What exactly would go to your question JD? I asked for scripture that tells me that God's love and God's grace empower me to accomplish fully a separation from sin and sinning in my life. If that is what you meant to say, I would like to see some scripture that specifically teaches that. The scriptures you gave spoke of commandment keeping and my love for God expressed in commandment keeping ------- none said anything about God's love or His grace being the empowering agent in my complete separation from sin and sinning.
I thought you were wanting to know how and why God's love and grace do not cover up sin
and how we are given dunamis or the power of the cross to overcome it in our lives; First you delete 10 or so words from my statement and now you add 20 words or more to another. No wonder you have problems "understanding me." I write very precise. When you embellish or delete, you have changed my meaning -- probably true for anyone. Just read my question.....but I have gien you an explanation above.
So where did I miss it? Also how exactly does the clear Word of Truth
transform into a "proof text?" There is a larger context for all of your scriptures ---------- again, probably a truism -- anyway, all of those scriptures seem to be used by you in the sense of "law' ----------- "if you love me you will keep my commandments, my law" when, in fact, the keeping of the commandments is a personal issue, not a corporate one, and how I express my obedience to "Love God" and "love your neighbor as yourself" is not open to public approval ..................... when, in fact, we are not under law (Rom 2, 3).
JD
