Gene,Paul is arguing against living under the law instead of new covenant. His argument is that when he was under the law he sincerely desired to keep it all but because he was a subject to sin his efforts were in vain until Jesus offered him deliverance.I understand that God is more powerful than our flesh and he is the one that does it. We…[Read more]

Marty,Jesus did not give up being God’s heir.

Pierre,Are you stating Jesus gave up complete understanding and knowledge of the mystery of God, which is Christ?That does not sound right.

Pierre,Romans 1:7(NIV) reads:Quote To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.The new creation is a holy creation and its people are holy.Jesus is a new creation from his conception as he, like Adam, was created though the material used was…[Read more]

Pierre,I cannot remember when you posted that scripture before but scripture agrees with my point though you may not. In this case Ephesians 4:17 covers the main points in a few words but abstractly, thus difficult to understand. I on the other hand attempted to be clearer by highlighting the need to believe God’s promise of righteousness and o…[Read more]

Irene,I am saddened that she still suffers. May God be with her and heal all her ills.

Pierre,That scripture summarizes my point.

Irene,I agree that all human beings, except Jesus, have sinned and have many sins counted against them, past tense, and fallen short of the glory of God and to deny this is sinful.   None of this opposes God’s promise of forgiveness. In addition I agree with John that if you or I sin under the new covenant we do not deny it and so deny the fa…[Read more]

Pierre,I am often easily distracted and so have trouble with longer posts. Can you please state your points and just note the supporting scripture more often. Thank you.

Pierre,I mean exactly what I stated.  If you believe you will stop sinning through the power of God and if you make Jesus the Lord of your life and thus obey all his teachings then you are near the kingdom of heaven. Those scriptures you cited support that belief which is why I assumed you stated you so believe.edited to add “and” I accidentally…[Read more]

Adam,The NIV does not say it was the family’s house that Jesus was at when the Magi showed up but merely it was a house that the child and his mother were at.  It also does not say how old he was but only that the Magi were unsure of his age.  I will say he was circumcised at Jerusalem which means he was at least several days old.  These thin…[Read more]

Pierre,Slow down and listen long before speaking and give yourself time to seek understanding. This advice I too often have failed to heed in the past to my regret though God is changing me.From Ephesians 4:24 I learned The New Self is created and I know that creation is the new creation from other scriptures. I also learned that the definition…[Read more]

To all,God promises those who enter the new covenant through faith and persevere in that faith that they will be righteous as he is righteous. If you are such an individual it no longer cares whether or not you can stop sinning by your own power as God will do it for you in your flesh. The questions therefore is will God do it and can he and…[Read more]

Pierre,According to those scriptures the answer is yes. If that is so then you are near to the kingdom of heaven.

Pierre,Do you then believe that you can and will like Jesus not sin as God will change you as you believe he appointed Jesus King of the new creation?

Adam,The four gospels are biographies and Acts is a history. Even the letters, which are teachings, have unimportant and time specific parts.

Adam,I do not trust experts and your example is one reason. We do not know where Jesus’ family lived according to Matthew until after Jesus’ birth as the witness does not tell us but starts by stating after his birth in Bethlehem the Magi came looking for him. Herod came as soon as he suspected the Magi had tricked him and the Angel came imm…[Read more]

Pierre,Scripture defines the new creation as “like God in true righteousness and holiness”, Ephesians 4:24, and the old one as “corrupted by its deceitful desires”, Ephesians 4:22. I am sure you agree that Jesus is obviously the new and not the old. I would even go so far as to say he is both the prototype and archetype of the new image all wil…[Read more]

Adam,They abandoned him only during his arrest and trial but were witnesses with the multitude when he was crucified if I understand the event.  They may not have let it be known that Jesus was their teacher though Jesus acknowledged the one he put as caregiver to his mother.  There was also converts after the event, including most likely at l…[Read more]

Thank you.My electrolytes are out of balance which was the most likely cause of my illness that I thought was sinuses.