Hi Jodi,

You said

“Jesus destroyed the body of sin, the spirit within man , that follows carnal nature”

No the body of sin is the physical body of every born again believer, not some mystical entity you have invented.

The words of The apostles only relate to the obedient.

Rom 6

“Or do you not know that all of you who have been baptised into…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

You say men are likened to serpents, being LIARS, SLANDERERS AND DECEIVERS.

In what way are these animals liars, slanderers or deceivers?

Hi Jodi,

You said

“He (Paul) speaks of the spirit of man against the Spirit of God”

Perhaps I misunderstood you?

Hi Jodi,

You probably forgot or changed your mind but in your first post in this thread you said

THE SERPENT REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF MAN, the spirit that follows his carnal nature.

Do you not agree with this anymore?

Neither do I – just more intellectual hogwash.

Hi Jodi,

You say the serpent represents the spirit of man.(?]

You say Paul teaches that the spirit of man is against the Spirit of God.[?)

You say the body of sin is the spirit of man.(?)

The spirit of man comes from the breath of God. The creation of God is very good.

Is this another made up story again blaming God?

Hi Jodi,

Rom 7

But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

I find then that the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

For I joyfully concur with the law of age in the inner man.

But I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

You tell us the devil and Satan represent the body of sin.

Stop making stuff up if you want us to take you seriously.

Hi Jodi,

Yes out of the mouth comes what the heart is full of.

lk 11

The eye is the lamp of the body. When the eye was s clear the whole body is full of light

but when it is bad your body also is full of darkness. Then watch that the light in you is not darkness.

…

When the unclean spirit goes out of a man it passes through waterless…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

Yes God has always appealed to man to oppose the sin that lives in him.

But your harsh cursing god is not my God.

My God is love and merciful.

Hi Jodi,

Yes I have worked with the mentally ill.

And seen dramatic changes when the power of the name of Jesus sets them free from demons.

Have you not seen this?

Hi Jodi,

You ascribe far too much in the way of evil abilities to weak men.

Man is like grass.

Hi Jodi,

I would not suggest that the teaching of Jesus was of pagan origin.

He was led by the Spirit and you should take care.

Blaming God is also rather unwise.

Hi Ed,

How does prophecy relate to Barack?

But as language can deceive it makes a point.

Hi Ed,

Yes.

prophetically

Hi Jodi,

When there are many words transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Your many words comfort you in your concept of blaming God and evil men for the world’s problems.

Cutting out the middle man is your dogma.

It seems to find little support here.

Hi Jodi,

Jesus does not call his brothers satan

He spoke to Peter as the Satan was in Peter.

Mk 3.11

Whenever the unclean spirits saw him , they would fall down before him and shout

’You are the son of God’

And he earnestly warned them not to tell who he was.

Hi Jodi,

But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him,

just as the truth is in Jesus, that in reference to your former way of life, you lay aside your old self,

which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and put on…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

For if we have become united to him in the likeness of his death,

certainly we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection,

knowing this that our old self was crucified with him,

in order that our body of sin might be done away with,

so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

for he who has died is freed from sin.

Rom…[Read more]

Hi Jodi,

You say

”Jesus destroyed the old man, he destroyed the devil, the man that is carnally minded”

Really?

And when and where was this man destroyed?

Sounds like more foolish and desperate doctrinal justification to me.

Hi Jodi,

As you say if you cannot identify the devil how can you stand up against him?

Eph6.11f

Put on the full armour of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the…[Read more]