The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

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One poster states people have always been saved even before having faith in Jesus Christ.

Another poster states no one has ever been saved before having faith in Jesus Christ.

How can two polar opposite viewpoints be taken from the only Word of God?
 

ForestGreenCook

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Give me scriptures which prove your point God is sending people to hell when he has the power to save them?

yes I would like to see why God is doing this
God's choice overriding man's will:

1. Deut 6:7
2. Eph 1:4
3. John 15:16
4. Eph 2:1-5

Man's freedom to choose how he wants to live his life, but not his eternal inheritance.

1. Deut 30:19
2. Isaiah 7:15
3. Job 34:4
4. Prov 1:29
5. Prov 3:31
6. Isaiah 56:4
7. Isaiah 66:4
8. Phil 1:22

Man did not choose to be born again; John 1:13, Which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Eph 2:5, Even when we were (spiritually) dead (with no ability to choose the things of the Spirit, 1 Cor 2:14) in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ.
 

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Already posted on here .
okay. I never heard of it. I heard of this Ps 103:12,3

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
 

throughfaith

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okay. I never heard of it. I heard of this Ps 103:12,3

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
The whole point of the sacrifice system in the old testament was that sins were remitted but not redeemed . Redemption of sins had to be done by Jesus perfect sacrifice. The blood of goats and bulls did not TAKE AWAY sins . Sins were forgiven by sacrifices but not redeemed . Thats why Jesus had to come . The bible taught one would come to TAKE AWAY SIN
. " behold the lamb of God who .....?
 

ForestGreenCook

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if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.
(John 8:24)
what is there to argue?? clearly unbelief = ya still got sin & no remedy for them
i am waffling between reading all 23 pages of this thread or maybe it isn't worth reading. :p
Yes, All of the unregenerate natural men, who do not believe in the things of the Spirit, as described in 1 Cor 2:14 will die in their sins, unless God quickens them to a new spiritual life, with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, so they then can believe in the things of the Spirit
 

throughfaith

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okay. I never heard of it. I heard of this Ps 103:12,3

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Rom 3 .
25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins THAT ARE PAST . through the forbearance of God;
 

throughfaith

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okay. I never heard of it. I heard of this Ps 103:12,3

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Heb 9
14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16¶For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
 

ForestGreenCook

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One poster states people have always been saved even before having faith in Jesus Christ.

Another poster states no one has ever been saved before having faith in Jesus Christ.

How can two polar opposite viewpoints be taken from the only Word of God?
By misinterpreting the scriptures where the do not harmonize.
 

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run, rabbit; run.

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
(1 John 2:2)
avoiding it isn't really an option, friend. even the rabbit runs out of strength in his legs one day; it's better to be ready to give an answer.
 

throughfaith

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okay. I never heard of it. I heard of this Ps 103:12,3

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
If Jesus never redeemed sins on the cross . Abraham, issac , Jacob , David would be lost . Sins had to be REDEEMED not just REMITTED.After the cross people recieved remission of sins AND more importantly REDEMPTION.All old testament saints awaited redemption in 'Abrahams bosom '
 

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If Jesus never redeemed sins on the cross . Abraham, issac , Jacob , David would be lost . Sins had to be REDEEMED not just REMITTED.After the cross people recieved remission of sins AND more importantly REDEMPTION.All old testament saints awaited redemption in 'Abrahams bosom '
Their sins were remitted at the cross, they had faith in His Blood before Christ came and died Rom 3:24-25

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

God was righteous in remitting their sins in the past based upon the finished work of Christ which was yet future. They had Faith in His Blood as a propitiation just like NT saints. The OT Saints look forward to the Blood, the NT Saints look backwards to the Blood.

Im not going to keep telling you this, you either believe it, or God has hid it from you
 
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Yes it proves my point. Those Christ died for are reconciled to God and justified while being enemies. That is a saving effect of Christ death for them.
Nope

it does not prove your point that Christ did not offer reconciliation to all people

nice try though
 
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Okay what is the promise to the reconciled while being enemies in Rom 5:10

False. The scripture plainly stated they were reconciled while being enemies.
Yep they were, he died for us and we come to faith as enemies

again, nice try
 
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Abraham was justified by Christ before being justified by faith, he was justified while being ungodly, that is scripture.
Abraham was declaired righteous (justified) because he believed God.(faith)
 

throughfaith

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Their sins were remitted at the cross, they had faith in His Blood before Christ came and died Rom 3:24-25

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

God was righteous in remitting their sins in the past based upon the finished work of Christ which was yet future. They had Faith in His Blood as a propitiation just like NT saints. The OT Saints look forward to the Blood, the NT Saints look backwards to the Blood.

Im not going to keep telling you this, you either believe it, or God has hid it from you
look at the messed up theology your taken captive by .
 
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I gav

Rom 4:5

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness
Thank you

a abraham was justified by faith just like we all are
 
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Yes because faith reveals that people are justified while being ungodly. It plainly stated justified the ungodly, while being in a ungodly state.
Yep

justified in an ungodly state, by faith,

not because they were regenerated

thank you
 

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it is true as He told Pilate, His kingdom is not of this world.

but it's equally true that He taught us to pray, may His will be done on earth just as it is in heaven.

i am opposed to the neo-apostolic dominionism ideas. a kingdom does not exist without its King. but i would not be quick to rule out the King reigning over His inheritance on earth just because He first walked it as a pauper ;)
Christ has been reigning in his kingdom, the church, sense the day he set it up. Luke 17:20-21, And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, Lo here! lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you'