https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palamism
Addressing the question of how it is possible for man to have knowledge of a transcendent and unknowable God, Palamas drew a distinction between knowing God in his essence (Greek ousia) and knowing God in his energies (Greek energeiai). The divine energies...
Love goes beyond "obedience" to where it covers a multitude of sins. My marriage isn't about her being completely obedient, it is where mercy rejoiceth over judgment.
Gal 3 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been...
There is no problem because I do not think that way at all. According to the scriptures love is not separate from obedience to Gods law. Love is expressed in obedience to Gods law. This is Gods new covenant promise given to all those who are born again to walk in Gods Spirit. Gods Words says no...
Great questions... but we have to look at context:
12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good...
Here's something in scripture I looked up:
"For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." Philippians2:13
If god didn't work through you to answer prayers (so the prayers are through your actions, interactions, and interpretations as such), then what...
I would be careful not to generalize because all atheists are different just as all believers are different. Most atheists I know do not believe in God because they see no evidence that God exists, it has nothing to do with a rebellion.
That is true, as Jesus so aptly said in Matthew 7:15-20...
Most atheists you know do not talk about logic? Lucky you.
I have a problem with atheists. I sense, not always correctly, that they did not get something they wanted in life so they rebel against God and religion. To me it's childish self destructive behavior.
Forums come and forums go. By...
I believe in all sincerity dear friend you are the one not being honest. Your the one making strawman arguments no one is talking about and trying to claim I am saying things I have never said or believe even after directly telling you what I believe so you did not have any misunderstanding. To...
Let's be honest! All along, you have not just claimed that the letter of the law leads to the Spirit of the law, you have been arguing that once we have the Spirit we are still to follow the letter of the law. I am saying, in accordance with the teaching of Paul, that once we are born-again of...
Do you really still not get it my dear friend? I believe according to the scriptures it is the letter of the law that leads to the Spirit of the law. This is the same as saying the letter of the Word leads to the Spirit of the Word. Why? Because we are only saved by God's GRACE through "FAITH"...
Do we 'establish' the letter of the law, or the Spirit of the law? Do we establish the law of works, or the law of faith?
If the law is fulfilled in love, then it must be the Spirit of the law that is established, not the letter of the law.
Do you keep the 'whole law'? [James 2:10]
There is no side stepping Grace dear friend. I have only ever posted about it through the scriptures to you. If I have always spoken about God's grace through the scriptures to you why do you pretend that I have not? As posted earlier according to the scriptures I believe that
We are only saved...
You say, I believe as posted earlier according to the scriptures no one has God's Spirit and follows the Spirit of the law without following the letter of the law because the Spirit works through the letter in those who believe it.
But what you say above is NOT ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES...
Nonsense. All I am hearing dear friend is lots' of false accusations and unproven claims and repitition.
I believe as posted earlier according to the scriptures no one has God's Spirit and follows the Spirit of the law without following the letter of the law because the Spirit works through the...
I asked you if you love JESUS because your words deny Him. You do not keep God's Commandments and you are trying to teach others to do the same.
JESUS says IF you love me keep my commandments *JOHN 14:15. Yet you do not keep God's Commandments and teach against God's commandments in light of...
Our faith in the righteousness of Christ establishes the law, because love is the fulfilling of the law. To 'establish' and to 'fulfil' amount to the same thing. In both cases, the law is perfected in love.
Here are the fruits of our Spirit; Galatians 3:22,23. 'But the fruit of the Spirit is...
Here is a brief summary of why I believe your intepretation of Paul is in error....
*Circumcision is not one of God's 10 commandments. It is a law in ordinances and a shadow law that points to a new heart by faith [Romans 2:28-29]
*The purpose of God's law is to simply give us a knowledge of...
Dear friend, you only part quoting me here I believe does not really help the conversation. I believe what I posted earlier is supported by the scriptures and the completed statement in context was in relation to you posting strawman arguments no one has said or believes. I posted that no one...
Indeed, yet you simply choose to ignore the scriptures shared with you proving that God's SABBATH was made for mankind before there was any JEW or any ISRAEL on the seventh day of the creation week.
GENESIS 2:1-3 [1], Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
[2]...
Hebrews 8:9,10. 'Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the...