Hi Marques and Craig,
Sorry i was away for a few hours, just now read the discussion that has been going on. To your repeated question about my comment:Heb 6:1-3
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Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3
And this will we do, if God permit. The rest of this chapter goes on to explain exactly what is meant to each individual. Please see that there is no purpose other that to learn and grow in Jesus Christ. We have far too many contentious and heated arguments about learning and expressing ones understanding. Does someone have to just be silent when something more is open to them, this is how we fellowship with each other.
All of us must learn some humility; and stop stamping on anything that is different from our own understanding. The Scriptures Must Be our Only Arbiter of what is of GOD or of man. 1Co 7: 22-24 (WNT)
22 For a Christian, if he was a slave when called, is the Lord's freed man, and in the same way a free man, if called, becomes the slave of Christ.
23 You have all been redeemed at infinite cost: do not become slaves to men.
24 Where each one stood when he was called, there, brethren, let him still stand--close to God.
Ray Through The Spirit And Inspiration Of GOD; has given a solid foundation to work from, we, each individual must build on that foundation. 1Co 3: 4-15
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
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According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
george.
Rodger,
I see, still dimly but i see why we need to be weaned of milk and get to learn meat eating. Thanks for putting into words what has been churning in my mind without me being able to formulate it properly.
Antaiwan,
The point is knowing where we are, we can then decide to go on past the dead works, into maturity or keep going backwards. It like the dance steps; 1 step forward, 2 steps backward, then tremble, what progress is there. Big question; why do we wean our children off milk as soon as possible :
Heb 5:12
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
Hebrews 6:1
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
george.