True or False: Grace is harder than Law

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Who agrees with Jito463?

If you're trying to live for Christ without His Spirit, then it's an impossible task, even more so than living under the law.

This was far too quickly passed over.

He would need to clarify "impossible".

The Bible does not teach natural inability of mankind to obey God. That false doctrine is Calvinism (and Arminianism).

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esaias

He would need to clarify "impossible".

The Bible does not teach natural inability of mankind to obey God. That false doctrine is Calvinism (and Arminianism).

amen, and i think "trying to live for Christ without His Spirit" might be impossible in a different way than was meant as well.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Esaias

He would need to clarify "impossible".

The Bible does not teach natural inability of mankind to obey God. That false doctrine is Calvinism (and Arminianism).

I disagree. Anything that amounts to anything to the Lord is only what He does through us.

John 15:4-5 KJV Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. (5) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Calvinism and Arminianism contradict one another.

At any rate, the reference to walking after the flesh in Romans 8 is referring to keeping law without the power of the Spirit. Paul said it cannot be done.