[Jim W N]

My "theology" as you put it is the doctrine of the Gospel of the Grace of Christ, the same "theology" as Paul laid out in scripture in the epistles which the Pharisees hated then as you seem to here, and of which Peter said,

as also in all his [Paul's] epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

2 Peter 3:16.

The "theology" of the Pharisees on this thread of which you may be a member is the doctrine of hypocritical religious self-righteousness and the use of the law to condemn others of which Jesus warned his disciples,

Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees ["they're so sad, you see"].

Matt. 16:6.

Tell me, how are the Pharisees on this thread of which you may be a member, any different than these:

9 Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—that they might accuse Him. 11 Then He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other. 14 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Matt 12:9-14.

I don't know if you're born again, but I do know your Pharisee buddies certainly live by religion and the law which is the ministry of death and condemnation (2 Corinthians 3:7.9). Either way, they live by the carnal minds of their own fleshly ("leaven") thinking which is enmity with God.

If you are to "press on" to greater faith as you moniker indicates, you're going to need to repent of the dead works of the flesh and self effort and embrace the grace of God, "for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9).

[metmom]

So obviously, anyone who disagrees with you is a *pharisee*.

You are very quick to judge what you think is in another’s heart and quick to condemn.

Not much grace in your posts.

And you still haven’t answered any of the questions asked you.

[Faith Presses On]

I just looked back at the comments here to you. A great many people have tried to point out to you the error in your theology. All these people are trying to help you.

Now I’ve been posting a chapter a day from the New Testament. This is from today, Ephesians 4:

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17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Now do you believe these words are not to be followed? Are you saying that you believe Christians shouldn’t turn from sin? And there are many more verses like these in the New Testament, including in the recorded words of Jesus Christ the Son of God.