To tell you the truth smaller, I was asking for a direct yes or no answer.. And from your response here I would assume that you do not believe that you have ever been disobedient to The Lord.. And that the devil made you do it each and every time.
That's a blatant denial of the gospel so I can understand why you would not answer.
Seriously ET, I put up a very simple observation that I would expect every believer knows if they are honest.
Temptation thoughts
are a fact, are a sin, and are of the tempter.
I also understand your resistance to acknowledging that fact and prefer to instead only blame yourself.
Here is again an elementary primer for little children of God. Here is factually what happens:
Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side,
where the word is sown; but when they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown
in their hearts.
John 8:44
Ye are of
your father the devil, and
the lusts of your father ye will do. -
Now, here comes
the LAW, the WORD to Paul:
Romans 7:
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law:
for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But
sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
The Word, the LAW shows us how these things work, and how to resist and to carry our vessel in HONOR. Not to be RULED by the god of the power of LUST.
Paul also recognized this fact about himself in the process:
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good,
evil is present with me.
Paul put on TRUTH in this matter and was CLOTHED with the FRUIT of TRUTH, the first reward of TRUTH TELLERS, that comes from THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH.
Here is Paul speaking 'truthfully' again:
1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners; of whom I am chief.
And again:
2 Corinthians 12:7
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations,
there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Look at our Apostle and measure him by the TRUTH of his lips:
-EVIL PRESENT WITH HIM
-CHIEF OF SINNERS
-MESSENGER OF SATAN IN HIS FLESH
Now, do you think Paul understood this FACT of Jesus as a FACT????
Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side,
where the word is sown; but when they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown
in their hearts.
Hebrews 5:14
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Do you see the EXERCISE? I certainly recognize
it's a TOUGH PIECE OF MEAT to chew on, especially
when we see the 'exerciser' on the bottom side of our own spiritual JAW.
s
all this was said to make a point. we all see scripture different . i know others who believe the way you do
