Blood Bought 1953

I started obeying God many years ago.....I believed in the One He sent......that’s what Jesus told to His Disciples.....He had the chance to say anything......He said nothing about keeping impossible laws like not lusting in your heart.....or being angry.The impossible standard that God sent was to send proud, deluded “obedient law-keepers “ to their knees.To get them to see that they were helpless sinners needing a Savior. Kinda like the Publican, seeing his bankrupt condition before a Perfect God could only plead—-God have mercy on me a sinner! If one does not relate to the Publicans experience, I would question ones repentance.True repentance is the starting point of Christianity.Without seeing you are hopelessly lost....Why turn to a Savior?

Report post Posted 12 minutes ago There is a worrying and increasingly infectious attitude that is becoming evident in this forum, though thankfully not among the moderators. That attitude is that when faced with a belief/doctrine they disagree with, the response is to load numerous straw man accusations upon the heads of those proposing the different belief, or different Biblical interpretation, with the suggestion that they be either banned or voluntarily leave. Some of those straw man arguments are... 1. All that seek to obey God's commandments are doing so in order to earn their way to heaven. 2. All that seek to obey God's commandments are forcing their opinions upon others in the forum, suggesting that if they do not immediately surrender to the 'heretic's' demands, they will be lost. 3. All that uphold the law of God (as Jesus did) are legalists. Peter and Paul admitted that they could not keep the commandments, yet we are supposed to? They let their faith in Christ be counted for their righteousness. I’m absolutely sure they tried to live obedient lives— that pleases God and allows God to bless us. It doesn’t save us.Thats the only point that I am concerned with.

I have read all those letters many,many times.....Enough to know that in the end the only thing that really matters is did we believe Paul’s Gospel .Paul said that is what God will judge you by.Paul said the Gospel is the Truth that is hidden from those that perish. Preach the Law, the commandments, sayings of Jesus , obedience or whatever your heart desires......all of these things are great as I have said several times.Just don’t say that they save you or help save you. If you believe the Gospel plus something else is needed for salvation, are a perverter of the Gospel ,at the very minimum you have fallen from grace,if you go about spouting this false Gospel as necessary to save you , you will be damned.

NOT trying to justify why we don't . I teach KEEP JESUS sayings. I remind KEEP JESUS sayings but some try and fault to how we cant keep them. because THEY wont keep them , not all anyway. Sorry to interrupt the Catholic-bashing, which btw I have no problem with ( man...they got BIG problems ) but I have been gone all day and am playing catch- up here. I saw the above gem and wanted to comment. One of the sayings of Jesus was “ ye are to be perfect , even as your Father in Heaven is perfect “. How do you recommend we handle that one. on a related issue ,anybody that goes Beyond Paul’s Gospel for salvation in 1cor15:1-4 is a legalists. It is true the word “ legalist” is not in the Bible—— but the word “ Judaizer” certainly is. The meaning is the same.Trying to earn grace is the root of the problem.Some just can’t believe the simple Good News. I hope poorly taught Believers will see that trying to earn our unmerited favor which is what grace is is how you fall from grace.....it is not what The world thinks, which is getting caught in sin like Jimmy Swaggert

My first job out of high school was working at a truck stop, mainly breaking down and changing truck tires....to this day the hardest,dirtiest and most aggravating work I have ever done—- I am sure you know what i am talking about....maybe I whine too much , after all I was making a whopping $1.50 an hour.lol I think diesel fuel was 35 cents per gallon

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I learned how to play church as a child.we were instructed to believe that Jesus was the Messiah and then imitate Jesus and if you did a good enough job of that you could be saved.Always trying to keep people from falling asleep by sticking to the exciting stuff.....only thing ever taught about Paul was how he was put in a basket and escaped from wherever. Boredom in school could not compete with the super boredom of church.what stood out the most was the absolute glees when church was dismissed, seeing how at that moment In time I was as far away from the next weeks service as I could possibly be.lol.....I hear remarks from others that still go to brick and mortar churches in this area.....not much has changed.

Thanks for you response......the term “ legalist is just another word for Judaizer.....I think that word is in there somewhere......would you prefer us to use that in the future.....I prefer to use whichever adjective is easiest for newbie Christians to understand.....we wouldn’t want them to think that their law- keeping abilities were the prerequisite to entering Heaven would we ? They could come to believe that Christians were not saved by the Blood of Jesus but His blood could not cover all sins and therefore Rom10:13 would become “ anybody that asks to be saved” will be put on probation.Faith plus nothing......it worked for Abraham and it will work for us.

Butero.....I found your response puzzling....could you expand,please?

John...please don’t give in to the temptation to abandon this site.....somebody must put up the good fight against weak and mislead Believers that an on-watching world is witnessing.I believe that these legalists perform a vital function,albeit an unwitting one—-think how much good doctrine is revealed in these debates.Newbies to the faith will encounter these legalistic types eventually among their friends and relatives.This is a good place for them to see the true side of our faith. May God forgive me, but I enjoy it on a certain level...To me it’s like shooting fish in a barrel.Time to pick up that shotgun , John. Lol

I don’t believe a person is a legalists for wanting to live a life of obedience....that desire came from the Holy Spirit......I have that desire.......That desire did not save me......it does not keep me saved......Salvation comes from believing Paul’s Gospel......after that my desires were changed.Insisting that an obedient life brings salvation or an obedient life “ keeps one saved is where the line is crossed into legalism.I am a free man in Christ who does a pretty good job of living an obedient life and is not the least bit concerned about it . Maybe that is the secret.....Trusting God

“Luke was a supporter of Paul. Anything that Luke wrote, Paul might as well have written” Tristen......thank you so much for writing a masterpiece. I would only add that the author of the Bible whether it be Moses or Paul was The Holy Spirit. Those that put the pen to paper were merely secretaries. Thanks again for your excellent postings!

What Is The Gospel? By Dr. Harry Ironside (1876-1951) It might seem almost a work of supererogation to answer a question like this. We hear the word, "Gospel" used so many times. People talk of this and of that as being "as true as the Gospel," and I often wonder what they really mean by it. First I should like to indicate what it is not. THE GOSPEL IS... Not The Bible In the first place, the Gospel is not the Bible. Often when I inquire, "What do you think the Gospel is?" people reply, "Why, it is the Bible, and the Bible is the Word of God." Undoubtedly the Bible is the Word of God, but there is a great deal in that Book that is not Gospel. "The wicked shall be turned into Hell with all the nations that forget God." That is in the Bible, and it is terribly true; but it is not Gospel. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." That is in the Bible, but it is not the Gospel. Our English word, "gospel" just means the "good spell," and the word "spell," is the old Anglo-Saxon word for, "tidings", the good tidings, the good news. The original word translated. "Gospel," which we have taken over into the English with little alteration is the word, "evangel," and it has the same meaning, the good news. The Gospel is God's good news for sinners. The Bible contains the Gospel, but there is a great deal in the Bible which is not Gospel. Not The Commandments The Gospel is not just any message from God telling man how he should behave. "What is the Gospel?" I asked a man this question some time ago, and he answered, "Why I should say it is the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount, and I think if a man lives up to them he is all right." Well, I fancy he would be; but did you ever know anybody who lived up to them? The Sermon on the Mount demands a righteousness which no unregenerate man has been able to produce. The law is not the Gospel; it is the very antitheses of the Gospel. In fact, the law was given by God to show men their need of the Gospel . "The law," says the Apostle Paul, speaking as a Jewish convert, "was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. But after that Christ is come we are no longer under the schoolmaster." Not Repentance The Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a more perfect way than you have been doing in the past. Not Giving Up The World Nor is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins, that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved at all. THERE ARE SEVEN DESIGNATIONS OF THE GOSPEL in the New Testament, but over and above all these, let me draw your attention to the fact that when this blessed message is mentioned, it is invariably accompanied by the definite article. Over and over and over again in the New Testament we read of the Gospel. It is the Gospel not a Gospel. People tell us there are a great many different Gospels; but there is only ONE. When certain teachers came to the Galatians and tried to turn them away from the simplicity that was in Christ Jesus by teaching "another Gospel, "the apostle said that it was a different gospel, but not another; for there is none other than the Gospel. It is downright exclusive; it is God's revelation to sinful man.

Chris....People that have never been through depression do not have a clue as to what it is like. people are well - intentioned, but it’s kinda like explaining color to someone who can only see in black and white—it can’t be done.Unfortunately, it has to be lived to be understood.People think it’s sadness and that is part of it,but the sadness is rooted in the fact the one suffering from it feels dead . Make a list of 50 things that give you pleasure in your life,then take that list ,wad it up and throw it in a fire.Nothing gives you pleasure and you can go outside into the sun and do jumping- jacks all day and it ain’t gonna help. I basically sat on my bed and stared at the floor for five years. I hid from friends and basically talked to nobody. As bad as all of that sounds—Do Not Give Up! Go see a doctor and get help. Medication can help immensely.The bible says that “ blessed men GO THROUGH valleys of weeping”.......Believe Gods Promises and He will get you through this valley....as He did me—- in ONE day.God put me back in the ballgame that quickly and He can do it for you! I will be praying for you as will many others......it is not an accident that you came here. God bless you

Personaly I loathe long posts, but this fictional interview will answer many ,if not all of you questions.God bless Stachys: Can we talk about your teachings? Paul: By all means. The Lord revealed to me doctrines, which I termed “secrets” (μυστήριον). I designated them so because that is what they were. The Lord had not revealed them to Israel’s prophets, nor to the Twelve. He also had kept them hidden during His earthly ministry. They were revelations the ascended Lord revealed exclusively to me. Stachys: What were these secrets? Paul: One was the gospel of the grace of God–that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead (Acts 20.24; Galatians 1.11-12) Another was salvation by faith alone–believing the good news that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead for our justification (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). Stachys: Peter and the Eleven did not know this gospel and salvation by faith alone? Paul: No. Peter and the rest preached the gospel of the kingdom which had begun with John the Baptist. That gospel focused upon the identity of Christ–who He was–the Messiah, the Son of God. They looked for the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth with Christ ruling as King (Matthew 6.10). I received my gospel directly from the risen Lord (Galatians 1.11-12). It focused upon His work–that He died for our sins and rose from the dead. The faith part of the gospel of the kingdom was believing Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God (Matthew 16.16; John 11.27; Acts 8.37). But in addition, that gospel also required repentance, keeping the Law, and water baptism for salvation (Mark 1.4, 16.16; Luke 10.25-28; Acts 2.38; Acts 15.1, 5). My gospel (Romans 2.16, 16.25; Galatians 2.2, 7; 2 Corinthians 4.3; 2 Thessalonians 2.14; 2 Timothy 2.8) requires but one thing: trust in the death and resurrection of Christ. When Peter preached the Lord’s death, he did not preach it as good news but as a Jewish crime (Acts 2.22-24, 3.13-15). He demanded the nation repent of it (Acts 2.36-38). For Peter, the significance of the Lord’s resurrection was He could return and establish His kingdom on earth–if the Jewish people would repent (Acts 3.19-20, 25-26). The gospel the Lord gave me proclaims His death and resurrection as goodnews (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). My gospel is a gospel of grace and faith alone (Romans 1.16-17, 3.22, 26, 28, 4.5; Ephesians 2.8-9; 1 Corinthians 15.1-4). The Twelve had no idea Christ’s death and resurrection had paid for the sins of the world and that God had reconciled the world to Himself (2 Corinthians 5.14-21). This truth remained hidden until the glorified Lord revealed it to me. The Twelve learned this truth from me (2 Peter 3.15-16). Stachys: Wow. That’s not what most people have been taught. Paul: Well, that’s not my fault (smiling). I wrote these things in my letters. They are there for anyone to read. In my first letter to Timothy, I wrote I was the first (πρῶτος), God’s prototype or pattern (ὑποτύπωσις), for those who would follow in this new salvation (1 Timothy 1.15-16). To the Corinthians, in 1 Corinthians 3.10-11, I expressed this truth with an illustration of architecture. I wrote them, “as a wise master-builder, I laid the foundation” (ὡς σοφὸςἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον ἔθηκα). The foundation is Christ Himself, specifically His work on the cross and resurrection. The Church, the body of Christ, is the creation which came into being based upon His death and resurrection. The Lord also revealed to me many other truths He had kept hidden. Stachys: What were these? Paul: Well, to continue, one was the Church, the body of Christ, in which those who believe my gospel become members of His body. No difference exists between Jew and Gentile in this relationship (Galatians 3.27-28). This was unknown to the Twelve. Stachys: Peter did not know about the Church? Some teach that the Church came out of Peter. Paul: Well, no one thought so in my day, especially Peter. Peter knew nothing of the Church. Peter and the rest of the Twelve never had a ministry to Gentiles. Peter, James, John, and Jude wrote to Jews and never mentioned the Church, the body of Christ, in their letters. Peter left Jerusalem to visit Cornelius only through direct communication and prodding from the Lord. And after he returned, the believing Jews in Jerusalem upbraided him for having gone (Acts 10-11). God designated me as the apostle of the Gentiles (Romans 11.13) and designated the Twelve as apostles of Israel (Matthew 19.28; Galatians 2.7-9). The ascended Christ revealed to me, not Peter or the other apostles, the secret of the Church, the body of Christ (Ephesians 3.2-7; 1.22-23; Colossians 1.19; 1 Corinthians 12.12-27; Galatians 3.28). Stachys: The Church did not begin at Pentecost? Paul: Read Luke’s account. What is the definition of the Church, the body of Christ? It is that body in which Jew and Gentile are equal in Christ. Whom did Peter address at Pentecost? Jews or Gentiles? He addressed Jews. Pentecost, or the Festival of Weeks, was a Jewish feast day, held 50 days after Passover. Peter called on the Jewish nation to repent from the murder of the Messiah (Acts 2.5, 14, 22, 36-39). If this was the birth of the Church, why did Peter not address Gentiles? We find the same thing in Peter’s second sermon, in Acts 3. He addressed Jews only (Acts 3.12, 25). Throughout his messages, he quoted the prophets. The Jewish prophets meant nothing to Gentiles. If the Church came into existence at Pentecost, why did no evangelism of Gentiles occur? Read the Scriptures. Peter and the Twelve never had a ministry to Gentiles. Stachys: Few seem to know this. What else? Paul: The Lord revealed to me that when one believes my gospel he is identified in Christ’s death and in His resurrection (Romans 6.3-5, 8). This identification is the basis of our hope of resurrection and the key to victory in the Christian life (Romans 6.6-7). Peter and the other apostles knew nothing of this identification truth–of believers being baptized and identified in His death and resurrection. Stachys: Other truths? Paul: Several more. The Lord revealed that the one who believes my gospel is under new administration: Grace, not Law (Romans 6.14). God gave the Mosaic Law to Israel, not to Gentiles. The Law’s primary purpose was to condemn and to reveal sin. It had no power to make one better. Peter and the Eleven continued to practice Judaism under the Law of Moses. They knew nothing of a new administration of Grace which replaced the Mosaic Law. Peter finally understood at the Council of Jerusalem that through my gospel one is saved by trusting in Christ’s death and resurrection alone, apart from the works of the Law. Once he saw this, he sided with me (Acts 15.7-11). Stachys: The Law was bad? Paul: Heavens, no! The Law was holy, righteous, and good (Romans 7.12). The problem was not with the Law but with us. This is another truth the Lord revealed to me alone. The nature we inherit from Adam cannot keep the Law. I learned this truth through hard experience and wrote about it in Romans 7. When the Law encounters our fallen, Adamic nature it excites sin. It does so because our fallen nature, which I also called the flesh, is in rebellion against God (Romans 7.8, 11, 21, 23, 25). To counter this and conform us into the image of Christ, God has given us a new nature (Romans 7.22; 2 Corinthians 5.17) and placed us under the administration of grace (Romans 6.14). By this arrangement, we can more ably obey Christ. This new relationship operates through faith, hope, and love. The love of Christ constrains us (2 Corinthians 5.14) and through the superintending work of the Holy Spirit, God transforms and sanctifies us to Himself (Romans 8.29), in a way the Law never could (Galatians 5.16-26). We are to “reckon” or “consider” (λογίζομαι) ourselves dead to sin but alive to God (Romans 6.11). This is an act of faith and the key to sanctification and living the Christian life. Stachys: What about national Israel? What is their future? Do they have a future? Paul: Yes! God’s covenants and purposes for Israel will be fulfilled. When God establishes a plan and makes a promise, He keeps it (Romans 11.29). At present, national Israel is blind. God revealed this secret to me and I wrote about it in Romans 9-11. When God called Abraham, He began a new program. He laid the foundation for the creation of the Jewish people. He revealed Himself to them and gave them covenantal promises. God promised they would become a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus 19.6; Isaiah 61.4-6). He promised they would become the preeminent nation upon the earth and that He Himself will reign as their King and rule the earth (Deuteronomy 28.1, 13; Zechariah 14.9). But at the present time, they are blind (Romans 11.7-8). God removed them (they removed themselves by rejecting Him) from the place of blessing and placed Gentiles into that position. But God will reestablish them into the place of blessing (Romans 11.11-12, 25-27). One day, they will recognize Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah. They will repent and be saved (Matthew 23.37-39; Zechariah 12.10-14, 13.6; Romans 11.26). The prophecies and all God’s promises to Israel will be fulfilled. But this cannot occur until the Lord removes the Church, the body of Christ (Romans 11.25-26). Therefore, the future of Israel is bright! Stachys: What do you mean, “removes the Church?” The Ἁρπάζω: the resurrection of believers of Paul’s gospel. Paul: We can close with this secret–the believer’s great hope (Titus 2.13)–the return of the Lord and the resurrection of our bodies. People get confused about the subject of the Lord’s return. The Lord revealed to me His return for His Church, the body of Christ. This return was a secret and an entirely different event from His return which the prophets taught and which He taught in His earthly ministry. That return will occur at the end of the Tribulation, to deliver Israel and the nations. The return the Lord revealed to me comes before the Tribulation. The Lord will deliver the Church from His wrath (1 Thessalonians 1.10, 5.9). This return was secret (1 Corinthians 15.51). The Rapture and the 2nd Advent are separate events and cannot be harmonized. The word translated “Rapture” comes from the word ἁρπάζω I used when I taught the Thessalonians this wonderful truth (1 Thessalonians 4.13-18). It means to seize or snatch away, which describes what the Lord will do for believers–He will snatch them from the grave and from their mortal bodies and transform them to have resurrection bodies. In my follow-up letter (2 Thessalonians), I wrote to correct the false teaching that the persecution they were experiencing was the Tribulation, the Day of the Lord, I used the word ἀποστασία for “Rapture.” Stachys: Can you say a bit more why did you use these words? Snatch away and departure from what? Paul: Jewish theology has two great themes: One is the kingdom of God on earth, in which Christ will rule and Israel will be supreme among the nations, and the other is the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord encompasses a long period. It begins with the seven year Tribulation and continues to God’s creation of the New Heavens and New Earth. But most of its focus is upon the Tribulation–when God will exercise His wrath upon the earth. David was the first to write about it in Psalm 2–which is a short course and summary of Jewish theology–no extra charge for that (laughter). But before God pours out His wrath upon the earth He will remove His body, the Church. No believer of my gospel will experience the judgments in those terrible seven years. I taught the Thessalonians this comforting truth (1 Thessalonians 1.10, 5.9) and used ἁρπάζω to describe how the Lord will “snatch away” believers to meet Him in the air before He begins to vex the earth. This amazing truth means one generation of believers will not experience physical death. I had hoped to experience this myself but had no idea the Lord would extend His program of the Church for so long. I used ἀποστασία to correct the false teaching the Thessalonians had received that they were experiencing the Tribulation. Believers will depart (ἀποστασία) before the Antichrist, the Beast is revealed (2 Thessalonians 2.1-3). They will experience none of the events of the seven years of God’s wrath. Stachys: Why do so few know these things? Why is there so much confusion? Paul: Several reasons account for the confusion. The primary reason is the failure to recognize the vast differences in my ministry and the ministry of Peter and the Eleven, or put another way, God’s program for Israel. When one reads my doctrines and the secrets the Lord revealed to me–God’s program for the Church, the body of Christ–into His covenantal program for Israel, the result is confusion. The two programs are entirely different and cannot be mixed. If they are, confusion results. I dealt with this regarding the gospel at the Council of Jerusalem in 51 A.D. Fortunately, God had prepared Peter for that battle long before, when He commanded him to go to Cornelius’ house. Because God gave him that experience, he was able to grasp what I was saying and come to my aid. Beyond justification, on the matter of the believer’s sanctification, I wrote the whole book of Galatians. The Galatians, influenced by the Judaizers, were being taught that believers of my gospel had to obey the Mosaic Law. They were abandoning my teachings of grace and placing themselves under the Law. They thought they could be conformed into the image of Christ through the Law. I fought that battle but lost. I lost all of Asia. I had spent so much time there–in Galatia, Ephesus, Colossae, Iconium, Derbe, Lystra, Antioch Pisidia–I lost them. Stachys: You lost them? Paul: Yes. It was a bitter pill and heart-wrenching to see these believers abandon their freedom in Christ and the truths of grace for the yoke of the Law. I wrote Timothy of this great tragedy (2 Timothy 1.15, 4.14-16). The syncretism in Christendom today–the mixing of Law and Grace, conflating God’s program for the Church and His program for Israel, failure to distinguish the Rapture and the Second Coming, not understanding salvation by faith alone from salvation by faith and works, thinking God has replaced Israel with the Church, believing Peter and I preached the same gospel, the teaching that Peter and the Eleven ministered to Gentiles–I could go on–all these have their roots in the battle I fought in my lifetime. Confusion results from failure to understand the Scriptures–to understand my letters–to see God saved and commissioned me as THE apostle of the Gentiles and that with me He began an entirely new program, the Church, the body of Christ. Stachys: Thank you. This is sobering. It also is an encouragement to concentrate on your letters and study the truths the Lord revealed to you. Finally, what are your thoughts about today, what concerns you most? Paul: I am the epitome of God’s love and grace. I was so misguided. I thought I was doing God’s will but had become a religious monster. But God loved me. He chose and commissioned me to reveal His grace and revelations He had kept secret–to all–Jews and Gentiles. God chose me to be to the Church what Abraham and Moses were to Israel. My greatest concern is for those without Christ, without hope, and without eternal life. God wishes all to be saved and come to the truth (1 Timothy 2.4). Christ has done all the work and has made salvation so simple. One need only trust in His work–in His death and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). Living the Christian life is not easy. But God has provided freedom in Christ. Peter noted at the Council of Jerusalem that the Law was a burden, a yoke (Acts 15.10). It was. I know. I was a Pharisee. But those who believe my gospel are under grace. They are free. God has given us the indwelling Holy Spirit to guide us. As we came to life by faith, we are to live by faith. God is Life. The more we trust Him the more alive we become. He is our blessed hope–and He is coming–soon! 1 This fictional interview serves as a vehicle to present Paul’s life and doctrines. Luke’s account in Acts is distinctly Jewish and differs in emphasis from Paul’s letters. Luke’s intended audience was Jews and his purpose was to explain Israel’s fall from God’s favor and why the kingdom of God did not come. Paul’s letters addressed Gentiles primarily. In them, we find Church doctrine–doctrines the risen Lord gave for the Church, the body of Christ.

Btw.....heard a meteorologist say once that if you go through a year where the weather is not crazy—- that is what is truly crazy!

Here in Ohio the worst winters were in 1977 and 1978 whe 4 Times it got to -20. Ohio river was frozen over and that is one BIG river! I learned a valuable lesson in 1995 when for the first time ever it got down to -30.I learned that -30 didn’t really feel that much different than -20. Lol

All my research on “ first fruits” indicates that it would be 1/60 th of your annual pay....roughly one weeks pay.....this money was actually vacation money—-to be used for the 3 mandatory trips to Jer7salem each year.

I pretty much do the same thing.I use a Bible with 4 translations.extra meaty! Lol

Did all your “study” lead you to conclude that love saves? Faith in the Shed Blood of Christ is what saves. Love is a fruit of the Spirit, and of course Paul is correct, Love is more important than anything else.God bless

Great verses......have you invited any poor strangers into you home lately

Aint no doubt about it......Love is a great thing........unfortunately, it doesn’t save. The guy in your example never was a Believer....he was bad soil.....some would say he could have been a saved man who received no rewards.....take your pick

One should not not put the cart before the horse.....believe Paul’s Gospel and all the works and love will follow

Igor....I am a brother.....could you please elaborate and show me where I am wrong, according to the Scriptures....btw I took a picture of your picture and sent it to best friend.....you look exactly like him...lol...God bless

Men are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church.....Christ gave His life for the Church. A husband who treats his wife like gold, even to the extent he would give up everything for her will have no trouble finding a wife that will happily submit to him.Submission does not give a man the right to mistreat or to be a controlling tyrant.He neither has the right to demand her to do anything against Her conscious. She is a companion, not a Slave.