<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>Why would you ever choose THIS text as a prooftext for your view? A child in grammar school could read this text and see that it is the individual who will "walk" and "keep" the law of God and not God/Holy Spirit. I think that is called, "Shooting yourself in the foot."!!<br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>If God is forcing one to do something, which the text of that verse indicates, one could say God is doing it. God's will cannot be resisted.<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>Again, let's look at the actual texts. First of all, you want me to read Galatians 2:20, which reads:<br><br>Galatians 2:20 (ASV) "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that [life] which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, [the faith] which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me."<br>As was true for the passage in Ezekiel, so it is also true of the Galatian text...!! It is PAUL who does the living in faith not God. (cf. Rom 6:16)<br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>You highlighted the wrong part of the text. "It is no longer I that live" is the pertinent part. How can one who has died do anything?<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]<br>And lastly, you referenced Colossians 3:3, which reads:<br>Colossians 3:1-3 (ASV) "If then ye were raised together with Christ, [you should/must] seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. [you should/must] Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.<br>Once again, it is the individual who is exhorted to "set your mind" and to "seek", which clearly shows that the believer is responsible to do these things, not God. <br></font><hr></blockquote><p><br>The phrase "For ye died" is of special interest here. Again, how can one who has died be responsible for or do anything?<br><br>God is the Doer. Jesus said, "I can do nothing of my own accord." Nor can we. <br><br>If man's effort and will were required, even a little bit, the result would be corrupt.<br><br>Alex<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br>