The Narrow Path Ministries

Jeremiah wrote, ...much of the time when we offer praise, thanksgiving, or requests to God, we do so with our lips. Is this unprofitable? Clothes that cover the naked and food given to the destitute are sewn and grown by human hands. Are these unprofitable? Or what about Genesis 2:24, Therefore a m...

Paidion wrote, I had in mind those who think they can be saved from hell simply by "receiving God's grace by faith" (by which they mean receiving "the free gift of salvation" from hell without relating this grace at all to living righteously). I don't fall in either of these camps... I receive a fr...

Paidion, I agree with you that we must become righteous. God does require righteousness and I agree with you that He doesn't force it upon us. However, isn't it possible to "receive God's grace by faith" while "cooperating with God's desire to render us righteous"? How does He render us? If He did i...

Jeremiah,

Which statement are you referring to?

I read some of the article by MacDonald... how is it unrighteous for the Father to lay the sins of a sinner on Christ when Christ VOLUNTARILY bears it? Justice was accomplished. Blood had to be spilt for the transgression of the law which embodies Love... and since I was the transgressor justice was...

Paidion, In your endeavor, just make sure you become perfect. I urge you to consider your ways and keep looking into the law which brings liberty and do it. "But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be b...

Jeremiah wrote: I would like to ask both you and JR to substantiate your use of,"the flesh profits nothing." I challenge both of you to go back to John 6 and consider whether you've quote mined that one, and stripped it of Jesus' meaning. And would you guys please explain why you think your being t...

Paidion, How do we avoid hypocrisy when we claim we are delivered from evil, yet keep on sinning? Have you ceased all sin? If you haven't you are guilty of breaking the whole law and remain evil. I believe Paul's detailed explanation in Romans and Galatians clearly demonstrates we are delivered from...

Jeremiah,

I think I pretty much agree with you, but I'm confused by this statement...

You may equate the inward man with a soul or spirit, but I cannot.

If you don't equate the inner man with a spirit, are you tying it to the flesh?

Thank you for your very civil dialogue,

dseusy

John, I agree with you. When you stated... Believers in Jesus Christ are keepers of a higher law than the law of Moses... ... are you saying we are not free from the old law (1 Cor. 9:21) but are now bound by a new set of regulations called, "The Law of Christ" or "Christ's Law"? or are you saying w...