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  1. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Forgive me for paring away the rest of your post, but this nugget is lovely... Which translation did you use for Col. 2:16? Arsenios
  2. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    The truth in between is a lifetime of repentance from self gaining Christ one repenting at a time incrementally, where righteousness is ever-growing as self diminishes and God increases... As one repents overcoming sins of self-assertions in all their forms, God strengthens and prepares one for...
  3. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    May you deny your self, take up your cross, and follow Christ... A mighty flame-thrower in a pile of straw... Until you find rest and rejoicing and Life in Christ in afflictions, you cannot know if you even have it... Embracing the suffering of denial of self with joy is Life in Christ's...
  4. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Mat_16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any (man) will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. I will step back and let you and Jesus argue against each other unto eternity... Only you seem to think one does... Is not easy-believerism a...
  5. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Self denial is obedience to the Gospel of Repentance... Arsenios
  6. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Some western Christians of a gnostic bent tried self flagellation to punish their flesh which they regarded as evil... They had lousy results - That is not how an ascetic life works at all... The EOC is not into self-flagellation, Menno... Maybe you got that somewhere else? Sorry you think...
  7. Arsenios

    Justification - Part 2

    That was Paul telling us that we CAN fall away... Yes, God is faithful... You CAN FALL even when He does not permit temptation beyond what you can bear... And you CAN FALL when tempted, even if He provides a way out... Lucifer, the best of the best of all the angels fell... Our security is in...
  8. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    I never said that... But you do have an imaginative approach to what I did say... Quoting me and commenting might help... Imaginative remembering... Not so much... Arsenios
  9. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Thank-you - I now owe you a Greek Pastry! Arsenios
  10. Arsenios

    Bad theology perpetuated in songs.

    Well, what do you expect when you have "worship leaders" parked on a stage with a bass guitarist, drummer, and lead-guitar and vocalist, and maybe an electric piano player? These are kids, and if not, then young adults - moving creatively through the emotions of their relationship with God and...
  11. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    Indeed he did, and you and I are called of Him to FOLLOW HIM... To deny your SELF... To TAKE UP YOUR CROSS... And to FOLLOW CHRIST... Christ has done HIS part already... Now it is YOUR job to follow Him... And because He did, and IF you desire, you in Him will do so... Or NOT... IF...
  12. Arsenios

    Justification - Part 2

    What does the Apostle Paul say of his Calling? 1Co 9:16 For though I am evangellizing, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; But, woe is unto me, if ever I should not be evangellizing! Paul is well aware that he too is capable of falling from God's Grace... And YOUR...
  13. Arsenios

    Justification - Part 2

    NOW you are talking! Glory to God in ALL things!! Absolute confidence in God... Absolute confidence in repentance... Absolute reliance on God in repenting... And certainty that we can fall from God's Grace if we turn from Him... And certainty that we CAN turn from God... And confidence in...
  14. Arsenios

    Justification - Part 2

    Nor is that in question... But YOUR choice is... Arsenios
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    Justification - Part 2

    I am such a faithless Christian that I cannot discern the difference between whom I am to to pray for and whom I am not to pray for... So I just pray for every mother's one of anyone I see, sinning or not... And I warn people ahead of time, I must tell you... "Ya better watch out, 'cause...
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    Justification - Part 2

    Paul was sent by Christ to Ananias to be healed of the serpentine scales of his blindness by the laying on of hands... And THEN Ananias filled him with the Holy Spirit, remember? Ananias baptized Saul, remember? Christ Called Saul on the Road to Damascus leaving him blind and led by the hands...
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    Justification - Part 2

    It concerns me that you would say that I don't know...[emoji41] I asked the question because the answer will turn out to be a personal and subjective evaluation done by the believer... I am not saying that this evaluation is false - Just that it is personal and subjective... Arsenios
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    Justification - Part 2

    How will I know that I HAVE the Savior? Arsenios
  19. Arsenios

    The Colossian Problem

    You are right, but only here in the west, and especially here in the US... Worldly belief and practice glorify the flesh and fulfill its desires... Where? Do you mean the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA?? :) All professional sports do have severe discipline... Some do think they are "religions"...
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    SPIRITUAL MORSELS from the Ancient Fathers

    The monk must die to everything before leaving the body, in order not to harm anyone. Abba Moses
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