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Originally Posted by deacon blues
Yes, I know you think I'm lost. Fortunately I'm not living to win your approval. I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I've committed unto Him against that day.
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DB, for someone who accuses posters for not answering questions you do a good job not answering yourself. Now,
1st John 1:8 and
1st John 3:8, do they contradict each other? If the answer is no, then explain why it's no.
He who sins is of the devil. Mistakes are made when you are a child, but as you get older you should be doing better correct?
James 4:17 states that if you know to do good and not do it it is sin unto you.
1st Timothy 1:13 Paul makes a point to tell his readers that he was a blasphemer, a violent persecutor of Christians, but then says he did it in ignorance, and unbelief. This was prior to Paul's revelation of Messiah. In
Hebrews 6:5-6 the believer is warned that because they have tasted the good word of God with the powers of the age to come, yet have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open disgrace. Hence the reason why Jesus tells the religious Judeans that the lowest of the Judean cast system would enter the kingdom of heaven before them. Because the religious believed that they had no need of their Messiah, but the Judean lower down the totem pole knew he needed Christ. But once they were to come into the Body of Christ they were to go from child, to youth, to full aged adult
1st John 2:13-14. Not do what you prescribe of constantly believing that you don't know why God even deals with you? Bro, either that is some super overdose of humble steroids, or you have some issues.
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Originally Posted by deacon blues
If you don't understand John in his Epistle you can only conclude that he is confused and maybe bipolar.
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So, you don't just cherry pick the Bible, but you cherry pick posts? Wonderful.
Bro, explain what is happening in 1st
1st John 1:8 and
1st John 3:8. Please explain these verses in light of each other.
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Originally Posted by deacon blues
He contradicts himself throughout---unless you understand the difference between one who CONTINUES in sin versus one who fails, gets back up, dusts himself off, and walks forward with Christ. Will he fail again? Probably.
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DB? PROBABLY? So
Philippians 3:14 is unattainable?
John 5:48 means...what? Bro, probably? You teach a gospel which isn't good news at all. You teach that Jesus holds out a carrot on a stick and you chase it running on a treadmill.
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Originally Posted by deacon blues
But he isn't actively and openly living a life of willful rebellion against God. HUGE DIFFERENCE.
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Yes, I agree it is a huge difference? But that would mean when you quote scripture to prove your point. You haven't the slightest idea to what that scripture is saying? Dude, you quoted
Romans 7:24, and
1st Timothy 1:15 in your posts indicating that Paul believed that he was foremost of all sinners, and a wretched man! That means he was an active sinner who not only was the first of all sinners, but a wretched sinner! No, falling down, no dusting off, but someone who is barely hanging on ready to ignite. This man was converted when he was arresting and putting to death Christians? Yet, you teach that Paul believed he was number one sinner, and wretched just waiting to kill again? No, DB, I never called 1st John confused, bipolar, but what you believe is confused and extremely bipolar.
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