2 Peter 3:17-18
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
When we grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Paul becomes much easier to understand.
2 Corinthians 3:5-6
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
This is not hard to explain to a Christian.
This becomes difficult to explain to legalists and pharisees who wrestle and twist the word and are led away with the error of the wicked.
All I can say is that the vail comes off in Christ. It won't be possible to understand Paul if you don't come to Christ first.
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
When we grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Paul becomes much easier to understand.
2 Corinthians 3:5-6
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
This is not hard to explain to a Christian.
This becomes difficult to explain to legalists and pharisees who wrestle and twist the word and are led away with the error of the wicked.
All I can say is that the vail comes off in Christ. It won't be possible to understand Paul if you don't come to Christ first.
They profess to teach that salvation is by grace through faith, but then redefine this in a way that is contrary to the Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) which is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVES.. (Romans 1:16). Even though they may even deny this, they teach that salvation is by "grace plus law, faith plus works."
Their doctrine of salvation is a subtle mixture of law and grace that is a perversion of the Gospel. (Galatians 1:6-9)