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  1. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Paul was a saved sinner when he spoke these words. If you wish to read about Paul's baptism in the Holy Spirit, then read Acts 9:17. Do you not believe that all men are born of Adam, and are born in sin?
  2. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    'Death is the wages of sin'. This is true in itself. You are arguing that it is not true for a person who turns from sin! That's an entirely new statement! You have then made a false comparison between the sin of Adam and blessings and cursings under the law of Moses (Deuteronomy 28). Adam was...
  3. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    No, Paul is not leading people astray. What he says is perfectly accurate. You say that 'the wages of sin is death' is not the whole truth, yet you wouldn't deny that everyone has to pass through a physical death. So, in one sense, at least, the statement is perfectly accurate. The question...
  4. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Death is the wages of sin. Full-stop. Not everyone will repent. Ezekiel 18:3. 'the soul that sinneth, it shall die'. Ezekiel 18:21,22. 'But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live...
  5. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    The only evidence for overcoming sin is in overcoming death, since death is the wages of sin. All in Adam die, and it follows that evidence of a soul not dying needs to be shown to prove sinlessness. In the NT, we have eyewitness testimony of a man being resurrected from the dead and then...
  6. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    You're quite right, Christians acknowledge their sinfulness! There is no turning to Christ as Saviour without repentance being a factor. Repentance is an acceptance that 'our way' is not God's way. What Christians are saying is that there is only one man that has ever achieved the standards set...
  7. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    To my understanding Deuteronomy 28:1 is exactly what lsrael was called to do, but has failed to do! Even the love that was demanded has not been shown. If this were not so, then why is lsrael berated by all the prophets? The hope expressed by the prophets always lies in the future repentance of...
  8. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    You should be looking to Moses to find a definition of righteousness under the law! Paul, a Pharisee brought up under the law, was well aware that God had spoken these words to the children of lsrael, through Moses: Leviticus 18:5: 'Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which...
  9. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    I have not side-stepped any of your questions. In fact, l've given an answer that demonstrates, scripturally, that Jesus did not adopt Samaritanism. I provided quotes to show that Jesus regularly visited the temple in Jerusalem. This is something a Samaritan would not have done. I provided the...
  10. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Can you tell me how righteousness is achieved under the law?
  11. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Yes, why?
  12. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    I'm interested in it all, as to me it is all inspired scripture, and all points to Christ!
  13. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    This is a misrepresentation of Paul's point. Have you read the whole of Galatians 3?
  14. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    How so? The scripture makes a very clear distinction between fruits that are of the Holy Spirit, and works that are of the 'flesh'. Galatians 5:16 -26. I want to know, from you and Harel13, what you think is the difference between righteousness under the law, and righteousness under grace.
  15. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Jesus was not telling a 'half truth'. His life was given as a payment for many, and resulted in bodily death. His words from the cross bear witness to the fulfilment of a role; 'It is finished [completed]'. The resurrection of Jesus was birth into a new spiritual life. It's the resurrection and...
  16. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    In Matthew 7:7-12, Jesus makes clear that the seeker after truth, asking good things of the Father, will not be disappointed. In Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus points out how to distinguish a false prophet - which is by his 'fruit'.
  17. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    I am not familiar with your 'Jesusian' distinction. I am aware of the differences between the Septuagint and the Massoretic texts in Jeremiah, and also of the ch.36 events between Baruch and Jehoiakim, which led to the burning of the original, and a rewriting with additional material. The KJV...
  18. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    The false prophet is recognised by the accuracy of his prophecies. Sadly, many of God's prophets were put to death without reason by self-righteous people who disliked their call for lsrael to repent!
  19. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    Good overcomes evil. This is the message of God through the Holy Spirit. One must be careful not to be deceived, and it just happens that one of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the Church is the power to discern spirits [1 Corinthians 12:10]. I should add that the power of good in a...
  20. Redemptionsong

    With bafflement upon bafflement!

    The passage you've quoted from Matthew is about the second coming, when the Lord judges. This is further evidence that Jesus saw himself as the Son of man, who comes first to save, then to judge. To be saved is to find eternal life. The death of the body is the first death, but the death of the...
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