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Who said this? I did not say this or even hint at this,
I said some of the people paul was speaking to were not saved. (the ones who attempted to recieve the spirit by the worlds of the law) Thats why he wrote the letter to begin with.
we are foolish if we think everyone in the churches paul wrote to were saved.
Faith into Christ = eternal salvation without works embellishing the salvation already possessed by faith
ANY work or fruit is a direct result of the faith and salvation ONE already possesses in Christ...
Those who have genuinely believed have already done the works of the Heavenly Father........
FAITH + WORKS for salvation is false and not of GOD
ANY work or fruit is a direct result of the faith and salvation ONE already possesses in Christ...
Those who have genuinely believed have already done the works of the Heavenly Father........
FAITH + WORKS for salvation is false and not of GOD
Paul wrote the letter to correct their doctrine.
Rom 1:
7) To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 1:
2) Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
2 Cor 1:
1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
Gal 1:
2) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Eph 1:
1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Phil 1:
1) Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Col 1:
2) To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thes 1:
1) Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thes 1:
1) Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
The seven church epistles (Romans through Thessalonians) were written to Christians (saved believers).
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That is describing what the primary Characteristics of a born again Believer's new life IN CHRIST will be like AFTER HE is SAVED when he is born again. Perhaps, you do not know this, but the human spirit after it is birthed into Eternal Life; THINKS in tune with the will of GOD, because of the Holy Spirit being present in the born again Believer. Then AFTER WE ARE SAVED, we hunger for the WORD, because that new eternally alive human spirit, FEEDS on the WORD of GOD. That is what the Holy Spirit uses to grow the new born again human spirit, and to MATURE IT. Yes we struggle at first, because the will of the flesh is at war with the will of the Human Spirit. But as that human spirit MATURES, it will become more and more DOMINANT over the will of the Flesh. That is the lifelong process of Sanctification of the FLESH, but SALVATION was a DONE DEAL the very moment we believed to the point of willingly, out of LOVE, receiving Jesus as LORD (which means Master).
John 1:12-13 (HCSB)
[SUP]12 [/SUP] But to all who did receive Him {PAST TENSE},He gave them {PAST TENSE} the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name,
[SUP]13 [/SUP] who were born {PAST TENSE} , not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
What is Born of GOD?
John 3:5-7 (NIV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Jesus answered,"I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water {the breaking of water at natural child birth} and the Spirit {the birthing of one's dead human spirit into eternal life}.
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'
Received HIM as WHAT?
Colossians 2:6 (NIV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord {PAST TENSE}, continue to live in him,
When did that happen?
Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
[SUP]9 [/SUP] that if you confess {it has to be something that you did do, before it is a CONFESSION} with your mouth Jesus as Lord {the word LORD means MASTER}, and believe in your heart {heart is a synonym for human spirit} that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
[SUP]10 [/SUP] for with the heart {human spirit} a person believes,resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation {that is the moment we are talking about, the moment of SALVATION}.
Is that a permanent condition of Righteousness and Salvation in the eyes of GOD?
John 10:27-30 (HCSB)
[SUP]27 [/SUP] My sheep hear My voice, I know them {That inner personal LOVE Relationship between the LORD and true born again Believers}, and they follow Me.
[SUP]28[/SUP] I give them eternal life {It is not ETERNAL if it can be lost}, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand. {Notice we do not hold on to our SALVATION; CHRIST and the FATHER are the ones WHO hold on to our Righteousness from CHRIST's finished work on the Cross, and our SALVATION.}
[SUP]29 [/SUP] My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
[SUP]30 [/SUP] The Father and I are one.”
That is describing what the primary Characteristics of a born again Believer's new life IN CHRIST will be like AFTER HE is SAVED when he is born again. Perhaps, you do not know this, but the human spirit after it is birthed into Eternal Life; THINKS in tune with the will of GOD, because of the Holy Spirit being present in the born again Believer. Then AFTER WE ARE SAVED, we hunger for the WORD, because that new eternally alive human spirit, FEEDS on the WORD of GOD. That is what the Holy Spirit uses to grow the new born again human spirit, and to MATURE IT. Yes we struggle at first, because the will of the flesh is at war with the will of the Human Spirit. But as that human spirit MATURES, it will become more and more DOMINANT over the will of the Flesh. That is the lifelong process of Sanctification of the FLESH, but SALVATION was a DONE DEAL the very moment we believed to the point of willingly, out of LOVE, receiving Jesus as LORD (which means Master).
John 1:12-13 (HCSB)
[SUP]12 [/SUP] But to all who did receive Him {PAST TENSE},He gave them {PAST TENSE} the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name,
[SUP]13 [/SUP] who were born {PAST TENSE} , not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
What is Born of GOD?
John 3:5-7 (NIV)
[SUP]5 [/SUP] Jesus answered,"I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water {the breaking of water at natural child birth} and the Spirit {the birthing of one's dead human spirit into eternal life}.
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'
Received HIM as WHAT?
Colossians 2:6 (NIV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord {PAST TENSE}, continue to live in him,
When did that happen?
Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
[SUP]9 [/SUP] that if you confess {it has to be something that you did do, before it is a CONFESSION} with your mouth Jesus as Lord {the word LORD means MASTER}, and believe in your heart {heart is a synonym for human spirit} that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
[SUP]10 [/SUP] for with the heart {human spirit} a person believes,resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation {that is the moment we are talking about, the moment of SALVATION}.
Is that a permanent condition of Righteousness and Salvation in the eyes of GOD?
John 10:27-30 (HCSB)
[SUP]27 [/SUP] My sheep hear My voice, I know them {That inner personal LOVE Relationship between the LORD and true born again Believers}, and they follow Me.
[SUP]28[/SUP] I give them eternal life {It is not ETERNAL if it can be lost}, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand. {Notice we do not hold on to our SALVATION; CHRIST and the FATHER are the ones WHO hold on to our Righteousness from CHRIST's finished work on the Cross, and our SALVATION.}
[SUP]29 [/SUP] My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
[SUP]30 [/SUP] The Father and I are one.”
To add to this we need a little context of the times. These were not large buildings filled with lots of seats, where you would be able to find business, or relationships or the numerous other things that folks find and look for in our churches today.
These were small gatherings of mostly recently converted Jews and some gentiles that were outcast from their communities as a result of their new beliefs. This would lead to loss of stature, lively hood, business and often times family. And sometimes fear for their lives. Not an easy road to travel, not something one would enter into lightly.
Paul preached a Gospel of grace that was also looked down upon by the struggling early church in Jerusalem, he was struggling with that church also, having arguments with James and Peter in reference to their beliefs on the law and righteousness, dietary law and circumcision. At one point he stated that they added nothing toward his own faith, (we are talking about the Apostles now)
Remember, these folks were devout Jews that had recently been through some crazy ordeal and were struggling with the grace of God, just like we do today. The early church did NOT have it all together, they were quite fractured in fact.
Folks try to reconcile the teachings of James and Peter, with the teachings of Paul, but they fought about this same issue back then amongst themselves. They were trying to figure this thing out themselves for crying out loud. My belief is that God had these struggles documented so that we could see these struggles and disagreements and come to Holy Spirit for answers.
Anyway, that is my long winded way of saying really nothing other than we cannot compare today's pew warmers with the struggles of the early churches and the doctrinal differences they all had..
These were small gatherings of mostly recently converted Jews and some gentiles that were outcast from their communities as a result of their new beliefs. This would lead to loss of stature, lively hood, business and often times family. And sometimes fear for their lives. Not an easy road to travel, not something one would enter into lightly.
Paul preached a Gospel of grace that was also looked down upon by the struggling early church in Jerusalem, he was struggling with that church also, having arguments with James and Peter in reference to their beliefs on the law and righteousness, dietary law and circumcision. At one point he stated that they added nothing toward his own faith, (we are talking about the Apostles now)
Remember, these folks were devout Jews that had recently been through some crazy ordeal and were struggling with the grace of God, just like we do today. The early church did NOT have it all together, they were quite fractured in fact.
Folks try to reconcile the teachings of James and Peter, with the teachings of Paul, but they fought about this same issue back then amongst themselves. They were trying to figure this thing out themselves for crying out loud. My belief is that God had these struggles documented so that we could see these struggles and disagreements and come to Holy Spirit for answers.
Anyway, that is my long winded way of saying really nothing other than we cannot compare today's pew warmers with the struggles of the early churches and the doctrinal differences they all had..
