"Not by works" - false!
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No, I'm saying we shouldn't rely on other people without question.
By all means listen to a pastor, but to ensure that you're not being led down a false path you should study the scripture for yourself and compare what the pastor says with what you've read in scripture.
Simply relying on somebody else to interpret scripture for you, rather than allowing God to be your guide, opens you up to all kinds of manipulation and false teaching.
By all means listen to a pastor, but to ensure that you're not being led down a false path you should study the scripture for yourself and compare what the pastor says with what you've read in scripture.
Simply relying on somebody else to interpret scripture for you, rather than allowing God to be your guide, opens you up to all kinds of manipulation and false teaching.
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Nonsense.
You have a fixation on relying on 'commentators' that you've found on the internet, and believe in relying on other people's opinions to inform your own understanding of scripture.
I'm saying this is wrong, and that you should allow God to be the guide.
I'm more than happy to be shown that I'm wrong, but I would need Biblical evidence and not simply other people's opinions.
You have a fixation on relying on 'commentators' that you've found on the internet, and believe in relying on other people's opinions to inform your own understanding of scripture.
I'm saying this is wrong, and that you should allow God to be the guide.
I'm more than happy to be shown that I'm wrong, but I would need Biblical evidence and not simply other people's opinions.
Did you even read and grasp the point of my post? It doesn't seem so. 
I was endeavoring to address your point about the differentiation between the law of Moses and God's commandments.
Gal2:21 is not pinpointing the law of Moses... but just uses the phrase "by means of law" (with NO definite article ['the']).
I was endeavoring to address your point about the differentiation between the law of Moses and God's commandments.
Gal2:21 is not pinpointing the law of Moses... but just uses the phrase "by means of law" (with NO definite article ['the']).
Was not that post I quoted of yours a part of "this thread"? I thought I was comprehending the flow of your argument (and wanted to quote that particular post of yours, since it seems to agree with your Title of this thread, " 'NOT BY WORKS' - FALSE!"--which seems to imply that it IS BY MEANS OF WORKS, instead--Do you believe this, or no?).
Galatians 2:16 -
"having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law [notice: NO definite article], if not through [/by means of] the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, [in order] that we might be declared righteous by/in the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh."
Galatians 2:16 -
"having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law [notice: NO definite article], if not through [/by means of] the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, [in order] that we might be declared righteous by/in the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh."
I learned this doctrine from the Bible:
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him neither known him (1 John 3:6).
Many do not understand this.
Well:
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. (John 8:43-44)
All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given (Matthew 19:11)
All those verses that speak of stopping from sin are not sent to you if you refuse to accept them and seek other meanings.
Any true Christian who can receiving these hard sayings need to avoid those who will not receive those sayings; because:
Mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple (Romans 16:17-18)
You cannot stop sinning because you serve your own belly. And you have been deceived by someone serving their own belly using fair speeches and good words and you try to pass on this deceit to the simple minded.
The truth hurts.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him neither known him (1 John 3:6).
Many do not understand this.
Well:
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. (John 8:43-44)
All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given (Matthew 19:11)
All those verses that speak of stopping from sin are not sent to you if you refuse to accept them and seek other meanings.
Any true Christian who can receiving these hard sayings need to avoid those who will not receive those sayings; because:
Mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple (Romans 16:17-18)
You cannot stop sinning because you serve your own belly. And you have been deceived by someone serving their own belly using fair speeches and good words and you try to pass on this deceit to the simple minded.
The truth hurts.