No one is teaching that it is all right to live in sin and flash the robe of righteousness around as you flirt with the world. What is the matter with you? However, when God cleanses the sinner by faith they are clean and their sin is put away and buried, never to be remembered any more and God imputes to them a gift of His righteousness that can never be taken from them or forfeited by them. It is a finished work and Christ did it on the cross and through His resurrection. This is why it is all grace and if it is not all grace then it is by works and if by works then it is not grace and we have a debt to pay and the debt that Christ paid counts for nothing.
But, can't you see, reddy, it's not all grace...
The bible moves to 'faith,' Paul imparts 'grace, peace, love,' in His books but 'grace' is not what's his theme. It's 'faith,' streamed throughout, gently starting out in Romans, then after Spirit's power to interpret Word for believer in 1 Corinthians, and, then marriage self-help, more of 'faith,' exhorted for churches. Have faith ! Put on whole armor of God, FIGHT the fight of faith, some will try to deceive you from faith in Timothy. Faith, Paul's clear meaning is for us to ENDURE, done through FAITH
steering us from an understanding of the Law in Romans to leading believers in Old Testament times to Christ's leading, by Christ Himself, at first, being coneived of th Holy Sprite, and, then walking as the man, Jesus Christ, to Christ given unto us after He died, rose, again, and, ascended to Heaven. Stephen was NOT moved by grace to become a martyr, he was moved by faith.
Abraham? Faith !
David, the boy, going up against the giant ! Faith !
David , the man, accepting Christ's discipline for His first child dying? Faith !
Paul, blinded on road to Damascus, believed in God by ______ . Faith !
'Course, we all have our moments, fervent as Peter, but denying Him. Now, was the Holy Spirit in Peter when Jesus walked the earth? No ! The Holy Spirit was a promise by Jesus that we would get 'a Helper' after He left . And, indeed, within moments after Jesus ascended, as promised, Acts is ALL about the power of the Holy Spirit who CAN be received (permitted) into one's life
Flashing a robe of righteosness, really , reddy ? Is that how it's perceived to live in the Spirit of Christ reViving one born again's DEAD life up to His reception. And, sure, with te foundation of Christ in us, we are saved as one through fire, as 1 Cor. 3:15 states, right, but what makes you think your going to stay true to Christ IF you're liVing in your DEAD WORKS ! GOD'S GRACE ? LOL.
God will SPIT YOU OUT !!! What is the word? 'Lukewarm.'. Kinda sounds like your works getting burned to the ground of becoming nothingness, huh, but you SAVED ! KINDA . What about that 'spit out' part, I wonder. Does God mean 'You're still all in,' when He says you're all out (of my mouth)?
Hmmm, apostating food for thought, eh, Christ peeps.
And, what do you think of John eating 'the little book' in Revelation 9 , that's taste was sweet , crumbling in His mouth like honey. Hmmm, what about Hebrews 6 that says before this speaking that one who tastes the heavenly gift, enlightened, and, here are the words that PROVE this person was REGENERATED or, 'born again,' being also 'partakers of the Holy Spirit .'
Really, do you REALLY want to twist these words around to say this person spoken of was never of a genuine true saving faith???? Preposterous ! Worse than that? It's false teaching and Christ is clear through John's 'revelation' where they go I'd you care to read Rev. 20:10 . To the 'lake of fire,' and, these words are the real kiCKer: 'tormented day and night forever and ever .' !!!
Well, green, I sure hope and pray, with all my heart, that He leads you, here, 'Dear Lord....Amen.'
Me, too, Christ peeps, me too.
