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The Bible ties overcoming lust to a changed heart, disciplined eyes, and walking in the Spirit, not just white‑knuckled willpower. 1. Walk by the Spirit Paul’s core command is, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5 then contrasts “works of the...

Temptation versus sin From these texts, you can trace a line: • An unchosen thought, image, or impulse can appear and “entice” you. That is temptation, not yet sin, as long as you resist and turn from it.[gotquestions] • When the will embraces that desire—lingers on it, nurtures it, or...

I understand completely what you are saying. Are you sure there are only 4 things required to be saved?

No. You resort to the same repetitive dialogue.

Here is a simple question. Do you believe that if a person gets Baptized in water, but believes its an act of obedience rather than salvation, that they are still lost, or saved?

Yet you still ignore the elephant in the room.

Everyone agrees with your statement, “Scripture PLAINLY states that baptism forgives sins.” The disagreement comes from the fact the Scripture speaks of one baptism. Anyone that can read knows the Bible speaks of an inward Spiritual and an outward physical baptism. Which do you think carries...

It seems all of your go-to verses come from Acts. Each chapter paints a different perspective based on each authors personality, but with the same message. Many verses seem in contradiction, but with prayer and study, over time they crystalize with meaning. Jesus said: “It is written, Man shall...

Romans 4:1–5 — Paul explains it “Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness… To him that worketh not, but believeth… his faith is counted for righteousness.” Paul is crystal clear: Not works Not effort Faith alone credited as righteousness Hebrews 11:31 — “By faith...

So, are you implying that a person who has trusted in the crucifixion and resurrection and Indwelt with the Holy Spirit, and even has a watery baptism, that they could simply decide they were wrong and undo God’s gift and unseal themselves?

After sharing those verses with a co-worker, he stood up and exclaimed, “If that’s all it takes, anybody could get saved.” I responded that I thought that was the point. He was unhappy that it seemed too easy. If one understands the ramifications of those verses, they would understand it’s not...

Words can have multiple meanings depending on context. Think persona.

What does Scripture say?

Both “Holy Ghost” and “Holy Spirit” in the KJV almost always render the same Greek phrase \(hagion pneuma\) and the corresponding Hebrew idea of God’s Spirit, so the difference is stylistic and historical, not doctrinal. “Ghost” was a normal, older English word for “spirit” (similar to “guest”...

:) It’s best to just monitor and read a little bore jumping in. There are some ownderful, mature Christians on this site. There are also a lot of immature saints with a few cult members mixed in.