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Your long on insults and name calling but short on knowledge and how to worship in spirit and in truth........... this is why a church such as yours (Pentecost denomination) that was founded on the strength of signs and wonders no longer has any...... at least not any that can be proven to be blessings coming from God for "His people"
Tell all that to Jesus ___ not me. I know Him.
Vanity = Strongs # G3153 coming from G3152 is defined by words such as "profitless, empty, unable to produce as before, what is devoid of truth and appropriateness, perverseness, depravity........ these are all words that describe the flesh of man
Nonsense! Except in you. Show where man MUST cave in to vanity!!!!!! And I will show you where you are all wet!
In other words nothing like Adam was when first created......... Amen? I think so
You think wrong per usual! Adam was sinless and needed something to come against him that might have proven him faithful ___ He failed. He caved. That was NOT the will of God!!!!!
Now for those who have eyes that see and ears that hear.........read on!
It is not just the phrase "made subject to" that reveals all of the truth about what happened to Adam and when it did, but the added "not willingly" that shines a bright light on all of the truth because when Adan sinned he did so willingly prefering the desires of Eve more than of God
Allow me to humor you:
You continue to demonstrate your ignorance of the God's word!!
Adam sinned BECAUSE he caved into something which he could NOT overcome on his own. It "couched at his door" and he opened in it not intending-expecting for anything except self gratification. In other words, Adam was tempted (Jas. 1:16)!! Can you grasp that??
He didn't die to himself!!!!!!! He then, because of his weakness, disobeyed God's command. It was that which culminated in his separation __ and ours, from God.
The first and only time Adam was changed "not willingly" was when God caused a deep sleep to come upon Adam that ended with the flesh of Adam having a mind will, emotions and body of its own that Adam then willingly allowed it to rule over him that has been the problem with mankind ever since (including the vast majority of the church that is why God has turned His back on it just as He did to the Jews
Adam was subjected to something "UNWILLINGLY"! SUBJECTED, NOT CHANGED!! Try to grasped that while you still can.
Had God not given the flesh of Adam a mind, will, emotions, and body of its own Adam would have never sinned.
So, all you are saying is that had God not created Adam he would never have sinned. That's reasonable.
So is that why you sin __ You who have believed to be of a new creation __ You who have received more than Adam possessed? So what's your problem?? Where is your victory over sin??
If you cannot see at least this much about creation you will never be able to understand salvation
By you, I am understanding more and more. Thanks for the exercise in "futility".