [SUP]2 [/SUP]Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. [SUP]3 [/SUP]For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. [SUP]4 [/SUP]Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: [SUP]5 [/SUP]circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; [SUP]6 [/SUP]concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. [SUP]7 [/SUP]But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. [SUP]8 [/SUP]Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, [SUP]9 [/SUP]and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: [SUP]10 [/SUP]that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; [SUP]11 [/SUP]if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Only through death does one se life and that is death to self
 

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I will move on to the Concluding statement of Paul,GOD, in 8:12 "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors-not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." Paul argues from the human perspective: the only way we will gain eternal life is to put to death the sins of the flesh by the power of God which works in us . Paul said this in 6:13 "...but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God." 6:22 "''' and the end, everlasting life." We are to use our body to do righteous deeds : because Jesus did not do it for us on the cross, nor will He do it for us now, but Jesus gives us His power, now, so we can live the godly life and kill sin in ourselves, as in Gal.2:20 "I live in the flesh" in and with my body members,hands etc., , by the "faith" of Jesus, Jesus is faithful to be with me, each step of the way, helping me "I" do it, "I" do the living, the killing of sin and living the good, holy life. This is why Hebrews tell us to "...imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises," . AND, Peter tells us "Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator." Love to all, Hoffco
If you or anyone kills sin by their power using God, Christ as the way as this is how one did it, then there is room to boast
is there not?
Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

I am sorry but you seem to b e exerting taking credit as you saying Christ gave me the power to do it. Humble thyself Brother, God's grace is sufficient for yuo, and amessenger of Satan will come if you are God's to buffet you
IT IS ALL CHRIST AND NONE OF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE
NO FLESH CAN PLEASE GOD. ONLY CHRIST'S DID, AND THROUGH THAT WE ARE SAVED BY FATHER THANKS TO SON
LOVE YOU DEEP BROTHER AS GOD DOES
 

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Rom.8:14-16 "For as many as are led by the spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ' "Abba, Father." ' The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God," As God works Christ into our lives we can FEEL Him in us, doing the HOLY work that only He can do. When God saved me, I was a totally new spiritual person, it was night to day. I was just a baby, but I was alive and feeding on God's word and growing. That was 53 yrs ago, and I am still feeding upon Christ and growing in Christ. I feel God in me more than ever. He is my Father. He encourages me never to give up. I rest and work totally in His care. Paul goes on to finish this "Therefore" with vs.17&18, "And if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Selah, Think about this. Amean. Love, Hoffco
So is this here toooooooo Christ centered as it really should be, you think? All Father and Son as one, where we are invited to have fellowship as one with Father and Son, in his kingdom that is not of this earth in Spirit and truth, where no unredeemed flesh can come right or wrong, love learning from you, whether it be truth or error, for I thank God to my teacher, and discern all I hear and say unto truth, yes we are growing in the amazing grace given to us by Christ's death first for our death to self, and then see the risen savior, which changes all things from this physical to world to God's spiritual world. Made alive in Spirit and truth, dead to the carnal nature that we were first born with
Loving every minute of it
 
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homward, maybe it is your bodily condition that makes you so "spiritually" minded (I am praising you and admonishing you at the same time), not all of us are in the bodily condition as you, some need to be eunics to be saved, but not me, thank you,but no thanks, I can be Well Pleasing to God in my natural capacities, blessed by God in all,must, departments. But you maybe like the lustful man who gouged out his eyes to be pure in thought, but he was still lustful. You may need to learn the purity of our thoughts, yet the sinfulness of our intentions; SO, make sure your intentions are pure, that is a heart issue. God, using the Word , His Bible and his Spirit, can discern the difference between our good thoughts, but He knows when we move to evil intentions, it , the thoughts are good, when our intentions are good. Our pure thoughts are evil if we intend to do turn them into evil deeds. Heb. 4:12-13 And, we can be "well pleasing" to God in this body, 2Cor.5:9 "all things are pure,to the pure" Tit,1:15. Love ya, Hoffco
 
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1Tim.1:7-15 many way to be "teachers of the law" with our "understanding" the law. love Hoffco
 
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Sorry, "without " understanding the law. I am thinking of you, Redtent, you can not understand the O.T. because you will not submit to the superiority of Christ over His law, which He has changed. love ya, hoffco
 
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Love you Brother ju8st love you and thanks that is correct as in Christ centered only, for Christ is the way, the truth and the life. without Father by Christ especially the resurrected Christ I am if Father did not raise Son as proof, I would still be in my sins and my Faith would be useless
But Christ is alive, risen from the dead by Father who approved of Son and is the only flesh Father is pleased in. So Christ is raised for us to be alive by his resurrection in Spirit and truth, Brother, I think you see this. anyway it is what it is, Put no confidence in flesh
Philippians 3

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. [SUP]2 [/SUP]Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. [SUP]3 [/SUP]For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. [SUP]4 [/SUP]Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: [SUP]5 [/SUP]circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; [SUP]6 [/SUP]concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. [SUP]7 [/SUP]But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. [SUP]8 [/SUP]Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, [SUP]9 [/SUP]and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: [SUP]10 [/SUP]that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; [SUP]11 [/SUP]if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Only through death does one se life and that is death to self
Excellent, JUST add verses 11-17 Pauls' goal was perfection; BUT He knew he would NEVER attain it in this flesh, the sinful flesh still plagues us. love hoffco
 

homwardbound

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homward, maybe it is your bodily condition that makes you so "spiritually" minded (I am praising you and admonishing you at the same time), not all of us are in the bodily condition as you, some need to be eunics to be saved, but not me, thank you,but no thanks, I can be Well Pleasing to God in my natural capacities, blessed by God in all,must, departments. But you maybe like the lustful man who gouged out his eyes to be pure in thought, but he was still lustful. You may need to learn the purity of our thoughts, yet the sinfulness of our intentions; SO, make sure your intentions are pure, that is a heart issue. God, using the Word , His Bible and his Spirit, can discern the difference between our good thoughts, but He knows when we move to evil intentions, it , the thoughts are good, when our intentions are good. Our pure thoughts are evil if we intend to do turn them into evil deeds. Heb. 4:12-13 And, we can be "well pleasing" to God in this body, 2Cor.5:9 "all things are pure,to the pure" Tit,1:15. Love ya, Hoffco
No problem Brother no matter what I know Father knows what Father is doing. I see the difference in 1 Cor 13:1-3, verses 4-13, there is a big contrast shown in truth right there, one is man's righteousness as to please God by what he does and the other is imputed righteousness from God to do as God, not taking any credit for the self at all.
Love you
 

homwardbound

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1Tim.1:7-15 many way to be "teachers of the law" with our "understanding" the law. love Hoffco
Still is all about Faith ( belief) when one comes froim under the curse of the Law where no flesh can be perfect and are in the flesh law breakers and in need of born again, that is a gift from God to those that believe God, found in the resurrected Christ not the death of Christ, for it is us that need to see ourselves dead with Christ in our flesh nature first, before we can see the new life in the Spirit and truth of Father. Father did this for us, by his Son who by Faith ion Father followed through to his death for us in trust to Father.
Tell me please who did the works of Christ? Christ or Father through Christ?
 

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Sorry, "without " understanding the law. I am thinking of you, Redtent, you can not understand the O.T. because you will not submit to the superiority of Christ over His law, which He has changed. love ya, hoffco
I do not think Christ changed the truth of the Law, rather he showed us our inability to do the Law, and we in unredeemed flesh can't be perfect by the Law, yet the Law is perfect in and of itself, and is whyt one can't see truth without being born again.
Born again is in the resurrected Christ, not the dead Christ
Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

I confess, I beleive, so is God's promise truth or does God lie? I believe Christ is alive which brought me to life, and anyone else that believes he is alive is where I see the change actually happens from flesh efforts to life in the Spirit of God being at rest in God, and whistling as we go in and out of this world, not belonging to this world any longer'
Thanks to all who hear in the Spirit of truth from Father,and even those as of not yet hearing will. I know becasue Father is Faithful for all to hear and make the choice as to believe and be or not and act as if, yet I can trust Father who knows
 

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Excellent, JUST add verses 11-17 Pauls' goal was perfection; BUT He knew he would NEVER attain it in this flesh, the sinful flesh still plagues us. love hoffco
So by Christ's death reckon it dead:
[h=3]Philippians 3:10-11[/h]King James Version (KJV)

[SUP]10 [/SUP]That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

[SUP]11 [/SUP]If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Romans 6:11 So look upon your old sin nature as dead and unresponsive to sin, and instead be alive to God, alert to him, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 7:23-25 but there is something else deep within me, in my lower nature, that is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. In my mind I want to be God’s willing servant, but instead I find myself still enslaved to sin. So you see how it is: my new life tells me to do right, but the old nature that is still inside me loves to sin. Oh, what a terrible predicament I’m in! Who will free me from my slavery to this deadly lower nature? Thank God! It has been done by Jesus Christ our Lord. He has set me free.

either one believes it is done or it isn't, belief sets free and unbelief keeps one in bondage, too simple for flesh mindset to comprehend, only Father can and does reveal this truth
I am not perfect, God is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanking God to be entered into his courts today with thanksgiving and praise thanks to So alone, by Faith (belief) it is done for me and all who will believe. yet that might just be too easy for us in carnality and need to see truth in being transfered from death in the flesh to new life in the Spirit, via the resurrected Christ, maybe? we all have free choice to believe or not