Peter was preaching the Kingdom Message to members of the House of Israel. The Apostle Paul was preaching the Grace Message to the Gentile belivers.
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Paul preached to the Gentiles in Romans through Philemon.
You cannot use the book of Matthew to make your point. Matthew was speaking to the lost sheep of the House of Israel only. It didn't concern the Gentile believers that would come into the picture later, under Paul's, Grace Gospel.
The ENTIRE Bible is for everyone, however, it's not all written to the House of Israel or the Gentile believers under the Grace Message. That's where "Rightly Dividing" the word comes into view. We have to KNOW who is being spoken to at any given time. Sometimes the Bible is speaking to the House of Israel only and other times it's speaking to the Gentiles only.
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There is nothing wrong with not understanding but, which part that I can enlarge upon?
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The correct heart attitude, desiring to please Him, doing the utmost to be obedient, walking the narrow road is accomplished though the action of the Holy Spirit in the life of the child of God.
When we are weak and weary and troubled, God forever says to call upon Him.
Psalm 50:15 (KJV)
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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If by the Holy spirit, the accomplishment happens by us as the result of our pursuit, not for self discipline but, to know Him; learning how to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
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Romans 14:12 (KJV)
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Christians devote much study and prayer to harmonizing God's Sovereignty and human responsibility. Looking to the Holy Spirit to guide, has often led me to this verse:
Psalm 25:9 (KJV)
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hi and when the OP CAN explain how Paul was saved , BUT this OP does not even come CLOSE !!
He can use himself as example how he was saved ??
Just dying to hear it !!
dan p
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Yes. That is part and parcel of the result of the pursuit: ". . . for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." 1 Peter 5:5 (KJV)
...and they think they are serving God
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He was writing to Christians. In the Gospels, Jesus spoke to the Jews, in the epistles the Apostles spoke to the church. There was no difference in Jew or Gentile except the Jews generally had more knowledge of God.
2Pe 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Obviously the entire post #38, or I would have been specific.
You focus on obedient believers; I focus on disobedient ones!
Haven't you read several of Paul's statements about
how he really struggled (with obedience, not to sin, etc.)
so he would not be disqualified?
And the dozens of warnings to the churches about not sinning, etc.
... would these not apply to himself also?
If you have an NT, read Romans 6 where Paul says the Roman believers
need to choose to be slaves of righteousness and of obedience
... in order to be slaves of God ... unto holiness and eternal life.
All of dis good stuff is serving God.
You just mix in your own words with God's word to turn it into a lie...and you think this is acceptable
The Apostle Paul was the Apostle to the Gentiles. He wrote Romans through Philemon.
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Sorry. I don't believe you are being sincere. What I stated should be easy enough to grasp. MAybe next time.