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    Roger316 reacted to OMC's post in the thread Obedience REQUIRED with Like Like.
    I think you're still arguing against a position I haven't taken. I have never said 1 John 1:9 is a lie, nor have I argued that...
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    Roger316 reacted to mailmandan's post in the thread Obedience REQUIRED with Like Like.
    Personally, yes to which statement? No works demonstrates no faith and not faith demonstrates no conversion to Christianity. So, all...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    What do you think John the Apostle meant by "If we deny our sin?"
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    It was a test to show Adam and Eve what kind of people they were. God tests us that way too.
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    The Biblical concept of Grace is defined as "unmerited favor" and is well illustrated by Jesus' parable of the prodigal son. The parable...
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    I would be careful with that statement. Every true believer has received the Holy Spirit, and Paul does say: "But we have the mind of...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    No. I didn't say that. I am reacting to your claim that it is possible to cease from sinning and your implied claim that reformed...
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    I think that's a much stronger reading than the Reformed interpretation that limits "world" to the elect, because it actually lets...
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    Roger316 reacted to mailmandan's post in the thread Obedience REQUIRED with Like Like.
    That sums it right up! I will never forget when I finally came to receive Jesus Christ through faith and was saved several years ago...
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    In John 3:16, the term "world" conveys that, while the gospel was first preached to Israel, it eventually spread to the entire world.
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    What you've done is precisely what I was cautioning against. You begin with a broader theological system, then read that system back...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    I disagree. The Lord is not as concerned with Sin as you think. He is more interested in a person's inwardness with things like faith...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    I got that, but I didn't say anything about sowing to the flesh. Of course, I didn't say otherwise. I disagree. People don't live in...
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    Roger316 reacted to mailmandan's post in the thread Obedience REQUIRED with Like Like.
    We obey the gospel by choosing to believe the gospel. Romans 10:16 - But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Obedience REQUIRED.
    Were Zacharias and Elisabeth abiding in Christ? No. Were they blameless? Yes. Jesus is perfect, not us. Who believes that? I've never...