Not By Works
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Paul is adressing a false gospel which is impossible to saved, and people who are trying to be JUSTIFED by works.
The context i justification. Not sanctification. Read pauls words. How many times does the phrase justification by works or law appear?
Your right, People can not lose salvation
But they can, and have for centuries come in and try this christian thing, only to revert back to what they true faith was to begin with. This is what was happening with the jews.
They were on one side, Thought they would TRY another side, And came to the conclusion, their true faith was on the origional side. So they departed and went back.
The context i justification. Not sanctification. Read pauls words. How many times does the phrase justification by works or law appear?
Your right, People can not lose salvation
But they can, and have for centuries come in and try this christian thing, only to revert back to what they true faith was to begin with. This is what was happening with the jews.
They were on one side, Thought they would TRY another side, And came to the conclusion, their true faith was on the origional side. So they departed and went back.
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If they wee saved, they never would have returned.
If your true faith is in the fact that the law led you to christ because you realized the TRUTH of the law is the fact you can never keep it. This in reality, you are condemned by it. And your only hope is through the sacrificial lamb.
And this brought you to true repentance, because you had assurance you were guilty, and assurance that Christ was the only way
You do not go back to what you KNOW had no power to save you to begin with
You only go back if you never really repented.
If your true faith is in the fact that the law led you to christ because you realized the TRUTH of the law is the fact you can never keep it. This in reality, you are condemned by it. And your only hope is through the sacrificial lamb.
And this brought you to true repentance, because you had assurance you were guilty, and assurance that Christ was the only way
You do not go back to what you KNOW had no power to save you to begin with
You only go back if you never really repented.
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I agree that they were not all believers, but it is possible for a believer to err for a season. I believe God will correct them in time, but they can err. So there was a danger, of losing precious time and opportunities to a season wood, hay, stubble.
The ones who were trusting in the Law were not saved. But the ones who were saved were being seduced. God preserved them and kept them from falling into error through Paul
It is God who preserves us, but He uses many ways and means to do so
The ones who were trusting in the Law were not saved. But the ones who were saved were being seduced. God preserved them and kept them from falling into error through Paul
It is God who preserves us, but He uses many ways and means to do so
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Galatians 4:10 KJV
10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Galatians 5:4-5 KJV
4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
So are you stating that when Paul states here they have fallen from grace he was speaking to non-believers?
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This is why true believers would never go back to the law
True repentance and true faith means you KNOW the law could never save you. And you KOW your only hope is in christ.
If yoru still attempting to be justified by law. Which butteflyyy showed us in the greek they were in the process of trying to be justified by law. They have yet to repent.
True repentance and true faith means you KNOW the law could never save you. And you KOW your only hope is in christ.
If yoru still attempting to be justified by law. Which butteflyyy showed us in the greek they were in the process of trying to be justified by law. They have yet to repent.
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That is a good point. They did not have the wealth of resources we have. The bottom line is God preserved those who were His by the writing of Paul. For He that is of God hears the Words of God
So most likely, they received the letter, and those who were of God received and obeyed, and those who were not of God disobeyed
God keeps us by many ways and means.
So most likely, they received the letter, and those who were of God received and obeyed, and those who were not of God disobeyed
God keeps us by many ways and means.
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If they were saved, They understood the law could never save them, and their only hope was the sacrifice of the lamb
so there owuld be no temptation to going to be justified by law
Now maybe bang sanctified by law? That could be an issue and it has been for many over the years. But that was not Pauls point to the Galatian church. His context was justification. Not sanctification.
Again, Justified by faith. That is the context of pauls argument. The context was not sanctification. If he was talking to true believers, He would be talking about being sanctified by law. Not justified. He would not be telling them they have been severed, he woudl not be telling them christ became no affect. He would not be asking them how they were originally saved in the spirit they are foolish for thinking they must maintain, or perfect (complete) their salvation in the flesh.
Paul is fighting a legalistic gospel of works. Much Like DC has been doing in this thread. This thread is not about those who are tryign to be sanctified by works, it is about those trying to be justified (saved) by works.
How many times have we had to correct people for saying we do not think a believer will change, or they can live in sin. And do whatever they want? Because they are using sanctification as a context of this thread not justification
so there owuld be no temptation to going to be justified by law
Now maybe bang sanctified by law? That could be an issue and it has been for many over the years. But that was not Pauls point to the Galatian church. His context was justification. Not sanctification.
Again, Justified by faith. That is the context of pauls argument. The context was not sanctification. If he was talking to true believers, He would be talking about being sanctified by law. Not justified. He would not be telling them they have been severed, he woudl not be telling them christ became no affect. He would not be asking them how they were originally saved in the spirit they are foolish for thinking they must maintain, or perfect (complete) their salvation in the flesh.
Paul is fighting a legalistic gospel of works. Much Like DC has been doing in this thread. This thread is not about those who are tryign to be sanctified by works, it is about those trying to be justified (saved) by works.
How many times have we had to correct people for saying we do not think a believer will change, or they can live in sin. And do whatever they want? Because they are using sanctification as a context of this thread not justification
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