Harmful Doctrines Part 1

[ProDeo]

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Forgiveness of sins is correct. @marks can you help out here please.

The alteration of "forgiveness of sins" to "freedom of sins" in Acts 26:18 does indeed represent a significant shift in doctrine. The Greek text, as preserved in the Textus Receptus, reads: "ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ."

Key phrase: "ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν"

The word ἄφεσιν (aphesin) is consistently translated as "forgiveness" or "remission." It derives from ἀφίημι (aphiēmi), meaning to send away, release, or forgive.

ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn) translates as "of sins."

No credible Greek lexicon or source would interpret ἄφεσιν as "freedom" in this context.

Theologically, "freedom from sins" could imply an ontological or existential release from sin's power or influence, which differs significantly from the judicial or relational restoration implied by "forgiveness of sins."

To change "forgiveness" to "freedom" introduces doctrinal confusion by suggesting a reorientation of the text's focus-from divine pardon to personal emancipation. This reinterpretation from @Episkopos would need to be evaluated critically for textual accuracy and theological consistency.
Total Occurrences: 17
ἀφέσει aphései (2) N-DSF
the remission Luk_1:77
liberty Luk_4:18
ἄφεσιν áphesin (12) N-ASF
deliverance Luk_4:18
forgiveness Act_5:31, Act_26:18, Eph_1:7, Col_1:14
never forgiveness Mar_3:29, w/G2756 G1519 G165
remission Mat_26:28, Mar_1:4, Luk_24:47, Act_10:43
the remission Luk_3:3, Act_2:38
ἄφεσις áphesis (3) N-NSF
the forgiveness Act_13:38
remission Heb_9:22, Heb_10:18
English to Strong’s
deliverance G629, G859
forgiveness G859
liberty G425, G630, G859, G1657, G1658, G1849, G2010
remission G859, G3929

Syntax and Morphology
The structure of the sentence is a series of purpose clauses introduced by genitive articles (τοῦ). These clauses describe the divine objectives of Paul's commission:

To open their eyes.
To turn them from darkness to light and from Satan to God.
To enable them to receive forgiveness and inheritance.
The central phrase ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν is syntactically tied to λαβεῖν, emphasizing the reception of divine pardon as a gift.

The accusative case for ἄφεσιν (direct object) and the genitive plural ἁμαρτιῶν (possessive or descriptive) reinforces the meaning as "forgiveness of sins."

Implications of "Forgiveness" vs. "Freedom"
The Greek term ἄφεσιν does not support the translation "freedom" in this context. While ἄφεσις can denote release or liberation in certain contexts (e.g., debt remission), its consistent biblical usage in soteriological contexts refers to forgiveness or pardon granted by God.

Any translation as "freedom of sins" would require textual evidence or a broader contextual basis, which is absent here.

Don't let him confuse you with the preposition 'eis'; 'in Christ' and 'eis Christ' are used synonymously.

Romans 8:1
Greek: Οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Translation: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

2 Corinthians 5:17
Greek: ὥστε εἴ τις ἐν Χριστῷ, καινὴ κτίσις· τὰ ἀρχαῖα παρῆλθεν, ἰδοὺ γέγονεν καινά.
Translation: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."

Ephesians 1:3
Greek: Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.
Translation: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ."

Philippians 4:7
Greek: Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Translation: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

1 Corinthians 1:30
Greek: ἐξ αὐτοῦ δὲ ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ὃς ἐγενήθη ἡμῖν σοφία ἀπὸ Θεοῦ, δικαιοσύνη τε καὶ ἁγιασμὸς καὶ ἀπολύτρωσις.
Translation: "And because of Him, you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God-and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption."

These examples show how "ἐν Χριστῷ" describes the believer's identity, blessings, and relationship within the sphere of Christ.

I don't bother listening to his podcasts.

J.

Thank you Johann for your hard work and to invite @marks for a second opinion is super.

The idea to change Scripture to fit your doctrine and with that false doctrine collectively bully, accuse and condemn others is beyond my imagination, I would crawl and hide under the first stone.

 

[Behold]

Doctrine shows us how we ought to live, not what we are to believe.

Paul's doctrine of Salvation will allow you to understand God's Grace , once you learn it. @Episkopos
And once you do, if you ever do, you'll stop denying it in your Videos and in your Threads and Posts.

Start here..

Paul said "

"We preach Christ Crucified"...

And now, read this carefully @Episkopos ..........as you have to begin to learn some basic's from Paul, or you'll continue to teach your bizarre religious concepts.

Read carefully....................
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"""""For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.""""" English Standard Version For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Berean Standard Bible For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Berean Literal Bible For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him having been crucified. Amplified Bible for I made the decision to know nothing [that is, to forego philosophical or theological discussions regarding inconsequential things and opinions while] among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified [and the meaning of His redemptive, substitutionary death and His resurrection]. King James Bible For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. New King James Version For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. New American Standard Bible For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. NASB 1995 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

 

[marks]

Thank you Johann for your hard work and to invite @marks for a second opinion is super.

@Johann has once again done the heavy lifting in his reply to you, and I fully agree with his findings. Forgiveness of sins in Scripture is to send them away, which means sins committed, not "sinfulness", for instance. Sending away sins committed is forgiveness pure and simple.

The net result in making "forgiveness of sins" as "freedom from sinning", aside from the damage done to the Greek, this changes the emphasis on what Jesus did to what we do. And yes, then it becomes the opportunity for this fellow to bash anyone who would answer.

The idea to change Scripture to fit your doctrine and with that false doctrine collectively bully, accuse and condemn others is beyond my imagination, I would crawl and hide under the first stone.

As we see . . . not everyone feels that way. 'episkopos', a true mis-nomer, has posted in this same manner for many years, as you say, to bully and condemn all takers. Why it's tolerated, I cannot say.

Much love!

 

[Behold]

In all my translations forgiveness of sins is used, not freedom of sins.

Episkopos will tell you that "The Cross is not about Forgiveness"..

And that denies it.

So, to deny that Jesus's Blood shed on the Cross is "not about forgiveness'........is incredible blasphemy.
As if you deny Jesus's SACRIFICE, that is "The Cross of Christ", then you are denying the only OFFER that God offers whereby you may be forgiven your sin.....

 

[Johann]

Thank you Johann for your hard work and to invite @marks for a second opinion is super.

The idea to change Scripture to fit your doctrine and with that false doctrine collectively bully, accuse and condemn others is beyond my imagination, I would crawl and hide under the first stone.

Only a pleasure @ProDeo and all glory to our Lord Christ Jesus.

Johann.

 

[Johann]

@Johann has once again done the heavy lifting in his reply to you, and I fully agree with his findings. Forgiveness of sins in Scripture is to send them away, which means sins committed, not "sinfulness", for instance. Sending away sins committed is forgiveness pure and simple.

The net result in making "forgiveness of sins" as "freedom from sinning", aside from the damage done to the Greek, this changes the emphasis on what Jesus did to what we do. And yes, then it becomes the opportunity for this fellow to bash anyone who would answer.



As we see . . . not everyone feels that way. 'episkopos', a true mis-nomer, has posted in this same manner for many years, as you say, to bully and condemn all takers. Why it's tolerated, I cannot say.

Much love!

Much appreciated brother.

J.

 

[Ritajanice]

Forgiveness of sins are lifted from us the moment our spirit has been birthed, you don’t even know that you are carrying the burden of sin ,not until we have become Born Of The Spirit, the burden has been lifted, we are a new creation, we have newly gifted spiritual eyes and ears..Praise you Father God, for lifting my burden of sin, that I am clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

 

[Behold]

As we see . . . not everyone feels that way. 'episkopos', a true mis-nomer, has posted in this same manner for many years, as you say, to bully and condemn all takers. Why it's tolerated, I cannot say.

Much love!

Its definitely a mystery.
Perhaps a Mod who has been here the longest and has witnessed "EPI" doing this to almost everyone, for over a decade, without a single ...."interruption".... would like to explain it.

 

[Behold]

Forgiveness of sins are lifted from us the moment our spirit has been birthed,

You have to be forgiven before you can be born again,.

Otherwise you are born again = in SIN, as you are stating.

So, can you take your hyper calvinism ranting somewhere else....

 

[Episkopos]

My experience is that you can have a great many characters all within the same mindset. It is amazing in my Pentecostal Holiness denomination to have noted the change in character all within the same mental doctrine. It is almost like reading into the book of judges where you would have a good and a bad generation. The roaring twenties created a whole different people for example.

Agreed. A static doctrinal position can hide a multitude of different motivations...both good and bad. Not everyone who holds to a static doctrine that is wrong is a bad person. And the opposite is also true.

My point is that sound doctrine is based on a dynamic obedience that is in agreement with God's purpose and design...by the Spirit. In that case those who actively promote wrong doctrines in a dynamic way are indeed false teachers leading others astray.

But a mere doctrinal agreement which is based on beliefs apart from faith can be innocuous.

 

[Behold]

In that case those who actively promote wrong doctrines in a dynamic way are indeed false teachers leading others astray.

My Questions are......

1.) Did you again deny the Cross is "about forgiveness" in your Video?

2.) Did you again deny that "God gives Righteousness to believers" in your Video? @Episkopos ?

 

[Episkopos]

This is how many people err.....they're so either/or about so many things that are not a case of either/or. Rightly divided biblical doctrine teaches BOTH how we ought to live AS WELL AS what we are to believe/receive (by faith).

Your issue is with the bible and with the way God actually works and not with me. Find a verse that says that God forgave Paul for all his murders.

You are stuck in a carnal trap just lie many others here. You want to finish judgment day right now...but a big surprise is waiting.

The truth is that we are in a race and no one wins a race until the end. Many who are justified at one time will lose that justification immediately afterward.

People blabber on about my teaching without actually listening to it..instead speaking nonsense and foolish characterizations that are worthy only of simple novices who have no idea of what is being discussed. You are trying to balance out the power of the word of God...for the sake of the flesh. Do you approve of the likes the carnal ones give you? Is that more important than the approval of God/?

Stay as you are...and keep presenting your forehead rather than opening your heart. And the people said amen.

 

[Ritajanice]

You have to be forgiven before you can be born again,.

Never preached otherwise.

Otherwise you are born again = in SIN, as you are stating.

So, can you take your hyper calvinism ranting somewhere else....

To know of God / Jesus then you must be Born Again...not by hearing as you teach, but by a living spiritual rebirth, where the Holy Spirit penetrates the heart/spirit of his child and takes up permanent residence in Gods child’s heart/ spirit..
No one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Living Holy Spirit...you teach hearing which is not biblical on how one becomes Born Again..
This is something that you don’t understand , because your doctrine comes from you, and because you don’t have eyes and ears( spiritual) you call me a hyper Calvinist...I also call you a fairytale teacher, because there is no spiritual depth or life in what you teach... your posts are full of confusion for one who has been gifted spiritual discernment...I see your skewed view of what it means to be reborn..you didn’t even know what seed remains in you, that was your biggest giveaway...

Your doctrine is made by Beholds fairytale stories, he lacks spiritual knowledge ...he has none.

He needs to know God / Jesus in his heart/ spirit, I see no activity of the Spirit in...Behold....just bitterness and hatred even jealousy imo.

 

[Behold]

Find a verse that says that God forgave Paul for all his murders.

Be sure you read the last part of the verse, that says.>>"Gave Himself for me'..

See that?

That is Jesus = ON THE CROSS......Dying for Paul's sin, and mine, and everyone, so that we can be FORGIVEN..

So, your teaching is always trying to DENY THE CROSS, and you should not be allowed to do that on a "christian" forum. @Episkopos

Thats a fact...
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New International Version
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

New Living Translation
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

English Standard Version
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.


King James Bible
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

 

[Lizbeth]

Your issue is with the bible and with the way God actually works and not with me. Find a verse that says that God forgave Paul for all his murders.

You are stuck in a carnal trap just lie many others here. You want to finish judgment day right now...but a big surprise is waiting.

The truth is that we are in a race and no one wins a race until the end. Many who are justified at one time will lose that justification immediately afterward.

People blabber on about my teaching without actually listening to it..instead speaking nonsense and foolish characterizations that are worthy only of simple novices who have no idea of what is being discussed. You are trying to balance out the power of the word of God...for the sake of the flesh. Do you approve of the likes the carnal ones give you? Is that more important than the approval of God/?

Stay as you are...and keep presenting your forehead rather than opening your heart. And the people said amen.

Paul knew of nothing against him. Selah.

And let's think upon this one too:

Rom 3:24-25

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

 

[Behold]

Never preached otherwise.

Stop being dishonest.

I just quoted you...

Here is your quote..

@Ritajanice posted.

""""Forgiveness of sins are lifted from us the moment our spirit has been birthed""""

So, as i and some others have told you the last 50X, .. you are teaching that your forgiveness of sin and your new birth, happen together.

And in fact, the New Birth Is God joining Himself to the FORGIVEN, believer.

You have to be FORGIVEN FIRST...., before, you are then spiritually "birthed".... as otherwise HOLY GOD is joining Himself to an UNFORGIVEN SINNER., and that can't happen.

 

[Wrangler]

How important is doctrine in the life of a believer in Christ? Are we saved by having correct beliefs? How harmful can a doctrine be if it is not both biblically and spiritually sound?

No, we are not saved by doctrine. Even Biblical and spiritually sound doctrine is harmful when it becomes an IDOL.

Doctrine is the theory. Living the Christian life is the practice. I've told the stories of my grandmothers many times. Devout Catholics they were. Theologians, they weren't.

 

[Behold]

No, we are not saved by doctrine.

We are not saved by Doctrine.......we are saved by God through Christ's finished work on The Cross the instant we give God our Faith that is : = "counted by God, as (Christ's) Righteousness".

So, this is "Justification by Faith".........Its "Abraham believed God and it was counted to Him as Righteousness".

This is "imputed Righteousness".. its "Christ's Righteousness" given to the BELIEVER by God.. as "The GIFT of Righteousness".

This is now become "The Gospel of the Grace of God" "in the time of the Gentiles"... that Paul told us 3x is "MY Gospel".., and any other is.. .Galatians 1:8.

Now all of that is " Soteriology".. That is Paul's Doctrine.

 

[Episkopos]

Paul knew of nothing against him. Selah.

And let's think upon this one too:

Rom 3:24-25

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

You are all missing the point as per usual. God spoke to Paul many times as recorded in the bible....never did God say...I forgive you. That's a foolish thing to require of God.

1. Paul was fearful of being cut-off from the kingdom as any wise man would be. 1 Cor. 9:27

2. Paul said...woe is me if I don't preach the gospel.

3. The propitiation is for the whole world. 1 John 2:2 Jesus died for the sins of the world. But He was raised to justify and sanctify those who would lose their lives and walk in His resurrection life.

4. The verse you cited is not APHESIS (freedom) but forebearance and this has to do with sins that are past. Not an immunity for condemnation for sinners.

5. What does it say about willful sins (stubborn sins like we see here so much)? Who can be honest enough to realize that forgiveness is not that the carnal mind lusts after is really what is going on?

6. Forgiveness is dynamic. Justified today...condemned tomorrow. Or else remaining God-fearing and humble...which is unknown here. Cease from sin lest a worse thing befall you. Sound familiar? Apparently not. Where is the brain power to be able to read easy to understand verses?

 

[Behold]

.never did God say...I forgive you. That's a foolish thing to require of God.

If You Ae not forgiven by God, all your sin, that is completed by Christ's Eternal "sin offering"... = Jesus's Blood Sacrifice delivered to the world as The Cross of Christ..., then """you'll die in your sins, Jesus said,""" and you'll go to hell when you die.

Notice Paul said..
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New International Version
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and = = gave Himself for me.

New Living Translation
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and = = gave Himself for me.
ive, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.


King James Bible
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and == gave Himself for me.