Originally Posted by hisalone
Touchy?? I'm trying to convey to you what is true, yet you argue against it. Reread what I wrote and think about it. I said we are confirmed by our reading God's word whether we are His or not. Do we love Him, do we hate sin, do we love the brethren, etc? If those things are true of you, did you do them through your strength or His?
So, I'm arguing against truth? [Linked Image] My "arguments" are in total agreement with the WCF, LC, SC, Belgic Confession and Heidelberg Catechism. Am I to believe that all of those who wrote those documents as well as those who embrace their teaching are in error and we don't know what the Scriptures teach, but YOU do? If you want to disagree, that's fine, but at least bring forth your exegesis of some passages in defense.

Originally Posted by hisalone
As far as people making things too hard, it is the way of the Pharasee, we aren't made righteous by picking out of the Word the do's and don'ts and doing it, but by allowing the word to transform us. We don't sit back and let God, we stay in the word, pray without ceasing, we WALK with God. To do it any other way is to glorify yourself.
Well, aside from the fact that I provided a number of passages which included "WALK" as well as "DO", "OBEDIENCE", "WORKS", "KEEP" etc., am I to believe that your definition of WALK does not include DOING all that the Lord requires and/or ABSTAINING from all that the Lord forbids? scratch1 How about 1Tim 2:5-8? Is there anywhere in what I've written here that even hints that I believe one can DO or NOT DO anything in order to please God out of their own strength? :rolleyes: And, btw, Robin responded to you because he disagrees with your view, as stated and not because he is in agreement with your view, as stated.

Originally Posted by hisalone
You say I think too highly of myself, I heard that from you before. You judge me when you don't even know anythign about me,...
[Linked Image] Please go back and carefully.... CAREFULLY read what I wrote in this regard. I think you will find that I used the word "perhaps" twice which therefore precludes any silly notion that I "accused" you of anything. It was a sincere suggestion of which it was hoped you might ponder.

In His grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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