Lordship salvation vs. "easy believism"

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GraceAndTruth

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Beginning around 50 AD or so, right?

You are correct. They had the writings of Paul, James, and others.
There is little to date the letters.....the 'Prison letters' of Paul, written at the end of his life, make me think earlier date for some.
His letters to the Corinthians and Ephesians had to shortly after he was there on one of his journeys. 50ishAD is ok with me
 

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Rom 9 is about the temporary hardening of his elect ( Israel ) Through there disobedience his mercy is demonstrated to the Gentiles . for filling his purposes .
What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known”

(1) By hardening Pharaoh God demonstrated his power over all the false Egyptian gods.

(2) Just as God manifests Himself through Pharaoh’s judicial hardening, He likewise does so through Israel’s judicial hardening.
But I asked why were some made vessels of wrath FOR destruction......like Judas.
 

soggykitten

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There are more than just that fragment........however, the Muratorian is not THE bible
The manuscripts can be seen in part on Wiki among other places
The document contains a list of the books of the New Testament, a similar list concerning the Old Testament having apparently preceded it. It dates from around 170AD.....way after the Peshitta and the Old Latin Vulgate.



145 AD Peshitta is the Syriac version of the NT. Peshitta means “straight or rule, and set the standard because of it’s early composition and strong agreement with the Greek text underlying the KJV. Antioch is in Syria and was the seat of all Christian doctrine.

Justin Martyr mentions the gospels as being FOUR in number and quotes from them, also quotes some of the epistles of Paul and from the Revelation of John

Early church fathers quoted so extensively from the New Testament in their writings that it is said the entire NT can be reproduced from their writings alone.

NT books were in existence in their present form at the close of the apostolic age (end of 1st century)


150 AD Tatian’s Diatesseron
150 AD Itala bible the bible of the Baptists, first used by early Christians and Waldenses. Translated from the TR
157 AD Old Latin Vulgate (original Vulgate, not the corrupt version by Jerome)
135-200AD Iraenaeus quoted from all the NT books except Philemon, Jude, James, and 3 John
160-224 AD Tertulllian, a contemporary of Origen and Clement mentions all the NT books except 2 Peter, James and 2 John
165-220 AD Clement of Alexandria names all the books of the NT except Philemon, James, 2 Peter and 3 John. According to Eusebius, Clement gave explanations and quoted from ALL canonical books.
You forgot to link your source.
 

soggykitten

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1. saved by the PROPITIATION, THE REASON FOR THIS THREAD
We're saved by atonement?
2. I believe water baptism and communion are symbolic
Clarify please. Symbolic? Meaning they don't actually need to be performed? Baptism nor communion?
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sola scriptura IS the bible alone and exegesis is a way to study it.......which I advocate.
No Hermeneutics then?
You believe the bible is to be taken in full literally?
You didn't answer the question as regards saved by faith alone.
 

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We're saved by atonement?
Clarify please. Symbolic? Meaning they don't actually need to be performed? Baptism nor communion?
3. No Hermeneutics then?
You believe the bible is to be taken in full literally?
You didn't answer the question as regards saved by faith alone.
1 YES, the blood of Christ is the saving element
2synbolic as in symbolic.....the bread does not become a body nor does the wine become blood
3. I never said nor intimated that the bible is completely literal......after all, Revelation proves that.
4. Yes I did answer. You asked about exegesis.
 

soggykitten

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Thank you.
Did you read this part?

The Muratorian fragment, also known as the Muratorian Canon[1](18:02) or Canon Muratori, is a copy of perhaps the oldest known list of most of the books of the New Testament. The fragment, consisting of 85 lines, is a 7th-century Latin manuscript bound in a 7th- or 8th-century codex from the library of Columbanus's monastery at Bobbio Abbey; it contains features suggesting it is a translation from a Greek original written about 170 or as late as the 4th century. Both the degraded condition of the manuscript and the poor Latin in which it was written have made it difficult to translate. The beginning of the fragment is missing, and it ends abruptly. The fragment consists of all that remains of a section of a list of all the works that were accepted as canonical by the churches known to its original compiler. It was discovered in the Ambrosian Library in Milan by Father Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672–1750), the most famous Italian historian of his generation, and published in 1740.[2]
The definitive formation of the New Testament canon did not occur until 367, when bishop Athanasius of Alexandria in his annual Easter letter composed the list that is still recognised today as the canon of 27 books. However, it would take several more centuries of debates until agreement on Athanasius' canon had been reached within all of Christendom.[1](7:30)

Just as an aside. With regard to the Bibliography [1] reference from your source. Are you aware that Bart Ehrman is an atheist? Even though he is allowed to remain as the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
 

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Eph 1.5
This is after we believe. Blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. We were definitely not blessed with any spiritual blessings ( in the mind of God or otherwise ) until ( Eph 1.12-13)
This includes being predestined. This makes sense in light of eph 2.11-12 .
Being predestined is a spiritual blessings for a future physical reality in the future. The Adoption . Being predestined is the guarantee that the redemption of the body will happen.
“ having predestinated” in verse 5 is an aorist participle following verse 4 which says that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.

According as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world...having predestinated us (aorist participle)

The predestination MUST BE before the foundation of the world for the same reason sealing of the Spirit follows faith. The grammatical syntax demands it

You don’t even get verse 4 right, Why would I think you would get verse 5 right?
 
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My last part is right, my middle part is right, and my last part is right.
The "thing" that makes us dead is ORIGINAL SIN.
People receive nothing until they are made aware (by being made alive spriritually) of their need for a savior.
your wrong already,

the penalty of SIN IS DEATH,

The order is:
born again
hear the message
convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit who now resides in the new man
confesson of guilt
faith in Christ to redeem
HALLELUJAH

These happen within seconds. In an instant of time.
Then its on to grow in understanding
again impossible, you need to study of on the Essence of God his attributes are perfect

his love Can not overrule his justice

His justice demands payment for the guilt of sin, that payment is death

his love can not overturn this, but it can make a way that satisfies its justice, which it did, he who knew no sin became sin for us that we might be made:righteous (justified)

his love satisfied his justice, but justification is not forced on anyone, it is given to those who believe

as perfect judge, he can not make one alive who is under the penalty of sin. This would go against his justice

regeneration Can not precede justification, gods perfect character and attributes will not allow it
 

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1 YES, the blood of Christ is the saving element.
We are by God's grace through faith. Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you should be saved.
2synbolic as in symbolic.....the bread does not become a body nor does the wine become blood
OK. You didn't answer about baptism. Is baptism symbolic?
3. I never said nor intimated that the bible is completely literal......after all, Revelation proves that.
Thanks. I'll remember that. :)
4. Yes I did answer. You asked about exegesis.
No, you did not. I asked if you believe we are saved by faith alone.
Exegesis:critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
 

soggykitten

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“ having predestinated” in verse 5 is an aorist participle following verse 4 which says that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.

According as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world...having predestinated us (aorist participle)

The predestination MUST BE before the foundation of the world for the same reason sealing of the Spirit follows faith. The grammatical syntax demands it

You don’t even get verse 4 right, Why would I think you would get verse 5 right?
Your source?
Regular Baptist Ministries
GIVING THANKS FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS FROM GOD
An Introductory Meditation on Ephesians 1:3–14
by Myron J. Houghton
 

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Eph 1.5
This is after we believe. Blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. We were definitely not blessed with any spiritual blessings ( in the mind of God or otherwise ) until ( Eph 1.12-13)
This includes being predestined. This makes sense in light of eph 2.11-12 .
Being predestined is a spiritual blessings for a future physical reality in the future. The Adoption . Being predestined is the guarantee that the redemption of the body will happen.
Addition to last post.

Verse 3 refers to every spiritual blessing given us in Christ Jesus. Paul then goes on to enumerate many of those blessings. Some, election, predestination happened in eternity past. Some happened after conversion. And some will happen in the future. ( that in the ages to come).

Just a reminder...2 Timothy 1:9 says that grace was given to us before the world began as well.
 

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soggykitten said:
Your source?
Regular Baptist Ministries
GIVING THANKS FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS FROM GOD
An Introductory Meditation on Ephesians 1:3–14
by Myron J. Houghton
OIC1965 post #595 not visible now for some reason. Disappeared as I made this post?
My source. Any Greek grammar will identify what an aorist participle is and how it functions.

My reply: Thank you. I thought you may have forgotten to link RBM as your source. No worries, it happens.
 

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soggykitten said:
Your source?
Regular Baptist Ministries
GIVING THANKS FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS FROM GOD
An Introductory Meditation on Ephesians 1:3–14

by Myron J. Houghton
OIC1965 post #595 not visible now for some reason. Disappeared as I made this post?
My source. Any Greek grammar will identify what an aorist participle is and how it functions.

My reply: Thank you. I thought you may have forgotten to link RBM as your source. No worries, it happens.
No, I did not use RBM. Just a Greek New Testament.
 

OIC1965

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You are Calvinist then?
If properly understanding the syntax of Ephesians 1:5 makes me a Calvinist, maybe you should get on board.

But no, I am not a Calvinist. Making a point about the syntax of a passage does not make one a Calvinist.
 

soggykitten

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If properly understanding the syntax of Ephesians 1:5 makes me a Calvinist, maybe you should get on board.

But no, I am not a Calvinist. Making a point about the syntax of a passage does not make one a Calvinist.
OK, let me ask you then with regard to the syntax of Ephesians 1.
Do you believe predestined for salvation before the foundation of the world is independent of a personal reception of the truth of Christ's gospel message?