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I'm beginning to get the feeling everyone is having a very long argument over something, I missed when the argument started, but it started way before I got here.
Talk about an understatement! Works vs Grace is hands down topic #1 on this site.

Welcome to the family. :)
 
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In Soteriology, there are verses that deal with Justification, Santification, and Glorification. Justification is the initial acceptance of God (Christ) and the repenting of their sins. Sanctification is the continued walk with God whereby He does the good work within the believer. Glorification is the process by which God takes them home to be with Him.

The verses you mentioned above is dealing with Justification (Initial acceptance of Christ).

For I can give you a gift such as a car (tax free), yet if you drove threw red lights, texted while driving drunk, and ignored general maintanence on your car, then you are not going to have that car (Which is a free gift) for long.

Anyways, what do you make of the verses you are ignoring that I posted above?

lol, you made that up !

 
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I was asking a question so as to what you believe and wanted to confirm it before making an assumption. Now, I know. By your statement here, it sounds to me like you believe that Jesus did not require people to stop sinning to have a right standing with God. I just wanted to make sure you do believe that. Because to me..... such a teaching is pure evil because Jesus would be condoning people's sins if he were to do so.



Then you have not either read or you forgotten about how Jesus was angry (and offended) at the Pharisee's sin of hypocrisy then.



Yes, I realize that we can go to a family event or go to an unbelieving friends house to witness to them. But just to hang out with them to enjoy ourselves is not what God calls us to do. We are amongst them to witness to them. There is no other reason. We are bought and paid for with a price and we are not our own.
This is exactly why people think you are ate up.....I just told you that no where did I state that or imply that Jesus did not expect them to stop sinning to be in right staniding with God as it is obvious that HE DID.....You are nothing more than a deciever....twisting what peope say and then attributing to them things not said.....reread post 96 and apologize for attributing something to me that I did not imply....!
 
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lol, you made that up !

Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification is widely known amongst many believers for a long time now. It is a basic teaching in Scripture (of which you can research for yourself). The best way to see it is that Justification is past tense (Salvation by repentance and acceptance of Christ), Sanctification is present tense (Salvation lived out with a continued walk with God and His good ways), and Glorificaiton is future tense (Salvation when God will one day save us from this world and take us home).

As you can see, the verses you posted on Justification can easily be applied to a new person coming to the faith and or being justified before God by His grace without the deeds of the Law.

Glorification is probably the only one we probably will agree on. So there is no use mentioning these verses (If you are already familar with them). If not, you can easily Google them and find them for yourself.

Sanctification is our walk with God. It is about being set apart and being holy in order to serve God and His purposes. The Scriptures say Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. Yet, it is logical to assume that He is also working in us within our present every day walk with Him, too. This makes sense because Scripture says Christ works in the believer. But it takes a cooperation on our part. We have to yield to Christ (God) within our lives. We have to be ye transformed by the renewing our minds. Sanctify them with your truth, for thy word is truth. So we are to be sanctified by the Word of God. Jesus said abide in me and my words. The reason Jesus gave us to why the Pharisees wanted to kill him was because His Word did not abide within them. Meaning, they were disobedient to God's Word. It is no different today. God's people are persecuted (even on a verbal level) for standing up for the truth of God's Word. They think it is not necessary that we should obey all of Jesus taught and that is impossible to stop sinning or to be perfect (As Jesus told us to be perfect).
 
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The Scriptures say Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith.

We have to be ye transformed by the renewing our minds.

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What book did you get these words from ?

What are you calling scripture ?
 
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Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification is widely known amongst many believers for a long time now. It is a basic teaching in Scripture (of which you can research for yourself). The best way to see it is that Justification is past tense (Salvation by repentance and acceptance of Christ), Sanctification is present tense (Salvation lived out with a continued walk with God and His good ways), and Glorificaiton is future tense (Salvation when God will one day save us from this world and take us home).

As you can see, the verses you posted on Justification can easily be applied to a new person coming to the faith and or being justified before God by His grace without the deeds of the Law.

Glorification is probably the only one we probably will agree on. So there is no use mentioning these verses (If you are already familar with them). If not, you can easily Google them and find them for yourself.

Sanctification is our walk with God. It is about being set apart and being holy in order to serve God and His purposes. The Scriptures say Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. Yet, it is logical to assume that He is also working in us within our present every day walk with Him, too. This makes sense because Scripture says Christ works in the believer. But it takes a cooperation on our part. We have to yield to Christ (God) within our lives. We have to be ye transformed by the renewing our minds. Sanctify them with your truth, for thy word is truth. So we are to be sanctified by the Word of God. Jesus said abide in me and my words. The reason Jesus gave us to why the Pharisees wanted to kill him was because His Word did not abide within them. Meaning, they were disobedient to God's Word. It is no different today. God's people are persecuted (even on a verbal level) for standing up for the truth of God's Word. They think it is not necessary that we should obey all of Jesus taught and that is impossible to stop sinning or to be perfect (As Jesus told us to be perfect).
They.... is in reference to self proclaiming Christians who do not abide in Jesus and His Words.
 

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In Soteriology, there are verses that deal with Justification, Santification, and Glorification. Justification is the initial acceptance of God (Christ) and the repenting of their sins. Sanctification is the continued walk with God whereby He does the good work within the believer. Glorification is the process by which God takes them home to be with Him.

The verses you mentioned above is dealing with Justification (Initial acceptance of Christ).

For I can give you a gift such as a car (tax free), yet if you drove threw red lights, texted while driving drunk, and ignored general maintanence on your car, then you are not going to have that car (Which is a free gift) for long.
Wow.

It's a really good thing God gave me salvation... and not a car.
 
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Wow.

It's a really good thing God gave me salvation... and not a car.
I made the illustration because Jesus was able to illustrate spiritual truth by using real world examples. This is something that your doctrine will never be able to do. I know. I have debated this topic for many years and not once has anybody been successful in creating a real example that would support OSAS (Which is just one of the ways that lets us know it is a false teaching).

Anyways, OSAS is false. For the Jews thought they were saved, too. But Jesus said that His Words did not abide in them. Meaning, they did not obey God's Word. One has to be obedient to the Lord to be in a right standing with Him. That is why Jesus told men to repent. Repentance is confessing and forsaking sin.
 

maxwel

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I made the illustration because Jesus was able to illustrate spiritual truth by using real world examples. This is something that your doctrine will never be able to do. I know. I have debated this topic for many years and not once has anybody been successful in creating a real example that would support OSAS (Which is just one of the ways that lets us know it is a false teaching).

Anyways, OSAS is false. For the Jews thought they were saved, too. But Jesus said that His Words did not abide in them. Meaning, they did not obey God's Word. One has to be obedient to the Lord to be in a right standing with Him. That is why Jesus told men to repent. Repentance is confessing and forsaking sin.
I understand you have a point to make.

But a car, which is physical, and given by a human, is a really weak analogy for salvation, which is spiritual, and given by an infinite God.



A great desire to make a point isn't enough to turn a bad analogy into a good one.
 
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I understand you have a point to make.

But a car, which is physical, and given by a human, is a really weak analogy for salvation, which is spiritual, and given by an infinite God.

A great desire to make a point isn't enough to turn a bad analogy into a good one.
The illustration could be changed a hundred and one different ways and the result is still the same. Free gifts have to be taken care of or they can be ruined. Scripture also teaches that one can fall away from the faith or err from the truth. One has to willingly ignore such passages in order for them not to see it. Also, again, Jesus was able to illustrate spiritual truth with real world examples. This is something that you cannot do, but yet I can easily do so. Which means, I am being more consistent with what Jesus taught. How so? A gentile woman had used a real world example about dogs eating the crumbs from off of the master's table to relate to Jesus' words. She was able to relate to what He was saying by using that which was true and real.
 
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The illustration could be changed a hundred and one different ways and the result is still the same. Free gifts have to be taken care of or they can be ruined. Scripture also teaches that one can fall away from the faith or err from the truth. One has to willingly ignore such passages in order for them not to see it. Also, again, Jesus was able to illustrate spiritual truth with real world examples. This is something that you cannot do, but yet I can easily do so. Which means, I am being more consistent with what Jesus taught.
I agree.

IF it's a physical gift.
And IF I am the one "taking care" of it.

But salvation is a spiritual gift,
and GOD is the one taking care of it.

None of your 101 analogies apply.
 
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I agree.

If it's a physical gift.
And I am the one "taking care" of it.

But salvation is a spiritual gift,
and GOD is the one taking care of it.

None of your 101 analogies apply.
If this was the case, then everyone would be saved because He paid the price for the sins of the entire world. For did you do nothing in order to receive the gift? No. Of course not. God did not act on your behalf for you to receive the gift and God is not going to act on your behalf to take care of your gift, either. You have to choose this day in whom ye will serve. God is not going to force you to serve Him and He is not going to force you up into Heaven. A person has to actively seek the Lord with all their heart, mind, and soul every day. Nowhere does the Bible teach a one time decision type salvation. God's Word is full of warnings to the believer. They are to continue in His goodness or they will be cut off. If they draw back, his soul will have no pleasure within them.
 
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Love is good, but is it the love described in the Bible? Jesus said, if you love me, keep my commandments. Jesus said if we do not love our brother, we are in darkness. In fact, if we hate our brother, we are called a murderer by John. Then John says no murderer has eternal life abiding within them. So to hate your brother means you can lose eternal life. Which means OSAS is false.
 
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I mean, think about it. How do you know the good guys from the bad guys when you watch a movie? Is it not by what they do? OSAS is saying you can get away with evil every now and then and still make it up into Heaven. But does that sound like a teaching that comes from a Holy God who does not condone or justify sin?