Some threads need to be totally expunged -- removed altogether. This is one of those.I have set it aside, But if it keeps going, I will just take it to the higher ups.
Some threads need to be totally expunged -- removed altogether. This is one of those.I have set it aside, But if it keeps going, I will just take it to the higher ups.
Come on man, seriously? What, are you bathing in meat tenderizer these days? You call what Cee said "an attack?" Come on man, toughen up.![]()
if we could stop sin BEFORE we were saved
1. The cross us useless. Christ died in vein
2. The law would save people. Sacrifice would only be needed up til the time the person stopped sinning and we have met Gods standard.
Repentance is turning toward God.
Its not sorrow. It’s only GODLY sorrow if we turn toward God as a result.
Jesus said repent for the Kingdom of God is AT hand. Which means in front of you.
We don’t clean ourselves up to come to Jesus. We come to Jesus to be cleaned up.
It was by HIS WORD that the disciples were cleansed.
Some threads need to be totally expunged -- removed altogether. This is one of those.
When CEE offers honey dripped, grace filled wisdom to only me, despite the acid being thrown by another poster at me and others. It is not to hard to CEE through HIS motive. Dick Vitale would call this a slam dunk
And speaking of repentance., here is a paragraph taken from a post about repentance ., Repentance is not about crying and beating ourselves up so as to be somehow "showing" God and others just how worthy one makes themselves in the self loathing department. It's not our self loathing., it's Jesus Love and grace given for us that first saves us and then delivers us from sin.
What is repentance?
The Greek word commonly translated repentance (metanoia) literally means to change your mind. (You can check this out for yourself by looking up a Greek lexicon such as Thayer’s and Smith’s Bible Dictionary or Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words.) The Greek word for repent (metanoeo) is similar and both words are derived from the Greek word for mind (nous). So to repent is to change your mind. Nothing more, nothing less. Let’s look at an example from scripture:
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mar 1:15)
....... The religious mind interprets Jesus’ words as “turn from sin and believe the good news.” But that is not what Jesus is saying. Jesus is addressing unbelievers. He is saying “change your unbelieving mind and believe the good news.” Repentance is not primarily a sin issue, it’s a faith issue. We are born walking by sight and trusting in the flesh. Jesus says, change the way you think and believe the good news
Yes studyman is saying we clean ourselves up for sure so good point of refutation. Man will never stop giving himself credit for salvation while mitigating the work of God, studyman is only one in a long line who do this. There are many on this site who do.
But the thing is repentance is a work of God in us, not only at salvation but during salvation, it isn't something we've accomplished and it isn't merely a change of mind or turning toward God. And faith is also his gift, Scripture clearly states this.
Other than that, study up on repentance bro and stay in the Word. Good seeing you around again.
again without you explaining this point, can you show the bible saying any of it? show me one place that the bible even suggests, that it is ok if we continue on in sin. 1 place that suggests that repentance is not required. if you can manage to do that, in the context of scripture, then your argument would be very well stated in a bible discussion forum.
but you guys never can do that. ever. you say " once saved always saved" the bible says different. you guys explain How " we cant change, we cant repent of sin, thats why Jesus died, so we dont have to do what we cant do, He died because were sinners always have been, always will be so he died for us so were all saved now and if we sin, it doesnt apply to us God only sees Jesus.......all this kind of stuff, is not there in the written Wo9rd of God is the major issue, infact the bible refutes those Kind of things repeatedly on and on each book of the Bible explains that we have to repent of sin, because sin is death and in order to be free of death, we have to follow Jesus to be free of sin.
you guys have this idea that Jesus died and that magically means sin now doesnt mean a thing. Jesus taught clearly, those Who believe in Him, and accept His words, believe Him, and do the things HE TEACHES US TO DO.
the difference is that you are explaining one thing, and not me, but Jesus Christ, is explaining the other thing.
He Jesus is the One who says in His own words recorded in the Holy bible " you must repent of sin" " OI forgive you now go and sin no more" " it is not those who call me Lord Lord who will be saved, but those who DO THE WILL of my Father in Heaven" " if you Love me, you will obey my commands" Jesus says this again and again " if you really keep mmy words, you are my disciples indeed, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free"
its all based not on what i say, you say, or the gog books say, salvation is based entirely on Jesus, this includes it is defined and set forth as is By His Words, by His Gospel. we dont Get to explain to people now, why Jesus explainations dont apply and ours do is the issue.
because you define grace as " unwarranted favor" you are ommiting what the Bible actually says, and even the Words of Our Lord and savior, who clearly taught the Way to the father, the Only way. those are the things were supposed to believe and spread to people, the things Jesus taught. not the message of why we arent supposed to believe what Jesus said, which is what the gog ultimately and subtly does and requires.
if the things Jesus Christ taught, are the Gospel, are the teachings for christians, then the gog doctrine cannot be correct and has to come from the opposite source because the doctrine requires like in eden, the believer to see what Jesus said about something, and then believe the other contrary message. im a christian, chritians are believers in and also OF Jesus Christ and there in the perseverance unto salvation exists, simply Believe Jesus christ without the special gog lens, and you will Know the truth. agaon those are His words and not my own. if you havent read those things in the Gospel i wpould gladly share what Jesus Christ taught about eternal salvation, in context without plucking a single verse from context...but im sure youve probably seen the things im talkin about in His ministry so.....
Thank you for sharing this...It has unlocked my mind to these Scriptures once and for all...I could not get my head around them for agesSeems many want to browbeat people over the head with Hebrews 10:26, that if the person sins willfully, they're going to hell. As if they don't sin on purpose. Ever. It only applies "to others" not to them. They would never, and have never done such a thing.
That misapplication and grandstanding needs to stop. If a person has been granted faith and repentance, they are his, and this will not be lost. All the evidences and graces of salvation come with this transformation and conversion.
Many preachers misuse this text to get a full altar at the end of a service. Funny thing is, those at the altar are going because they've "willfully sinned" and if that were the sense of the text (as some on here are making it out to be) then they're on their way to hell. It's useless then to "go forward" and mend ones ways at that point (just the logical end of this misusage).
Here, this gives the proper context and sense of the text:
there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins; meaning, not typical sacrifice; for though the daily sacrifice ought to have ceased at the death of Christ, yet it did not in fact until the destruction of Jerusalem; but the sacrifice of Christ, which will never be repeated; Christ will die no more; his blood will not be shed again, nor his sacrifice reiterated; nor will any other sacrifice be offered; there will be no other Saviour; there is no salvation in any other, nor any other name whereby we must be saved. These words have been wrongly made use of to prove that persons sinning after baptism are not to be restored to communion again upon repentance; and being understood of immoral actions wilfully committed, have given great distress to consciences burdened with the guilt of sin, committed after a profession of religion; but the true sense of the whole is this, that after men have embraced and professed the truths of the Gospel, and particularly this great truth of it, that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour of men by his blood and sacrifice; and yet after this, against all evidence, all the light and convictions of their own consciences, they wilfully deny this truth, and obstinately persist in the denial of it; seeing there is no more, no other sacrifice for sin, no other Saviour, nor any salvation in any other way, the case of these men must be desperate; there is no help for them, nor hope of them; for by this their sin they shut up against themselves, in principle and practice, the way of salvation, as follows.
- John Gill
Repentance is turning toward God.
Its not sorrow. It’s only GODLY sorrow if we turn toward God as a result.
Jesus said repent for the Kingdom of God is AT hand. Which means in front of you.
We don’t clean ourselves up to come to Jesus. We come to Jesus to be cleaned up.
It was by HIS WORD that the disciples were cleansed.
Yes studyman is saying we clean ourselves up for sure so good point of refutation. Man will never stop giving himself credit for salvation while mitigating the work of God, studyman is only one in a long line who do this. There are many on this site who do.
But the thing is repentance is a work of God in us, not only at salvation but during salvation, it isn't something we've accomplished and it isn't merely a change of mind or turning toward God. And faith is also his gift, Scripture clearly states this.
Other than that, study up on repentance bro and stay in the Word. Good seeing you around again.
Yes, Jesus "WORD" did cleanse those who are exercised by it. I just want to "Take Heed" that I follow HIS Words, and not those "Many" who come in His name that He warned about.
James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and (then) he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
I understand I have nothing to do with Christ's ability or power to forgive past sins. But I also understand that I am to "choose" what Word's I follow. Do I follow Jesus and His instructions, or men's religion which has been the scourge of the world since Cain killed Abel.
I can choose to obey those instructions I see, and stop committing the sins I see, this is true repentance.
And I believe Jesus when He said He would send the "Helper" or "Comforter" or "Spirit of Truth" to expose those sins I can not see, those hidden sins that His Light exposes that are in the deep parts of my mind, so I can repent of these as well.
Being "Freed" from the death and deception these sins caused me by the Blood of Christ, I am now "Free" to "SERVE HIM". Something He does not do for me.
Any teaching that says I have nothing to do with my relationship with God is a false teaching IMHO.
can you explain why we need the cross if we could clean ourself up?
I'm just choosing Jesus instruction over yours. Your scorn is perfectly natural, actually prophesied, so it is no surprise. I give credit to God for everything. He gave me a brain, He gave me life choices and the freedom to make them. You misrepresent my post so I will post it again.
I didn't go back and read the argument because I didn't want to take sides. I came in on this page and saw two people I'm fond of going at each other. It didn't matter to me why you were arguing because I intend to remain fond of both of you.
I tried to make peace because Jesus says that is a blessed thing to do. I don't intend to read the argument; because that might cause me to take sides, presuming one of you is right. I was hoping to persuade both of you that regardless who is right, the issue is not worth the hard feelings it is causing.
It is even more ridiculous that each thread gets turned into the one whose name we will shall not speak
If people pay attention it is the same group of people, or at least the top lieutenants. They go into the thread and If salvation is not discussed and not their version, it is derailed and instantly turned into another one whose name we will shall not speak.
can you explain why what Jesus said is insufficient for you to believe?
Any particular breed?