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1 | Making Light of Sin | Jer 8:11 | Jesusfriend | 237100 | ||
Doc, I don't know how you came to that conclusion reading my post. The bible, which all Christians should take as the only means of true salvation is the only place I get my information. You will very rarely hear me quoting anybody but scripture. I have spent my life studying the bible. I have read many famous Christian authors to my utter disappointment, but on the other hand reading Christian authors gives one the assurance that following man will not lead us to God. I am not saying that reading other Christian writings outside the bible are bad, BUT! we must have our priorities straight and match every word we read about God to His loving word, not the other way around. There are many places in scripture where we are admonished to be perfect, not in a man made sense of "I will sin until I die and still be 'saved'", but in a "he that sinneth is of the devil". I have one question for you sir, When you ask for forgiveness from God during a whole night of praying on your knees before God, or even just a short prayer of forgiveness, how many sins do you have left? Are you not sinless at that moment, if you say you are not sinless at that moment you do not believe Jesus promises and therefore your faith is presumption which has been handed down by man and not God's word. Spurgeon was a great author, but he along with the majority of professors of Christianity are in great error on the most important subject for any Christian, which is "what must I do to be 'saved'". It matters not who preaches the error, it is still error. Jesus did say that the majority of Christians will be lost, and this is the reason. There is nowhere in the bible that tells me I can not ever stop sinning, but it does say that if I do live without sinning and brag about it then I am sinning. I will never say that I am sinless, because a Christians life is all about others not self. When self is dead, which is what baptism is all about, there is no sin. There is no half death either. Most people who are baptised are burried alive, and come out of the water the same as they went in. The thought that we can never overcome all sin in our lives is from the devil not God nor His word. Please read all the overcome verses in Revelation. What must we overcome to receive these blessings? a couple sins? or all sin in our lives. Remember only few followed Jesus when He was alive, and He promised that only few will be "saved". |
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2 | Making Light of Sin | Jer 8:11 | Jesusfriend | 237092 | ||
I would like to bring the attention of the reader to the fact that Jeremiah is talking about God's people, not some worldly pagans who make sport of mocking God. In fact those who heal only lightly are the leaders of the church at the time, the shepherds of the flock. We as Christians are to stand firm as a rock against these false teachers, especially the ones who say that when we are "saved we can sin but it will be forgiven before we actually commit it. And also those who say that God's TEN commandments are "nailed to the cross". Why would something God wrote with His finger be "nailed to the cross". The "laws contained in ordinances" were what was "nailed to the cross". The laws that Moses wrote in a book, not those written by God Himself. There was a special place for the "book" of the law which Moses wrote. Deuteronomy 31:26 tells us: "Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee." Yes God gave Moses the "ceremonial law" which has all the information they needed at the time to survive the wilderness and to lead the people to Jesus through the sanctuary, until the veil was torn from top to bottom, then the sanctuary service was no longer needed, neither was the rules and ordinances that were given for their safe plight through 40 years of wilderness. 2 John tells us that the "law" that we are to obey is the one that we have had from the beginning, that we follow after His commandments, and His commandments are not grievous. Jesus also came to show man that the TEN commandments can be obeyed. Moses proved it, Daniel proved it, and a host of other examples in the bible. Anyone who says man can never stop sinning is a liar from the devil. | ||||||
3 | According to Jesus, can we eat pork? | 1 Tim 4:4 | Jesusfriend | 237091 | ||
I would like to say that before we ask a blessing over any food we need to know what it is that God did sanctify, and make for food. If we pray over something that God calls an abomination do you believe He will sanctify it to the good of our bodies? No matter what "covenant" we are living under, and no matter what science says about how healthy something is that God curses, does not change the fact that if God says something is an abomination in the OT why would He change His mind when He says over and over that He NEVER changes? Man has been trying to change God forever, along with His word that has been perverted into a thousand different translations. | ||||||
4 | Why do bads happen to Christians? | Rom 5:12 | Jesusfriend | 237054 | ||
We are pilgrims here, just passing through this world in hopes of a better resurrection, but the book of Job gives us a great insight into why God allows misery in the world. Job had trials beyond what any american can imagine, and as one reads through the book of Job and finds that God allowed satan to tempt Job to get him to sin just to show how faithful Job was, this is happening all the time. God allows trials to strengthen our faith. Most of the time when trials come our first response is one of anger and lack of self control, but! when we think of God the moment of the worst trials what happens? Have you tried that? The trial seems to lessen and lessen as we get encouraged with by God's Spirit to hold our tongue and our thoughts, but not without help. God sends power to overcome EVERY trial, and, believe it or not, every temptation to sin. And if we do not overcome we are lost. Yes Jesus died to give sinners hope of the resurrection, and show man that a life without sin is possible. But misery still exists for a reason. |
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