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Sorry, but righteousness does not always equate to "self righteousness". That is one way you dodge the good works admonitions in the bible. Just because someone does a good work, it does not automatically fall under the title of "self righteousness". As Jesus says, you better be more righteous than the scribes or you will not have eternal life.
Matthew 5:20 King James Version (KJV)
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And I would not be dismissing any of the words of Jesus.
Matthew 5:20 King James Version (KJV)
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And I would not be dismissing any of the words of Jesus.
You are right of course, but there were thousands that did stay clean towards the Lord:
1 Kings 19:18 King James Version (KJV)
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
Read all of 19 for context. But this is saying that there were at least 7,000 in Israel that still kept the law of Moses and love the Lord of Israel, who is Jesus Christ, even at a very wicked time in Israel, the Lord still had some that loved and worshipped him.
At the time of the atonement, these people would have probably been those resurrected in the first resurrection and came forward from their graves and went into the city of Jerusalem, and were saved into the Kingdom of God with Eternal Life.
1 Kings 19:18 King James Version (KJV)
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
Read all of 19 for context. But this is saying that there were at least 7,000 in Israel that still kept the law of Moses and love the Lord of Israel, who is Jesus Christ, even at a very wicked time in Israel, the Lord still had some that loved and worshipped him.
At the time of the atonement, these people would have probably been those resurrected in the first resurrection and came forward from their graves and went into the city of Jerusalem, and were saved into the Kingdom of God with Eternal Life.
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Tell me which one of these men will go to hell and which one will have eternal life:
1) A man believes in Christ and is baptized by the Holy Spirit and brings upon him the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Then the rest of his life he sins at will and in fact, finally rejects Jesus Christ as his savior.
2) A man lives the Law of Moses and his whole life, obeys the Lord and is counted as perfect in the sight of the Lord. (Job 1:1)
1) A man believes in Christ and is baptized by the Holy Spirit and brings upon him the righteousness of Jesus Christ. Then the rest of his life he sins at will and in fact, finally rejects Jesus Christ as his savior.
2) A man lives the Law of Moses and his whole life, obeys the Lord and is counted as perfect in the sight of the Lord. (Job 1:1)
It was the strength of JESUS that they kept the law?
It would be better to say that we could not keep the law as men but JESUS being fully GOD and fully Man kept the law as the son of man and took the power that satin gained that adam handed to him back,by paying for sin for us with HIS blood,having mercy on those who had violated the law which meant death and taking our place on the cross and CHANGED the old covenant to a new covenant,now the Issue Is no longer sin but now faith In the SON of GOD.
ALL the law and the prophets are summed up In one word,love.
It would be better to say that we could not keep the law as men but JESUS being fully GOD and fully Man kept the law as the son of man and took the power that satin gained that adam handed to him back,by paying for sin for us with HIS blood,having mercy on those who had violated the law which meant death and taking our place on the cross and CHANGED the old covenant to a new covenant,now the Issue Is no longer sin but now faith In the SON of GOD.
ALL the law and the prophets are summed up In one word,love.
I would think there is a need to expound more on this “faith of Christ” since it seems to me are in contradictory with what it meant. That being said justification through individual’s faith requiring obedience meaning faith + works = justification during the OT or this justification by faith(agent) requires works as evidence (fruit) which the OT saints and even today is the same. The only difference is that the works of Christ in the cross of Calvary was not yet done during the O.T times to be the basis of one’s faith so that the O.T. is but a promise and anyone’s faith is looking forward whereas; the NT is its fulfilment and faith is said to be looking to what has been done at the cross of Calvary, yet then again, salvation is always by grace through faith throughout all the ages.
This is too obvious, certainly Abraham is not the type, but rather he is the father of faith. He exhibits the justification by faith. So far the terminology for the “justification” of works as set forth in the book of James is not referring to the justification by faith in regards to righteousness of God. The justification in James simply validates faith. Good works are evidences/validates the faith which holds true throughout all the dispensation.
This is too obvious, certainly Abraham is not the type, but rather he is the father of faith. He exhibits the justification by faith. So far the terminology for the “justification” of works as set forth in the book of James is not referring to the justification by faith in regards to righteousness of God. The justification in James simply validates faith. Good works are evidences/validates the faith which holds true throughout all the dispensation.
Hi john 14:6
John, consider you as dear brother in Christ and comrade in the Bible Version issue or in the defense of the KJV, however, I get some notice following some of your post regards to the "faith of" Christ. I do believe that the KJV has its own built- in dictionary so that words or phrases hard to be understood is made clearer using this method. Using the method is quite clear and simple yet if I am not mistaken, you sometime ignore it. If we are going to study "faith of" makes clear and easily understood to simply mean "believe in" or "faith in" and no complicated things out there.
God bless
John, consider you as dear brother in Christ and comrade in the Bible Version issue or in the defense of the KJV, however, I get some notice following some of your post regards to the "faith of" Christ. I do believe that the KJV has its own built- in dictionary so that words or phrases hard to be understood is made clearer using this method. Using the method is quite clear and simple yet if I am not mistaken, you sometime ignore it. If we are going to study "faith of" makes clear and easily understood to simply mean "believe in" or "faith in" and no complicated things out there.
God bless
You make the same error with Job 1:1 as you did with Luke 1:6 ! You dont keep reading the story my friend!
Is unbelief a sin? (Luke 1:20)
Luke 1:20
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Job 42:6
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
The Bible is clear, EVERYONE has sinned.
Romans 3:10
as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
In light of these Scriptures, I ask you Matthew: Do you believe that there are people in this world (aside from Jesus) who have NEVER sinned?
How can it be? In light of the testimony of the Scriptures?
Is unbelief a sin? (Luke 1:20)
Luke 1:20
And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Job 42:6
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
The Bible is clear, EVERYONE has sinned.
Romans 3:10
as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
In light of these Scriptures, I ask you Matthew: Do you believe that there are people in this world (aside from Jesus) who have NEVER sinned?
How can it be? In light of the testimony of the Scriptures?
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It was purchased on the cross, yes, But it is not given UNTIL a person recieved it in faith. (God will nto force it on people)
We are justified by faith, If justification of all the elect was accomplished and given AT the point of the cross. All the elect would be born alive to God. Because the penalty of sin would not be applied to them
You still have people made alive who are UBNDER THE PENALTY OF SIN.
We are justified by faith, If justification of all the elect was accomplished and given AT the point of the cross. All the elect would be born alive to God. Because the penalty of sin would not be applied to them
You still have people made alive who are UBNDER THE PENALTY OF SIN.
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One can not be regenerated UNTIL one is justified. One is justified by faith. Hence eph 2: 5 is not supporting your case, Eph 2: 5 is possible because of the cross.
But again, God will not force salvation on you..he can not call himself a God of love, then force his salvation on people. A loving person wants the people to recieve their gift.. And he will offer it to them,
If anyone can never understand or recieve that gift. Then it is not really a gift, it is a fraudulent offering which is relaly not what it is claimed to be.
But again, God will not force salvation on you..he can not call himself a God of love, then force his salvation on people. A loving person wants the people to recieve their gift.. And he will offer it to them,
If anyone can never understand or recieve that gift. Then it is not really a gift, it is a fraudulent offering which is relaly not what it is claimed to be.
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It was given, in covenant, at the cross because God said his Son's death on the cross made those that he died for holy and without blame. It became a reality to them at the time of their regeneration. The covenant God made with his Son was to secure their home in heaven. That is a security that they never lose. Non of God's elect, even though they were born by a natural birth as sinners because of Adams sin will not die before they are regenerated.