Ephesians 2 is not preaching faith alone.
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The Passover was fulfilled by Jesus.
The Passover required the sacrifice of a lamb.
The blood of the lamb was placed on the doorway of the residence.
Then the Jews had to eat the lamb!
The Word passed over all the residences covered by the blood of the lamb.
So we are spiritually drinking and eating the lamb of God.
Exodus 12:13
The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass
over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
It’s like rejecting a free Bugatti to keep making payments on a 1996 Mazda 626 that doesn't even run.
Jhn 6:54
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed…He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
You are drinking His natural blood shed on the cross?
I've never seen someone try so hard to turn CONTINUED SINNING into a finished victory.
And unconverted from within.
Now you have the mystery of godliness hid in Christ Jesus: Any man can repent of outward deeds, but not of lust in the heart. Only the Lamb of God can take away the lust of heart:
Jhn 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
1Jo 3:5
And we know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him is not sinning: whosoever is sinning hath not seen him, neither known him.
Col 2:11
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Rom 2:28
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
God commands us to repent of our transgressions. The gospel promise is Jesus taking away our lustful nature, by which man transgresses against God.
Jas 1:14
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Acts{3:19}
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Since it is man that sins, then it man that must repent. Since man can only repent of sinful deeds, then it must be Jesus that takes away the lust of heart.
Therefore, if we repent of all our transgressions that we do, then God sends the Lord Jesus to purge our hearts of lust, which only He can do.
2Pe 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Anyone that does not repent first of sinful deeds, Jesus Christ is not sent to take away lust from the heart. The sinner continues with old lust for sin, and continued transgressions in life.
Likewise, any other gospel promising salvation and life without whole repentance from transgressions, Jesus also does not come to purge the half-hearted sinner, who only repents in part:
Ezek 18:31
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Jerem 3:10
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
Rev 3:15
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold
The gospel promise of Jesus Christ, is to any man seeking to live without lust and sin not, and only do good from a pure heart. Only that man repenting of all sinful deeds for Jesus' sake, can receive His Spirit and faith, that cuts out all lust from within by circumcision of Christ:
Deu 10:16
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Mat 23:25
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess…Cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Faith-alone justification without repentance first, is exactly what it says it is: Sinners saved by grace with old lust of heart and continued transgressions with the flesh, the same as all unrepented transgressors on earth.
There faith-alone sinners religion, is no different in the judgment of works, than any other sinners' religion that do both good and evil. Only the names named are different.
2Ti 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
The Scriptures upend another gospel than Jesus Christ: Faith-alone justification without repentance to believe, be converted, circumcised of the Spirit, and saved from sinning by Jesus Christ the righteous.
Of course not. Faith-alone justification with progressive sanctification, is not the gospel of Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
The promised circumcision of the Spirit and of Christ is whole washing, sanctification, and justification, with repentance and deliverance from all sins and trespasses.
Progressive sanctification from sinning, is only sinful man's partial repentance...
Jerem 3:10
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
Hosea{7:8}
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Rev 3:15
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth
I know it's hogwash. No sinful man is forgiven nor atoned for by shedding Jesus' blood on a cross.
Act 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Jesus' natural blood was shed and died once for all sins. Now He lives forever to sprinkle the blood of His resurrection upon them that repent of shedding His blood on a cross.
Rom 4:25
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
1Pe 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
You continue to confuse the argument by changing it into something foolish.
No man can repent for a gospel that has not been heard.
Only them that hear the gospel can repent to believe and be converted to the gospel.
Repenting for a gospel not heard is impossible. The paradox is why anyone would suggest it, when no one has argued it.
So, as is usual, in due time the faith-alone justifier turns to accusing all people of sinning like themselves, as though there's safety in numbers.
Rev 12:10
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Only sinners still sinning, with their lust untaken away by the Lamb of God, do as you accuse.
That of course would be an accusation for yourself, unless you are only accusing others of what you don't yourself do.
The lie of 'everyone's doing it', does not justify the ones doing it.
Rom 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Scripture declares all have sinned. Not all are sinning
Another twist to appear foolish. No one keeps the commandments by transgressing them.
However, there are those who keep not the commandments, but say by their faith-alone are not condemned.
I've show Scriptural reason for rebuking your argument. I have never condemned you personally, as you do from a flailing argument.
If my Scriptural reasoning is faulty, then show it. Otherwise, all you've done is ignore it and keep repeating your own stuff.
And try quoting me, so that you at least get that part right, even if you disagree.
Of course. But if anyone desires His grace, without His granted repentance from sinning against Him, then they reject His grace.
Or, they seek the grace of another Christ without repentance from all iniquity.
Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
2Ti 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Every sinner should stop and see what their sins against Christ have done to Him on a cross, and continue doing to Him in their own lives.
That's the only way the risen Lamb of God can grant any man godly sorrow and repentance unto life.
Cor {7:10}
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:
Universalism is false. All men are not living forever, because Jesus was crucified on a cross.
No man is granted life without repentance from dead works. Only by His resurrection can Jesus grant any man repentance unto life.
Universalism is false. All men will not resurrected unto life, because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.
Only by repentance from shedding His blood, can He grant any man life by His resurrection.
Heb{5:8}
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
2 Peter{4:17}
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
You are attempting to say that quoting Scripture is only what someone says. That's only done with people saying things by their faith-alone. Quoting Scripture is what only what Jesus Christ says.
The common error of all faith-alone Christians, is they only argue their own words alone, and have no regard for any Scriptures quoted that reject them.
Not sure if you have ever had the Spirit's law written in your heart, but if you did, you have completely replaced His word with your faith-alone.
It is pretty ironic to talk about the Spirits law while claiming you had to become sinless on your own before Jesus would even help you. If you could stop sinning and purge your own lust before the Spirit arrived, then you did not need a Savior, you just needed a trophy. You have replaced His sacrifice with your own resume.
Legally true, but David was forgiven of adultery and murder by confession and repentance, which is the foreshadowing of good things to come.
But then, he was the king and no man charged him by law.
If you are not keeping the commandments of the Lord, then you are a transgressor.
Rev 14:12
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.