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You are right. The Ten Commandments are what I call the "bottom line." But God writes the deeper laws on our super-sensitized Spirit-empowered conscience. That is what I go by. I never disobey my conscience. Interestingly, that was a habit I seemed to have been born with. But when I was born...

John 3: 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most...

Very good response.

EXCELLENT!!!!! joy: In our case, Jesus took away our sin too. 1 John 3:4-9. Even the author of sin was taken from us, so take a look at 8 and 9 especially! 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins...

EG, you are reading it with the common western mindset. But John was Hebrew and wrote with an EASTERN style. He repeats the concept in chapter two 1 John 2 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 6 He who says he abides in Him...

Yes, 3-6

How many years BC do you count the birth of Jesus?

That is not true of those who are born of God because we have experienced a supernatural rebirth. The normal person without Christ does have the old man and sin nature forever. So, you're right, they can't be sinless. But he was speaking to me.

Of course! I have been born of God since 1977

The first thing every born again believer understands is that the desire to sin a major moral sin (Ten Commandments) IS GONE. I felt it leave my body. We are immediately RIGHTEOUS. What is a progress is the maturing of the fruit of the Spirit. That is why Peter makes it progressive in 2 Peter...

In Colossians the context is in the preceding chapter. It is about sin. Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also...

Seeing as Jesus is our High Priest and doing the circumcising, what does it say Jesus came to "take away"? That is the circumcision.

Yes, but how does that affect or change us?

Unfortunately, not everyone calling themselves a Christian has repented and been born again of the Spirit so cannot even begin to relate to Jesus taking away all desire to sin. What have you been taught that the New Covenant is? It seems you believe in the Old Covenant and have just added...

John 17 and Matthew 7 are two of my favorite chapters. John 15 also. One reason I have assurance of salvation even though I believe the doctrine of OSAS is heresy is because I experienced the filling of the Holy Spirit and according to the OP DO obey God. He has written His laws on my...

Now that would make Jesus a bully, so I do not believe that for an instant. Jesus said for us to be holy as He is holy. 1 Peter 1:16. If what you believe was true then it would be impossible. But it is not true, EG. Believe the truth: He provided the New Covenant that is so much easier than the...

I've thought about that two so seeing as the Word was in the beginning and knew who would accept Christ, it could be who endured to the end was WHO Christ KNEW in eternity.

It is not us that "overcomes" the old man in us. It is all Jesus. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our Faith. You see the old man becomes crucified with Christ. We don't hang ourselves on Christ's cross, nor in our own power do we resurrect ourselves. That is ALL supernatural, and very much...

Some have believed the perverted version of OSAS, and not the truth of 1 John 3:21-24. Study that and look who is actually assured of salvation? A person can receive the Holy Spirit and only practice the gifts, but never ABIDE IN JESUS. That is not only key to us being cleansed of our major...

I assume they had received gifts of the Spirit to operate in them and the only way to receive those is becoming born again of the Spirit and their desire to break the ten commandments is taken away. But even with the Spirit we have free will to grieve and even quench the Spirit. And Peter talks...