A continually surrendered life.

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Smooth

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And they are able to try and fulfill saving Faith, pisteuo, again, because they didn't receive the Spirit of Christ at the moment of belief like the church world teaches.
If they did receive the Spirit of Christ at the moment of belief (which is a false understanding) they would not be able to return and try again, crucifying Christ a second time.
If you say so.
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UnderGrace

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If this is a serious question, and I don't think it is.

It falls under the relationship of Faithing between us and Christ. It's not about perfection, it's about being genuine, mostly at the beginning.

I'm not going any further with you until I'm sure you understand what true pisteuo is and how it's applied.
It is a serious question, not in the sense that I agree with you, but what are the implications of forgetting to surrender.

My other question is do you also surrender the little details of what outfit to put on in the morning ...etc., etc.,

I am a practical person, I need to understand it from a real life application too.
 

TheDivineWatermark

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Galatians 2:20 -

"I have been crucified with [perfect tense] Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And that which I now live in the flesh, I live through [/in] faith from [or, that OF] the Son of God, the One having loved me and having given up Himself for me."

https://biblehub.com/text/galatians/2-20.htm
 
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It is a serious question, not in the sense that I agree with you, but what are the implications of forgetting to surrender.

My other question is do you also surrender the little details of what outfit to put on in the morning ...etc., etc.,

I am a practical person, I need to understand it from a real life application too.
The Greek only acknowledges faithing or surrendering towards God, pisteuo. Or faithing and surrendering towards anything else, apisteuo.

There is no nuetral or middle ground such as just believing.

Faithing towards God is a covenant, a contract, a personal relationship, like a marriage. Every persons personal relationship with God by a surrendered life is unique between them and God.

Hope this helps you figure out what to wear.
 
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Pisteuo

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Galatians 2:20 -

"I have been crucified with [perfect tense] Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And that which I now live in the flesh, I live through [/in] faith from [or, that OF] the Son of God, the One having loved me and having given up Himself for me."

https://biblehub.com/text/galatians/2-20.htm
I don't discuss scripture with anyone until I'm sure it's theirs to talk about. So I'm not going to respond to your posts until you validate you know what true NT pisteuo is.

There is a chance you could be fulfilling pisteuo and not realize it. But I would recognize it.

So present your understanding of it if you want to continue.
 

calibob

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Lol, we perform acts of Faithing all day long. It involves work and effort. Your just proving my point. Because BN pisteuo couldn't be translated into the English language, the entire correct understanding had been lost.

There is no such thing as a "non works based" Faith, it's a verb! An act, based upon a Belief, sustained by confidence. You can fulfill that without any effort?
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit will cause a person to do good works unto the Lord, with pleasure. But works cannot save! Only Jesus can!
 
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I don't discuss scripture with anyone until I'm sure it's theirs to talk about. So I'm not going to respond to your posts until you validate you know what true NT pisteuo is.

There is a chance you could be fulfilling pisteuo and not realize it. But I would recognize it.

So present your understanding of it if you want to continue.
Can you give a reference for you"true NT pisteuo?"
 
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The indwelling of the Holy Spirit will cause a person to do good works unto the Lord, with pleasure. But works cannot save! Only Jesus can!
The Spirit of Christ hasn't been given yet in the topic of this thread. Did you even read the OP?
 

TheDivineWatermark

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I don't discuss scripture with anyone until I'm sure it's theirs to talk about. So I'm not going to respond to your posts until you validate you know what true NT pisteuo is.

There is a chance you could be fulfilling pisteuo and not realize it. But I would recognize it.

So present your understanding of it if you want to continue.
That's part of why I needed you to respond to the following post (to which you never responded), or else I can't know what you mean instead:

https://christianchat.com/threads/c...he-spirit-of-christ-in-us.186205/post-3978626

which Post says:


Re: Post #93... so what are you seeing a problem with in the verse I supplied (if you are):


In Ephesians 1:13 -

G4100 [verb] - "πιστεύω - pisteuó/ pisteusantes"

"Definition: to believe, entrust
Usage: I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with."

"1. intransitive, to think to be true; to be persuaded of; to credit, place confidence in;"


Ephesians 1:13 V-APA-NMP
GRK: ᾧ καὶ πιστεύσαντες ἐσφραγίσθητε τῷ
NAS: having also believed, you were sealed
KJV: also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with
INT: whom also having believed you were sealed with the


"in whom you also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel your of salvation, in whom also having believed [G4100] you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise"
 

bluto

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And they are able to try and fulfill saving Faith, pisteuo, again, because they didn't receive the Spirit of Christ at the moment of belief like the church world teaches.
If they did receive the Spirit of Christ at the moment of belief (which is a false understanding) they would not be able to return and try again, crucifying Christ a second time.
There it is folks, the lie out pisteuo's mouth. Who the "heck" are you to judge whether or not a person has saving faith based on you and your teacher (who btw your afraid to name) is expounding that everybody has a false understanding except you two guys? You said you have been a Christian for 33 years and your still feeding on baby formula.

So, let me ask you this question based on the following scenario from Acts 10:44-48. Now pay attention to the text. "While Peter was still speaking these words, (what words pisteuo?) Acts 10:43, "Or Him all the prophets bear witness that through His/Jesus Christ name everyone WHO BELIEVES in Him receives forgiveness of sins."

Back to vs44, "was still speaking these words, the HOLY SPIRIT fell upon all those who were listening to the message. vs45, And all the circumcissed "BELIEVERS" (past tense and there's that pesty word that starts with a "B") who had come with Peter were amazed, (why pisteuo?) because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out upon the Gentiles also. vs46, For (or becasue) they were hearinhg them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

Vs47, Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit JUST AS WE DID, can he? Vs48, And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Thenthey asked him to stay on for a few days."

So tell us all here pisteuo, what did these new converts do in order to receive the Holy Spirit? They "BELIEVED." And notice they received the Holy Spirit "BEFORE" they were water baptized. Now, what is the Greek word for "believing" at vs43 and the Greek word for "believers" at vs45? PS: What is your teachers name, why are you hiding it from us? :eek:

IN GOD THE SON,
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calibob

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The Spirit of Christ hasn't been given yet in the topic of this thread. Did you even read the OP?
NO! I was responding to the mention of some of my teachers. Evangelical, Charismatic, New Testament, Once saved always saved bible only Jesus is the Christ and saves. The Holy Spirit is still real believing men who trust in the new covenant but I'll look go now.
 
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Can you give a reference for you"true NT pisteuo?"
You mean other than the mountain of common Sense I've provided.

It's Not "my" true NT pisteuo, I didn't make the terms Grace through Faith. I didn't choose to use the word pisteuo 248 times in the NT.

Again, the Vines gives the best definition or reference for you. Vines defines pisteuo as ," A personal surrender to Him and a life inspired by such surrender. Producing a full acknowledgement of God's revelation of truth."

The Vines goes onto say something very important to define pisteuo, it's says, " the object of Abraham's Faith was not God's promises ( that was the occasion of it's exercise ) His Faith rested on God Himself.

That is what happens when pisteuo is fulfilled as believe, believer, and believing . The relationship is built on the occasion of the exercise, instead of God Himself.
 
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Pisteuo

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Your arrogance is stunning. It actually reaches the scope of sociopathic.
When your asking me why I didn't try to persuade you harder!
 

calibob

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The continually surrendered life is the easiest way to define exactly what NT saving Faith is.

The application of NT saving Faith is communicated to us by the use of the Greek word pisteuo, 248 times in the NT.

Pisteuo is defined in the Vines Greek dictionary as, " A personal surrender to Him and a life inspired by such surrender. Producing a full acknowledgement of God's revelation of truth."

The Strong's Greek dictionary gives us an important disclaimer, it states," pisteuo means NOT just to believe!" The words the English language should have had for the translators are faithe, faither, and faithing.

The problem is the English language doesn't have a corresponding verb to the noun Pistis, where we get our English word Faith, like the Greek does. So the translators were forced to choose a different word to translate possibly the most important word in the Holy Scriptures. They chose the words believe, believer, and believing, which are a part of NT saving Faith, but taken on their own is error.

True NT saving Faith, pisteuo, is a verb, "an act based upon a Belief, sustained by confidence." We fulfill hundreds of acts of pisteuo or faithing every day all day. Each act of pisteuo or faithing is a specific act, based upon a specific belief, sustained by a specific kind of confidence.

NT saving Faith or pisteuo is specifically surrendering our life and will to Him. Based upon the specific belief that God will accept, maintain, sustain, transform the surrendered life. Sustained by a specific kind of confidence, in making the many daily decisions that support the fact our lives are not ours anymore but His now.

The question was asked, " what does the surrendered life look like in the Temporal.?"

To keep the surrender genuine, I can only show you what the beginning looks like, or how to start it.

God, I offer myself to thee, to have with me and to build with me as thou wills. Relieve me from the bondage of self, that victory over this may bear witness to those I would help of thy power, thy love, and thy way of life. May I do thy will always. Amen

My creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, the good and the bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character that stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as í go out from here to do thy bidding. Amen.

This is what the surrendered life begins like, is maintained like, and is completed like, putting everything in His hands continually.

As a tool to maintain the covenant, the contract, the personal relationship with God, the surrendered life or offering of ourselves to Him must be done a new every day. All day sometimes if needed.

When we see our surrendered life starts to look like what's being recited in those prayers, we know He is doing His part!

Questions?
So? I'm a 12 stepper. I realize that recovery and being a Christian is a lifelong journey and the Holy Spirit is our helper. I have had much more than the educational variety of the spiritual experience. Gifts of the spirit.jpg
 
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So? I'm a 12 stepper. I realize that recovery and being a Christian is a lifelong journey and the Holy Spirit is our helper. I have had much more than the educational variety of the spiritual experience. View attachment 201683
Then put your understanding of NT saving Faith, pisteuo, on the table to be tested.

And try and do it without getting into the personal, spiritual, secret, relationship between you and Christ your hinting at.