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This discussion reminds me of the story Jesus told people who trusted in themselves... 9 Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The...

I know several people whose journey away from God started in a similar way that you are describing. I would just say to you that you should not let other people's ideas about Christianity interfere with your intimate personal relationship with the One who died for your sins and lives in your...

You were mostly on track until the very end. The main issues I see in this are 1) confusing "the Word of God" with "the Bible", and 2) thinking that the KJV is the only valid version of the Bible. On the second point, have you never really understood that the writers of the NT did not write in...

Fortunately, Koine Greek is inflected in a way that helps eliminate the confusion that the English language often creates. He is saying "the flesh" (singlular subject) "lusts" (verb) "against the Spirit" (direct object), "the Spirit (singlular subject) "lusts" (borrowed verb) "against the...

It sounds like you are ascribing the lusts of the flesh to evil spirits who are living in our hearts. Maybe we see things mostly the same but using differnt words. Maybe you could throw in some Scriptures to support your wording.

I colorized your post to make it easier to follow what you are saying. In a nutshell, you are saying that the flesh is simply the body, and it follows the instructions of the person who lives in it. And you wanted me to noticed more so that God also lives in our bodies with us. In my post that...

This reminds me in some respects to Paul's commentary on the flesh having desires in adversarial opposition to the desires of the Spirit -- "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you...

Yes, of course. This is one of the defining characteristics of being a Christian. Romans 8:14 says, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God." He leads around everyone who is His child. In my experience, His voice is most clear (and most undeniable) in His...

Your friend may have cataracts. They tend to add yellow to images, thus making this owl look more green.

The "saved by faith alone" moniker has a false premise, which I stated in my post... Faith doesn't save people. God saves people. But His decision to save those who beleive the seemingly foolish message that Jesus died for their sins precludes the introduction of other requirements (which those...

Sorry if this has already been covered. Faith does not save people. God saves people. And He has chosen, on His own accord, with no counsel from man, to save those who believe. 1 Corinthians 1:21 gives us that insight into God's thinking. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through...

The problem, of course, with "the manifestation of our belief in God has works" theory of salvation is that not all the actions (works) we perform align with the theory. As a result, to consider ourselves saved, we must filter out the bad works and consider only the good works. Since the only...

This is an uplifting post, thanks!

I think it's worth reading the OT through once or twice just to get exposure for what is in it. It will come in handy as you focus on the NT, especially where the NT authors are making their points using OT Scriptures. I experienced the same thing when I first started reading the Bible in...

Poor choice of words. From Vocabulary.com: Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air. Merely comes from the Latin merus, ("undiluted"). But "undiluted" is positive —...

Is this factually correct? You're saying John the Baptist's father, Zechariah, was the High Priest?

This is an inexplicable concept. The sinful nature is cut out and permanently removed, the power of the devil is permanently pulled, and all corruption has been removed by spiritual circumcision... yet there is still a need for sanctification (i.e., "holiness") in the person's mind and...

Yes, we are set free from the sinful nature by the circumcision of Christ, raised from the dead with Him to life with Him. We no longer are "in the flesh" but "in the Spirit" because "the Spirit of God dwells" in us. All this is true. But this truth comes hand-in-glove with another truth... "If...

Ok, thanks. I thought you were saying Soyeng was a member of a particular group that had a name.

Who are "they"?