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…
Romans 7:12 “wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” The following question was recently asked (emphasis added): “So, how then do some men think and promote the idea that righteousness comes from Christ and holiness comes from the Law? That thinking is false and twisted because there is no single verse…
One cannot live in the past, and yet, one can regret much of their past. Of my many regrets (and there are many), on a spiritual level, forsaking sound teaching, sound doctrine and exhortation, for the more-pleasing-to-the-flesh Anomian error, is truly one of my biggest. I had books, quite a few really incredible books, from…
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation Part Two John MacArthur Biblical Passages: Colossians 3:1-17 “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life…
Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation Part One John MacArthur (with associated passages and a personal note) Biblical Passages: Philippian 2:12-16 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always OBEYED, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh…
In modern times, the error of cold, “dead Calvinism” (what many true believers in free and sovereign grace called the religion of the letter-men, those who know truth after the letter only, but not by experience) manifests itself something like this: 1. The Gospel is God’s promise to save His people from eternal damnation based solely…
Spiritual Wrestlings 