Obedience & righteousness - extreme grace version

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I certainly dont feel PeterJens is the lesser respected (at least not by me) nor dumb. Neither is his presence or his english bothersome to me, its all good here.
 

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here are a couple of examples where BenWTF and Grace777x70 say that they believe the holy spirit doesn't convict believers of sin.
> http://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/125922-holy-spirit-convicts-sin-chapter-verse.html

well that didn't take long. i only have one Bernie Sanders button, and it's got a glossy finish. plus it hasn't really seen any use.

hey, i looked at this thread, and it sure looks like you agree with Ben. or at least, the scripture you replied with agrees with him. does that make you a "false grace teacher" ?


Ben's post (emphasis mine):


Where does the word of God declare that the Holy Spirit convicts believers of sin? I understand we can grieve the Holy Spirit and He can enlighten us to those areas, but is that the same thing as conviction? Does He ever condemn us, in convicting us? Or rather, does He convince us of who we are in Christ, the righteousness of God? Is it more along the lines of, "You aren't acting in accordance with who you now are in Jesus Christ (new creations, dead to sin)?" If He does convict, in what way and how, or is that conviction our own conscience and even so, at times the enemy trying to condemn us (being the accuser of the brethren and all)?
your reply (emphasis mine):

I guess it depends on if John was referring to the spirit or the conscience when he wrote heart.

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth, and by this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him. Because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God, 1 John 3:18-21


the scripture you quoted agrees with what Ben asked - isn't it that our heart convicts us, and the Spirit of Truth convinces us?
in your reply though, you seem to not be sure whether your heart is the Spirit or not. well, read the verse you quoted. it says: "
if your heart condemns you, God is greater than your heart" -- so is God greater than God? of course not. John meant "heart" when he wrote "heart" -- no need fr you to try to re-write scripture to accommodate yourself. perhaps Ben has a point -- do you think? because you seem to agree, in this "evidence" you put.

why, it seems you are a "gnostic false grace teacher" yourself!
goodness, do you really think filing for bankruptcy so many times on the companies he inherited from his father really qualifies Trump to have such influence over the national economy as the sitting president can have?
 
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And to think that I actually wasted my time responding to you in prior comments. Oh well, lesson learned.
if you want to be ridiculous with the pretense that you are not, i'll at least be openly ridiculous.

for the record, i agree with you about Trump. i think he's a terrible
choice for president.

If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God.
And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.

(2 Corinthians 5:13)
 
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Originally Posted by HeRoseFromTheDead

For all of the game players and false accusers, here are a couple of examples where BenWTF and Grace777x70 say that they believe the holy spirit doesn't convict believers of sin. This is what all false grace teachers teach.
do tell

tales out of school

you little schoolyard bully you

try not to snap your big self righteous suspenders so loud...I have sensitive ears
 

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And to think that I actually wasted my time responding to you in prior comments. Oh well, lesson learned.
if you want to respond to something, i think you should start with Galatians 2:20 -
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i no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
you denied that the Bible said either one of those things.
i corrected you.
you haven't acknowledged that.
i think we should get you on the same page as the scripture, before we can have any more meaningful bible discussion -- in the meanwhile, i'd be happy to go along with you encouraging the brothers and sisters not to vote for Trump. that's a worldly concern, and we don't have to have the same gospel to agree about that :)
 
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well that didn't take long. i only have one Bernie Sanders button, and it's got a glossy finish. plus it hasn't really seen any use.

hey, i looked at this thread, and it sure looks like you agree with Ben. or at least, the scripture you replied with agrees with him. does that make you a "false grace teacher" ?


Ben's post (emphasis mine):




your reply (emphasis mine):



the scripture you quoted agrees with what Ben asked - isn't it that our heart convicts us, and the Spirit of Truth convinces us?
in your reply though, you seem to not be sure whether your heart is the Spirit or not. well, read the verse you quoted. it says: "
if your heart condemns you, God is greater than your heart" -- so is God greater than God? of course not. John meant "heart" when he wrote "heart" -- no need fr you to try to re-write scripture to accommodate yourself. perhaps Ben has a point -- do you think? because you seem to agree, in this "evidence" you put.

why, it seems you are a "gnostic false grace teacher" yourself!
goodness, do you really think filing for bankruptcy so many times on the companies he inherited from his father really qualifies Trump to have such influence over the national economy as the sitting president can have?

Thanks for your research,

The truth hurts, But HeRose still will not see it I fear or maybe he will? I guess there is always hope
 
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oh dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for giving me Your precious Love
to love all who are on Your path,,,,
 
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I certainly dont feel PeterJens is the lesser respected (at least not by me) nor dumb. Neither is his presence or his english bothersome to me, its all good here.

well it's not about feelings..well not how you feel anyway

it's actually about the constant lies, exaggerations and name calling

what he is currently doing to Angela right now shows his despicable ability to tromp any truth underfoot

his attacks are always without merit and always viscous...

he is either a very frustrated person or just bad tempered..either way, he is over the top with nastiness

in fact, I wonder if he has not had some sort of break from reality because he is certainly imagining most of what he posts
 
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I dont believe PeterJens is the lesser respected (at least not by me) nor dumb. Neither is his presence or his english bothersome to me, its all good.
 
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I dont believe PeterJens is the lesser respected (at least not by me) nor dumb. Neither is his presence or his english bothersome to me, its all good.

oh he's certainly not dumb

you can follow him of course

I prefer to follow truth

the thing is, I truly believe most folks are tired of walking the dog through the same park and being told it's a different dog and a different park

your mr jens assumes we are all dumb as a bucket of rocks
 
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Many have claimed it is slander to say those who call people who believe in obedience and righteousness as legalists, do not themselves support obedience and righteousness.

The real question is, are we talking about the same thing? The answer is no because they reject the principles and morality we would want to obey and call righteousness.

So the question is obedience to what in their eyes?

Take the sermon on the mount. They say that is addressed to Jews and not christians.
The Lords prayer, old covenant. In fact everything before the cross is irrelevant.

Righteousness? Well nothing in the law, because that is just for Jews or to convict of failure.
Now there is much in the letters of the apostles but it does not relate to penal or civil govenance, rather personal attitudes and emotional responses. But everything that refers back to Jews or Jewish attitudes is also excluded. So you will hear the words context, but that just means ignore or apply this area to your life depending on the audience.

So though these people appear to have the same language as us, they actually approve of a different moral and relationship model.

It is why the language can be the same but the actual implications different.

Not surprisingly this is actually a different faith but with a similar language. Now they argue it is the true faith and what we have practised for 2000 years is actually false legalism and self justification.

Now they will strut and preen and say they are being loving to the weak believer and condemning the pharisee for their legalism and hypocracy. Now this appears on the surface a legitimate position until you realise it is they who continually confess about sin and failure, about being bound and never able to be free from issues. The best they do is repress ones conscience, say the Holy Spirit never convicts of sin, and say walking in the Spirit is the goal, but continually walk in the flesh which they feel guilty about.

The whole premise is you can never walk in fellowship before the Lord in purity and righteousness, even redeemed washed and purified. So though they claim they are freeing themselves from condemnation, they actually believe they deserve it.

Their response is the christian is called to be perfect which is impossible. The problem is "perfect" is in the eyes of the beholder. To say righteous, blameless, walking in love and the Holy Spirit, the apostles say this should be our position and should be our experience. If this is not possible, why did Jesus die on the cross, why are we called the body of Christ, holy, redeemed, a glory to the King of Kings.

Now I talk as I do, because I believe your heart can be cleaned, your emotions can respond on the inside the same as the outside, you can be really alive, rejoicing, knowing you are a child of heaven and Christ has done a new work in you.

They do not hold to this, though they talk of grace, it is grace to a flawed and failed people who actually stay like that except of occasional miraculous healings. Anything else is of the flesh.


peters message has truth in it. important truth. this whole thing is why brotherly Love is the commandment. if we are offended by the way something is presented, or offended by how someone receives what we know as truth, it divides, us and the good truthful message is despised and turns from profitable, to argument based on not Jesus ways, but mans feelings. remember we are called to not offend, but ALSO not easily be offended. if it is about the good message regardless of our negative feelings, there is profit and edification if the word is true. offer in Love, reject or accept in Love, Jesus deals with the rest.
 
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Best follow Jesus Christ and be kind to the man
best call out one who twists what others say, call them names and slanders them and then hounds them around

But yes, certainly do follow Christ

as it is, any and all can read his posts and his accusations

his belittling manners are not an accident...no one that tells him to stop his nastiness thinks it is an accident

well, as usual, just a waste of time

just responding to how he is now attacking Angela who is consistently polite and provides ample scripture and yet he has mocked her and made fun of her

seriously? I don't admire that type of behavior in anyone . Most folks I know would consider that the voice of someone who is believing them self to be above everyone else
 
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best call out one who twists what others say, call them names and slanders them and then hounds them around

But yes, certainly do follow Christ

as it is, any and all can read his posts and his accusations

his belittling manners are not an accident...no one that tells him to stop his nastiness thinks it is an accident

well, as usual, just a waste of time

just responding to how he is now attacking Angela who is consistently polite and provides ample scripture and yet he has mocked her and made fun of her

seriously? I don't admire that type of behavior in anyone . Most folks I know would consider that the voice of someone who is believing them self to be above everyone else

the presentation isn't in Love, or is the perception of it. Love one another is our focus. the message in the op is a good right message. were all growing in this thing. maybe our perception can change through Christ. sorry to butt in here just a thought offered in the hope of peace, God bless those who belong to Jesus Christ and hold Love up high
 
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same could be said to you. Remember, You do not care what anyone believes, nor do you know. You said it yourself.
Here's a perfect example of the poisonous spirit that EG introduces to virtually every thread (IMO) he participates in. Here he has falsely accused me by saying: You do not care what anyone believes, nor do you know. You said it yourself.

In the post he's referring to I told one person this, yet his spirit of a false accuser turned it into a blanket accusation. This is not accidental. This is how he operates for some reason. There is no excuse for Christians doing this.
 
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there is being nice, then there is enabling

.to let someone knowingly slander others, is not being nice, it is enabling a sinner to live in sin, just saying..
 
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Here's a perfect example of the poisonous spirit that EG introduces to virtually every thread (IMO) he participates in. Here he has falsely accused me by saying: You do not care what anyone believes, nor do you know. You said it yourself.

In the post he's referring to I told one person this, yet his spirit of a false accuser turned it into a blanket accusation. This is not accidental. This is how he operates for some reason. There is no excuse for Christians doing this.

yep one person.. whatever you treat everyone that way..
 
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the presentation isn't in Love, or is the perception of it. Love one another is our focus. the message in the op is a good right message. were all growing in this thing. maybe our perception can change through Christ. sorry to butt in here just a thought offered in the hope of peace, God bless those who belong to Jesus Christ and hold Love up high
I think Peter is a great guy........you just need to understand that it SEEMS Peter believes being a great guy gets people to heaven.

One needs to read between the lines and critique a bit........And some of us are. Thus the "victim" thread.

Salvation may be in the balance here......so we should press it.
 
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I think Peter is a great guy........you just need to understand that it SEEMS Peter believes being a great guy gets people to heaven.

One needs to read between lines and critique a bit........And some of us are. Thus the "victim" thread.

Salvation may be in the balance here......so we should press it.
I think you're misrepresenting what Peter believes, and in fact doubt that your even know what he believes.
 
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