How are we to reckon ourselves as being dead to sin?

[amigo de christo]

as Paul declares it is a false gospel and another jesus, a false christ as per Galatians 1:6-10.

And its one the lambs SHALL not follow , take heed unto nor trust or hope in .
The lambs shall stay GLUED TO CHRIST and all biblical doctrine whereby they grow wise in Christ through Faith in HE alone .
Now lift those hands and let all that draws breath both praise and thank the glorious LORD .

 

[amigo de christo]

Horse in front of the cart…
Seek Him First and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.

To me it doesn’t say: Seek you first and your own righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. Totally ignoring what is added is restoration of relationship with God and therefore with neighbor.

exactly SEEK HIM . so why do some teach we dont need to BELIEVE IN HIM .
We cant seek CHRIST by learning and heeding budda , the muslim religion or any other false religion or mindset .
WE MUST BELIEVE on HE whom GOD did send . FROM that comes all else .

 

[Johann]

You don’t like Wallace Greek Grammar Beyond the basics used in every seminary ?

I have a copy of Wallace's Greek Grammar Beyond the basics and use it-I think I would give my left arm for a Logos Software though, beyond my pay grade.

 

[amigo de christo]

Lol! I had to look up the word "clemency"-that's how stupid I am.
Shalom sister.
J.

It dont matter what folks think about ya my friend . You know i loves ya . Now march ON in the LORD my friend .

 

[ChristisGod]

I have a copy of Wallace's Greek Grammar Beyond the basics and use it-I think I would give my left arm for a Logos Software though, beyond my pay grade.

I’m on my son in laws logos plan from his seminary days where he has everything. It’s above my pay grade too but he got some ridiculously good deal as a student at liberty university.

My plan is to use logos and all the reference materials to work on my thesis paper with the atonement in light of the Tri- Unity of God.

 

[Johann]

I’m on my son in laws logos plan from his seminary days where he has everything. It’s above my pay grade too but he got some ridiculously good deal as a student at liberty university.

I'll keep on strumming my old Honda guitar-makes a horrible sound.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

If you’re born again, Your worry about this is done away with. You spend your life trying to produce fruit for the one who saved you

Sounds like white-knuckling it. When He said First seek Me and My righteous…Learn of Me, take My Yoke upon you, My burden is Light …I take that to mean it is Light because he has Bourne the burden of it having the strength and power I do not have in myself. Cast all your cares upon Him. For He cares for you. Do not be anxious for what clothing you will put on (the new man), or for what you will drink (Living Water flowing out from God) or for what you will eat (give us Lord our daily bread) forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. To me He says in seeking Him first, He has it covered. Having more than is sufficient, prepared in Him.

 

[ChristisGod]

I'll keep on strumming my old Honda guitar-makes a horrible sound.

My old favorite I had for 20 plus years went out of business . The PC Study Bible.

 

[CadyandZoe]

I have adequately explained the verse, to the honor and doxa of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus--look up Haya-you can do that, can't you?

Yes, I believe you have explained the verse more than adequately. And I very much appreciate the effort. We simply disagree about what John means to say.

With regard to "haya" In my view, a single word has very little meaning. What do you have in mind?

 

[Johann]

My old favorite I had for 20 plus years went out of business . The PC Study Bible.

Well, well, I had one--wait, let me check--Yes! PC Study Bible 5, man, I just found it on my PC!

 

[Johann]

In my view, a single word has very little meaning. What do you have in mind?

Look up the word Haya and ἦν-as in John 1:1--not being facetious with you.

 

[marks]

I know the power of the cross.

All claims for one's self aside,

The reality of this is seen or not seen in your character. And your character is revealed in your words. These are simple truths. From the abundance of your heart, your mouth speaks. So as you say the things you do, we come to see what is in your heart.

The power of the cross is the power of a new life, described in love, and the Spirit's fruit in you. You cannot lie about it, either you are these, or you are not, and what you are is seen in your words.

Much love!

 

[marks]

I'm torn between letting you get what you deserve...or keep trying to point you and others in the right direction.

That's not love. Torn between these? Yikes!

Much love!

 

[marks]

Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

What about the two scripture references no one can come to the Son unless drawn by the Father?

Is every person that "received" Christ a Christian?

Didn't Jesus say that in reference the the disciples, and concerning the people during His earthly ministry? I'm thinking of where He later said, If I am lifted up, I will draw all men to myself. So that before His crucifixion, the Father drew those who came to Him, and after, Jesus Himself draws everyone to come.

Your thoughts?

Much love!

 

[marks]

But isn't certainty assured in God's faithfulness? John says we "have" eternal life, which is a certainty even while it remains a hope, which rests on God's faithfulness.

In other words, the sentence "I have eternal life" is just as certain and just as true whether it has been actualized or whether it stands as a hope for the future, because God never fails to keep his promise.

Right?

Myself, I think in terms that we have eternal life, that being life derived from being joined to the Father. I think of eternal life as life not based in this temporal realm, but life found in being joined to God. And this eternal life is everlasting, because God is immortal.

Much love!

 

[marks]

I would say that our belief itself is a signal that God granted us new birth.

With regard to the Romans passage, I think Paul actually meant to say, "faith must accompany the hearing."

So that while the Bible says "this", it actually means "that"? That's always a big red flag to me.

Much love!

 

[Lizbeth]

I’ll go ahead and own it. I’d rather go sit at a table with gays who are bitter and angry with God, confused over what they have been told and seen as God…that He only forgives some people’s sins, but can’t possibly forgive them. See, wave the jesus card around and say you can remain in your sins since you have the card. I’ve seen the fire, brimstone, hell preachers at the fair attacking the gays, screaming how they are going to burn in hell. While their own marriages do not represent Christ either. You do realize He said a whore will enter in before the religious will…who need no forgiveness. I guess they don’t…not with the we love Jesus card. Jesus did not beat down “the trash” but it instead went without to the dung heap, and there he put His cross…it was the religious he whipped out of the temple.

Not talking to lost souls here, only to the body of Christ, so why are you judging folks here as though they are condemning and threatening lost souls? But even so, the bible says to save some by fear and others save with compassion. Anyone evangelizing should be led by the Lord.

 

[Lizbeth]

love …now if you did receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it? A blunt question (Imo). Why don’t you act like you received it? …glorying as if did something to receive it that makes you differ from others.
1 Corinthians 4:7-15 For who makes you to differ from another ? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it ? [8] Now you are full, now you are rich, you have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you. [9] For I think that God has set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. [10] We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we are despised. [11] Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; [12] And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: [13] Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. [14] I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. [15] For though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have you not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

Who here is glorying and boasting in ourselves as if we didn't receive it? We are only testifying (with gratitude) that we did receive it. The accusations are never ending.

 

[marks]

faith is also a supernatural gift of God. Ephesians 2:8–9 affirms this: “By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

διὰ πίστεως, cf. Eph_1:13; Eph_1:15; Eph_1:19; faith on man’s side is the mouth or hand by which the salvation is appropriated, cf. Rom_3:24.

"And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shall be given the "special gift of faith", and an inheritance in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind.'' (Wisdom 3:14)
----- (I asked the following question from a Greek and Hebrew professor:
"In this verse, to what does the word "that" refer to? Adam Clarke, Wesley & company say that it is neuter plural and "Faith" is feminine hence it cannot refer to faith, (Such an admission would destroy their theological system.) However "Grace" is also feminine as is "Salvation".''
His reply was:
"Here you ask a wonderful theological/exegetical question to which I can only give an opinion, and not a definitive answer. The problem is that there is NO precise referent. Grace is feminine. Faith is feminine. And even Salvation (as a noun) is feminine. Yet it must be one of these three at least, and maybe more than one, or all three in conjunction. Since all three come from God and not from man, the latter might seem the more likely.

However, it is a tautology to say salvation and grace are "nor of yourselves," and in that case it certainly looks more like the passage is really pointing out that man cannot even take credit for his own act of faith, but that faith was itself created by God and implanted in us that we might believe--from Gill,--

- notice I stopped right here. Your thoughts?

Though I believe we have to choose to receive Jesus, we do so, if we do, with the faith God gives us.

"To each he has given a measure of faith."

"They did not benefit from the word preached to them, it not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."

Much love!

 

[Lizbeth]

Exactly you nailed it !

No brother.....why is our faith being tested and tried - PROVEN..? The proving of our faith. To prove or show that it is the kind that can stand/endure the test of fire. The only kind that can stand that is certainly not of the flesh. It has to be of God, of His Spirit.