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NASB | 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God's will in thought, action, and purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly] love his [believing] brother. |
Subject: What is a "carnal" Christian? |
Bible Note: CurtMan: I have posted additional information on the subject of the carnal Christian. To read those posts, go to: ID# 92042 and ID# 92052. To read the article that I quoted in those posts, go to: (www.founders.org/FJ16/article2.html) and (www.founders.org/FJ17/article2.html) Following are additional quotes from that article which were not posted previously: 'The question we have to consider is: Does the Bible divide Christians into two categories? This is the issue at the heart of the "Carnal Christian" teaching.' ____________________ 'It is one thing to speak and teach that Christians have carnal out-breaks, which is biblical, but it is another thing altogether to make a third class or category of men--"Carnal Christians."' ____________________ 'To interpret 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, therefore, in such a way as to divide men into three classes [--natural man, carnal man and spiritual man--] is to violate the cardinal rule of interpretation.' ____________________ 'The most doctrinal portion of the New Testament is the epistle to the Romans, and on this all reasonable Bible scholars and theologians would agree. Most scholars (if not all) would further agree that Paul's epistle to the Galatians is the second most doctrinal portion of the New Testament. The first epistle to the church at Corinth is primarily dealing with practical problems in the church:' 'These two passages [Romans 8:1-9 and Galatians 5:17-24] simply set out what the rest of the Bible clearly teaches, namely, that there are only two classes or categories of men and within these two classes there may be many shades and degrees. To interpret 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, therefore, in such a way as to divide men into three classes [--natural man, carnal man and spiritual man--] is to violate the cardinal rule of interpretation. This rule requires us to interpret all single passages in the light of the whole, to interpret all subordinate passages in the light of the leading truth, or to interpret all obscure passages in the light of clear passages.' ****************************** To answer your question about locating a post by its ID#: On the Home Page, in the upper right-hand corner you will find a box labeled "Quick Search". Under the words "Quick Search" you will see "Word(s) or ID#". Underneath that type in the actual ID number, for example: 91913 Do not type in "ID#". Just type the number (for example: 91913) by itself. This will take you directly to the posting you are looking for. Radioman2 |