Bible Study Is Jesus Christ exclusive is he the only One

[for_his_glory]

John 1:3
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

What does this have to do with flesh and spirit not mixing together?

 

[Who Me]

Flesh is a hostile enemy against God as this is why we have to be Spiritually born again from above through God's plan of salvation through Christ.

Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

And who is it that lives according to the flesh?
Who is it who has a carnal mind?

Who has the Spirit of God living in them?

The two groups are totally different

 

[for_his_glory]

And who is it that lives according to the flesh?
Who is it who has a carnal mind?

Who has the Spirit of God living in them?

The two groups are totally different

The two groups are different, but yet we are still in this fleshly body that contains the sin nature as none of us are yet perfect, but only perfected through the Spirit of God that dwells in us i.e. Holy Spirit. None of us are without sin until this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57.

 

[SkyWriting]

I would think as a student of the scriptures you would know this already. The full armor is the word of God we speak boldly through faith in God that we stand against the principalities of this world being Satan who wants to steal, kill and destroy those who are Christ own as this is the battle, but God has already won that battle for us if we are walking in the spirit and not in the flesh.

Specifically, rubber on road, what is the armor?
What is a principality?
When do we battle?

 

[SkyWriting]

I would think as a student of the scriptures you would know this already.

I forgive you all your assumptions.

 

[SkyWriting]

Jesus is the only exclusive way, he is the only one that can solve the problem.

Because Jesus created everything, He is more than a story in a book that not everyone will have a chance to read, if they can read.

 

[for_his_glory]

I forgive you all your assumptions.

You asked me three questions in post #24 and I would have assumed you knew the answers. I apologize if you did not know.

 

[Who Me]

The two groups are different, but yet we are still in this fleshly body that contains the sin nature as none of us are yet perfect, but only perfected through the Spirit of God that dwells in us i.e. Holy Spirit. None of us are without sin until this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57.

The two groups are non Christians and Christians.

The non Christian will reap the consequences of rejecting Jesus, while the Christian will gain heaven, but will also face the consequences of how he lived as a Christian.

 

[Randy]

So what does "put on the full armor of God" mean and what are
"the principalities of this world"?

When do we see this battle happen?

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

 

[for_his_glory]

The two groups are non Christians and Christians.

The non Christian will reap the consequences of rejecting Jesus, while the Christian will gain heaven, but will also face the consequences of how he lived as a Christian.

I agree as one has rejected Christ and the other has accepted Christ making two separate groups of people. Those who have rejected Christ willfully sin, but those who are Christ own do not willfully sin, but do mess up at times as that is the sin nature of the flesh we are still housed in as none of us are perfect yet as the corruptible has not put on incorruption or mortal has put on immortality, 1 Corinthians 15:51-56. Grace does not give us a license to sin, but when we do and humble our self before the Lord He is quick to forgive.

 

[SkyWriting]

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

What are "the principalities of this world"?
When do we see this battle happen?
Got any details?

 

[Randy]

What are "the principalities of this world"?
When do we see this battle happen?
Got any details?

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms

It's ongoing as satan is still loose and the Lord is still in heaven.

 

[SkyWriting]

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms

It's ongoing as satan is still loose and the Lord is still in heaven.

I didn't ask about it being ongoing or not.

I asked who are we fighting, where, and when.....specifically?
If this battle is entirely in your head, then tell me about those battles.

 

[for_his_glory]

I didn't ask about it being ongoing or not.

I asked who are we fighting, where, and when.....specifically?
If this battle is entirely in your head, then tell me about those battles.

I know you asked Randy this question and will let him answer, but let me ask you this. Who gave us the victory over sin and death as he is exclusive and this is the battle we face everyday here on earth.

 

[OzSpen]

Is Jesus Christ exclusive is he the only One..

"So you are saying that if anyone who doesn't believe like you is not going to be saved?
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Why do I need to believe in Jesus?
I ask you
Do you think that people who commit moral crimes ought to be punished?
Have you ever done any wrong things?
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ok we have just established that we both agree that bad people ought to be punished
and we have agreed that we both have done those bad things.
ok this is not looking like a good picture for us am I right?

So we are under judgement and
we both know we are guilty but just before the judge condemns the two of us in the dock he pauses
We both know we are guilty and we both know we deserve what we are going to get.
Then he asks us are we interested in a pardon?
At this point. If you know you are guilty you are much more open to an offer of forgiveness.
and you can guess the rest.
The Judge took off his robe and got in the dock and took our punishment for us
so we can be set free;
from our sins and the punishment set for our sins, which was death,
Jesus is the only exclusive way, he is the only one that can solve the problem.

City of Zion,

Are you aware that all major religions in the world are exclusivistic? Listen to a 1-minute explanation by Ravi Zazharias: 'All religions are exclusive'.

In my view, that leads to the bigger question: Since all major religions are exclusive, why should I choose Christ and Christianity instead of Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism?

Oz

 

[SkyWriting]

I know you asked Randy this question and will let him answer, but let me ask you this. Who gave us the victory over sin and death as he is exclusive and this is the battle we face everyday here on earth.

Paul did not get the memo & that's not my problem:

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

John 19:28-30
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 17:4
I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

Revelation 1:18
And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

Romans 5:9
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.


The battle is inside Paul.

 

[SkyWriting]

I know you asked Randy this question and will let him answer, but let me ask you this. Who gave us the victory over sin and death as he is exclusive and this is the battle we face everyday here on earth.

Sounds like a done deal to me. What battle do you imagine you are having?
Are you battling blood? Pushing it back into Jesus?

Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:22
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

 

[for_his_glory]

Sounds like a done deal to me. What battle do you imagine you are having?
Are you battling blood? Pushing it back into Jesus?

Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:22
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:14
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

If you do not know what the battle is then you need to read the below scriptures as this battle between the flesh and the Spirit is on a daily basis, but we thank God He gave His only begotten Son Jesus who exclusively gives us the victory over this battle we face everyday.

Romans 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[for_his_glory]

Paul did not get the memo & that's not my problem:

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

John 19:28-30
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 17:4
I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.

Revelation 1:18
And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

Romans 5:9
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.


The battle is inside Paul.

The battle is inside all of us, but do you know what the battle is?

 

[Randy]

I didn't ask about it being ongoing or not.

I asked who are we fighting, where, and when.....specifically?
If this battle is entirely in your head, then tell me about those battles.

We use the light of truth to drive out darkness.

You first asked about the armor of God which Paul wrote. I gave you what he wrote in regard to that armor.

Paul, who suffered for Jesus name greatly, wrote the struggle was with the spiritual forces of evil. He did receive Jesus's word, "I will show him how much he will suffer for my name"

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms

Satan still leads the whole world astray.

Clearly Jesus's enemies have not yet been made His footstool.
His enemies still sow the weeds.