Where is the word "legalist" in the bible?
If God does it all while man does nothing, then how does God decide whom He does it to and whom He does not do it to?
In 1 Cor 6:11 both verbs "justifed" and "sanctified" are aorist past tense but that did not keep the the Corinthians from being warned they could still fall away and be lost, 1 Cor 10:12. Both verbs are in the passive voice, God did the sanctifying and justifying. The question again, how does God decide whom He will or will not justify and sanctify? Randomness?
I like parcing Greek verbs. I also like to note the order of events that take place in a context as in Rom 6:17,18...."But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
First order of events > they were servants of sins
Second order of event > they obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine
The last order of event > "then made free from sin (justified)
God did not justify them until AFTER they obeyed from the heart that form of docrtine. So to answer myownquestionas to whom God doees or does nt justify? He djustifes thaose that obey Him, not the ones that disobey Him by doing nothing
Again, whom does God sanctify and why? Whom does God NOT sanctify and why?
2 Tim 2:21 "If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work."
Do the ones that "do nothing" get sanctified? Or do the ones who purges himslef from sin?
And how does a man "purge himself" or "save thyself" 1 Tim 4:16 or "save yourselves" Acts 2:40 or purify your own soul, 1 Pet 1:22 ??
1 Cor 1:2 "Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus"
Sancification is only IN CHRIST JESUS Not one verse say "doing nothing" gets one into Christ Jesus. Bpatism gets one nto Christ, Gal 3:27; Rom 6:3-6.
Rom 8:17 "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."
If the Christian does not conditionally suffer with Christ, will he stillbe glorified anyway?