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Re: False Doctrine Part 1 - How To Stop Sinning
QUITTING IS EASY
Even a Dummy can quit.
No experience required.
No 12-step program required.
WHAT DO I DO?
The First thing you must do is Repent. Ask the Lord Jesus to forgive you!
Then quit sinning.
Isn’t that overly simplistic? NO! It’s exactly what the Bible says to do.
1. I am not so sure he is saying it can be done without Jesus nor without the Holy Ghost (I think his reference is to Holy Spirit Baptism, and not the Spirit of God working in and with the repentant candidate)
2. It seems clear to me he prefaces "quitting" with repentance and forgiveness... I would argue true repentance and forgiveness makes one pure and "sin-free" walking in the newness of life. No longer about me but ALL about HIM.
3. "Quitting" does not mean you will never sin nor does he say that. It may be that Mr Ballestero is simply using catchy terms like "Quit Sinning For Dummies" to draw folks to the heart of the matter which is a relationship with Christ... "Repent. Ask the Lord Jesus to forgive you!"
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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