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I agree. For me it is the total humiliation of sin, after committing various acts, that make me never want to sin in those ways again! We can indeed be despicable creatures. But as you say, God's grace is truly "amazing!"

James speaks with the assumption that we are all tempted, though not by God. God tests us, but the enemy tempts us. James 1.13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged...

Good post! Although I can't claim to be "grateful" to be sinless, I know what you mean. We can accept ourselves as flawed, and be grateful for God's continuing kindness towards us, granting us His spiritual life, His righteousness, as well as the hope of eternal life. Yes, He refuses to...

I don't need to look all this up. The Scriptures say we were born in sin, period. I don't know of any NT or OT saint who claimed to be sinless, that sin had "died" in their lives by choosing to live righteous lives. Paul did say something similar to this which you obviously misunderstand. Paul...

So what we're really talking about here are the degrees of sin. We all agree that sin is serious. However, we have a Sin Nature, which means that little sins are happening, in one way or another, all the time. The kind of sin that damns is when we harden our hearts against the word of God in...

You don't lose your salvation every time you lose your temper!

Now that reply shows some real maturity! Thanks--I hope he hears it.

I went through something like that years ago. I began to walk in the Spirit, and found that I could focus on Christ's strength, and yield up my own lower passions quite easily. But things got more difficult over time. God had made it relatively easy for me for awhile. Tests came my way that...

You've missed the point. You should see the big picture, and not just focus on irrelevant facts. To say the word "perfect" always means "perfect" is missing the point, and I think you will acknowledge that if you even spend one minute considering what I said. I said *context* determines how...

I hope you're not this "narrow!" I'm talking about the fact the word "perfect" can mean different things in different contexts. Anybody with a rudimentary understanding of dictionaries knows this! "Perfect" can refer to being sinless or without any mistakes, or it can refer to proper alignment...

You finally realize that? That's what I've been saying all along, that *context* determines how a word is being used and therefore what it means. The logical conclusion to this is that the *same word* can mean different things in different contexts, yes! You're doubling down on your...

No, I don't buy into the "only-KJV" argument. It's undoubtedly a reasonably-good translation, but language changes over time. Neither was the evolution of that particular translation without numerous errors. We're human, and make errors. Most of the translations agree with one another. If...

That's obviously a contradiction. You're not claiming "anyone can become sinless." And then you say "a man can be made perfect." ;) "Perfect" does *not* mean "perfect." That is pure ignorance. "Perfect" means what it means *in context.* "Perfect" in one context does not mean "perfect" as...

To become "perfect" refers to a course correction. For example, to be "perfect" on the job is to stop lounging around and exploiting the situation to indulge my laziness or irresponsibility. To become "perfect" is simply to get back to working and become responsible with the tasks at hand. What...

It would be completely inconsistent for Jesus to call upon anybody born with a sin nature to live in sinless perfection. Therefore, his use of the term "perfection" conforms to their understanding of the word at that time, and not to your current use of the term. "Perfect" refers to a course...

I think Jesus kept the Law not for himself but for us. Israel was in need of the Law because they had a sin nature and had to deal with the temptation to sin, or to "walk in the flesh," every day. Jesus had no such need. And so, he kept the Law for another purpose. One purpose was to show how...

Words mean what they mean in context. In this context "perfect" is not used in the sense of "sinless perfection," since nobody can be sinless. And so, it is a call to "straighten up," or to "properly conform." In other words, correct what is crooked. In no way does it mean "become sinless."

I completely agree with you. Thank God He's giving us "eyes to see."

Yea, the One World Order is an effort to unite human civilization behind Satan, which represents mankind living independent of God, living life as one pleases. Even the non-Christian world requires order, and they have devised schemes to take care of basic human needs without God. Communism does...

Good word! Thanks.