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where do you come up with this stuff? I mean really?
david understood the law could not save him, thus he understood grace, murder was not his first sin,
and yes, if you steel, in gods eyes you are just as guilty as a murderer, that's your problem, like the Pharisee, you think because you do not commit certain sins, your ok, you will never understand grace until you understand your guilt,
You will never understand security until you understand condemnation, and why we are condemned.
david understood the law could not save him, thus he understood grace, murder was not his first sin,
and yes, if you steel, in gods eyes you are just as guilty as a murderer, that's your problem, like the Pharisee, you think because you do not commit certain sins, your ok, you will never understand grace until you understand your guilt,
You will never understand security until you understand condemnation, and why we are condemned.
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um, see I do not think I am " better " than anyone else. and, in my experience , a " holier than thou " attitude is what is behind thinking that Jesus commanded us to be fruit inspectors.
oh, and just in case you have not been reminded lately, you still sin as does every human on earth, believer or not.
oh, and just in case you have not been reminded lately, you still sin as does every human on earth, believer or not.
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God judges I can not judge anyone
I can share the word though, and the word says if you break the least of the law, your guilty of it all, and Under a curse, it says it in Deuteronomy27, in Galatians 3 and in James tells us also,
if you steel, your as guilty as if you committed murder, those are not my words, they are Gods.
I can share the word though, and the word says if you break the least of the law, your guilty of it all, and Under a curse, it says it in Deuteronomy27, in Galatians 3 and in James tells us also,
if you steel, your as guilty as if you committed murder, those are not my words, they are Gods.
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Someday, somewhere, someone will be able to explain that if this is the correct interpretation of 1 John 2:19 why John then warns the saved people he is telling this to to not also depart but to continue in the word they first heard and are abiding in (vs. 24).
If it's true that John meant only 'not really' saved people fall away then why does he feel the need for these people whom he himself says are saved to be told to not fall away but rather continue in the word they first heard? Simple question.
If it's true that John meant only 'not really' saved people fall away then why does he feel the need for these people whom he himself says are saved to be told to not fall away but rather continue in the word they first heard? Simple question.
Great observation and question.
I would answer it like this:
Because he believes they are saved. And he is renewing their mind to who they are in Christ.
Exactly the same reason this was written:
Hebrews 6:9 But even if we speak like this, beloved, we are persuaded of better things concerning you, and things accompanying salvation.
I would answer it like this:
Because he believes they are saved. And he is renewing their mind to who they are in Christ.
Exactly the same reason this was written:
Hebrews 6:9 But even if we speak like this, beloved, we are persuaded of better things concerning you, and things accompanying salvation.
I have used this analogy before regarding Hebrews 6. Maybe you have seen it maybe you haven't.
If you have ever been on a wine tasting tour you know that you go from vineyard to vineyard TASTING various wines. You smell the wine, you swill the samples around your mouth, and you ultimately spew them out. You can do this all day long WITHOUT getting the effects (intoxication) of the wine. You can be AROUND those who DID imbibe and see the intoxicating results of actually imbibing INSTEAD of merely TASTING but you yourself won't get intoxicated by spewing the wine.
I believe THIS is what the writer of Hebrews is trying to relate. There are those that hear the Gospel. Maybe repeatedly. They have TASTED the Lord's goodness, and maybe even seen Him work in their life. They may have associated for a time with those that HAVE imbibed (accepted) Jesus, and seen Him work in THEIR lives. but THEY NEVER accepted Him. Just tasted Him AND SPEWED HIM OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS. Rejecting that Jesus is the ONLY Way, or that they need a Savior at all.
Judas is a prime example of this type of person. He saw the works of Jesus, His goodness, His miracles, and yet NEVER believed Jesus was who He said He was.
Interesting that this is somewhat what Jesus will do to those wishy washy, lukewarm, in name only Christians. SPEW THEM OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
So once we CONSUME wine and get the effects (intoxication) we may vomit the wine out, BUT the EFFECTS (intoxication) don't go away.
In the same way, when we accept Jesus, and are SEALED with the Holy Spirit, we will NEVER lose the effects (eternal life) though other bad things may indeed happen to us by not following His direction.
Think on this. Don't give a kneejerk reaction. Pray on it. You DO NOT have to go through your walk fearing that at some point you will no longer believe in Him. Take rest in Him. His yoke is light.
If you have ever been on a wine tasting tour you know that you go from vineyard to vineyard TASTING various wines. You smell the wine, you swill the samples around your mouth, and you ultimately spew them out. You can do this all day long WITHOUT getting the effects (intoxication) of the wine. You can be AROUND those who DID imbibe and see the intoxicating results of actually imbibing INSTEAD of merely TASTING but you yourself won't get intoxicated by spewing the wine.
I believe THIS is what the writer of Hebrews is trying to relate. There are those that hear the Gospel. Maybe repeatedly. They have TASTED the Lord's goodness, and maybe even seen Him work in their life. They may have associated for a time with those that HAVE imbibed (accepted) Jesus, and seen Him work in THEIR lives. but THEY NEVER accepted Him. Just tasted Him AND SPEWED HIM OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS. Rejecting that Jesus is the ONLY Way, or that they need a Savior at all.
Judas is a prime example of this type of person. He saw the works of Jesus, His goodness, His miracles, and yet NEVER believed Jesus was who He said He was.
Interesting that this is somewhat what Jesus will do to those wishy washy, lukewarm, in name only Christians. SPEW THEM OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
So once we CONSUME wine and get the effects (intoxication) we may vomit the wine out, BUT the EFFECTS (intoxication) don't go away.
In the same way, when we accept Jesus, and are SEALED with the Holy Spirit, we will NEVER lose the effects (eternal life) though other bad things may indeed happen to us by not following His direction.
Think on this. Don't give a kneejerk reaction. Pray on it. You DO NOT have to go through your walk fearing that at some point you will no longer believe in Him. Take rest in Him. His yoke is light.