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Friendship with the world are those that are enemies of the cross of Christ, the grace of God and those that live by grace. Those that live by grace don't desire to live in sin but they know their need for grace and run to the mercy of God. Those that live in the righteousness of their own flesh have no need for grace. They initiate their own repentance instead of letting the goodness of God's grace lead them to repentance. Jesus Christ did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Until a person believes in their own total human depravity they will never understand their need and utter dependency on the grace and mercy of God. Salvation is 100% of God and 0% from man. The only thing that man contributed to salvation was to crucify the Lord on the cross. Our legacy is the nail prints in the feet and hands of our Lord. His legacy was to cover what we did with His own blood. That kind of atonement doesn't register with you and that is very troubling.
Yes and those who are friends with the world through worldly living, yes even christians.
I hardly think it necessary to split hairs about how a person comes to repentance, of their own, or of God's leading, as long as they repent.
Are you using a term from TULIP because you yourself believe in it or what? Just trying to see what branch of OSAS you are coming from.
It's not factually correct because man's part is to hear, believe and obey the gospel. It's a two-way street not one way. It can't be 0 %. It may sound spiritual for you to say that it is 100% of God and nothing from man but it's not correct... God has always engaged in humankind in a two-way relationship. Salvation includes both God's plan and actions and human responsibility. One without the other doesn't work just like a marriage doesn't work unless both parties commit to it.
I hardly think it necessary to split hairs about how a person comes to repentance, of their own, or of God's leading, as long as they repent.
Are you using a term from TULIP because you yourself believe in it or what? Just trying to see what branch of OSAS you are coming from.
It's not factually correct because man's part is to hear, believe and obey the gospel. It's a two-way street not one way. It can't be 0 %. It may sound spiritual for you to say that it is 100% of God and nothing from man but it's not correct... God has always engaged in humankind in a two-way relationship. Salvation includes both God's plan and actions and human responsibility. One without the other doesn't work just like a marriage doesn't work unless both parties commit to it.
Romans chapters 6 and 8 plainly states sinning is not an option, but OSAS believers would have us believe that 7 teaches it is impossible to overcome sin. Therefore we need not worry about our sin because everyone will always continue to sin. In reality chapter 7 is teaching us that we in our own power cannot overcome sin therefore it is through God and walking in the Spirit via chapter 8 that we are enabled to. So what we should do is fully submit to God and allow him to deliver us from sin, not continue in it.
Well I believe OSAS.. but what I believe is that the redeeming power of Christ frees us completely from condemnation of hell. This allows a person to sin less because they know the grace given them by the commitment of Christ to them no matter what.
A person doesn't flee from addiction by condemning themselves when they fail.. only by not condemning after .. knowing they are free from it.
A saved person doesn't flee from sin by being condemned when they fail.. only by knowing they are free from the eternal consequence of hell and the love Christ has for them to commit to them through it all.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
(Rom 6:6-8) Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1Pe 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
(Eph 1:13-14) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1Jn 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
If salvation is a promise.. if I can know I have eternal life.. if I am sealed by the Holy Spirit..if I have passed from death unto life.. is that not assurance?
A person doesn't flee from addiction by condemning themselves when they fail.. only by not condemning after .. knowing they are free from it.
A saved person doesn't flee from sin by being condemned when they fail.. only by knowing they are free from the eternal consequence of hell and the love Christ has for them to commit to them through it all.
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
(Rom 6:6-8) Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1Pe 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
(Eph 1:13-14) In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1Jn 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
If salvation is a promise.. if I can know I have eternal life.. if I am sealed by the Holy Spirit..if I have passed from death unto life.. is that not assurance?
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