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Sent: April 06, 2004 06:00
Subject: [TruthTalk] Resist the
devil
From: "Lance Muir" <
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"Being
part of..." Sure! However, I apparently live and work with
people who do reflect, daily, this "admixture" of which I spoke.
Before you consign these people to the kingdom of darkness let me
add that they are believers. I find such in the church, workplace,
parachurch groups, on this site and on and on.. With all this rather
unrealistic discussion taking place on TT pertaining to "sinlessness"
I believe that the sort of gnostic dualism spoken of in recent days
may be alive and well. Lance
jt: Gnostic dualism as per Artemis Lance? Did
Jesus leave us an
example that we should follow in His steps or didn't
He? Did He
say we would do the same works He did and greater or
not? It's
unfortunate and a shame that there is so little
spiritual discernment
in those who profess Christ but then it has always
been the remnant
who made it. Only eight saved through the flood
and just two of
the generation that came out of Egypt made it into
the Promised
Land. jt
From: "Lance Muir" <
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Discussions
on the matter of the will, our human will that is,
have ranged from
"bondage" to "freedom". There is, it seems to
me, one consideration of
"will" that borders on indisputable - self will.
I believe that an
admixture of Spirit & self are to be the nature of the
case up to the
point of our "departure". Also, I believe that any
discussion of
sinlessness and humanity in the same sentence
may be applied only to that
Vicarious Humanity of Jesus. Blessings, Lance
jt: So being part of the New Creation with old things passed away
and
all things becoming new has no place in your theology Lance? What
a
dismal prospect. jt
In a message dated 4/5/2004 9:18:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Bible says,"Resist the devel and he will flee from you". Just
wondering. Has anyone on this list had the devil flee from her/him?
Terry
Actually another thought came to my little pea brain. I do not
believe that we can really understand what is meant in scripture in a
discussion of sin and sinlessness if we do not have a grasp of the "practice
if sin."
I put it this way --
Before Christ, I practiced sin and committed acts
of
righteousness.
After the cross in my life, I practice righteousness and
commit acts of sin.
John
