Faith in The Word of God
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let me help clarify something:
re·demp·tion
rəˈdem(p)SH(ə)n/
noun
Christ "redeemed" us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13) by taking upon Himself our sin - our disobedience - and offering Himself as an atonement for it.
by believing this - by believing that He is who He says He is, and has done for us what He has done for us, we are redeemed - absolved - of the guilt of our disobedience.
this is not cause to go on in disobedience to the law of righteousness He has written on our hearts, and it is not to turn grace into licentiousness, giving opportunity for us to turn away from Him and His way.
but the command to which obedience grants pardon is the command to believe, and to believe is to repent, because to repent is "to turn away from" and to believe is to turn towards, and the Lord and sin are polar opposite vectors.
we do not accomplish salvation by obedience to Mosaic maxims.
the Lord accomplishes salvation in us, by grace, by redemption, but passing over and pardoning iniquity.
it is He that works in us; it is He who reaches out to lift us up - not us who work towards Him, and not us who reach up to bring ourselves level with Him.
redemption is the act of an outside force.
now, does my redemption draw nigh or no?
it is exactly relevant to the OP. may your eyes be opened to it.
P.S.
posting "reported" adds no content to the thread and is therefore by definition "spam"
true or false?
re·demp·tion
rəˈdem(p)SH(ə)n/
noun
- 1.
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
"God's plans for the redemption of his world"
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[TD="class: lr_dct_nyms_ttl"]synonyms:[/TD]
[TD]saving, freeing from sin, absolution"God's redemption of his people"
righteousness
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Christ "redeemed" us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13) by taking upon Himself our sin - our disobedience - and offering Himself as an atonement for it.
by believing this - by believing that He is who He says He is, and has done for us what He has done for us, we are redeemed - absolved - of the guilt of our disobedience.
this is not cause to go on in disobedience to the law of righteousness He has written on our hearts, and it is not to turn grace into licentiousness, giving opportunity for us to turn away from Him and His way.
but the command to which obedience grants pardon is the command to believe, and to believe is to repent, because to repent is "to turn away from" and to believe is to turn towards, and the Lord and sin are polar opposite vectors.
we do not accomplish salvation by obedience to Mosaic maxims.
the Lord accomplishes salvation in us, by grace, by redemption, but passing over and pardoning iniquity.
it is He that works in us; it is He who reaches out to lift us up - not us who work towards Him, and not us who reach up to bring ourselves level with Him.
redemption is the act of an outside force.
now, does my redemption draw nigh or no?
it is exactly relevant to the OP. may your eyes be opened to it.
P.S.
posting "reported" adds no content to the thread and is therefore by definition "spam"
true or false?
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,
God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.
(Romans 8:3)
God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.
(Romans 8:3)
commandments are powerless to redeem.
yes? no?
I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.
Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
shout aloud, you earth beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,
you forests and all your trees,
for the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
he displays his glory in Israel.
(Isaiah 44:22-23)
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.
Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
shout aloud, you earth beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,
you forests and all your trees,
for the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
he displays his glory in Israel.
(Isaiah 44:22-23)
the LORD wipes away sin and redeems,
Jacob does not absolve himself of guilt,
and Israel does not pay her own ransom.
yes? no?
what do we think,
is obedience and righteousness evidence of redemption, or stimulus that accomplishes a redemptive response?
is it cause or effect ?
if it is us working, salvation is a wage earned - our own glory, to be boasted of. (see: Romans 4:4)
if it is Him working in and through us, it is grace - His glory - and salvation is already accomplished in us, displayed by the firstfruits of the Spirit working in us.
is this the gospel you were going to get around to, D?
yes, no?
it is the one i received, the one for which i praise God, the one for which every morning i give thanks, and of which i am not ashamed.
that without the Lord, i have no good thing, and that i need Him every hour, and that i am in no way saved by my own works, but wholly trust in His name, completely dependent on His mercy.
Jah is great, and greatly to be praised!
i -- i am nothing but dust He has chosen to elevate.
don't you understand what "redeemed" means?
try reading the post again. we already see the end of your logic circuit, seen?
if Lazarus hadn't come out of his tomb, would it mean Lazarus had failed or Christ had failed?
i really do love your new avatar.
and your tenacity.
i hope one day to see that aimed at praising the Maker.
it takes time; you will see.
try reading the post again. we already see the end of your logic circuit, seen?
if Lazarus hadn't come out of his tomb, would it mean Lazarus had failed or Christ had failed?
i really do love your new avatar.
and your tenacity.
i hope one day to see that aimed at praising the Maker.
it takes time; you will see.
The commandments
of Jesus Christ is the Word of God.
Do you
have faith
in the commandments
of Jesus Christ
to save you
from your sins?
Disobeying the commandments of Jesus Christ
is rejecting Jesus Christ?
Do the redeemed of Christ disobey His commandments?
Do the redeemed of Christ obey His commandments?
of Jesus Christ is the Word of God.
Do you
have faith
in the commandments
of Jesus Christ
to save you
from your sins?
Disobeying the commandments of Jesus Christ
is rejecting Jesus Christ?
Do the redeemed of Christ disobey His commandments?
Do the redeemed of Christ obey His commandments?
