Not By Works
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Nope that is false. If that was true, no one would have to trust God. Repent and call out on the name of Jesus to be saved.
Regeneration theology is biblical.
In Pauls own words..
Not by works of righteousness (things such was water baptism, churhc membership, obeying laws) which we have done, but by HIS MERCY HE SAVED US by the washing of REGENERATION and renewal of the HS.
Regeneration theology is biblical.
In Pauls own words..
Not by works of righteousness (things such was water baptism, churhc membership, obeying laws) which we have done, but by HIS MERCY HE SAVED US by the washing of REGENERATION and renewal of the HS.
Let the straw man arguments begin. 
Choosing to trust in Christ's finished work of redemption as the ALL-sufficient means of our salvation is not a work that merits salvation. Through BELIEVING, we are trusting in Another's work (Christ's finished work of redemption). Jesus still gets 100% credit for the salvation of BELIEVERS. The FREE GIFT of eternal life is not deserved or earned, but is freely accepted (Romans 3:22-26; 6:23).
Faith in Christ is the instrumental means by which we receive the free gift of eternal life and Christ's finished work of redemption is the actual means by which we are saved. That is not faith plus works, but faith in Christ ALONE.
When you receive a free gift at Christmas time, did you do anything to deserve or earn that free gift? Did you work for the free gift or did you freely accept it? Do you take credit for the free gift?
Choosing to trust in Christ's finished work of redemption as the ALL-sufficient means of our salvation is not a work that merits salvation. Through BELIEVING, we are trusting in Another's work (Christ's finished work of redemption). Jesus still gets 100% credit for the salvation of BELIEVERS. The FREE GIFT of eternal life is not deserved or earned, but is freely accepted (Romans 3:22-26; 6:23).
Faith in Christ is the instrumental means by which we receive the free gift of eternal life and Christ's finished work of redemption is the actual means by which we are saved. That is not faith plus works, but faith in Christ ALONE.
When you receive a free gift at Christmas time, did you do anything to deserve or earn that free gift? Did you work for the free gift or did you freely accept it? Do you take credit for the free gift?
And you are a false teacher.. We don't deserve salvation, because we are all sinners who would die in our sins, were it not for God's grace. However, God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die for our sins so that we may have eternal life. It is by grace, through our faith AND trust in God, that we are saved.
It's rather simple really. If we DON'T have trust in God, then we have nothing. We certainly cannot save ourselves. God Himself says that if we don't have Him, then we are nothing and can do nothing.
Faith and trust in God are essential to getting saved. Faith without works is dead, but so are works that are done with the wrong intent in mind..
It's rather simple really. If we DON'T have trust in God, then we have nothing. We certainly cannot save ourselves. God Himself says that if we don't have Him, then we are nothing and can do nothing.
Faith and trust in God are essential to getting saved. Faith without works is dead, but so are works that are done with the wrong intent in mind..
Your question was, why Abraham, out of all the people on earth. And EG gave you the answer, if you'd bother to read what he wrote. God saw that Abraham had great faith in Him and that is why He saved Abraham, as well as the others mentioned.. God empowers the faithful to do awesome works for Him, but I guess you don't realize that..
Sorry Dan, I not buying your story that you don't have a clue what Images I am referring to, but I expected nothing more..
I don't care about why you created your own Sabbath. Everyone has excuses. The point is you have, the Pharisees have, but Jesus and Paul didn't, and the Gospel doesn't teach us to do this. Religious tradition does.
Again, I'm just not buying your story that you don't know anything about the greatest High Day ever created by mankind. (A Catholic traditions) Especially given the number of posts you have made defending this great religious tradition that the Bible says nothing about, except, don't create your own "Feast unto the Lord". The Gospel of Christ does not condone such behavior. Religious traditions does.
The Gospel of Christ is also about "TRUTH" Dan. In it we are warned about "MANY" people, who come in Christ's Name (Christians) who preach lies about His Gospel. One such lie, is the lie that the Pharisees were trying to "earn" Salvation by following God's Laws. This is not true. They had created their own Laws, their own versions of God's Sabbaths, their own High Days and their own "righteousness". This lie then fuels another lie preached by the MCC that God's Laws are a burden and scourge of the world and that Jesus had to come back and save us, not from death or deception, but from the instructions of God. I am pointing out that the "Gospel" doesn't teach that the Pharisees were trying to please God with obedience to him, this is a lie. Preaching a lie about the Gospel is a sin, even when you place Jesus name on it, it is still a sin. The Gospel doesn't preach this lie, religious man does.
I know you CAN'T accept this, but there are some who are reading along which will see the point.
Until we get to the end of the creature, we will not get to the beginning of the Creator.
We learn this from the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector:
Luke 18:9 - Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
We learn this from the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector:
Luke 18:9 - Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”