Nice little distinction brother Miller. Now, who said you couldn't 'perform' syntactically?
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: January 04, 2005 14:22 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Why the Eternal Sonship of Christ Matters to Me > Jonathan wrote: > > You see there is no doctrine that makes us > > more godly. Your own beliefs have not > > made you mode godly. God Himself makes > > us more godly. > > I agree with what you are trying to say, but I have some trouble with your > syntax here. :-) > > Doctrine & Beliefs are two different things, but you treat each syntax as > the same. > > Doctrine does not make anyone more godly. God Himself makes us more godly. > Agreed. However, abiding in sound doctrine works to keep us from straying > into error. In other words, sound doctrine keeps us in that which God is > working within us. Sound doctrine facilitates holiness, but it does not > directly create holiness. > > Faith and belief, on the other hand, is the vehicle which attaches us to God > (I'm talking about when the object of faith and belief is God, not > doctrine). Therefore, our faith does produce righteousness in us. Faith > does make us more godly, by connecting us to the Spirit of God which works > within us. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "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.
