Explain to me just where this "not guilty" verdict is within the scripture you posted. faith does not grant "not guilty".
The ONLY place that the notion of "not guilty" is found is in Anselm's theory of satisfaction or also known as the forensic theory. Some of you should study scripture outside of your preconceived notions that other false teachers have passed on to you. You should know that many men have imposed their view upon scripture. Over the last 500 years the number of theories, notions, doctrines that have originated from sola scripturists is mind boggling. They all got them from their personal study of scripture.
The problem is that your explanation cannot be found in the Bible. Only in a man made theory, a theory that is based on Roman/English law at that.
The ONLY place that the notion of "not guilty" is found is in Anselm's theory of satisfaction or also known as the forensic theory. Some of you should study scripture outside of your preconceived notions that other false teachers have passed on to you. You should know that many men have imposed their view upon scripture. Over the last 500 years the number of theories, notions, doctrines that have originated from sola scripturists is mind boggling. They all got them from their personal study of scripture.
The problem is that your explanation cannot be found in the Bible. Only in a man made theory, a theory that is based on Roman/English law at that.
I have not got my beliefs from any man, or church. I was raised in a Pentecostal church. They stressed how well a person must live their life, but they never forthrightly preached the grace of the bible. God was gracious to me, he opened my eyes, a few years after I had left church, crushed, believing I could not be good enough for him.
Most who go to church live under what I can only term a 'hybrid'' covenant. They want to mix a bit of law with a bit of faith, a diluted covenant you could say. The result is the same as if you dilute a drink of whiskey with water, it is far less potent.
I would sincerely suggest you cease reading individuals theories, and get on your knees, and ask in sincerity from the heart God show you the truth of the Gospel message by the working of the Holy Spirit. Admit in yourself you can know nothing, or learn anything of yourself and totally rely on the Holy Spirit for understanding spiritual truth as you read the bible. You won't know everything, for even the Apostle Paul said he only knew in part, but God responds to requests made in sincerity from the heart, and he will show you the truth of grace, then you will be free, at the moment you are not
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