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I see faith this way,
the gift is the word (faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word)
the gift is eternal life, (and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish)
The price was reconciliation (and has reconciled them both to God in one body through the cross) (reconciled all things to himself having made peace through the cross) and redemption (in him we have redemption through the blood)
the end result is justofication, the believer stands in front of God having been declaired in right standing, based on the redemption found in Christ Jesus
that is what God is offering , this is what God is drawing us to, this is the work of God, that God did to save us from and eternity separated from him,
we have a choice,
repent, and say yes lord, I want this (see tax collector, who fell to his knees and asked a god to atone for his sins, because he was unable to)
not repent, and be like the pagan, or Pharisee, who puffs himself up because he does not think he needs God, he is doing find on his own.
The one who repented did not earn salvation, he did not work for it, God did all the work for him, he just sad yes, where as the other person said no.
the gift is the word (faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word)
the gift is eternal life, (and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish)
The price was reconciliation (and has reconciled them both to God in one body through the cross) (reconciled all things to himself having made peace through the cross) and redemption (in him we have redemption through the blood)
the end result is justofication, the believer stands in front of God having been declaired in right standing, based on the redemption found in Christ Jesus
that is what God is offering , this is what God is drawing us to, this is the work of God, that God did to save us from and eternity separated from him,
we have a choice,
repent, and say yes lord, I want this (see tax collector, who fell to his knees and asked a god to atone for his sins, because he was unable to)
not repent, and be like the pagan, or Pharisee, who puffs himself up because he does not think he needs God, he is doing find on his own.
The one who repented did not earn salvation, he did not work for it, God did all the work for him, he just sad yes, where as the other person said no.