People love to memorize a line of scripture and make a whole false doctrine out of it without reading the surrounding clarifying texts.
Ephesians 2:
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
The TRUTH is we must be born again. Those who have been born of God no longer sin from their old nature, because it is dead. We have been crucified with Christ. Romans 6:6-7. God, Himself, has recreated us into the image of His Son with His Son's nature which is empowered to not sin. There is no self-works or struggle anymore like those under the Law Romans 7:14-23. We have been freed from that sin nature Romans 8:1-9.
The false teachings include these contrasts between what God taught the apostles and what they say vs. the modern church says from teachings from the dark ages.
Paul: "crucified with Christ" are also "free from sin." Romans 6:6-7
Dark ages: "nobody is free from sin."
John 8:32-36
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
Dark ages: "We are free from the law, not sin."
John: "whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not" 1 John 3:5-6
Dark ages: "everybody sins."
John: "21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Dark ages: "we aren't under the law. Period"
Writer of Hebrews: "By one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified"
Dark ages: "nobody is perfect."
So what are you going to believe? God, or doctrines of demons from the dark ages. Test yourself and be honest. Do you have the nature of Jesus? If not, and you care, ask.
Remember: 1 John 5:
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
Ephesians 2:
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
The TRUTH is we must be born again. Those who have been born of God no longer sin from their old nature, because it is dead. We have been crucified with Christ. Romans 6:6-7. God, Himself, has recreated us into the image of His Son with His Son's nature which is empowered to not sin. There is no self-works or struggle anymore like those under the Law Romans 7:14-23. We have been freed from that sin nature Romans 8:1-9.
The false teachings include these contrasts between what God taught the apostles and what they say vs. the modern church says from teachings from the dark ages.
Paul: "crucified with Christ" are also "free from sin." Romans 6:6-7
Dark ages: "nobody is free from sin."
John 8:32-36
32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
Dark ages: "We are free from the law, not sin."
John: "whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not" 1 John 3:5-6
Dark ages: "everybody sins."
John: "21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Dark ages: "we aren't under the law. Period"
Writer of Hebrews: "By one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified"
Dark ages: "nobody is perfect."
So what are you going to believe? God, or doctrines of demons from the dark ages. Test yourself and be honest. Do you have the nature of Jesus? If not, and you care, ask.
Remember: 1 John 5:
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
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