Or is Christ the door b/w the two
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I'd like to say something then I will likely drop out of the forums, possibly until a later time, & continue my studies
I'd like to say that I am very grateful for the godshew website. It's one of the only sources of information that gives me a sense of kinship, rather than the fear-based tribe of Believers that I routinely encounter. I did not come to Christ then begin studying scripture; I began studying scripture & I came to Christ
I'll continue to investigate the info on this site more thoroughly, but I'll leave you with a question that comes to mind from this post, regarding the relationship b/w free will & grace
I understand through my own experience that repentance & forgiveness requires free will to get the ball rolling, then understanding comes through grace
I'd appreciate any insight into this & leave this forum at least for the time being with prayers for peace & true freedom, an understanding for the possibility of such through the teachings of Jesus Christ
Maya,
Seems the door, way, to life is thru J-->C-->G.
Eg: global salvation in John 3:17 is thru him,
then John 20:31 mentions life is thru his name,
then Romans clarifies it is thru Jesus-->Christ,
Yet 2Cor 3-5 reconciled is thru Christ God-ward.
God-ward then 2Cor 5:19 clarified as that God*.
*that God is light having no darkness: 1John 1:5
Narrow way "leadeth" unto life, but isn't yet e-life.
So after good fight of faith, also lay hold on e-life.
A more excellent way is neither broad nor narrow,
as if neither side of divisions, but above sides.
I find that grace does not force itself on anyone.
And the pure grace is not "over against" anyone,
but that grace is "with you all" from above such.
Maya,
Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from
God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
It may help u to notice, that in Matthew 1,
"the generation (genesis) of Jesus Christ"
neither begins with Adam nor ends with 2 Sons Jesus,
but begins with Abraham & goes on unto 1 Son Christ.
and b/c
Galatians 3:16 clarifies the seed (sperma) is Christ;
Which isn't seeds (aka not genealogies), but "seed",
and not corruptible 'spora' seed, but 'sperma' seed.
So apostle Paul tells Timothy this in 1Timothy 1:4
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies
and
says this unto Titus in Titus 3:9
avoid foolish questions, and genealogies
Then 1Peter 1:23 clarifies this (from Jn 3):
born again = not of corruptible seed (spora)
but of incorruptible (as if grace void of f-law)
Seems 'anthropos' man-kind is still corruptible,
so corruptible must put on incorruptible in 1Cor 15,
as if put off anthropos (law) to put on aner (grace);
Yet 'aner' man is still "unstable" if "doubleminded".
So there is also duality to put away when 'aner' man.
Seems "The God of all grace" noted in 1Peter 5:10
not only makes YOU perfect after YE suffer awhile,
but also then stablishes, strengthens, settles YOU;
almost as if there's more than just a before/after;
as if best of (good/better)-->best = rest of the story
It's interesting stuff to study out.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
