Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 07 2010,00:01)Hi KW,Jn13″He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet”And yet Peter had not received the Spirit of Holiness at that time since it was only sent after the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Gene Balthrop wrote:Quote Kerwin……….I agree with you brother, “FOR WE HOPE FOR THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS TO (COME)”. Not as though we have already obtained it, But we are kept for that righteousness to be revealed in US, which is of GOD and not of ourselves.I disagree and agree.  I disagree because when a student of Jesus is reborn in Spirit they…[Read more]

The Thinker,I agree that George's logal reasoning is flawed but the same conclusions he reached can be ontained throught the Jewish mystical reasoning which is more based on similarities than mathlike reasoning of the Greeks.  You see the same in Matthew when it state Jesus was called out of Egypt as a child and stated it fullfilled a scripture…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 06 2010,14:02)Hi KW, When you are washed you will still need to wash your feet because servants walking in the world become naturally rather grubby.I believe that was an example of the one that is greater serving the younger and our need to allow Jesus to serve us by leading us to God.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 06 2010,14:04)Hi KW, Self effort cannot make you righteous.I agree as the closest I aproached self effort is when I wrote:Previously, Kerwin wrote:Quote In a like way those who believe the promise of righteousness will resist the devil having confidence God is with them for he is faithful. And I based that idea on:James…[Read more]

I believe in predestination because my faith is based upon it as it is written:Jeremiah 29:11(NIV) reads:Quote For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.andLuke 12:22-24(NIV) reads:Quote Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not…[Read more]

Terraricca wrote:Quote I believe you got it wrong, faith is to act upon what you cannot see and produce the fruits of what has been ask from you, to do for the hope placed in front of all of us, so that at the end we may be called righteous,Let us look at what scripture states about faith.Hebrews 11:1(NIV) reads:Quote Now faith is being sure of…[Read more]

terraricca wrote:Quote being called righteous in they eyes of God it is because we accomplish what God ask,and have faith in his word,and walk accordingly,this is our work to be done as per James What do you think I have been writing?  My concern is that you might believe the works of God are done by human effort and not by faith.  By faith I m…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2010,12:59)Hi KW, Some rise in the first to the tribunal of Christ and 1000 years later the rest are raised and some found to be sheep and some goats.I believe you are speaking of Revelations which is a book full of symbols. I have not studied it that much so I cannot say one way or another. I know in other scripture…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2010,11:51)Hi KW,Indeed of the MANY that sleep in the dust some shall rise to eternal life and some to shame.This encompasses the resurrections.It also covers their judgments as it is obvious they were not judged before they were resurected or they would have already recieved their judgements.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2010,11:49)Hi GB, Can you show me in Gen2.7 where God ADDED spirit?You must read more carefully.You might want to consider spirit is difined as breath in some cases.

This is the scripture I was thinking of:Daniel 12:2(KJV) reads:Quote And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Quote (Gene Balthrop @ Mar. 05 2010,11:18)NIck………..You have added another element there,  My bible says He took from dust and made a body and added Spirit into it and then man Body+Spirit (BECAME) a LIVING  SOUL. Jesus did not share you dogmas when He said “do not fear him who can destory the body and do nothing more but fear him who can (…[Read more]

Terraricca,Total obedience is required but you can acomplish that obedience through faith that Jesus is the King of Everything in heaven and on earth. If you believe that then you will believe that Jesus promises you that you will be righteous as God is righteousn and that God accomplish that goal for you.

Nick Hassan wrote:Quote Righteousness is a lot more than the love of man as the two greatest commandments show – it is fruit.I am not disagreeing with you on this one but your view of the love of man seems alien to me if you believe you can love someone without also birthing the fruit of that love.  James teaches us faith without works is dead…[Read more]

Nick Hassan wrote:Quote The righteousness of Jesus is a robe.I am not sure where you obtained that information from Luke 15 but we are instructed to keep our clothes on and be prepared on that day.   Jesus also taught us to wash the inside of the dish that the outside may be clean.  We know a dish cleaned by the Son  is clean indeed and not ju…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 04 2010,23:55)Hi KW, You look in hope at the finished product but you will never see yourself as God sees you.If you are in Christ the robe of Christ's righteousness is over you. while God's Spirit is at work in you to will and to do.God is not deceived by Jesus and Jesus does not deceive God.  The righteousness that…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 04 2010,14:52)Hi KW, We are urged to be changed by God's Spirit of grace. Guess what. None will be perfect except in the eyes of their loving Father.That is not what scripture declares.1 John 3:6(KJV) reads:Quote Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.You are thinking…[Read more]

Nick Hassan wote:Quote If you prefer to judge yourself rather than leave it to God then who can advise you?You seem to have missed the message Jesus taught since he instructs his students to judge themselves that they not be judged by God.Luke 12:15(KJV) reads:Quote And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 04 2010,07:40)Hi KW, Are you always aware of your sin?Praise God he chooses to ignore our many imperfections. If we judge not we will not be judgedScripture explicidly states the one who continues to sin is of the devil.1 John 3:1-9(KJV) reads:Quote Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we…[Read more]