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Eg, whats up?? I didn't blow you off, what is going on here.
Hey I love this scripture and I try by His grace to keep this as a way to walk in His light,
Eph 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
I'm not going to play games and call it edifying debate.
Please bro, back off
Hey I love this scripture and I try by His grace to keep this as a way to walk in His light,
Eph 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
I'm not going to play games and call it edifying debate.
Please bro, back off
walk worthy of the vocation. what is our job here on earth?
is it to not be lights in the world? To bring others to Christ. To live a life where we can not be accused and give someone an excuse to not listen to us (to become unqualified as teachers and sharers of Gods word because of our lives?)
all of this which has nothing to do with us receiving eternal life. But how we should act after we get it.
and is this not exactly what Paul is saying in Philippians?
Phil 2: 11-15
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Isn't this the context?
1. So that everyone who has not done so yet, should confess Jesus as lord.
2. Therfore (for this reason)
3. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling (the salvation you already have, the results of it)
4. God works in us for his pleasure (not ours)
5. Do things without complaining, and do not grumble among yourselves. why?
so we can be blameless as seen by the world, who will use everything against us when we teach to them to share this good news.
6. SO we can shine as lights in this world. and not turn the light off, thus being disqualified to be a teacher or anything else.
Paul is not talking about eternal life here. He is not saying work out your eternal life. He is saying work out the salvation you already have, with fear and trembling that you would be disqualified and not be able to be used by God.
I fear this every day!!
I do not fear I will not make it to heaven because I did not work hard enough
Sorry, I can't lay off when someone seems to be saying we have to work to earn salvation. for that is a false gospel.
If that is not what your saying, then forgive me, But that is WHY I asked you to explain in in the first place. Which if you did we would not be having this convo.