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I been hearing crickets all day ;)
Do I care if you respond to me?

NO

Do I care if you put me on ignore?

No

Do I care if you give me negative points?

No

In case you guys didn't know it, this is not a popularity contest. If you are here for a popularity contest, you are sowing to the flesh, and building wood, hay, and stubble
 
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I been hearing crickets all day ;)
HAHAH....I quote PAUL and JESUS and get accused of something I implied about JOHN I never implied.....Macaroon is one of the most dishonest people I have seen........doubled down, triple down and still refusing to say....I accused you of something you did not do......that is just like the many that gets cast....

JESUS--->I never knew you

THEM....BUT LORD DID WE NOT bah blah blah..........

or MAYBE the rich man.....NO Abraham the word won't work but if ONE went to them from the dead they would blah blah blah......

How many times do we just make a generalized statement of truth and then get accused of saying or implying something we never implied....the BIBLE must be taken in the whole........it is not divisive in it's truth..........line upon line, precept upon precept....IT IS ALL the word of GOD........
 
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So of course DC will not admit he was wrong when he accused me of dismissing the two natures. It's just not in his nature. Just like he never admitted he was wrong in his accusation of Argueless.

Go ahead and keep me on ignore. I consider it a good thing when false witnesses and those who join hands with them put me on ignore
 
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HAHAH....I quote PAUL and JESUS and get accused of something I implied about JOHN I never implied.....Macaroon is one of the most dishonest people I have seen........doubled down, triple down and still refusing to say....I accused you of something you did not do......that is just like the many that gets cast....

JESUS--->I never knew you

THEM....BUT LORD DID WE NOT bah blah blah..........

or MAYBE the rich man.....NO Abraham the word won't work but if ONE went to them from the dead they would blah blah blah......

How many times do we just make a generalized statement of truth and then get accused of saying or implying something we never implied....the BIBLE must be taken in the whole........it is not divisive in it's truth..........line upon line, precept upon precept....IT IS ALL the word of GOD........
“When you hit a wall. Attack with slander/ That will get them, and you are exonerated and live to fight another day”

Sadly, I see it far to often in people.
 
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HAHAH....I quote PAUL and JESUS and get accused of something I implied about JOHN I never implied.....Macaroon is one of the most dishonest people I have seen........doubled down, triple down and still refusing to say....I accused you of something you did not do......that is just like the many that gets cast....

JESUS--->I never knew you

THEM....BUT LORD DID WE NOT bah blah blah..........

or MAYBE the rich man.....NO Abraham the word won't work but if ONE went to them from the dead they would blah blah blah......

How many times do we just make a generalized statement of truth and then get accused of saying or implying something we never implied....the BIBLE must be taken in the whole........it is not divisive in it's truth..........line upon line, precept upon precept....IT IS ALL the word of GOD........
A dishonest person is one who accuses someone of denying that which he expressly affirmed. That would be you. See post 101,575

And you are showing your nature by not admitting your error, (if indeed it was an error)
 
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HAHAH....I quote PAUL and JESUS and get accused of something I implied about JOHN I never implied.....Macaroon is one of the most dishonest people I have seen........doubled down, triple down and still refusing to say....I accused you of something you did not do......that is just like the many that gets cast....

JESUS--->I never knew you

THEM....BUT LORD DID WE NOT bah blah blah..........

or MAYBE the rich man.....NO Abraham the word won't work but if ONE went to them from the dead they would blah blah blah......

How many times do we just make a generalized statement of truth and then get accused of saying or implying something we never implied....the BIBLE must be taken in the whole........it is not divisive in it's truth..........line upon line, precept upon precept....IT IS ALL the word of GOD........
It was a rhetorical device to alert you to the fact that you were bringing in concepts from other scriptures that are NOT FOUND in the text we were discussing. It went right over your head, just like 1 John 3 does.
 
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“When you hit a wall. Attack with slander/ That will get them, and you are exonerated and live to fight another day”

Sadly, I see it far to often in people.
Describes DC perfectly. When you hit a wall, accuse people of dismissing and denying what they expressly affirmed. Like DC did when he said I dismissed the two natures. I have posted proof that that was a lie. But DC will continue lying, and you will continue joining hands with him in his lies.
 
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Macabeus, post: 3946366, member: 279100"]He is transposing Pauline theology regarding two natures onto 1 John 3:6-10.
"dcontroversal, post: 3946452, member: 183444"]Now you are embellishing pal..........you were clear and dismissed the two natures......and the point JOHN makes is clear....see if you can follow reason....

If I say that which is born of incorruptible seed/spirit DOES NOT SIN......what is the obvious conclusion about the flesh......?

SEE....you cannot DISMISS the rest of the BIBLE when considering similar contexts and or statements of TRUTH......so you may think you can compartmentalize the bible away into little boxes pal, but you cannot....IT STANDS AS A WHOLE
first quote- I affirm that Paul teaches two natures

second quote- DC accuses me of dismissing the teaching of two natures.

Clear example of lying. Will DC admit his error? Of course not.
 

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Do those that follow Lordship salvation actually follow Mark 10:21? Not some but sell ALL of your possessions. Or is this twisted as a one time deal? Or bent to support some?
Still new and learning :) god bless!
 
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Do those that follow Lordship salvation actually follow Mark 10:21? Not some but sell ALL of your possessions. Or is this twisted as a one time deal? Or bend to support some?
That would be like saying "go not in the way of Samaritans or the Gentiles, but only to the house of Israel" still applied today.

Different historical context. But it is right to acknowledge that everything we possess is not our own, but God's and we are but stewards of it.
 
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Macabeus, post: 3946366, member: 279100"]He is transposing Pauline theology regarding two natures onto 1 John 3:6-10.


"dcontroversal, post: 3946452, member: 183444"]Now you are embellishing pal..........you were clear and dismissed the two natures......and the point JOHN makes is clear....see if you can follow reason....

If I say that which is born of incorruptible seed/spirit DOES NOT SIN......what is the obvious conclusion about the flesh......?

SEE....you cannot DISMISS the rest of the BIBLE when considering similar contexts and or statements of TRUTH......so you may think you can compartmentalize the bible away into little boxes pal, but you cannot....IT STANDS AS A WHOLE


first quote- I affirm that Paul teaches two natures

second quote- DC accuses me of dismissing the teaching of two natures.

Clear example of lying.
 

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I never said such. Actually, my argument is the opposite. I am arguing that salvation changes the way a believer behaves. This is taught in the Bible, in case you haven't read it lately.
what you are speaking of is sanctification , which is AFTER salvation.

as i have told you before, - 2 people who are addicted to drugs come to Christ. both truly believe.

one never uses again. the other takes years to get clean.

is one more " saved " than the other?

no, both are saved by the same thing - belief in Christ.

that is what you legalists fight so hard against- the level playing filed that salvation by faith alone produces.
 
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what you are speaking of is sanctification , which is AFTER salvation.

as i have told you before, - 2 people who are addicted to drugs come to Christ. both truly believe.

one never uses again. the other takes years to get clean.

is one more " saved " than the other?

no, both are saved by the same thing - belief in Christ.

that is what you legalists fight so hard against- the level playing filed that salvation by faith alone produces.
Thanks for erecting another strawman by insunuating that I don't believe that things you just wrote. Do you want a hat for your strawman or a match?

Did I not make it clear that my position was "good works follow salvation" which is the same thing as after salvation?
 
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Transpose- transfer to a different place or context.

DC transferred Paul's teaching of the two natures to a different context, ie he transferred Paul's teaching of the two natures to 1 John 3. My statement about him doing that was absolutely correct.
 
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A severe case of OCD.
A severe case of OCD.
Lol, DC has more bodyguards than the queen of England. I showed plainly that he lied, and 1 John 3:10 shows plainly that his interpretation is wrong

And don’t bellyache about “attacks” because as you have shown, yet again, that DC and his bodyguards, gangster crew, are the ones who are guilty of personal attacks.
 
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A severe case of OCD.
Yep, when DC is unable to adequately defend his position, when he is called out for misrepresenting another persons position, he hides behind his bodyguards. I’ll tell you what. I challenge DC to a debate on this, just him and I, without hiding behind his royal guard. Of course, he will refuse, because he is wholly unable to defend his position and depends on numbers of his gang to dogpile on his opponent

Let’s see if DC is adequate to stand alone and defend his position
 

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Read the first line IN RED. It shows that your accusation against me that I denied the two natures is an outright lie. I mentioned the Pauline theology regarding two natures. It's right there in the link aboveSo you did LIE. And instead of apologizing, repenting, admitting, you double down on your lie.

So are you going to man up and admit that what you said about me dismissing the two natures was false?..

Of course not. You NEVER man up on your mistakes. And your little playmates enable you in your lying.


I am not sure what has caused this bickering, but you ALL are playing into the hands of the Devil himself.

Please Calm down everyone, I think this is a classic misunderstanding, that has resulted from a slight difference in terminology.

Here is a better way to put the Two Natures that Paul is describing in ROMANS Chapter 7, and 1 John 3:6-10.


Romans 7:25 (HCSB)
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh, to the law of sin.

Therefore since GOD IS THE AUTHOR that INSPIRED both Rom. 7 and 1 John 3:6-10, HE CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF. Therefore look for the common ground, and you will discover the TRUTH in what HE says.

In 1 John 3:6-10, we find that HE is not talking about the PERFECTION of the WALK, but the DIRECTION OF ONE'S WALK.

I am not a big fan of the Amplified Version, but here the verses make it Perfectly CLEAR that it is talking about the Direction of One's Walk in Christ.

1 John 3:9-10 (AMP)
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No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ).

YOU will Strive to WALK as HE did, Toward the GOD of RIGHTEOUS, and when we Fail, we WILL automatically Confess it AS SIN,
as stated 1 John 1:9, AND GET RIGHT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IN DIRECTION OF GOD'S WILL. HOWEVER, we will never allow it to become a habitual sin, as we will develop a self-disciplining attitude in ourselves. No we will not be perfect, but we will strive towards that DIRECTION .


Now something that almost everyone has turned a blind eye to, that get's in a HEATED Name Calling DEBATE. We are to be examples for the Younger Brethren, who do not even think they know enough about the BIBLE, to POST. I try to remember that for every thread post, there will be as many as 7 people READ IT, that NEVER POST. AND These are the ones that can be swayed NEGATIVELY by a hasty remark in a Heated Debate.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT.
 
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I am not sure what has caused this bickering, but you ALL are playing into the hands of the Devil himself.

Please Calm down everyone, I think this is a classic misunderstanding, that has resulted from a slight difference in terminology.

Here is a better way to put the Two Natures that Paul is describing in ROMANS Chapter 7, and 1 John 3:6-10.


Romans 7:25 (HCSB)
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh, to the law of sin.

Therefore since GOD IS THE AUTHOR that INSPIRED both Rom. 7 and 1 John 3:6-10, HE CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF. Therefore look for the common ground, and you will discover the TRUTH in what HE says.

In 1 John 3:6-10, we find that HE is not talking about the PERFECTION of the WALK, but the DIRECTION OF ONE'S WALK.

I am not a big fan of the Amplified Version, but here the verses make it Perfectly CLEAR that it is talking about the Direction of One's Walk in Christ.

1 John 3:9-10 (AMP)
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No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ).

YOU will Strive to WALK as HE did, Toward the GOD of RIGHTEOUS, and when we Fail, we WILL automatically Confess it AS SIN,
as stated 1 John 1:9, AND GET RIGHT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IN DIRECTION OF GOD'S WILL. HOWEVER, we will never allow it to become a habitual sin, as we will develop a self-disciplining attitude in ourselves. No we will not be perfect, but we will strive towards that DIRECTION .


Now something that almost everyone has turned a blind eye to, that get's in a HEATED Name Calling DEBATE. We are to be examples for the Younger Brethren, who do not even think they know enough about the BIBLE, to POST. I try to remember that for every thread post, there will be as many as 7 people READ IT, that NEVER POST. AND These are the ones that can be swayed NEGATIVELY by a hasty remark in a Heated Debate.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT.
I am not sure what has caused this bickering, but you ALL are playing into the hands of the Devil himself.

Please Calm down everyone, I think this is a classic misunderstanding, that has resulted from a slight difference in terminology.

Here is a better way to put the Two Natures that Paul is describing in ROMANS Chapter 7, and 1 John 3:6-10.


Romans 7:25 (HCSB)
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh, to the law of sin.

Therefore since GOD IS THE AUTHOR that INSPIRED both Rom. 7 and 1 John 3:6-10, HE CANNOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF. Therefore look for the common ground, and you will discover the TRUTH in what HE says.

In 1 John 3:6-10, we find that HE is not talking about the PERFECTION of the WALK, but the DIRECTION OF ONE'S WALK.

I am not a big fan of the Amplified Version, but here the verses make it Perfectly CLEAR that it is talking about the Direction of One's Walk in Christ.

1 John 3:9-10 (AMP)
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No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ).

YOU will Strive to WALK as HE did, Toward the GOD of RIGHTEOUS, and when we Fail, we WILL automatically Confess it AS SIN,
as stated 1 John 1:9, AND GET RIGHT BACK UP AND CONTINUE IN DIRECTION OF GOD'S WILL. HOWEVER, we will never allow it to become a habitual sin, as we will develop a self-disciplining attitude in ourselves. No we will not be perfect, but we will strive towards that DIRECTION .


Now something that almost everyone has turned a blind eye to, that get's in a HEATED Name Calling DEBATE. We are to be examples for the Younger Brethren, who do not even think they know enough about the BIBLE, to POST. I try to remember that for every thread post, there will be as many as 7 people READ IT, that NEVER POST. AND These are the ones that can be swayed NEGATIVELY by a hasty remark in a Heated Debate.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT.
Sure, I will turn down the heat,but my challenge to DC stands. Same rules I offered Bud, which are standard. Two men discussing civilly, without dog piling from the gallery.