DHK said:
No, it isn't. All men are sinners. Some are saved sinners and some are lost sinners. "I am only a sinner saved by grace." But I still am a sinner. Paul referred to himself as the chief of sinners. Sinners lie Bob. They are not perfect.
Paul referred to himself (as a Christian), and said:
Romans 7:19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
--Perhaps that evil that he was speaking of was lying. He was a sinner, Bob.
That is right; because every last one of us are liars. Only God is true. That is what the verse teaches.
Then was the atonement made in vain? Didn't Christ die for sinners, which would include liars?
Find out the meaning of the verse before you start name-calling Bob.
Have you ever experienced fear? Do you know Christians that have?
Because they have experienced fear do YOU condemn them to the LoF just like those who have told lies?
You are not consistent Bob.
Is this an admission that you are saying that you are just like Christ, sinless in every respect, never having an unholy thought, never once having told a lie, always 100% of the time fully submitted to the Holy Spirit, always doing the will of the Father, always, never, ever sinning. You are absolutely perfect in every way.
In your own words: "You can't have the Spirit of Christ and then not have it and then have it. It doesn't work that way. You either got it or you don't."
Your theology seems to say that unless you are as perfect and sinless as Christ was and is, then you don't have the Holy Spirit. You already admitted that you do sin. I can only conclude from your own words that you don't have the Holy Spirit. That comes from your writings not mine. I wouldn't want to say that about you, but that is what your theology is telling me.
I have answered everyone of this statements at least 10 to 20 times.
I am really interested in how much of your life you have the Spirit of Christ.
I have Him all the time, He is even in my mouth, heart soul mind and strength.
I am a 100% Christian DHK; You will have to answer for yourself.
I sure would hate to see you die at a time you did not have the Spirit of Christ.
You don't speak good doctrine DHK;, you speak a sometimes doctrine, We are liars, but then we are not liars enough to go to the Lake of Fire. We commit sin unto death, but yet, not the sin that would take us to the Lake.
Read one simple scripture DHK; Jesus said "go and sin no more". I think you are a good man DHK, but you probably don't give a hoot about me. I think you were entangled with the Catholics and broke free, that their ways drive you beyond reasoning. All you keep bring up, is the Catholics. Get them out of your life and your head, your soul will rest better.
I don't want to say anymore and hurt your feelings. I will say this though. You can't be a Christian and not be Christlike. Being Christlike, does not include all those sins, such as adultery, lying, murder (angry at your brother) as you put it. A Christian will not let the sun go down on his wrath.
Whether you believe me or not, I do not lie. I don't cross God, I follow Him, therefore I am not among those who lie.
In this thread you have spoken of a percentage Christian, all men "including Christians" are liars, That the blood of Christ will cover you, if you shoot a man between the eyes with a 38, etc.
Also, there is a inward man that is sinnless, and going to heaven at our death. Will not have to be changed, for it already is changed. Will not have to be forgiven of sin, for it already was at the cross and never sin again, for that which is born of God, cannot sin.
My flesh will have to receive a change though, but for now, it is a crucified man, kept by the inward man and the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, that will not let it break the 10 Commandments, which the Bible says is what sin is.
1Ti 1:9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
You seem to believe that a righteous man can be lawless, disobedient, ungodly, unholy and profane, a murder of fathers and mothers and a manslayer, as long as he has the blood of Christ.
Who would bring the blood of Christ down that low? IMO
Romans 8:
This is a Christian:
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.
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.
10: And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11: But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12: Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13: For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
BBob,