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21 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | Baptistbred | 94624 | ||
No one has yet answered 1 John 3:10. It says , I quote once again, "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are OBVIOUS." KJV says "manifest". Must I continually ask the same question and be told that we live under grace? I have been a Baptist my entire life hold to "grace by faith alone"! Of course I don't offer my corrupt works to God as an offering to him for my salvation! John obviously emphasizes that one's faith CAN BE SEEN. Everyone keeps saying in essence that only the inward life counts to God. Then what of the hundreds of scriptures that point to the OUTWARD life? #1. We are to be able to discern the lost according to John. #2. We discern this by their works according to John. #3. My original question, "Who makes the rules as to what sins manifest a lost person, and what sins manifest the Christian struggling with sin? #4. How are we to tell a struggling Christian from a expert hypocrite? John says we can-how? |
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22 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | Baptistbred | 94693 | ||
I must say I appreciate your thoughtful and intelligent answer with some of the irrelevant answers I have been getting. Thanks! I think you understand my dilema. You have given me food for thought and I will condider your comments. They have shed some light on the subject. I will study the scriptures more to try and understand. Let me know if you can shed more light on "when" we can tell a lost person from a saved person. |
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23 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | Baptistbred | 94735 | ||
John, In my furthur studies I have found some verses that have really shed some light on the subject of 1 John 3:10. 1 Timothy 5:24-25: 24 Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 1 Corinthians 3:13 13 Every man’s work SHALL be made MANIFEST: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 1 Corinthians 4:5 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will MAKE MANIFEST the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. Also in 1 John there are hints to the effect of our imperfection here such as in: 1 John 2:28 "ashamed before him at his coming." This in essence says that many WILL have shameful lives at his coming. 1 John 3:2 "it doth not yet appear what we shall be" speaks also of our present imperfection. I am still studying and hoping to understand better, but this really helped.I still by no means believe that one can go on live wickedly here and hope to go to heaven. As for my gluttonous friend, I just used him as an example. I don't condemn him as an unsaved person. Let me know if you can shed more light on 1 JOhn 3:10 and it's meaning. Thanks. |
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