> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *** Actually Judy, from my point of view, it seems you are doing
> the
> same think (I misspelled "thing" but decided the new word fit
> better)--reading your own interpretation into it. Did you get your
> interpretation from your minister, or is this your very own original
> interp? (">)
>
> Judy:
> Neither Blaine - this is what the scriptures teach - the mystery of
> godliness which is "Christ in you the hope of glory"
> It's either Christ in you or the antichrist in you with no hope of
> glory,
> take your pick.
BLAINERB: Again you seem to be setting us up as unreal straw men, so you
can then adroitly knock us over. We choose to have Jesus Christ as our
ideal model, and seek in every way to emulate him, and to live as he
would live. Is this what you mean by suggesting we have the antiChrist
within?
Judy:
I'm not setting anything up Blaine; I am speaking of spiritual realities
and
you are talking about the temporal. When Adam chose the fallen wisdom
offered to him in the garden he became one with it and separated from
God.
This is the inheritance we are all born with - every last one of us and
the
scripture teaches that the ONLY way back to God is by receiving Christ as
Lord and Savior being born again by the Spirit of God wherein one becomes
part of a new creation (2 Cor 5:17) and growing in grace until we are
once
more one with God's nature and character by being conformed to the image
of Christ. As I know you are aware the professing Church has a way to
go.
As for emulating Jesus, this is impossible because God will not bless
what
has already been cursed and our old Adamic nature is under a sentence of
death; this is why we must become part of the 2nd Adam. Both are
described in the book of Romans.
Judy
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:53:44 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> >
> > From: Blaine R Borrowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > Ruben wrote: Then we arrive at Salt Lake city in the same
> fashion,
> > where we exhort those that have perverted God, teaching that he
> was
> > once
> > like us.or we will be gods..HOW PERVERTED.
> >
> > Blaine: I think this is purely a judgement call on Ruben's part.
>
> > There are many good scriptures showing God allows us--wants us--
> > to be like him. Here is one of them--I will try to find more
> > tomorrow if
> > needed:
> > 1 John 3:2 "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth
> > not yet appear what we shall be: But we know that, when he shall
> > appear,
> >
> > we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."
> >
> > Judy: Hi Blaine,
> > Being LIKE HIM, and actually being God are two different things.
> He
> > wants
> > us to be conformed to the 'image of Christ' that is, his nature
> and
> > character,
> > but this does not make us God. There is a difference - you are
> > reading
> > something into the text that shouldn't be there.
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