Not By Works

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tell me who liked the following post, and then click on the link that GB9 calls works salvation, and tell me what I’m talking about.

Cue the crickets
Nobody cares....have you figured that out yet?

Your incessant need to pander being right while attempting to make us all look wrong has backfired......No one takes you serious.....you should consider a change in your modus operandi.......ok...back on ignore..laterzzzzzz man!
 
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@KJV1611


And yes, it has a lot to do with salvation
Mat 19:28 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

The regeneration happens when the son of man sits on the throne of his glory.
 
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OF COURSE IF SOMEONE COMES TO CHRIST in faith THEY ARE REGENERATED then and there. :ROFL: What? do you have to go on a thirty day probation period before Christ will raise you to spiritual life???!!!!Hey, I think I need to check you out first before I raise you to spiritual life. :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

And I never said change in behaviour. I said change in NATURE. I am not teaching reformation, I am teaching regeneration.

Keep swingin' buddy. Your axe is very dull though
@Lightskin. This is the post that GB claimed I taught works salvation. It is about nothing other than regeneration

And you, @dcontroversal, and @eternally hit like when he said the teaching of regeneration is work based. Look for yourself

Also, GB apparently doesn’t believe regeneration is instantaneous upon belief. WOW!!!!
 
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Mat 19:28 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
The regeneration happens when the son of man sits on the throne of his glory.
this verse is not talking about spiritual regeneration.
 
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Nobody cares....have you figured that out yet?

Your incessant need to pander being right while attempting to make us all look wrong has backfired......No one takes you serious.....you should consider a change in your modus operandi.......ok...back on ignore..laterzzzzzz man!
Nobody cares that you and EG and LS agree with a post that says regeneration equals works based salvation?😮
 
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OF COURSE IF SOMEONE COMES TO CHRIST in faith THEY ARE REGENERATED then and there. :ROFL: What? do you have to go on a thirty day probation period before Christ will raise you to spiritual life???!!!!Hey, I think I need to check you out first before I raise you to spiritual life. :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

And I never said change in behaviour. I said change in NATURE. I am not teaching reformation, I am teaching regeneration.

Keep swingin' buddy. Your axe is very dull though
So @gb9 @UnderGrace @dcontroversal @eternally-gratefull

In the post above, Do you see me talking about works salvation or regeneration?

Of course, it’s 100 percent about regeneration.

So why did you like GBs post that said that this post was an admission to a works based salvation? 🤔
 
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Nobody cares....have you figured that out yet?

Your incessant need to pander being right while attempting to make us all look wrong has backfired......No one takes you serious.....you should consider a change in your modus operandi.......ok...back on ignore..laterzzzzzz man!
Later, “regeneration is works based” man! 🤪
 
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Later, “regeneration is works based” man! 🤪
I don’t care if I get banned. DC agreed with a guy that took a post entirely about regeneration and said it was admittedly works based. WOW! just WOW

I don’t care if you all take me seriously. I just think the DC club is off the track and a train wreck, so who cares. This is why I have a tude. DC clearly agreed with a post that stated regeneration is works based, and then I was accused of being false for pointing it out
 
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I don’t care if I get banned. DC agreed with a guy that took a post entirely about regeneration and said it was admittedly works based. WOW! just WOW

I don’t care if you all take me seriously. I just think the DC club is off the track and a train wreck, so who cares. This is why I have a tude. DC clearly agreed with a post that stated regeneration is works based, and then I was accused of being false for pointing it out
So if you all want to think regeneration is a works based salvation doctrine, enjoy your 🍵
 
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this verse is not talking about spiritual regeneration.
There is no such thing as spiritual regeneration. That regeneration is talking about the same regeneration as Titus.

Tit 3:4 (KJV) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 (KJV) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 (KJV) Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior

I would like to show you what those verses mean.

The kindness and love of God toward man appeared. Skip the next part because that part is written hide the meaning of the passage.

So to understand the passage it should be read as follows.

The kindness and love of God toward man appeared by (because of) the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost.

That kindness and love of God was shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.

That isn’t salvation, it’s how the love of God is manifest to is.
 
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There is no such thing as spiritual regeneration. That regeneration is talking about the same regeneration as Titus.

Tit 3:4 (KJV) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Tit 3:5 (KJV) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Tit 3:6 (KJV) Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior

I would like to show you what those verses mean.

The kindness and love of God toward man appeared. Skip the next part because that part is written hide the meaning of the passage.

So to understand the passage it should be read as follows.

The kindness and love of God toward man appeared by (because of) the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost.

That kindness and love of God was shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.

That isn’t salvation, it’s how the love of God is manifest to is.
The fifth verse says “saved us”. So this passage is about salvation, bro. It says He saved us BY the easing of regeneration etc that means that these were means of God saving us

So when GB9 says that we are not instantly regenerated upon faith, he is in effect saying that we are not saved instantly upon faith. Because regeneration is on of the means by which God saves Titus 3:5

And then @dcontroversal, @eternally-gratefull and @Lightskin agree with him that what I said about regeneration is a works based salvation😮
 
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Instant in regards to regeneration

Read Titus 3:5. Do you see where it says”He saved us by the washing of regeneration? Not only does regeneration happen at the same time we are saved, it is also one of the means by which God saved us.

So if you don’t believe one is regenerated the instant they believe, you don’t believe a person is SAVED the instant they believe
 
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Amen.......you know.....two tomato plants I planted grew for months with no fruit....and then it started producing and has produced an abundance.....no insta fruit on those plants......
What exactly does this have to do with what I said about regeneration?
 
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just wanted to post it for all to see, I will be responding to no one, just wanted to lay down some facts

in 1988, john macarthur defined lordship salvation as " salvation is defined by what it produces, and what it will not fail to produce"
so, it seems as if lordship salvation says that a saved person will be doing good works, and sinning less, which I 100% agree with.

what I do not agree with is when it said that salvation will produce INSTANT good works, or instant change of behavior.
change, yes instant. sometimes, yes, sometimes not outwardly eveident.

if you look at the definition of the greek word believe, it states it as a mental activity. so, one believes onto salvation, then the process of sanctification begins, and looks different for everyone. lordship salvation, if you study it's teachings, say otherwise.

so, all can research this, see what the Bible says, and come to a conclusion.
that's all I have to say.
What exactly does this have to do with what I said about regeneration?i
 

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Why would I ask you that? Regeneration has nothing to do with salvation.
And you hath He quickened, that were dead in trespasses and sins, wherein, in times past ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the prince that ruleth in the air, even the spirit, that now worketh in the children of disobedience, among whom we also had our conversation in time past in the lusts of our flesh, in fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the mind, and were by nature the children of wrath, as well as others.
But God which is rich in mercy, through His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead by sins, hath quickened us together in Christ, by Whose grace ye are saved, and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that He might show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of His grace through His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
(Ephesians 2:1-7)
it seems to me, if this is about regeneration, it's calling it salvation.

























((@Macabeus so is it okay if i mention you?))