What Gospel is for us ?

[2ndTimothyGroup]

The good thing about debates is that slowly but surely you learn how to take it in stride and respond as you should but it comes with time and practice but it is good you careful as it is easy to let slip of the tongue

My tongue isn't "slipping," but I am not following my own words above, today. What bothers me more than anything is people playing word games with the Word of God. Of course, there is blatant lying about Scripture, which is equally troublesome, but game-playing in open, public forum for the entire world to see . . . it is wholly, completely, and totally disgusting. To me, it feels equivalent to Christ becoming angry and upturning tables within His Fathers Temple.

 

[SophieT]

Mkay.

If you would, please outline your Romans 12:2 Transformation. Tell us how you've gone from Saul to Paul, so to speak.

this is not the gospel, but what happens after we have accepted Christ

transformation has as much to do with what we put into our walk as does the Holy Spirit teaching us as we do so. this is not work, but rather meeting our Savior and spending time with Him...we find God even now when we search for Him with all our hearts...we are not burdened with some sort of performance or expectation of certain achievements according to a timetable of manmade understanding anymore than Paul expected to be confronted on the road to Damascus and having his life utterly turned upside down

we all have a starting point and the transformative power of our faith starts that new life

if you are forming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ from Paul's letters, you have missed something along the way

 

[SophieT]

the op seems to wish to create an understanding of the word gospel that is actually not biblical

the word gospel itself, simply means GOOD NEWS

so what is the good news? Paul never commits to preaching any gospel save the one he came to understand after his conversion

15 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. I Corinthians 15: 1-6

it would not be the gospel without Christ's resurrection and the reason for the resurrection was His sinless nature

everything Paul wrote after that was either explanation or correction of this gospel and not his own

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

this is not the gospel, but what happens after we have accepted Christ

transformation has as much to do with what we put into our walk as does the Holy Spirit teaching us as we do so. this is not work, but rather meeting our Savior and spending time with Him...we find God even now when we search for Him with all our hearts...we are not burdened with some sort of performance or expectation of certain achievements according to a timetable of manmade understanding anymore than Paul expected to be confronted on the road to Damascus and having his life utterly turned upside down

we all have a starting point and the transformative power of our faith starts that new life

if you are forming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ from Paul's letters, you have missed something along the way

Wow. That's amazing.

"if you are forming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ from Paul's letters, you have missed something along the way"

 

[SophieT]

Paul warns in his letters of those who would come and preach " another gospel"

yes he does but perhaps do some research as to what 'other gospel/gospels' he was referring to

those who would deny Christ in the flesh, those who preached the flesh was sinful so sin anyway since your spirit is blameless and various other errors of the day and in this century, we have myriad 'other gospels' which are not the gospel of Christ

another gospel does not mean preaching or teaching the actual gospel in specific words or presentations according to manmade speculation or understanding for Jesus said 'The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know from where it comes and where it goes. Thus is everyone having been born of the Spirit.' John 3:8

 

[SophieT]

Wow. That's amazing.

"if you are forming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ from Paul's letters, you have missed something along the way"

listen....I heartily disagree with your presentations much if not all the time and your blatant sarcasm does nothing for your cause

Paul did not preach another nor his own gospel

for some reason, this appears to offend you

you quoted one sentence out of my post which hardly reflects what I actually said

I consider that childish and the behavior of someone who actually rejects all but their counsel

perhaps all those pastors rejected your snark as much as anything else

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

listen....I heartily disagree with your presentations much if not all the time and your blatant sarcasm does nothing for your cause

Paul did not preach another nor his own gospel

for some reason, this appears to offend you

I haven't a clue as to what you're talking about. I don't know what else to say to you.

 

[SophieT]

I'm going to have to intervene here, my friend who you have falsely accused is actually the only person I have met who is very close to God you however make all your claims and when scripture is given to you proving you wrong like a child you say it is a fable and made up but if you had read the bible you would know it is not.
If your going to make false accusations of people at least have some evidence to back it up

correct me if I am wrong, but it seems you are saying that Timothygroup is the only person you have met who is close to God?

do I have that wrong?

mind you I don't agree with what Hann is saying.....

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

correct me if I am wrong, but it seems you are saying that Timothygroup is the only person you have met who is close to God?

do I have that wrong?

Oh boy. Here comes the next attack. And isn't this what I said would happen if we started talking about the Gospel? The "church" will remove you. They will hate you. You won't be invited back. Just as I explained above . . . it's happening.

@Blain - Don't worry Brother . . . @SophieT was on my blocklist for good reason. Looks like she's headed back to it.

 

[SophieT]

I don't think he is a Christian he seems to think he alone follows the true gospel and attacks anyone who disagrees.

he states in his bio he is not Christian

so .....

 

[SophieT]

Oh boy. Here comes the next attack. And isn't this what I said would happen if we started talking about the Gospel? The "church" will remove you. They will hate you. You won't be invited back. Just as I explained above . . . it's happening.

@Blain - Don't worry Brother . . . @SophieT was on my blocklist for good reason. Looks like she's headed back to it.

listen....I have been on this forum for years and have actually had some good solid discussion with Blain but not under my current username

there is no attack. it sounds more like you are the one with the hate problem since no one can match your endless verbiage of false accusations

you are speaking against other posters here in a manner that suggests you alone believe you are worthy and saved and can judge them

I made no secret that I do not care for what you post, but I am not suggesting that others turn away from you

you are bordering on being reported...if you want to talk against other posters and be nasty and gossip, take it to pm

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

it sounds more like you are the one with the hate problem

You have given out 428 emojis that are negative. Good try in attempting to hurt my psychology, but with that much negativity, I don't take you seriously.

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

429

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

I made no secret that I do not care for what you post

Thanks?

 

[SophieT]

You have given out 428 emojis that are negative. Good try in attempting to hurt my psychology, but with that much negativity, I don't take you seriously.

who is the Holy Spirit to you?

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

you are bordering on being reported

No problem. As soon as someone can copy and paste my sin, I find that I am defending myself . . . as I have been doing with you for the last ten minutes. Again, nice try.

 

[2ndTimothyGroup]

who is the Holy Spirit to you?

Goodbye, SophieT.

 

[SophieT]

Dont look at what churches say. What does the scriptures say ? Christ gave Paul the gospel to give to us :
1 Corinthians 15:3,4.
1Co 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1Co 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

This gospel is certified by Paul.
Gal 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
Gal 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

well what are you saying here? because now it sounds as though you are not saying 'gospel of Paul' but rather gospel of Christ taught by Paul

sounds a little different than your op

perhaps clarify?

 

[SophieT]

Goodbye, SophieT.

who is the Holy Spirit to you?

you do not seem to actually want to discuss the Bible...this is the BDF after all....but rather attack others and separate believers. so go ahead and do that but take it to pm

 

[Hann57]

"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." When you came to Christ, you were "circumcised," but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision--the cutting away of your sinful nature. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

well what are you saying here? because now it sounds as though you are not saying 'gospel of Paul' but rather gospel of Christ taught by Paul

sounds a little different than your op

perhaps clarify?

The gospel of Christ who gave it to Paul to give to us. That is simple. 1 Corinthians 15: 3,4.
Rom_1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Rom_1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Rom_16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
It is all the same gospel Paul preached. This is the gospel you need to believe to be saved.