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I'm trying to help people come to a better understanding of the truth.

I know it is hard to understand that the spirit of a saved person is holy and righteous (because he is one spirit with the Lord). And I know it is easy to believe that a saved person's flesh becomes more righteous over time. But sanctification is not progressive. For by one offering He has...

Ok, so it was a poor choice of words. Maybe I should have said, "... claiming that being born again means you don't have as much sin as others do."

Claiming that the flesh can satisfy the righteous requirements of the law denies that we have "true righteousness and holiness" in Christ. You don't see that?

What did I say that was incorrect? The new birth does not give us "the power to stop sinning" because the new birth does not take away the flesh. The flesh remains corrupt, and grows more corrupt as time goes on (Eph 4:22). And it still belongs to us. We have a choice after we are saved to put...

No, I agree with John. You turn his black and white statements into gray statements. John said, 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin...

Sounds like you are wattering down what it means to be born of God, denying the "true righteousness and holiness" of the new man (Eph 4:24) and claiming that being born again means you don't sin as much as others do.

8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is...

It says, "although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful" (Ro 1:21). It doesn't say, "although they knew about God...". So, you may want to bring in concepts that relate to our intimate personal relationship with the Lord who lives in our brought-to-life new hearts to...

I was convicted of my sins starting when I was a church-going child, but I chose not to repent until I was a teanager. When a high school buddy asked me to go to church with him, I agreed. I decided that morning that I would rather give up sin and go to heaven than die in my sins and go to hell...

First, Romans 1 does not speak of people who know there is a God, but about people who know God and reject Him... 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God...

Romans 1 gives us some insight into this. It says that the invisible attributes of God, including His eternal power and Godhead, are clearly seen by people because He personally has shown it to them. And although they knew these things about God were true, they chose to reject God. This is why...

I know it was a quip, but it's a point worth expounding on. "Faith" does not save anyone (i.e., our faith does not save us). God saves people when they place their trust in Him. And salvation has two parts: 1) not perishing, and 2) having eternal life. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in...

You nailed it! The words "who is altogether passive therein, until, being quickened and renewed by the Holy Spirit, he is thereby enabled to answer this call, and to embrace the grace offered and conveyed in it" indicate the call to place one's faith in Christ is "altogether passive" until a...

I don't know any Calvinist who is convinced He is not chosen, though I did interract with one Buddhist who dabbled in it and assumed he was not chosen. But I don't understand the second question. What is the opposite of "being assured of our salvation because of predestination"?

It appears that the point of your post is to justify judgementalism as a virtuous Christian practice.

If it was a claim of mine, you might have a leg to stand on. But Romans 2:1 is very clear... "Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things." (Ro 2:1) Humility requires we...

The Greek word "κρίνω" in John 3:17 means "to judge a person to be guilty and liable to punishment—‘to judge as guilty, to condemn, condemnation’" and conveys "the specific sense of adverse judgment or verdict of guilt" [Louw-Nida Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament]. So, John 3:17 is...

Probably John the Baptist, lol... "Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist" (Mt 11:11).

All the law people (except those who believe in sinless perfection) skip over two great commandments... "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." (Mt 5:48) "Be holy, for I am holy." (1 Pet 1:16; Lev 11:44, 11:45, 19:2, 20:26, 21:8) If a person fails in any...