MCB wrote:They slip into a denial of psychology, and believe that being saved cures them of such problems as personality disorders and addictions. Denying them, they then refuse to overcome them, thus manifesting them in full flower. Yes, in the process they become blind to the rest of the New Testament.
Are you not to repeat,"by my own fault, my own grievious fault" three times these days?
Hatersinmyward seems, or is pretending to be, absolutly ignorant of the subject. I suspect you are not.
We all need grace as an ongoing part of our lives.
Gadianton wrote: - Jonathan Edwards wrote on how to tell a saved person from a non-saved person. His method sort of skirts the problems of the above explanations because he gives lists of outward qualities, but in the end, the key qualities are "spiritual" qualities that can't be measured.
Am I correct in thinking that, following the end of his athletic career he either renounced or apostasised from his religious belief?
Gadiaton, who lists some speculations about the meaning of persistent sin in a person claiming belief, is refering here to an 18th century minister in New Encland. His list is one of views which have been frequently expressed about serious sin. They do not apply to failure to live a perfect life from monent of faiths commencement. That is something that nobody does.
I do not know what the open post is actually supposed to refer refer to . Born again Christian, except for maybe an utterly thoughtless and unlearned one, believe in following Jesus instructions.
The throwing stones story is a discussion about capitol punishment and forgiveness. I do not think it can possibly be a rule to fit all occasions Unless you want to imagine that all crime should have no consequence. Even though Jesus is extreme in his expectations of forgiveness I do not know of a thoughtful interpreter who believes that crime should have no legal consequence.