Recent content by NewLifeInChrist

There are a ton of Scriptures pointing to two culprits that are responsible for legalistic doctrines - the flesh and bad teachers. There are none that I know of that specifically mention evil spirits. That's one reason I don't go around blaming evil spirits for peoples' belief in works-based...

I think I agree with your second statement. What is the point of the first question?

I guess my point was that it could just be them walking in the flesh as opposed to walking in the Spirit. To say that every person who rejects the doctrine of Eternal Security is giving ear to evil spirits is going a bit too far, in my opinion.

There is no doubt that evil spirits entice us to indulge the lusts of the flesh, but the lusts of the flesh does not come from evil spirits. The flesh is evil on its own.

Maybe it's just the flesh talking. Why does it have to be a spirit?

I got confused somewhere by something I thought you said, but I can't find it now. I'm glad to see I am wrong on this point. I'm confused again. I was pushing back against someething that I thought was human-minded. Then you responded that my push-back was human-minded. Looks like we might...

I think the position you have staked out goes beyond making "fellowship" conditional and makes our "relationship" conditional. You agree that requiring us to enumerate all our sins is too difficult a burden to bear, but insist that "reasonable best efforts" to confess every known sin is...

I don't find much disagreement with your analysis, but I am still uncertain of your position on the view of some that 1 John 1:9 requires "confession of sins" as a pre-condition for God's forgiveness and cleansing. Dan can speak for himself, but I think he and I agree that His forgiveness and...

I agree that the rejection of the Spirit is more than corporate. I was just agreeing with you that individual rejection is in part because of poor leadership. However, since the Spirit leads each of us, an individual who rejects Him can't blame it on their pastor or their denominational leaders.

I believe the word, "ὁμολογέω" in verse 9 is in contrast to the word "λέγω" in verse 8. "ὁμολογέω", which is a compound word derived from "λέγω" and literaerally means, “to say the same thing” per the abridged version of the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. therefore, "If we say we...

I think the dryness relates to corporate rejection of the Holy Spirit and His central role in leading, guiding, directing, correcting, and comforting us from the depths of our own hearts. And I think this rejection reflects the fleshly need to walk by sight and not by faith. It is sad to think...

It is amazing to me that people could think of themselves as not in need of His mercy. I just do not understand such confidence in oneself.

Let's look at the verses that surround 1 John 1:9... 8 If we say that [we have - present tense] no [sin - singular accusative], we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we [confess - present tense] our [sins - plural accusative], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and...

If you are willing to hear it, the passage above (Heb 10:26-31) is a follow-on to the passage which preceeds it... 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21...

LOL, my pastor had a stack of those TDNT books, took up a whole row on his bookshelf. I can't imagine manually looking up a dozen words in all those volumes. I purchased Logos just so I could have an electronic copy. I just learned about BDAG. I don't have it, but I heard it was well respected...