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NASB | John 8:31 ¶ So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:31 ¶ So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples. |
Subject: Free in Christ |
Bible Note: Hi, sonofmom... It is a good thing for a church to have a thorough new member's class. It helps the new members to understand the church's position and allows the church to understand the new member's position. This prevents serious problems from arising much later. The teaching that you have mentioned is called moral perfectionism, entire perfectionism, or sinless perfectionism. You can read a summary of it, as explained by R. C. Sproul, here: www.ligonier.org/blog/heresy-perfectionism/ We will be praying for you as you seek to find a biblical congregation. On that subject, I have found the book "Nine Marks of a Healthy Church" by Mark Dever to be a very good resource. Here is a brief summary of these biblical evidences for such a church: www.9marks.org/what-are-the-9marks/ In Him, Doc |