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God's direct testimony is sufficiently authoritative on its own. If you believe it and act on it, then you are considered to be faithful. If you reject it or refuse to act on it, you are considered unbelieving. Who decides? God does (Rom 14:12). Who are we to judge another's servant? "To his own...

The following is very close to my understanding... In the NT μονή occurs only twice in John’s Gospel (14:2, 23). Probably intentionally, the two statements correspond. In 14:2 the heavenly dwellings which are the goal of salvation (the movement is from below upwards), and to which believers...

Others have given their perspective, opening them up to critical review. When will you do the same?

How do we distinguish false Christ & false Prophets according to Our Lord? (Sorry if the OP's question has been answered already, as I didn't take the time to read all 30 pages of comments.) 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous...

I havn't really thought much about the Philippians verses in a long time. But reading them now I see that Paul is not speaking in generalities about different preachers out there in the world. Instead, he is speaking of specific preachers that are either opposing him (they want to add affliction...

He said, "The word does not appear in the Bible except to state that believers were called Christians by the people of Antioch." It is very easy in this electronic age to verify that the word ("Christian") appears in three verses in the NT, not just one as he stated. And, though I didn't respond...

Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 26:28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a...

There are no people alive today that are without sin in their lives. They are not exempted from the penalty of their sins because they repent or because they obey the law most of the time. If they are exempted from the penalty of their sins, it is because God has laid their iniquity on Jesus...

A courageous person is not courageous when he is a coward. And a sinner is not righteous when he sins. And the punishment for being a coward is not eternal death. But the punishment for committing sin is eternal death. And being zealous for good works does not stop the punishment for the many...

I see capitulation on the point that being doers the law is required and at the same time I see it being insisted upon. Is being a doer of the law fulfilled by a repeated lawbreaker as long as he doesn't deliberately turn his back on God? I think that's what you're saying. It seems like the...

Yeah, I'm not sure where you get the idea that a person's actions are not reflective of what he believes. James says, "I will show you my faith by my works" (Jas 2:18). What a person believes is invisible to everyone else besides himself and God. But his works makes visible the invisible. Why...

Yes, works come from faith. Abraham believed God's promise that through Isaac the "Seed" would come. As a result of that, when God told him to offer Issac as a burnt offering, he was willing to go through with it because he looked back at that promise and concluded that God was going to raise...

I am glad to see that you do not believe we are saved by works, but rather we are saved unto good works. But I till do not understand the "or else" part of your argument. Is salvation lost when the things that are required of a person who has been saved are not fulfilled (i.e., when he does not...

It seems as though you are trying to distance yourself from salvation by works. That's a good thing because it is not possible for a person to be saved because of his works of righteousness... "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us" (Tt 3:5)...

The meaning of the double-negative (highlighted) is more straightforward when it is replaced with a single positive. You are saying that "the Bible speaks in favor of us being required to do works and do them for the right reasons". Since this discussion is about salvation, I presume you mean...

This message is self-contradictory. Your first statement says that obedience to the law is not an entrance into heaven even if it is perfect obedience (which is consistent with your rejection of the Scriptures which tell us that the law demands perfect compliance and the Scriptures that tell us...

This reminds me of something someone told me on onother forum. He said something on the order of, "You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be good enough". Well, good enough won't cut it. That's why we're totally (not partially) dependent on Christ's sacrifice for our sins being...

Dealing with him is certainly a challenge. But at least now he has admitted that obeying the law is not enough on its own to get people into heaven and that repentance is required to bridge the gaps. Now, if we can just get him to see that forgiveness (not repentance) is what bridges the gap...

I'm not acting like that. It seems like we are on the same page now that you have clarified that being a doer of the law of Moses means we want ot obey God, but we don't always do it, and we repent when He corrects us when we go astray. It does seem like there continues to be unreconciled...

This is what you said before: Paul affirmed that only the doers of the Law of Moses will be declared righteous, We become... someone who is a doer of the Law of Moses, Jesus affirmed that the way to inherit eternal life is by obeying the greatest two commandments, Those who kept faith in Jesus...