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1 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | MJH | 200902 | ||
Great examples Doc. They're excellent at making your point. I'm not sure if you understand that I agree with you probably completely. I know that you are not saying that, "any obedience at all to God throws out Grace." I know you're not antinomian. So, if Christians obey Law, they are not automatically trying to earn anything in the site of God. Any act of obedience done in love is a wonderful thing, I believe, and I am quite sure you do as well. God forbid anyone ever teach that our actions in relationship to any deed, law, or even doctrine can earn ourselves either salvation or a more favorable place before a Holy God. We are saved by faith alone through the Messiah Jesus alone by grace alone. MJH |
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2 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | DocTrinsograce | 200921 | ||
Dear MJH, Therefore you see why this question is bounded by the extremes of legalism and antinomianism. Righteousness isn't about compliance with the law any more than beauty is about makeup. The tree is known by its fruit, but the nature of the fruit is a manifestation of the very DNA of the plant. Thus, as Thomas Watson put it, "A godly man is a heavenly man; heaven is in him, before he is in heaven." In Him, Doc |
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