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Mark 16:15, The commission to preach the gospel to every creature was fulfilled in Col 1:23, Which was preached to every creature which is under Heaven. Hearing the word increases the faith we already have. 2 Pet 2:2, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. The newborn babes receive spiritual faith which is a fruit of the Spirit when God gives them his Spirit by quickening them to spiritual life, Eph 2:5. The natural man cannot descern spiritual things, such as spiritual faith, 1 Cor 2:14. Gal 3:26, it is evidence that we are the children of God because we have faith in Jesus Christ. By their fruits ye shall know them.
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You don't get it, Do you? Our faith cannot eternally justify us. I have just told you that we are eternally justified by Ghrist's faith and not our own Gal 2:16. This act of Christ removed the sins of his elect. God's elect were eternally justified by Christ's faith for eternal redemption by his work on the cross. The natural man will not, and indeed, cannot choose to serve a spiritual God 1 Cor 2:16.
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Are you denying that it is Christ's faith that justifies us? God had trust in his Son that he would be a sacrifice for the sins of his elect and Christ had trust in himself. Our spiritual faith did not save us eternally because we did not have a spiritual faith until we had access to the Spirit by the new birth. It never ceases to amaze me how man likes to take credit for his own salvation instead of giving God credit. What do you think grace means?
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Yeah? Thats not what Scripture says. Sorry if I chose to trust God not you.
What about eph 2: 8-9. Faith vs works. What about John 6. We who believe vs we who do not believe. What about all the verses which say we are saved, justified and sanctified by faith, not works. We just ignore them?
Galatians 2:16 (NKJV)
16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, (where is the word of Jesus here??) even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
hmm. We are justified by our faith. not our works. And you want to twist this to mean faith OF Christ??
In greek.
Faith is a femenin noun.
Jesus is a masculin noun.
It is not jesus faith. or the noun faith would have also been masculin.
Also of note. The word belief and faith both come from the same greek word "pistis"
and you want to twist this.
Man how can I listen to what you say if you clearly are twisting passages to suit your own beliefs?
Keep trying to twist scripture. You making satan out to be not a deciever, but a truth teller. He must be praising you when you speak!
What about eph 2: 8-9. Faith vs works. What about John 6. We who believe vs we who do not believe. What about all the verses which say we are saved, justified and sanctified by faith, not works. We just ignore them?
Galatians 2:16 (NKJV)
16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, (where is the word of Jesus here??) even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
hmm. We are justified by our faith. not our works. And you want to twist this to mean faith OF Christ??
In greek.
Faith is a femenin noun.
Jesus is a masculin noun.
It is not jesus faith. or the noun faith would have also been masculin.
Also of note. The word belief and faith both come from the same greek word "pistis"
and you want to twist this.
Man how can I listen to what you say if you clearly are twisting passages to suit your own beliefs?
Keep trying to twist scripture. You making satan out to be not a deciever, but a truth teller. He must be praising you when you speak!
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Then explain 1 Cor 2:14 to me. Scripture must not contradict each other. Do you recon that the "every man" could mean "every elect man"? The scriptures were preserved in the book of the bible for instructions as to how God's elect should live their lives here in this earth. When God is speaking to only his elect, that would change a lot of the meanings of literal words.
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Eph 2:8-9, For by grace are ye saved through faith (Christ's faith not ours Gal 2:16). In Gal 2:16 you have changed two words in that scripture according to the KJV and that is the word "OF". You changed it twice to "IN", which makes it your faith instead of Christ's faith. You claim that I twist scriptures, which is not true, but you actually change the wording of scripture to make it honour yourself instead of giving Christ credit. I think you might go back and read Gal 2:16 again, or change versions.
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1. That was the king james version I used.
2. Paul is separating our faith from our works. He is fighting jews who are trying to add faith to works.
3. Your twisting. Again a masculine word in greek can not match up with a femenine word in greek. Which proves it is not Christ's faith.
4. Keep trying.
2. Paul is separating our faith from our works. He is fighting jews who are trying to add faith to works.
3. Your twisting. Again a masculine word in greek can not match up with a femenine word in greek. Which proves it is not Christ's faith.
4. Keep trying.
It all happens simultaneously in an instant. The light of the gospel shines unto the heart of a man, man receives faith through that light, man believes unto righteousness, he is cleansed, forgiven and justified from all sin, he is born of the Spirit and the incorruptible seed of the word and he becomes a new creature in Christ. As a comparison, all this happens within a twinkling of an eye, which is 11/100th of a second. That is how quick and powerful the word of God is when it enters into the heart of man bringing salvation by grace through faith.