David: surely I'm misunderstanding you. Re-phrase, re-visit, play it again David 'cause I'm about to laugh out loud. Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: April 01, 2004 13:49 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Covenant versus Contract
> John wrote: > > Because I have changed my mind about sin does not > > eliminate sin from my life > > (Rom 7:25, I John 1:8 , Ro 3:23) > > > > Quoting other scriptures does not change the truth > > expressed in those I offered to you. > > Romans 7:25 is a summation of what it is like for the unregenerated > person living under the law. Read Romans 7:1-6, pay special attention > to the tense of Romans 7:5, "when we WERE in the flesh." Compare it > with Romans 8:4 which speaks of us not walking after the flesh. Romans > 7 for the most part describes a life of condemnation, which is not the > normal Christian life. > > 1 John 1:8, likewise, must be taken in context. He just got done saying > in verse 7 that the blood of Jesus Christ "cleanses us from all sin." > Clearly verse 8 in context is an answer to the objection that we don't > need Jesus to cleanse us of sin. It is like speaking to someone dirty > who says, "I don't need a bath." If I tell him that he does need a > bath, that does not mean that he always needs a bath even after he has > taken one. Use some common sense here. > > Verse 10 keeps the context in check by using past tense, "if we say that > we have not sinned..." That is the point. Read on and learn that he > that is born of God does not continue to sin. > > Romans 3:23? Look at the tense again. Past Tense. All have SINNED, > and because of that PAST SIN, we come [present tense] short of God's > glory. Now enters Jesus Christ who washes away our sins. When Jesus > washes away our sins, does he do a bad job and leave some on us? Are we > still fallen, dirty creatures after experiencing the grace of Christ? > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
