tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post4319828684988198224..comments2023-10-03T06:25:41.357-05:00Comments on Grace Roots Blog: Sarxful Nature?Joel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-84323450131605264192016-03-17T12:41:54.537-05:002016-03-17T12:41:54.537-05:00Thanks Daniel. :DThanks Daniel. :DJoel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-84194580753290395462016-03-17T12:36:07.684-05:002016-03-17T12:36:07.684-05:00Well said Joel! U r blessed!Well said Joel! U r blessed!Daniel דניּאלhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101533102591763389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-90997928171384055582016-03-17T10:52:50.425-05:002016-03-17T10:52:50.425-05:00Hi Donna,
I've been back and forth in my opi...Hi Donna, <br /><br />I've been back and forth in my opinion on this over the years (especially from the time I wrote this 9 years ago), and what I've come to at the present time is still the idea that "in my members" means "in my body," and my body is still corruptible and will be buried and will rot or will burn and be turned to ashes, and that there is still this thing called the power of sin that dwells there. It's not who I am. It's not my identity. In Chapter 6 of Romans, when Paul is talking about how we've died to sin, Paul goes on to tell the believer, "do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts." This tells me that we are indeed dead to sin, spiritually speaking, but yet we have an ongoing choice as to whether or not to let it reign over us in our bodies or if we are going to reign over it by the grace of God.<br /><br />Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-7839152586125456722016-03-17T10:43:11.751-05:002016-03-17T10:43:11.751-05:00Joel, I read your thoughts about Romans 7 referrin...Joel, I read your thoughts about Romans 7 referring to sin dwelling in the believers temporary corruptible bodies. My thoughts......I believe this passage is Paul referring to his life before his conversion, under the law. Throughout the whole passage he makes reference to the law. In verse 21 he says he finds a law that 'when I would do good evil is present with me'. I agree we do not have a dual nature, it's the unbeliever that has the dual nature, a nature of good and evil, Not a divine nature. In verse 23 he comments that the law in his mind has 'brought him into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members'. The Christian has the power through the new nature not to be be brought into captivity to the law of sin. Romans eight verse two says for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Paul's description here seems to be that he is unable to control the sinful nature that arises within him. And then he asks who shall deliver me and says that Christ will. When did Christ deliver us? that was at the cross. I believe this passage in Romans seven regarding Paul's difficulty can only be referring to Life before his conversion when he was still under the law. I don't see how it can be referencing the believer as one who is brought into captivity to the law of sin. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462313972414569498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-55567937843071453622008-02-02T22:12:00.000-06:002008-02-02T22:12:00.000-06:00Joel, thanks for your additional comments. Darlin...Joel, thanks for your additional comments. <BR/><BR/>Darling hubby shared his cold symptoms with me so I was a little foggy when I wrote my comments. You said so beautifully what I was trying to say but I couldn't quite get it altogether.<BR/><BR/>AidaAidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885702269506142727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-21198367820936843222008-02-02T21:05:00.000-06:002008-02-02T21:05:00.000-06:00Aida,I love your ugly duckling/beautiful swan desc...Aida,<BR/><BR/>I love your ugly duckling/beautiful swan description! I think it's very true that many in the church today think they're ducks, and they bring us along and try to get us to quack and do all the things ducks do and to look like ducks, and so we go along with it because we don't realize that we're swans! You're so right, that we won't begin to live in the freedom of who we are until we realize who we truly are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-57460553345049553522008-02-02T15:10:00.000-06:002008-02-02T15:10:00.000-06:00Hi Joel,I'm still travelling veeery slowly through...Hi Joel,<BR/><BR/>I'm still travelling veeery slowly through your archive. <BR/><BR/>When I read your comparison of a caterpillar and a butterfly, I thought of the story of the ugly duckling. Although he was really a swan, when he hatched, the ugly duckling was raised by a mother duck and believed he was a duck. Although he tried his best to be a duck, he was totally unsuccessful and lived most of his life in frustration and defeat. It was only when he realized that he was actually a swan that he was able to live satisfied and fulfilled.<BR/><BR/>The same is true for us. It's only when we realize who we really are that we'll be free to be all that we can be.<BR/><BR/>AidaAidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885702269506142727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-13966128055659750482007-07-27T19:39:00.000-05:002007-07-27T19:39:00.000-05:00Hi Erica... or is that URKA? LOLThanks for the en...Hi Erica... or is that URKA? LOL<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouragement. :)Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-64518672946852046532007-07-26T16:34:00.000-05:002007-07-26T16:34:00.000-05:00Very well said! Being blessed every day by your po...Very well said! <BR/><BR/>Being blessed every day by your posts!!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359874671612343456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-86892840895228125322007-07-26T06:45:00.000-05:002007-07-26T06:45:00.000-05:00Yep indeed, Bino, we're saints because God has exc...Yep indeed, Bino, we're saints because God has exchanged our "sinner" life for a "saint" life, and we're not both.<BR/><BR/>My thinking is that a butterfly is still a butterfly even if it still thinks it's a caterpillar, due to lack of understanding the fullness of what it really is. I think it just means that the butterfly won't enjoy the "abundant life" of being a butterfly if it thinks of itself as a caterpillar-butterfly. :)Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-75702804966521213262007-07-25T12:29:00.000-05:002007-07-25T12:29:00.000-05:00I am having hard time believing that the people wh...I am having hard time believing that the people who (claim to be Christians) keep on asking what they already have (forgiveness) are saved.<BR/>Bible says, without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God. Now if we ask God to forgive us again and again, is that faith?<BR/>Without faith how are we saved?<BR/><BR/>Christians are saints in God’s perspective because God sees us as spirit beings and spirit is what became new when we put our faith in Christ.Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-40457973599398069602007-07-25T08:21:00.000-05:002007-07-25T08:21:00.000-05:00LOL. That's like saying that beautiful flying ins...LOL. That's like saying that beautiful flying insect over there is a caterpillar-butterfly. :)Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-51015336930712416982007-07-25T07:15:00.000-05:002007-07-25T07:15:00.000-05:00We recently heard a new one: we are really sinner-...We recently heard a new one: we are really sinner-saints. I think that's found in 1 Snuffalupogus 3:4...julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.com