You need to read more carefully. Paul was once Saul, who persecuted the church before his transformation by Jesus Christ. Paul explains how he believed in "legalism" yet once Jesus got His hands on Saul, he became Paul and then shows true circumcision is of the "heart" of a person. It's all...
LOLOL. Paul says no such thing. The only circumcision Paul is concerned with is the "heart." Circumcision of the flesh is not a "works". Legalism and works based faiths are empty and have no hope
Phil. 3:3
"For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.'
True circumcision is the heart, its new birth, a new heart attitude towards God, being in Christ.
Studying this morning in Philippians. Phil. :4
"Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more."
The Law, works will not save us. Flesh will not save us. Legalism will not save us.
God, through His Son...
What is gibberish is your trolling everyone on this site with your nonsense. The rest of us know scripture, love the Lord, understand what God is saying to us and it is nothing at all like what you propose.
It is very obvious where your heart is if one is to go by what you post. Of course, only God knows for sure. But you take everyone's posts on here and twist, turn, pull out of context, to try and start an argument. You do not even seek to have a real discussion. Me thinks you are a troll.
The HS comes to abide in the believer at the time of acceptance of the free gift of eternal life. No one can obey the Lord without the power of the HS and one cannot even be a believer unless they believe, love and accept Jesus the Christ.
Oh yes you have. The Holy Spirit is given to believers the moment we receive the Lord unto eternal life. The HS is the only way a believe can possibly obey.
Your first sentence, gibberish. No where in my posts have you ever seen me say to ignore the Word of God nor to go against His teaching.
Your second sentence. More gibberish. God blesses His children each and every day. The betrayal of God is to not accept life everlasting through Jesus...
You have proven my point above. You desire to take scripture to suit your agenda. There is one way to salvation and your trying to change that way to works will never "work."
Those of us who have eternal salvation because we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior give thanks to God for His infinite mercy and grace given to us as a free gift. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Acts 4:12...