RETURN TO PART ONE, RETURN TO PART TWO, RETURN TO PART THREE PART FOUR IX. THE NATURE OF THE NEW CREATION AND WHY THE RIGHTEOUS CAN ACTUALLY WORK RIGHTEOUSNESS It is my belief that Ephesians 4:20-24 should truly seal the matter. The righteousness therein “But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If so be that ye…
RETURN TO PART ONE, RETURN TO PART TWO PART THREE VI-A. The author then goes on to say: Note how Paul dealt with similar behavior in the Corinthian believers. They were sleeping with prostitutes, boasting about it, backbiting and arguing with each other, dragging each other to court to sue each other, and generally doing everything…
RETURN TO PART ONE PART TWO IV-A. Next consider this portion of the author’s response: I am more interested in knowing why you picked these sins in particular rather than in the far more serious sin of self righteousness. What do you make of a man who believes himself righteous because he doesn’t do these…
I. INTRODUCTION: The following commentary is a response to the content and comments found in the following blog. This response is rather long but it is also quite thorough. I will try to be as succinct as possible, letting the abundance of Scripture speak for itself; however, some expounding is necessary. Also, when certain passages…
Consider language like the following: “Your obedience means nothing because it accomplishes nothing.” Now, if this is aimed at unbelievers, those who have not been born from above, those who have not been saved by the finished work of Christ, then it is 100% spot on. However, if it is aimed at Christians, or if…
Romans 8:16 The Key to Understanding, Obtaining, and Retaining the Assurance of Salvation (As Considered In Its Proper Immediate, Lexical, and Systematic Context) By Curt Wildy Introduction Dear reader, please understand that in writing what I am about to write, I have no desire to puff myself up, gain a following, force my opinions on…
What Are The Commandments Of God For Us Today? …And What Does It Mean For Us To “Keep Them”? By Curt Wildy INTRODUCTION If (by God’s grace and effectual working) we do not listen to the entire counsel of God, submit to it, have it guide our understanding of all truth, and govern all of…
An Excerpt From Eight Years’ Labour in the Ministry at Leicester By A Watchman On The Walls (William Garrard) Leicester, March 29, 1850 BRETHREN— The apostle saith “In all things I am instructed.” And if we watch the Lord’s hand, in providence, without, and the work of His Spirit within, and see the end of…
A Balanced Christian Focus Is Aimed… — FIRST, UPWARDLY (with an eye single on God in Christ, praising and worshiping our Lord, being desirous of true, vital, spiritual union and communion with Him): Matthew 6:22 “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full…
Charity, Christ, and the Benefit of the Doubt Or Else: Judge, Jury, and (Ministry/Character) Executioner Hard Lessons Learned; Hard Lessons Still Learning Months back, I left Facebook mainly because of a growing, and powerful, sense of contention, arguing doctrine for doctrine’s sake, a spirit of judgmentalism and condemnation, and due to an increasing sense of…
Spiritual Wrestlings 