Highlighted my me,,,, I too wish we all didn't have to be so careful with our words.. I am not a good writer i REALLY wish i could type with my heart Being here a few years now and other forums before this one.. .. all we have are our words.. words on a cold screen... emotioncons help some ... I am saying what we all know .. it takes much longer to 'get to know' some one without seeing the body language.. Many of us respond to post not only for the one wea re replying to bit any guest who might be reading.. ..Gosh Chopper,
I never thought when I joined here that I'd have to be so careful with words.
We're sinners in the sense that we sin. One could say we're sinners and not be wrong.
We're NOT sinners in the sense that our NATURE is not the nature of a sinner since we have accepted the Holy Spirit into our lives, our very nature has changed.
BUT, what nature do we now have if we still sin?
You see. It depends on how much theology you know, it depends on how you understand the sin nature to be.
For instance, I don't think Smaller is saying that we can't have victory over sin. I think he's saying that no matter how much victory we have, we're still sinners in our nature - as he understands nature to be.
God breathed his breath into Adam, and Adam was in the image of God, but he didn't get God's nature.
Nature is a very specific thing and I see that Jethro likes this subject and it's an important subject. But the wording can throw us off...
Just a thought.
Wondering
I hope you are willing to overlook that silly necessity of " careful wording ',, because you are a good strong blessing to this place.