Not By Works

i am a born and breed southerner also.

but, i can answer a simple question.

posthuman asked you a very simple question.

can you not give a simple answer??

“ Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil” Jeremiah 17:17

like the apostle Peter, eh

how many times did he have to be told to put away his sword?

How about 3 1/2 minutes? You just gotta love the Reformation era lyrics of those bygone years. Today's CCM just can't compare:

1.
Yield not to temptation,
for yielding is sin.
Each vict'ry will help you,
some other to win.
Fight manfully onward,
dark passions subdue.
Look ever to Jesus,
He will carry you through.

2.
Shun evil companions,
bad language disdain.
God's name hold in rev'rence,
Nor take it in vain.
Be thoughtful and earnest,
kindhearted and true.
Look ever to Jesus,
He will carry you through.

3.
To him that o'ercometh,
God giveth the crown.
Through faith we will conquer,
though often cast down.
He Who is our Savior,
our strength will renew.
Look ever to Jesus,
He will carry you through.

(breakdown)
So, why don't you ask the Savior to help you,
Comfort, strengthen, and keep you?
He's willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.

Temperance is moderation in all that is good and total abstinence from all that is evil.

If our Christian walk is marked with deliberate habitual sin, it's time to check the map to see if we're on the right path.

Not Peter at all..he learned to conquer his defects of character. King Saul, on the other hand....

After Jesus walks out of the Heavenly Sanctuary and says no more switching sides, we will always have the choice to sin but continuously choose not to.

The concept of "faith" ought to include "faithfulness", should it not?

So when you read verses that says "God cannot lie" Numbers 23:19,Titus 1:2,Hebrews 6:18, would you also interpret them as actually saying God always have the choice to lie but continuously choose not to?

"Peter" did this or God working in Peter faithfully completed conforming him to His image?

was Peter looking to Peter?
or looking to Jesus?

i think you should pay attention to what you hear.

I could literally point to every other verse and say the same thing to you, but you found just one and went there...

Why do people lie? Fear, financial gain, ego inflation, etc.

Does a sovereign God need to lie for such reasons?

He might not need to, but if you want to be consistent with your doctrine, you have to say he can choose to lie?

I've answered it already. Check the thread.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn......yet another "proof text" to disprove another text with no regard for Scriptural harmony. I have an answer for Matthew 7:23 KJV, but nevermind, but you just go right on ahead and ignore Matthew 24:12 KJV.

Sorry, what was the question again?

I like the use of "seem". It allows you to skate up to "judge not" without crossing the line.

One might say ... *ahem* .... "IT SEEMS TO ME YOU OSAS FOLK LOVE SIN MORE THAN JESUS AND IS WHY YOU NEED A LICENSE TO KEEP DOING IT".

..but, I won't 'cause I got too much class for that. Let's keep the discussion limited to doctrine, OK?