Paul and Active Christianity

God’s righteousness is found in the faith of Jesus Christ. But now!

Romans 3
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

Man is justified through believing in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

I believe every word of God, but I also rightly divide the word just as he told me to do. All scripture is for us to read, believe and understand, but not all scripture is written to us to obey.

Precious friend, A Very Warm Welcome To Chat.

No need to be concerned, as when the context is checked, Paul is referring to
...the UNrighteous (UNbelievers!)...shall not inherit the kingdom (1Co 6:9):

"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?"

We, "members of The Body Of Christ," trusting in The ALL-Sufficient BLOOD
of Christ, Already Have The Following:

Q: Can God's OPERATION On His children "be nullified and undone" by
men or Satan, and we become as we formerly were? = unrighteous?
God Forbid! 12-Dozen Plain And Clear Scriptures Say Otherwise!!:

God's OPERATION On all HIS New-born babes In Christ
+
God's Eternal Assurance
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Conclusion: 1) With These Deep In our hearts and thoughts, we can
now serve God out of love ("maintaining good works"), instead of
fear (falling / becoming unrighteous), and, also we can know:

2) An Excellent Bible study Rule (#6) always helps solve the
Confusion in these divisive matters:

NEVER ever interpret The Many Plain Scriptures by the "few" difficult
verses, But, ALWAYS Always Interpret the few Obscure/Difficult/Dubious
verses By ALL Of The MANY Plain and Clear Passages Of God’ Pure And
Holy Word!

Thus, no need to be concerned, Correct?
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Please Be Very RICHLY Encouraged And Edified In
The LORD JESUS CHRIST, And His Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided (+ I and II).

Grace, Peace, And JOY!...

Lol yes believing in Jesus that the includes accepting what he said and sent to the world and said “ anyone who believes and is baptized shall be saved “


There is nothing you or anyone else can ever say until the end of the world to change what saves people

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

to say “‘I believe in Jesus but I reject what Jesus said about salvation because I have faith and am already saved “ isnt faith , it’s the evidence of foolishness

If you want the truth it’s why Jesus was born and preached the gospel

“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
‭‭John‬ ‭18:37‬ ‭

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;

He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,

to preach deliverance to the captives,

And recovering of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭4:18-19, 21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

a Jesus went about preaching the truth of eternal salvation to anyone who would believe in all israel

The long promised salvation of the lord had come

“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:14-15‬ ‭

Then he sent his disciples to preach the gospel to israel only

“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10:5-7‬ ‭

then he began telling his disciples the gospel he preached to them would be preached in all the world to all nations

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

then he died for the worlds sin and sent everyone that believes in him of Israel ( the remnant ) out with the gospel to preach it to all nations , all creatures of the world for salvation

before he died he said “ don’t go into any other nation other than Israel preaching the gospel of the kingdom only to the lost sheep of Israel “

After he died and rose he sends them to everyone in the world to preach the same gospel of the kingdom including his doctrine to all People for salvstion

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭

If you want the true authority and doctrine until the end of the world for salvation you go here

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28:18-20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

the apostles are never trying to omit Jesus words from salvation when they talk about grace , they are talking about this grace that saves believers from death by faith

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

He will never change

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Nor his words of eternal life in the gospel they will live and be relevant as long as Jesus is alive and relevant

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:35‬ ‭KJV‬‬

the words of our lord will save believers forever And all the apostles understood and preached it whether John

“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.

He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:”
‭‭2 John‬ ‭1:9-10‬

Or Paul
“If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6:3-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬


Believing his word is how we are raised up to a new life or “ born again “ without his word there is no life in the gospel no resurrection

“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1:22-23, 25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

obeying the truth

“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
‭‭John‬ ‭18:37‬ ‭KJV‬‬

through the spirit

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭6:63‬ ‭KJV‬‬

In other words we must worship in spirit and in truth

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.”
‭‭John‬ ‭4:24-26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

His words are the words of God to trifle with and lead people away from believing them is not a good path

you want to go to this word and hold on for dear life believing and persevering

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

he sent that to us on purpose along with a good clear record of his teachings the teachings of our lord he says will save us

Your treating Jesus words like this instead

“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.”
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭5:25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

But Jesus is saying this

He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:31-32, 51‬ ‭KJV‬‬

And this

“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:48-50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

we have to repent and believe Jesus not pretend believing in him excuses is from believing his word there’s no reason to avoid the gospel like the law I’m not sure why any Christian is afraid to hear the words promising everlasting life

Written to you me and everyone else to hear and believe not reject and say “ I’m rightly dividing the word “

Witnessed To all The nations

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

To all creatures in the world for salvation

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

To every creature in heaven and in earth and all nations of men

“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28:18-20‬

“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:35‬ ‭KJV‬‬

arhat is until people come along “ dividing “ Gods word out of salvation and claiming some other salvation

This verse doesn’t give Joseph prince and his acolytes authority to remove Jesus words from salvation to be clear

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

( just two verses later you ”divide “ this out lol )

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:15, 19‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Your division needs work you divide like this

“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee:


go, and sin no more.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬

you remove her part “ go and sin no more “ and accept “ I don’t condemn you “
You accept and exalt this part of Paul’s letters

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:3-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

and divide out and reject this part of Paul’s same letters and you explain how you can rightly divide the word

“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:1, 3-7‬ ‭KJV‬‬

it’s just a subtle trick I’ve seen it a lot from Jp followers because it’s one of his doctrines of “how to remove the lords word and call it grace “ it’s just working to avoid repentance but I don’t know if it’s intentional or not God knows either way and we all Have to answer to him so

all I can do is tell you there’s no reason to be afraid of Jesus teachings he’s promising life and no condemnation To the hearers lol that’s not the part you want to “ rightly divide out “



“Dividing “this out of salvstion lol

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

And this out of salvstion

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

lol would mean you need to return to the mathematics book and learn long division again 😂

try dividing out the Joseph prince devotionals and just believe what Jesus said will save believers it’s better math 1+1 instead of dividing out the primary number before you start

Any guess on what the divers lusts and pleasures could be? Its in the plural so its not just "fornication" it has to be something other than that as well, cause its in the plural.

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭7:21-23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:19-21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The lusts in our mind and heart is the issue it leads us to commit sinful deeds before we hear the gospel we don’t realize where it’s rooted

The sin of adultery for instance is only a product of the lust we let root in our heart and mind a we hear the gospel things like this for instance

“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:27-28‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If I’m a believer in Jesus and hear this it’s going to cause me to repent when I begin to have in appropriate lustful thoughts out someone not my spouse. It will make me aware when my thinking isn’t right so I’ll repent before I follow lust into sin what I mean is as we hear the gospel it’s changing the condition and state of our heart building up defenses and giving us spiritual inner discernment

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The gospel discerns our inner things in our heart and mind which we had always followed before we become aware of the situation man has become very carnal and we need a new spiritual understanding to discern our minds and hearts

believing the gospel changes the condition of our hearts and minds because that’s why we sin we lust and covet first , we desire and plot and fantasize first before we commit willing sin

jesus is there to change what our hearts desire and seek by speaking the gospel and it’s promises to us

to answer your wuestion it’s just our old sinful ways of living , but the corruption is inside of us which leads us to live in those ways this is why hearing and believing the gospel saves and redeems us to hear and believe something changes what your mind thinks and heart wants which leads to changes actions

I saw one of the posters before me say something about authority figures and these verses came to mind after I had just listened to the book of Acts.

Yes!

We are “the light of the world.”

Acts is Christianity. Take one day at a time..oh song sweet Jesus. Don't focus on sin but Him. What He started He will finish. Not might not maybe but will. He is the perfect gentleman. Get to know Him. Hello God came to earth as His creation a man so yeah get to know Him. The sweet holy Spirit LUKE 11 13. He talks just never about Himself. Just saying some of this can for the weak in faith be so over whelming. We add burdens to them that we don't mean to.

So this walk just don't do it alone. It has to be with Christ and it won't be easy. Everything in your life EVERYTHING that happens He has given you the grace to face it. Yeah sorry no clue where I was going there haha. a.. hmm HAPPY NEW YEAR?

Ah ok I understand brother

“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

amen brother reflecting the light of the gospel

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus disciples reflecting the light shown forth to shine in the gospel of our lord and into the hearts of believers

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

And so his disciples reflect the gospel to the world

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:14-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
‭‭Titus‬ ‭3:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The best reflection of the light of Christ is found in a persons actions towards another person that’s where the light reaches into darkness and shines

Just to build upon this...


In Christ, we become the proof of the gospel, showing the righteousness of God. We prove that man has been reconciled to God. Furthermore, we are the proof that Christ is Lord over the living and dead: to the dead to a conscience free of condemnation; to the living as a vessel for Him to inhabit. By this grace, the Father appears through us to all men.

If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

amen brother excellent building blocks