ryan.the.calvinist

Galatians 1:9-10 (ESV) As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. I have struggles... I am not perfect, nor will I ever be. If I could be perfect... and do enough good deeds from now on until I die... then Christ would not have needed to die at all! ( Gal 2:21 ) However I cannot say "oh well I'll never be perfect, so I have no reason to try and do good at all, because Christ died for me!" No... "how can we who died to sin still live in it?" ( Rom 6:2b ) So I will never be able to be perfect... yet I cannot live in sin, as a believer, as I have been set free from it... kinda confusing a bit. What IS living in sin, as Paul phrases it in his later to the Church in Rome? I suppose if it has a stronghold in y

[20:47] Mandy Greiner: hey! [20:48] Mandy Greiner: someone told me today that Mary Magdalene wasn't really a prostitute. and the church made that up. [20:48] Mandy Greiner: have you ever heard that? [20:48] jesusfreakrkg: lol [20:48] jesusfreakrkg: yes and it is true [20:48] jesusfreakrkg: show me scripturally where in the Word of God, Mary Magdalene is referred to as a prostitute? [20:49] Mandy Greiner: well... i'm assuming since you're asking me it's not there [20:49] Mandy Greiner: but why do people think she is? if she wasn't? [20:50] jesusfreakrkg: Roman Catholic Church tradition [20:50] Mandy Greiner: how do we know she wasn't? [20:51] jesusfreakrkg: lemme find it [20:56] jesusfreakrkg: turn in your bible to Luke 7 [20:57] Mandy Greiner: ok [20:57] jesusfreakrkg: what version you in? [20:57] Mandy Greiner: NASB ... it'.s better [20:57] jesusfreakrkg: yuck [20:57] Mandy Greiner: [20:58] jesusfreakrkg: check out the story v. 36-50 [20:58] jesusfreakrkg: