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  1. NewLifeInChrist

    Lukewarm believers and faith

    Seeing the title, I thought this might be your angle. How do you deal with the corrupt flesh, i.e., does it exist for for all Christians, lusting in adversarial opposition to that of Spirit (as stated in Ga 5:17)? If so, to avoid being lukewarm, must a Christian always walk in the Spirit? If...
  2. NewLifeInChrist

    How many of us understand Grace?

    This reminds me of our past conversation(s). With very few exceptions, you point to man's responsibility to keep himself under God's grace. When questioned about a man's failures to do what is required of him, you then point to his responsibility to patricipate in sacraments (which you promote...
  3. NewLifeInChrist

    How many of us understand Grace?

    Oh, that's a novel approach. A newborn baby can have all his past sins washed away by being sprinkled with water. But if he wants any of his future sins washed away, he must change his mind about it, tell a priest about it, and then pay for his sins by praying and punishing himself. You know...
  4. NewLifeInChrist

    How many of us understand Grace?

    There are some false doctrines in here. The most obvious one is the underlined part. SDA's in particular believe this error. I can only surmise the reason. So I take it to mean that you think grace is only for past sins? If so, is it one-time only? Or does grace take care of present and future...
  5. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    You're right. The Greek word "ὅσοι" means "everyone who", but it does not exclude all others. Here is a NT example... Matt 14:36 and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well. Everyone who touched His garment was made...
  6. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    Romans 1:18-19 talks about God personally informing people of "the things that may be known of God". The list of things is not defined specifically, but it indicates that some things about God are unknowable. God reveals to them only the knowable things. Two things on the list are described in...
  7. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    Which kind of leading is this: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. (Ro 1:18–19)
  8. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    ὅσοι γὰρ πνεύματι θεοῦ ἄγονται, οὗτοι υἱοὶ θεοῦ εἰσιν . As many as for in spirit of God are led these sons of God are RK-NPM CAZ NDSN NGSM VPPI3P RD-NPM NNPM NGSM VPAI3P Aland, K., Black, M., Martini, C. M., Metzger, B. M., Robinson, M. A...
  9. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    I think you are referring to Christians not following God's leadership. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. (Ro 8:14) "Are led" is passive in Romans 8:14, meaning that the subjects (God's children) are being acted upon by God. God leads His children, and His...
  10. NewLifeInChrist

    Bible Study How Do I Know It's the Holy Spirit?

    14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” (Ro 8:14–15) As Romans 8:14-15 says, when a person receives the Spirit of God into...
  11. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    You do know the difference between "faith of Jesus" and "faith in Jesus", right? People are saved by God after they place their trust in Christ, not after they receive the faith of Christ. And nobody has the faith of Christ. If they did, we would see withered limbs restored, people raised from...
  12. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    So we agree that it pleases God to save those who believe? If a peson does not believe the gospel message that Jesus died for his sins, do you think God will save them? It is a circular argument to say that God requires faith before He saves a person but then insist He saves a person by giving...
  13. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    "More scholarly" is correct. But I do not rely primarily on scholarship. My main resource is God Himself. He guides my understanding. He gives me joy when I get things right and leaves me unsettled when I don't. Sometimes scholarship helps me get things right. Sometimes not. Yes, I guess so...
  14. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    Is it Watchman Nee or someone else? You never answered that question. I showed that it is rare by what I posted .I'm not denouncing the phrase because it appears in the Bible, though rarely. But now we are getting to the root of the matter. Take a rare phrase (faith of Jesus) and create a...
  15. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    faith of Jesus There is only one verse with the phrase "faith of Jesus" in NKJV: 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. (Re 14:12) There are none in the NASB, NIV, HCSB, or ESV. law of Christ There is also only one verse...
  16. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    I'm not confused. However, the phrases, "by His faith" and "the faith of Jesus" are red flags to me. It reminds me of some of Watchman Nee's phraseology. Is that where you got it from, or is there another source? I don't understand what point you're trying to make. My point was they can try it...
  17. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    I believe Strong is just trying to give the nuanced ways the word is used in the Bible. Here is Louw-Nida's list of ways πίστις (pistis) is used in the NT: πίστις, εως f a what can be believed: 31.43 b trust: 31.85 c trustworthiness: 31.88 d Christian faith: 31.102 e doctrine: 31.104...
  18. NewLifeInChrist

    The use of Lexicons and Strongs Concordance.

    Maybe you should follow your own advice. Instead of returning insult for insult, I will try to help you. If you were to fulfill your only duty to fear God and keep His commandments, then you wouldn't need His mercy and you would be justified in trusting in your works. But that path to rightness...
  19. NewLifeInChrist

    Salvation Basics - Eternal life

    You said in another thread... "using lexicons and the Strongs Concordance is permitted, especially when we get into defining and understanding biblical words and terms. That being said, we will strive to allow the biblical definition to take precedence." Another user on the thread used very...
  20. NewLifeInChrist

    Salvation Basics - Born of God

    In this OP... https://christianforums.net/threads/when-does-a-christian-become-immortality-born-again.98935/
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