Dc,
You will not agree with the following and it will undoubtedly stir you up. But please understand that this is not something I was taught outside of the Bible.
If we take the scripture as a whole God has always required the people to turn from sin and idolatry. God always wanted the people to obey the law from the heart, saying things like, Rend your heart and not your garments, Circumcise the foreskins of your heart, etc. The same idea is in the new testament, in obeying the law from the heart. In fact loving God and your neighbor are from the old testament; Jesus explaining that all the law and prophets hung on those two commandments (loving God being the first).
The issue has always been about what to do about the sins that were committed by man. Once a man in the old testament turned to God and ceased from sin, he only had the animal sacrifices that could not take away his sins. A man could not be made perfect under those sacrifices as pertaining to the conscience (Hebrews 9:9; 10:2). Christ was sent to to offer the perfect sacrifice that would take away sin out of mans conscience thus removing the need to offer yearly sacrifices in remembrance of old sins. This would finally render a man suitable of the inheritance of the saints in light (Colossians 1:12). Christ also preaching to mankind in the grave so that they could also receive this perfect sacrifice that was not available to them in their lifetime (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6). All mankind on earth needs the salvation in Christ, for no man can claim he has no sin (1 John 1:8). Once confessing his sin and coming to salvation in Christ, he can be born again, ceasing from sin, and being able to fulfill the scripture which says, Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin (1 John 3:9). God also able to exercise his power in preventing you from sinning when you are walking in the integrity of your heart and with innocent hands (Genesis 20:6).
The gift of eternal life, by which a man is justified from all his past sins, is granted by belief alone. But scripture never tells the born again believer that the life he now lives as a believer is unaffected by his conduct moving forward. If the believer does not continue in the faith grounded and settled he will not be reconciled and will no longer be unreproveable in God's sight (Colossians 1:21-23).
Genuine repentance is important as well; for if you begin walking with the Lord (having repented of sins) and some sin comes along by weakness, ignorance, or by any other means, coming to God in remorseful repentance will avail God's grace for you; to clear your conscience of that sin (Acts 8:22). But if one continues to willfully commit sins he has repented of already, it is impossible for repentance to come to him again (Hebrews 6:6). God will not be swayed by feigned repentance.
The unbelieving Jews were cut off because of unbelief. And as Paul stated, we should not be high minded, but fear. Because if God did not spare them, he will not spare us either if we fail to continue in his goodness (Romans 11:20-22). We should fear because by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil (Proverbs 16:6) and perfect holiness (2 Corinthians 7:1).
You will not agree with the following and it will undoubtedly stir you up. But please understand that this is not something I was taught outside of the Bible.
If we take the scripture as a whole God has always required the people to turn from sin and idolatry. God always wanted the people to obey the law from the heart, saying things like, Rend your heart and not your garments, Circumcise the foreskins of your heart, etc. The same idea is in the new testament, in obeying the law from the heart. In fact loving God and your neighbor are from the old testament; Jesus explaining that all the law and prophets hung on those two commandments (loving God being the first).
The issue has always been about what to do about the sins that were committed by man. Once a man in the old testament turned to God and ceased from sin, he only had the animal sacrifices that could not take away his sins. A man could not be made perfect under those sacrifices as pertaining to the conscience (Hebrews 9:9; 10:2). Christ was sent to to offer the perfect sacrifice that would take away sin out of mans conscience thus removing the need to offer yearly sacrifices in remembrance of old sins. This would finally render a man suitable of the inheritance of the saints in light (Colossians 1:12). Christ also preaching to mankind in the grave so that they could also receive this perfect sacrifice that was not available to them in their lifetime (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6). All mankind on earth needs the salvation in Christ, for no man can claim he has no sin (1 John 1:8). Once confessing his sin and coming to salvation in Christ, he can be born again, ceasing from sin, and being able to fulfill the scripture which says, Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin (1 John 3:9). God also able to exercise his power in preventing you from sinning when you are walking in the integrity of your heart and with innocent hands (Genesis 20:6).
The gift of eternal life, by which a man is justified from all his past sins, is granted by belief alone. But scripture never tells the born again believer that the life he now lives as a believer is unaffected by his conduct moving forward. If the believer does not continue in the faith grounded and settled he will not be reconciled and will no longer be unreproveable in God's sight (Colossians 1:21-23).
Genuine repentance is important as well; for if you begin walking with the Lord (having repented of sins) and some sin comes along by weakness, ignorance, or by any other means, coming to God in remorseful repentance will avail God's grace for you; to clear your conscience of that sin (Acts 8:22). But if one continues to willfully commit sins he has repented of already, it is impossible for repentance to come to him again (Hebrews 6:6). God will not be swayed by feigned repentance.
The unbelieving Jews were cut off because of unbelief. And as Paul stated, we should not be high minded, but fear. Because if God did not spare them, he will not spare us either if we fail to continue in his goodness (Romans 11:20-22). We should fear because by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil (Proverbs 16:6) and perfect holiness (2 Corinthians 7:1).
a. The Spirit that has been bkrn again does no sin....we in the flesh sin every day in some form or fashion
b. False....all sins are forgiven...One sacrifice for sins forever and PAID IN FULL...AS A BELIEVER GRACE outboubds our sin
c. No where does the bible teach we become unjustified and or unsealed in Christ having been positionally sanctified in Christ FOREVER
d. Your view of Hebrews fails to accurately embrace context amd what exactly they were cut off from!
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