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1 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Beja | 228644 | ||
EdB, I say this with love, and aim to your edification. But the problem here is not that you haven't been given scripture, rather you are not understanding the scriptures you are given. I recommend that you begin reading the puritans. Over time they will give you the framework you need to understand how all this fits. I know you will say that you do not care what they say, but rather what does scripture say? However, they are only trying to explain scripture to you. And God has given us teachers for this very puprose (Eph 4). You need men who well understood sanctification, the holy spirit's work, its relation to justification and other things besides these. The puritans would do you well. Here are some recommendations. Holiness by J.C. Ryle Saving Faith by John Colquhoun Evangelical Repentence by John Colquhoun John Owen's work on the glory of Christ and the Holy Spirit The Gospel Mystery of Sanctification by Walter Marshal Though I have not read it (its on my stack to read) I am expecting John Murray's "Redemption accomplished and applied" to be very helpful on this topic. Sola Scriptura never meant to not let learned men explain and teach you the right sense of the word of God. These books would be a great blessing to you. Think of it as simply going to them to ask them just like you are going to this forum to ask us. Hear their oppinion, weigh it by scripture and I think you will be blessed. In Christ, Beja |
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2 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | EdB | 228653 | ||
Beja I think I understand the scriptures I was asking what you thought sinless perfection meant and what scripture do you use to support your postion. Most answered with the scriptures I suspected they would but when asked to how they felt this supported their position it seemed like they got very defensive and their answer became confusing to me and I was trying to sort them out. No trickery, no hidden agenda, I just wanted to know how you all viewed the question. |
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3 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Beja | 228658 | ||
EdB, I understand. And I think we have to give a bit of grace here. It is very hard to say for certainty exactly what Paul ment by some of the phrases in Romans 6-8, especially chapter 6, and I can not myself fault anybody else for struggling to explain them since I too struggle in it. I have had more fruitful study personally trying to grasp the flow of that section instead. Sometimes it is easier to see what Paul believes he has just proven a few verses or chapters later! :) But we labor on, studying the word, and letting our suggested interpretation be refined by well-meant criticism, both by the living such as on this forum, and by the dead through the writings they have left us. I have certainly enjoyed the thread. In Christ, Beja |
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