Amen brother its clear as day to me but I guess some are just blinded to it. Honestly when I joined Christian chat and learned there was actually differing views on what eternal security actually means. I thought I was crazy reading these scriptures seeing in my mind what was completely obvious but I soon learned some would ignore them or try to debate their interpretation to fit a doctrine they believe. And thats when I was introduced into human doctrines. I knew commentary existed but didnt know these doctrines is what many congregations go off of. Before I joined I only knew scripture and what was enlightened to me. But boy I learned of all sorts of doctrines and interpretations.
It puzzled me and my soul. I couldn't sleep but for months studying everything everyone had said to get to the truth. God filled me with a fire that annoyed me into searching for truth. The question was does what God enlightened me to have truth or does the others who debate differently.
I couldn't stop until I had the answers i seeked. And as time went on I only became stronger in my belief.
I originally saw what I thought I saw. But its amazing at how human doctrines can corrupt what the Bible actually says. Not to say others beliefs didnt also teach me some truth but nothing so far has convinced me otherwise to say osas is true
It puzzled me and my soul. I couldn't sleep but for months studying everything everyone had said to get to the truth. God filled me with a fire that annoyed me into searching for truth. The question was does what God enlightened me to have truth or does the others who debate differently.
I couldn't stop until I had the answers i seeked. And as time went on I only became stronger in my belief.
I originally saw what I thought I saw. But its amazing at how human doctrines can corrupt what the Bible actually says. Not to say others beliefs didnt also teach me some truth but nothing so far has convinced me otherwise to say osas is true
I use g7 and myself as an example, we most often disagree, but also, through the conversations ive had with him for more than a year, good value has been imparted to me. thats why i said earlier, he has good things to share at times, but i believe its the walls built by the omission doctrines that bruce didnt invent, all of us have some level of wrong thinking and perception in us until the truth shines and we realize its as simple as Believing in Jesus, and believing His Gospel because we believe in Him, accepting His words of Life, light and truth, and simply keeping them alive in us and holding Fast because Gods power and work has always been accomplished through His word.
Clearly Jesus main point was " Im speaking from above, im speaking Gods words believe what im saying and you will see"
when we see Jesus saying " Obey my words and i will send the spirit of truth...or keep my words and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free" its because mankind was deceived from birth, and then all we learn in life befopre we come to Jesus, much of it builds walls in our minds, its the devils work. and Jesus came for this reason
john 18:37 "Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
1 john 3:8 "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
the devils work that caused sin, was deception, the solution to deception is to Know the truth.
He saves us through the word to teach us what adam and eve didnt understand, Faith is to simply believe God, and if we do that, obedience is natural. because we Know that His word is not an oppression and He isnt lying to keep us from something Good, but rather, He is telling us the truth to keep us safe. its the flesh mind deceived, or the mind of the spirit created in the word of Christ
2 corinthians 4:6 "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
we take His words as they are and creation begins anew, because His words create as they always have
even the crucifixion and resurrection were first spoken through the prophets and then Jesus Himself, so is our new creation spoken By Jesus, because He is speaking the Words of Our creator