Interesting God giving us the ability's to hear. his understanding His word is unjust? Did he owe us the good pleasure that works in us ?Will you do his good pleasure without murmuring ? He alone can give us the power
I think we are saying the same thing, just with different words or slightly different shadings to the words. The desires of the flesh, to me, is sin in us. But not sin as an entity. And of course, not everyone has the same desires. And I say it that way as sin in us, strictly from Paul's having expressed it that way. I also consider sin as crouching at our door. That door is our sinful desires. James 1:13-18. These scriptures also line up with the 1 John one you gave. Our desires when they are opposed to God's instruction on holiness and worship, are themselves bent towards being enticed and tempted by sin. It looks pleasing to us and good. (See Eve and the forbidden fruit.
) In any case those things that tempt us are in the world, but the desire for them is in us. Either way, through your lens or mine, it comes down to the same thing. We need to be rescued from this by One who has no sin, by God Himself.What it comes down to I now conclude, is that both things are true and do not contradict each other. Your POV and mine. The law condemns and we are freed from that condemnation. The Holy Spirit in us gives us the strength and understanding and wisdom to recognize and resist sin so that it also does not dominate us. It is also true that before we are united to Christ through faith, sin does often dominate us and it always condemns us to pay its eternal penalty. Unless----we come to Christ.
It is the very evidence that the word is living. I have read the Bible cover to cover several times and in different translations, though that is not the only way I read it. But I never tire of it, it never becomes boring or predictable like anything else we read over and over. I am always seeing things I never saw before and learning new things about God that grow and strengthen me. There is no end to it! It is a gold mine of greater value than anything else! And it is so encouraging and truly delightful to find such as you.
Yep, due to what she said in PMs to me.
Oh well that's too bad. I'm thinking there is more to it than that, but it's your forum PJ.
She said she's leaving and going to another site, that's what triggered me.
Why would that trigger you? Are members here required to swear allegiance to this forum? What is she wants to come back? Too bad for her because she triggered you?
It's more than that and this should not be public anyway. She called me names and threatens to leave multiple times while being a smart ass. You can all leave, I don't care. I'm not going to be manipulated by whining members who send me PMs and insult me and ask for Mr E not to moderate her. I will lift the ban because now we have a warning system. This was me sending her a message, that I will not put up with insults and drama.