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To: Kaslin
Correct me if I am either wrong, or somewhat getting on the right track, Peter is basically talking about some leaders, or trouble maker ring leaders among the early church and he said to stay away from them and be careful since they do not know " THE WAY OF THE TRUTH " and follow their sensuality.
It's one thing to flaunt or boast about some thing publicly and even use your sensuality as part of your theology , however ? whether Christians admit it or not there are some whom struggle with sensuality secretly.
There is a difference between the 2 correct ?
Peter was not talking about those who are caught in sensuality and struggle with it secretly ? correct ?
He's talking about those who flaunt it publically, whom deny Christ the one whom bought them and have their own made up false doctrine, example i.e. Jim Jones and Jonesthown.
You are correct, many will deny the Christ and follow many paths to God in which Christ himself said " broad is the way and wide is the path that leads to destruction " .
As I have grown, I have less and less affiliation with any denomination, and when someone even asks me what religion I am ? I say to them, none, I have no religion or part of or afiliation of any denomination, I just believe in Christ and God's word the Bible.
7 posted on 08/25/2014 9:15:01 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: American Constitutionalist
Romans 7:14ff will help you with this. Every Christian struggles with sin until the end of his or her life. The true believer mourns over it and repents when it occurs, saying with Paul, "Oh, wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God through Jesus Christ."

Yes, indeed, this is a far cry from trying to justify one's sin. "Shall we sin that grace may abound? In no wise!"

15 posted on 08/25/2014 11:26:07 AM PDT by Lexinom
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