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To: verga
You stated that Born again saved people were not capable of acting in an immoral manner.

Your reading comprehension is sadly lacking.

I did not say that.

236 posted on 09/14/2014 4:44:32 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom
Your post 112Then you’re not a believer to begin with. So no, you don’t go to heaven, not because of the sin, but because you weren’t saved in the first place.

Nobody who is saved would have the attitude that salvation is fire insurance, like those who are not born again like to portray.

And how do I know that people who think like that are not born again? Because nobody born again would have such a flippant attitude towards sin and salvation.

Born again believers are new creatures in Christ, have died to the flesh and have the Holy Spirit living in them.

It doesn’t mean they’re perfect, nor does it mean they will never sin, but when God puts His Holy Spirit in you, your thinking WILL change and God will not allow you to continue in a habitual lifestyle of sin.

People who are not saved simply do not understand how the saved view salvation and sin.

Your post 236: I did not say that.

Not in so many words, but the meaning is clear. Your post 112:Born again believers are new creatures in Christ, have died to the flesh and have the Holy Spirit living in them.

So again the question was Jimmy Swaggert living in the flesh when he cheated on his wife? You do understand that adultery is a "Fleshly sin"? How about Jim Bakker When he was committing adultery with Jessica Hahn was he living in the flesh? How about Jesse Jackson He has fathered at least one child outside of wedlock, was he living in the flesh.

Your comment from 112:but when God puts His Holy Spirit in you, your thinking WILL change and God will not allow you to continue in a habitual lifestyle of sin.Jim Bakker did a great job of swindling a lot of people. How did their thinking change? Pretty obvious their lifestyles certainly improved from their sin.

Your reading comprehension is sadly lacking.

Actually it is fine, it appears your memory is the thing that is lacking.

241 posted on 09/14/2014 5:58:24 PM PDT by verga (Conservative, leaning libertarian)
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