They shouldn't have Baptist or Church nowhere in there name. I shudder every time some news outlet gives them 15 minutes....
Now this I agree with......
They shouldn't have Baptist or Church nowhere in there name. I shudder every time some news outlet gives them 15 minutes....
In 2 Timothy 3:1-9, we see Paul mention that there are false believers who have a form of Godliness but they deny the power thereof. Paul then lists various sins attached to them. So... no. We know for a fact that believers cannot abide in sin as a way of life and still be saved. Also, Peter says the same thing. In 2 Peter 2:1, 14, he says there are certain false prophets (believers) who have eyes full of adultery who cannot cease from sin.
1 John 1:8 is in context to 1 John 1:9 and 1 John 1:6-7.
1 John 1:6 says if we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness we lie and do not the truth. This is repeated in more clearer words in the next chapter where John says if we say know him and do not keep his commandments we are a liar (See 1 John 2:3-6).
1 John 1:7 says if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. It is not.... if we walk in darkness or sin.... then the blood cleanses us. No, no. The passage does not say that.
Anyways, when we read 1 John 1:8, based on the context of the epistle we understand that verse 8 is a warning written to believers about those false believers trying to deceive them that they have no sin on a spiritual level. In other words, these false believers that John was warning the brethren about believed in an extreme form of Antinomianism (Where sin did not exist to them on any level). This is sort of similar belief that is being pushed by many in false churches today. For they say they have no sin debt because Jesus paid the price for all their sins (Past, present, and future). So they are forgiven on a spiritual level eternally. They have no sin spiritually. But what is tricky and deceptive about what they believe is that they will admit that they sin physically. But we know that the sin here is speaking spiritually. For the epistle does not ever clarify that the sins being forgiven here are physical in nature only. In fact, we know that John is speaking spiritually of life and death thru out his entire epistle. He says he that does not love does not know God. He says that whosoever hates his brother is a murderer and we know no murderer has eternal life abiding within them.
The true believer will not say they have no sin spiritually like the Antinomian today. They will confess their sin so as to be forgiven of their sin as 1 John 1:9 says. But the Antinomian today denies what 1 John 1:9 says, though. It is the one verse (among many) that they ignore.
Telling people to obey Jesus is never wrong. You make it sound like it is bad to obey our Lord. For can Jesus be a person's Lord and not do what He says? According to Jesus this would be a no......... .
Dear 3-Score-and-10:
Also, Jesus said you cannot serve two masters. John says he that commits sin is of the devil. Yet, you are saying you will be in service to both God and sin the rest of your life. Yet, Jesus said you cannot have two masters. Joshua says choose this day whom ye will serve. It cannot be both. You are either for serving God alone or the devil and sin alone? There is no way we can serve both God and sin. It doesn't work like that.
For the last time and maybe it will sink into your head.....NO ONE IS SAYING, IMPLYING, STATING, TEACHING that we can LIVE IN SIN AND A LIFESTYLE OF SIN.....QUIT BEING DECEPTIVE!
they can't hear. they can't see. remember jesus told simon barjonah how he knew, so likewise that's what it will take - no amount of reading, study, forum posts, prayer, or anything else will
make it so
they can see, or so they can hear.
2nd: Jesus told His disciples to listen to the << "bad guys" >> when they read MOSES, and do as they say when they read MOSES, but don't do as they do, because their lives are evil.
because MOSES is all about JESUS (JESUS says).
and no one can receive anything unless the FATHER GRANTS IT FROM HEAVEN. ((no understanding, no knowledge, no wisdom, no power, no worldly supplies; UNLESS ..... ))
so, those who don't get it, can't get it, U N L E S S.......... the FATHER wills....
I am not being deceptive.
Many here have admitted that:
1. You can be out of fellowship (no doubt because of sin) and you can still be saved.
2. You will never be able to stop sinning.
3. You can sin, then die before confessing that sin (or expressing sorrow over that sin to God), and still be saved.
4. You can commit suicide and still be saved.
5. Future sin is forgiven for a believer (Which leads a person to think that they can have a "license to sin").
6. No believer can throw away salvation or reject Christ.
7. Believers sin in the flesh but there is no sin laid to their charge spiritually.
When I quote Scripture and what it really says and when I tell people that they need to follow Jesus,.... people get upset.
Yeah you are and your cut and pasted post does not change the facts!
Telling people to obey Jesus is never wrong.
The human body is not wicked.
The human body is merely a means of temptation. Jesus was born into a flesh body just like we are and had all the associated passions and desires.
If one is to claim that the human body is wicked like the poster above then they either are claiming Jesus was wicked or that His flesh was somehow different.
It is if they already are and you are assuming they are not. It's called bearing false witness. We weren't called to be the behavior police. We were called to make disciples. How many disciples have you made that have stuck around for more than a week?
Paul did correct wrong behavior in the church. He told the Corinthian church to kick out the man who was committing adultery amongst them. Paul had a lot to say about problems in the church. So no, you are misinformed about what the New Testament plainly says.
Of course he did...but you are no Paul.
Abraham was declared righteous because of his faith...See how good God is in mentionning that to help us understand?
It is what I had written myself. I am just repeating what I said before; And if it was untrue, then surely you would be able to refute what was on that list. But we both know you will not be able to do that, though.
Hebrews 11 we see Abraham takes action as a part of his faith amongst other believers.
Of course he did...but you are no Paul.
Paul did correct wrong behavior in the church. He told the Corinthian church to kick out the man who was committing adultery amongst them. Paul had a lot to say about problems in the church. So no, you are misinformed about what the New Testament plainly says.