By the power of Gods Grace I have been forgiven of past sin. And by the power of Gods Grace I am free from it going forward.

I plan to never sin again the rest of my life. And if I fail to use the escape, let Satan have a foothold, and commit sin, I will repent and rely on Christ’s forgiveness which I don’t and won’t deserve. Is this an excuse to sin?

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:1-2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Ladybug wrote:
What are His commandments? What work must we do? John 6;28 Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” 29Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.its pointless to try and go any farther when you don't even have the foundation right. Everything you build on after that will be faulty as well. Hope you consider reading this--http://www.gospeldefense.com/the_gospel.html

If Im in a plane and the pilot tells me the planes going down and I should grab a parashoot and jump. If I believe the pilot I will do as he says. Believing and obedience are inseparable. If you tell your child to do something, you expect them to do it. If they say "I believe you" but dont do it they really dont belive. Same with Jesus.

We need to believe in Him. Many Christians think all we need to do is believe a fact about him.

Dr. Tim wrote:
When you ask what “repent of your sins” means, most will say to turn from them. When you ask what “turn from your sins” means they will say to stop committing them. When you ask “Have YOU stopped sinning?” they can either lie or say, “No, I haven’t.” So what does “repent of your sins” mean?

Adriel wrote:
Arminianism is from the same stable as Liberalism and anarchy.

Ladybug wrote:
Since you adhere to a works based religion, i.e., you must repent of sin to get saved, I doubt any sermon you recommend would be advisable. Only God can grant repentance and it's true meaning. So long DKH

"If you love Me, keep My commandments" John 14:15

I love Jesus! Is that wrong?

"But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?" James 2:20

Do you disagree?

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Acts 2:38

If I told this to a sinner would it be ok?

If I told a sinner to obey Jesus would that be ok (great commission)?

If I said that I want the "righteousness of law to be fulfilled in me", quoting Paul in Romans 8. Would that be ok?

Ladybug wrote:
How God saves is crucial. You push a works based version which is dangerous-see Galatians 1. I thought I had to repent from sin once upon a time. That's an accursed gospel that doesn't save. Again, comprehending repentance can only be given by God. Too bad you did not listen to Randy's sermon. Time to move on. Few on this forum understand the Gospel.

I believe in a powerful Jesus who came to save us from our sins and he will give us the supernatural power to do His will. We cant do it on our own.
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins"

Listening to Randy sermon and agreeing with it are two different things. But if your the mood for a really good sermon, check this one out. Its by one of my favorite speakers.

Jesus said in the great commission to tell others to obey Him. Thats what i'm doing and thats what I'm encouraging everyone else to do.

I would encourage anyone to do a study on the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven in the NT. Both terms are used a very frequently by Jesus and the Apostles.

This view point of the Gospel is what the early Christians believed for the 3 centuries of Christianity prior to Catholicism.

Here is a sermons that is very interesting. Also recommend a short book called the "Apostles Gospel" by Paul Pavao.

John UK wrote:
DKH, when you have a moment, I would be interested to know what you consider to be the heart of the gospel message to sinners.

We serve him because he deserves every ounce of energy we have because He purchased us with His blood. We dont serve Him because of some benefit we get although there are many benefits! One of which is eternal life.

Just like other kingdoms, the King (Jesus) commands his servants to obey Him. "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?". But unlike earthly governments and kingdoms the King himself gives us the power to obey Him! This power is called Grace (Titus 2:11-14).

To join this Kingdom of God you must repent of your sins, believe on Jesus (not just believe a fact about the atonement, but actually believe in Him). And be baptized (John 3:16, Acts 2:38).

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭3:19‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:38‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭26:20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Like I said, I don't see the issue black and white. I think both styles of textual criticism give a text that carries the message God is trying to give us. I read out of Alexandrian translations more simply because of preference in translation styles.

Currently Muslims are celebrating Ramadan. During this time they recite the Quran in Arabic even though many of them don't even know the language because they believe the words themselves are inspired.
I believe God inspired and preserved the biblical message (not individual words). And, unlike the Muslims, we can read this message through a translation. And although not perfect, it still carries the inspired message.

James Thomas wrote:
Just curious, would you mind sharing your thoughts on how you arrived at your conclusion on the Alexandrian texts being the best ones?

Also, I have no reason to attribute malice to great biblical scholars who hold the Alexandrian view. If I disagree with them I have to either say they are biased or misguided. At this point I haven't seen evidence of that. So, my current view is that the issue is not black and white and both views should be respected.

John, maybe I miss judged your attitude concerning translations. Like I told James, I fully respect people who see the KJV as the best (which I think is the TBS stance), I just don't think we should attack other people who see it differently.

I don't believe we need a new translation every year, but one benefit we have in having multiple options to pick from is that we have the ability to compare them for differences and/or pick which one you like best (based on your research).

I'm not sure what you mean by "street bible". I think its best when the translation uses about as much common language as what Paul or James used in to write it (I don't know exactly what that is).

I'd agree, NKJV is a good option for many people (I personally don't use it often).

I agree there is a real danger of being influenced by anti-God movements. I think NIV may have gone too far in this area. But, there also has to be a balance to not mislead the reader. If the Greek reader would have known that a particular pronoun was gender neutral then I think the English reader should as well. But I'm not a scholar or translator, just my thoughts.

John UK wrote:
Tyndale made the Bible available in English.

John UK wrote:
DKH, we now have well over a hundred different Bible versions in English, and you want more?
And there are over a thousand different languages in the world which have not had one verse of the Bible translated!
And you want to compare Tyndale with money-grubbing translators and Bible publishers of today, whose only interest is filthy lucre, rather than the salvation of precious souls?
Yes I am annoyed.

Moses wrote:
The KJV onlyist proclaims to the whole world that God is able to keep his promise to preserve his perfect word and that’s the perfect Holy Bible The KJV.

I believe, like Tyndale, in a God powerful enough to preserve his words (his message) in a translation into any language. Yes, even modern English.