just a note for those who love us and know us, we can only add;
all the proof we need for ourselves and for those who love/adore our Heavenly Father -
is 'our walk and our talk'....this is us loving and honoring our Creator....the very-best we can!!
hmmm...I appreciate your role as peace keeper and what you say is true
however, perhaps you are not aware of the reason this thread was actually started?
you know, if the foundation is not there, or the building stones are jagged and do not fit, then the structure will fail
that, is basically what we have here in page after page after....
the thread was started as a carry over from another thread...an argument between two people who did not agree (well that was redundant lol)
however, it became another cesspool (my words and I stand by them) of legalist vs grace vs Pelagianism
the icing on the cake though, is the slander and belittling done by one individual in particular who has addressed any and all who disagree with him, at one time or another, with choice and well chosen false portrayals and then he denies saying them..doesn't just state we misunderstood, but actually denies saying it in the first place!
it doesn't matter if someone goes and starts another thread about a different subject...both jens and herose will insert themself into the thread, derail it and off we go again!!
between those two and the KJV only folks and now some other as yet un-named cult that states women should be mute in church, it is getting harder and harder to share the truth with one another. But of course, according to these folks, we don't have the truth!
On thing to disagree...but why the name calling? why the slander? why the repetitious and false accusation by herose that those who do not agree with him state we continue to sin but are saved? that in particular is a blatant and false accusation that has been refuted to consistently and pointed out that it is not at all true. but what happens? well mr herose just continues on stating we are sinners and not saved
this is not even a Christian discussion anymore
it is two individuals who disagree with everyone else and at times with each other, but who see to enjoy twisting other's posts, mocking and name calling
why don't they stop it? they have been asked to stop their behavior many times
it is possible to disagree and discuss the topic and not the person, but they seem to believe the topic IS discussing the person
I hope to keep myself from posting again in this ridiculous and insulting excuse for a discussion...I really take exception to the way jens addressed Angela as did others here...none of us are strangers to those tactics!
another time and place
Yes and Paul knew grace believers would be falsely accused.
"Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." Rom 5:18-21
This Scripture, and the rest of chapter 5 points us to one Person as the basis of our salvation-Jesus! It is by the obedience and righteousness of ONE that many are justified and made righteous(also Philippians 3:9)
Knowing this Scripture in context(reading the verses before it), Paul asks this question:
"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Rom 6:1
The answer Paul gives is what grace believers affirm:
"God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" Rom 6:2
Paul then explains further in chapter 6 why this grace teaches us to live godly lives(also Titus 2:11-12) . Paul must have had the same problem with others accusing him of promoting a license to sin, just as we grace believers today have this accusation against us that never goes away!
I agree...all this internal attacks are because of the gospel of the grace of Christ. The enemy does not want us to learn about how awesome and complete our salvation is in the finished work of our Lord Jesus.
Make no mistake we are contending for the faith - works-based self-righteousness/holiness mindsets are not from the Holy Spirit - they have a form of godliness but deny the power.
I appreciate you and the others that stand in faith against the attacks on the gospel of the grace of Christ. This ALL about the truth of relying on the grace of God through faith alone.
It is the Holy Spirit ministering to us always. The following, very much relates to you poste below O/N.
It is just one of the reminders as to how we should be as much like Jesus Christ as is given us to be. It is not works; it is our due.
True grace only allows for this conduct, actually it shouts for this conduct. Grace as license does not.
1Pe 2:21 This is, in fact, what you were called to do, because: The Messiah also suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his steps.
To those extremists of grace only I ask, does this teach disobedience, nay, but the contrary, obedience is the reaction of the love that comes with the Holy Spirit and the eternal gift of grace.
Will you please demonstrate by indicating one post in this thread that states salvation may be earned by works?
Jesus Christ was obedient unto death on the cross. According to Peter, we are to follow in His example, and His example does not teach disobedience.
Now if you think anyone here is teaching law only, this is a product of an imagination tainted by faith and grace without works. Good works follow salvation, unless the saved is an ingrate, in which case he could very well lose what he thought he had............it is in the Book, in the New Testament part.
All of this is true....many of us have been called from these so-called brethren many names...like we are satanic, we love to sin all we want, I'm a neo-gnostic greasy gracists, , my name has been changed to greasy-gracists777, we have been called liars and we do not believe in obedience to our Lord, nutcases...and I have seen one attack your marriage. They would follow us where we when in threads just like the Judaizers did with Paul and call us names and accuse us of all the above nonsense.
Answering on your straw-man segment.
When a grace only individual protests to the declaration that we should obey God for our new nature has converted us from children of disobedience to children of obedience, it cannot be said that this is not equivalent to teaching disobedience in favor of licentious grace.
I love being in my Father's will as do so many. There are also many areas of my walk with Jesus C¨hrist where I prove to be weak, but I know His grace is fresh every morning as is written in the Old testament (the Torah.) Therefore, wretched sinner that I am, I rely on His grace while I obey in my mind, heart and soul, knowing the work He has begun in me, HE will complete on His great and glorious Day. Until then, it is an honor to do all within the ability given me to do as the Father tells us.........note, the ability is a gift from above, not something I may conjure up.
Therefore I consider anyone who balks at the declaration to obey God as one who believes in a licentious form of grace and not grace with thanksgiving. There is no other manner to understand these ravings.
"good works" are the fruit of the life of Christ...not the "root"....in other words good works by themselves do not make salvation which I think you agree with this.
Who says that we aren't to obey God?..I don't understand what you are saying...give me an example..perhaps maybe I can get where you think people are saying to go sin all you want now because of the grace of God ( I have never seen anyone actually say this but I have seen it posted as if it's a real fact and all grace believers do it )
Who says that we aren't to obey God?..I don't understand what you are saying...give me an example..perhaps maybe I can get where you think people are saying to go sin all you want now because of the grace of God ( I have never seen anyone actually say this but I have seen it posted as if it's a real fact and all grace believers do it )
Amen..Phil. 1:6 is a great scripture
Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
[SUP]6 [/SUP] Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Here is a good teaching about the words of our Lord and it is scripturally based ..however it may conflict with some of our religious teachings but if people think it's satanic...well..that's up to them..
The accusation that grace believers don't believe in the words of Jesus is a myth.
Hyper-grace preachers say the words of Jesus are not for us. They have no authority and are irrelevant to the modern church.”
One of the strangest claims made against hyper-grace preachers is that we are dismissive of the pre-cross teachings of Jesus. In point of fact, hyper-grace preachers are the only ones taking Jesus seriously. When Jesus is preaching law, we say that’s authentic law, not to be taken lightly. And when Jesus is revealing grace, we bow in awestruck gratitude. We would not dare re-interpret his words with qualifiers and caveats.
In contrast, those who preach a mixed-grace message dismiss the hard words of Jesus as hyperbole and exaggeration. “Jesus didn’t mean what he said about chopping off limbs or being perfect.” Like the Pharisees of old, they pick and choose those commands which are to be followed while disregarding others as metaphorical, unreal, and not to be taken seriously.
To be fair, the misperception that hyper-grace preachers reject the teachings of Jesus is based on a kernel of truth, which is this: Everything Jesus said is good, but not everything Jesus said is good for you. Or to put it another way, Jesus spoke words the whole world needs to hear, but you are not the whole world.
What you hear in the words of Jesus reflects what is in your heart. If you are standing on your own righteousness you will hear law like you’ve never heard it before. “You have heard it said … but I say unto you …”
Jesus preached tough, merciless law that leaves no margin for error. “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). The message is clear. Either you must be perfect or you must be represented by One who is.
However, if you already know that you are not perfect, you need to hear Jesus’ words of grace. You need to hear him speak about his Father who loves you, cares for you, and offers you his righteousness (Matt. 6:33).
A mixed-grace preacher reads the words of Jesus selectively but a hyper-grace preacher values everything Jesus says. He recognizes that Jesus is the perfect Physician who always prescribes the perfect medicine. He gives law to the smug and grace to the needy. No matter who you are or where you are on your journey, Jesus has life-saving words for you.
Here is the link for anyone interested in seeing what is being said...it'll bless you and you'll fall deeper in love with the Lord when you see how awesome His grace and love is for us..
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