Doesn’t John look like he has an invisible doobie in his hand in the cartoon-I’m not trying to be negative but I don’t understand this. What’s a good way to re-evaluate someone’s previous actions like making a video where you lay on the grave of a John Alexander Dowie to seek the anointing and then come to understand your Union with Christ? It makes me really gun-shy to get hooked into someone’s thinking if you get a mix of seeking an anointing from a dead saint and NT believing-I just don’t know how much of that residual thinking is locked up in this book

I am not trying to be sarcastic or anything but trying to understand this-I appreciate Ben Dunn’s previous clarification about stuff

John 1:11-13 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. [12] But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, [13] who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Act 16:30-31 NASB – “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Rom 5:16-17 NASB – The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who RECEIVE the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Mark 10:25-26 NASB – “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” They were even more astonished and said to Him, ” Then who can be saved?”

Mark 16:16 NASB – “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

Act 2:47 NASB – And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Act 16:31 NASB – They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Rom 10:1 NASB – Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

Rom 10:9 NASB – that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

1Cr 10:33 NASB – just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.

1Th 2:15-16 NASB They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all men, hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

1Ti 2:3-4 NASB – This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

2Th 2:10 NASB – those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

Grace is the banquet table. Faith is the Invitation to feast at it. Both are from God. Whether you eat or not is your choice. But, just because you have an invitation does not mean you have already eaten. You need to open your mouth and say, ‘aaaahhhh’!!! Then, you will be filled. Not before :-)

I’ve had some fresh thoughts on this post which I want to share with you here. I wrote the post above to convince Christians that since we died on the cross, it is pointless trying to kill the old man. He’s gone! Paul says this over and over in his letters. “You died,” “We died,” “I was crucified with Christ.” This is a liberating truth and something the church really needs to get a hold of.

But in the comments that followed I got distracted from my purpose and wrote: “Jesus died for all people, therefore all people died.” That was an off-the-cuff remark that I should like to take back. I was not aware at the time that there are those within the grace movement who say that “all humanity are saved, all died and all are raised with Christ.” I was not aware that by saying “all died,” I was associating myself with this line of thinking.

So, to clarify…

Paul is making two profound points in 2 Cor 5:14-15. (1) Jesus died as humanity’s representative. This is not an isolated man dying on a cross. Three times in 2 verses, Paul says: “One died for all… He died for all…. Him who died for them.” The overwhelming punch is that Christ died for us, on behalf of us.

(2) By saying “all died,” Paul is saying that the benefits of His death are freely available to all, from righteous Jew to stinkin’ Gentile. It makes no difference who you are. If you consider Jesus as your representative (lit. your high priest), then His death was for your benefit. If you were baptized into him, then you were baptized into his death for His ministry includes His death. So count yourself as dead to sin and the law.

Why do I think it is dangerous to conclude that all literally died? Because Paul leans in another direction. “If anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation.” For those who aren’t in Christ (those who have not identified with Him and His death) the old has not gone. They are not new. They have not crossed over death to life because they do not believe.

The cross is the means of liberating the entire human race. It is the means for getting us out of Adam and into Christ. But the benefits of the cross are only relevant to those who receive them by faith.

If there’s any interest in this, I might write a longer post on all this. But my point is the same as Paul’s: If you have “received the abundant provision of grace” (Rom 5:17), and have been “baptized into his death” (Rom 6:2), then reckon yourself “dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Rom 6:11).

I also just started listening to Joseph Prince. The same thing happened to me when I asked about him also. Praise God. I have been serving the Lord for 36 years. I will be 72, 3/7/40 and still learning so much more. You all have a wonderful Blessed Day. I am glad I found you. Sister Doris J. Gibson

God’s Grace give us the empowerment not to sin but many were misled into giving excuses for their sin and have no guilt over their sin. Many only want to hear what they want to hear that is ok God will understand I need this….I suggest that we should also get back to the basic which is the word of God. Preacher might be preaching unbalance sermon..

May the Spirit of God bring convictions in all areas of every believers lives. When there is no convictions that is the danger we are into..We dont just hear about Heaven but there is also Judgement Day which is many will be sent to Hell! in the Bible it does not always talk about Helleaven but balance with Hell..so preach a balance sermon if not many will misinterpret and take God’s Grace for granted which lead to perverted Grace. Why always quote “other churches….” it sounds like always pointing at others instead of “I” for preaching wrong messages..

Please don’t give up on James. I know many put him in the too-hard basket which is why I have written ten posts on the man and his letter – actually he wrote two letters.