Not anymore! Disarmed and just a lot of talk now.
“And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us...
Jesus answered that question actually.....
Matthew 22:36-40....
"And one of them, versed in the Law, tested him by asking: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 He said to him: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your...
The answer is quite simple if you are a Christian:
Colossians2:13-15 (TPT)
13 This “realm of death” describes our former state, for we were held in sin’s grasp. But now, we’ve been resurrected out of that “realm of death” never to return, for we are forever alive and forgiven of all our sins...
Is that a licence to do just whatever you want?
Predestination seems to be another free licence.
Some Christians cherry-pick the bits they like or feel righteous about.
What do you think?
Colossians2:13-15 answer this best?
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away...
He became man and, though innocent, paid an ultimate price bringing man back into communion with God if they so choose.
Colossians2:13-15 The Voice (VOICE)
13 And when your flesh was still uncircumcised—dead in transgression and swathed in its sinful nature—it was God who brought us to life...
But why didn't he let everyone be Apostles? Were the rest of his followers lacking in something?
...The others were not selected to preach or to "be with him"... Why..?
fullness of truth?
The Bible does claim to hold the fullness of truth, about the most important things in life... 1) about God, 2) about his purpose for mankind and the earth, 3) about man's overall happiness and wellbeing, and future... (Isaiah 48:17, 18; John 17:3, 17; Ephesians 4:13; 2...
Luke 4:12-14
Colossians2:13-15
Hebrews 2:14-15
John 14:29-31
John 12:31-32
Luke 10:17-19
John 16:7-11
Philippians 2:8
1 John 2:13-14
1 Corinthians 15:25-27
Romans 16:20
Matthew 28:18-20
Revelation 1:18
Many things are certain. Jesus defeated satan's attempt to influence Him, being obedient to...
:sarcastic
Now... what was that FlyingTeaPot said about Christians not reading their Bibles?
Or when you said that it's not in the Bible, did you mean that it's not in your Bible because you've edited it out with a marker?
The "written code" referred to does not = "The Bible." It does = "The written code of the Law" (which exists outside the Bible).
Neither has the Law. It is still here, in fulfilled form. (BTW, the parts you referred to earlier as "evil" are not part of "the Law" referred to in your Matthew...
I don't personally believe any of it, but no, not all of the Bible is the "written code" that Colossians refers to.
And the apparent contradiction is resolved in Romans:
The written code is still in effect for those still considered living. Christians "died with Christ" and have therefore...
So has Colossians2:13-15 been canceled?, according to it? and all the Bible? meaning you no more believe in it?
or is it just another contradiction.
“For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever...
Yes, the Bible, actually. For example, Colossians2:13-15, emphasis mine:
Even in the ridiculous Biblical literalist position you're using as your straw man for the Christian religion, your argument has no foundation.
Excommunication equals spiritual death and it is clear that the church cannot tolerate them that it must expel them to die in their sins; do you see this as a command to love them with any kind of love?
Col 2:13
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He...
I'll take your non-responsiveness to my question as your way of saying that you have no agape love for homosexual people.
Hey... don't stop there; keep on going with verse 10:
Now... would you say that you revile homosexual people?
Yes, as are NT passage that negate it, such as Colossians...
I agree with NetDoc
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it...
Ok actually in light of that i will elaborate on one of my previous statements :)
I said earlier that "God isnt the enemy of humanity but he is the enemy of sin, he hates it and will make sure its dealt with."
If someone has sinned they seperated themselves from God, their sin has made the...