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I am not referring to myself as you would like me to do.
What is hilarious is that you are taking the same position I take and insisting that there is more to Christianity than the No-Lordship Camp teaches.
I AM referring to the examples we have in scriptures.
You can presume what you like about me or another but that won't nullify what we see in the scriptures and body of truth concerning those who take up their cross and deny the flesh and respond to the plan and will of God by faith.
And we don't see the likely "we" you refer to stepping up to correct you for your Lordship Salvation teaching.
Wonder why, lol.
Any man or woman who has been forgiven of sin and justified by faith and who has the indwelling Spirit to live godly in this present evil world, will suffer persecution among their former associates, the members of their household, their neighbor and from those in the world that live according to the lust of their eyes, the lusts of the flesh and according to the pride of life.
Rather judgmental, are you not? Are you saying that true faith will evidence a changed life?
They will judge according to the flesh and according to the deceitfulness of their own heart. I hope that we have taken up our cross and allowed death to be worked in, to lose our life so that we can judge righteously according to mercy and grace as a Spirit-filled believer and not as one who is carnally minded through the flesh.
As a member of Christ's body, we will all be judged at the bema seat of Christ according to mercy and the light of God's word and not according to the letter of the law. Here is a thought provoking concept of righteous judgement... the mercy seat is now the bema seat of Christ and from that place we will receive rewards or the loss thereof, but we will never be judged because of sin for sin was already judged on the cross. The believer will suffer loss because of sin (the works of the flesh) but will never suffer the second death and will be saved as by fire.
[h=1]Hebrews 9:28
King James Version (KJV)[/h]
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Our judgment for our works has nothing to do with our being saved apart from the obvious.
Our first work is to believe upon the Son and concerning the work of the ministry we become a joint participant.
This implies works after salvation, does it not?
That work is rooted in Christ and revealed by the Holy Spirit. As we are lead in that work it will be contrary to the corruption in this present evil world system and to the lusts of the flesh.
And I agree completely.
Instead of clarifying our doctrine with the questions we ask of others, we just keep our eye single upon Christ, walk by faith in God's promises and love the brethren through a laid down life, then people will see whether our works are wrought in God or the flesh.
And again, I agree with you completely. There will be evidence of salvation and that will be something noticeable to others.
That does not detract from the principle taught in Scripture that this evidence can be counterfeited, which is why Scripture has always had the task of bringing conviction in the hearts of those who come under it.
Again, it is curious that those criticizing Lordship Salvation have not bothered to correct the things you have said. Curious indeed.
God bless.