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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Zacharias and Elizabeth displayed their sinful nature on multiple occasions? I must of missed that.

Elizbeth and Zacharias were upright people no doubt. Pure before God. Do you supposes they ever had a day they lost there temper with one another or said something cross. The Bible doesn't record that, but I know that is likely if we associated with them today we could pick out faults. These people revered God and served Him and that is what God is looking for in people today.

We shouldn't be spiritually bipolar. Paul withstood Peter for a doctrinal issue. But we are told of Peter's blame, we are told when others Demas, Alexander the coppersmith, and Hymenaeus messed up.

It was not a doctrinal issue that Paul withstood Peter for. Peter got up and walked out on the Gentile believers when Jewish believers came. Peter was fearful of what his fellow Jews would think of him. This was another act of denial, I don't know them. God had already told peter that those Gentiles were to be part of the kingdom. I don't see this as a doctrinal issue, but an integrity issue.

Galations 2:11-13

Yet, Paul was steady as she goes. He also points out others like Timothy who was steady as she goes. People have all kinds of situations, and we stand in a pulpit telling them that Jesus can make them free. But then when they are blowing out a tire we show them some small print? Oh, well, it s like this...you are going to have inward struggles forever? No, who the son sets free is free INDEED!

Acts 15:37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other:and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee:for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

I've been taught that this same Mark that Paul didn't want around is later the Mark that Paul is sending for.

The fact of the matter is that our flesh doesn't go away when we come to God. We just aren't supposed to follow it anymore. The weapons of warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God. It is only through God we overcome our flesh nature, but that happens through our consistent choice to follow God. Daily seeking the Holy Ghost through prayer and study.

GS, where is any sin higher or lower than the other? the whole venial sin and mortal sin issue was to make money. All sin is sin, and if a guy has inner struggle with looking at the wrong thing, even if he never acts out on it. He or she has monstrous issues. Same thing with lying, all liars have their part in a lake of fire. End of conversation.

That is my intent on my beginning statement that no one at present is perfect as most people understand the word. Of coarse a person isn't to advocate sin big or small, but as has already been shown through God's word that men do fail even the perfect one's. That is not an excuse or a license, but a fact. I fear God. If I fail in some way I repent and I don't take salvation for granite.

Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

If we want to walk after the flesh we can go right back into that bondage again. I do not. If Christians feel like they have to sin and that mistakes are o.k. they need to read Romans 6. God forbid that we should continue in sin that grace may abound, We are dead to sin.