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[Hoping2]

It is sin if we do not hate sin and tolerate it.

I can agree with that.
The Germans who tolerated Hitler will have a price to pay.

It is also sin to disbelieve someone because they walk in the flesh and sin. I hate that.

Personally, I cannot trust liars and other sinners.
How can you trust the untrustworthy ?

 

[Hoping2]

I like what you say. I would like to add an additional comment:

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Gal 5:17

You just posted a verse that says we don't have two natures.
If we walk in the Spirit, we cannot do the things of the flesh !

We have these 2 natures within us. The flesh loves sin and the Holy Spirit hates it. Sometimes I sin and love it, until I realize I have sinned and I hate it. Sometimes I sin knowing that I am sinning and hating it at the same time. I'm still a baby Christian.

The answer to your conundrum is in Gal 5:24..."And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."
That crucifixion occurs when we are baptized into Christ' death, burial, and resurrection. (Rom 6:3-7)
Of course a real, true, permanent repentance from si must happen first.

 

[SandD]

PS: Nevertheless. Baptism is a WORK that follows faith. Baptism is not faith.

Water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ is a work of the OT Law?

Acts 2:38 is not faith?

 

[SandD]

You can talk to me. but please respond to the Bible passages I used to answer you and explain to me why they do not convince you.

Romans was written to the saints that already obeyed Acts 2:38.
It is called an epistle to the saints.
It is a letter to saved saints and not written to sinners.
Sinners are forbidden to skip Acts and apply the epistles to the saints to themselves .
This is scriptural mail theft.
Acts skippers have no business reading and applying the epistles to their lives.
If they lived in the times of the apostles, Acts skippers would be told to go back and get baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of their sins before they could call themselves saints.

 

[Hoping2]

Romans was written to the saints that already obeyed Acts 2:38.
It is called an epistle to the saints.
It is a letter to saved saints and not written to sinners.
Sinners are forbidden to skip Acts and apply the epistles to the saints to themselves .
This is scriptural mail theft.
Acts skippers have no business reading and applying the epistles to their lives.
If they lived in the times of the apostles, Acts skippers would be told to go back and get baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of their sins before they could call themselves saints.

I think your auto-correct turned 'sinners' into "skippers".

Welcome to the site !

 

[Michie]

General Theology

Topics that do not fit in any other forum, eg. Angelology

www.christianforums.com

 

[SandD]

I think your auto-correct turned 'sinners' into "skippers".

Welcome to the site !

I posted Acts skippers intentionally. Thanks for the welcome

 

[Francis 1928]

PS3:

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Epheser 2:8-9

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 6:28-29

This scripture verse doesnt argue my point at all. Just because we are christian ,doesnt mean we will be swept up from the rapture .Paul teaches that we are all sinners that there is not one just .nothing to do with works or faith conflicting .We are judged for our actions .

 

[Hoping2]

I posted Acts skippers intentionally. Thanks for the welcome

Oh, I see..."those who skip the reading of Acts" !
I'm going to have to turn in my "Grammar Police" badge pretty soon.

 

[SandD]

Oh, I see..."those who skip the reading of Acts" !
I'm going to have to turn in my "Grammar Police" badge pretty soon.

Also, those who skip the application of Acts 2:38 in their lives and teach others to ignore it are considered Acts skippers.

 

[tampasteve]

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5 pages on an intro thread is a lot, this thread has strayed into Theological topics from the start, which is largely OK but not really the subject of this forum. This particular forum is intended for introductions.

I would advise new threads on the topics in this thread to be posted in these forums:
Messianic Judaism
General Theology
Denomination Specific Theology
Christian History
Creation & Theistic Evolution

As such, this thread is going to be closed now.

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