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1 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192410 | ||
The problem that I keep encountering in the reply to my question is, the substition of the word "saved" for the word "faithful" Faithful means to remain in to and stay true to what you have commited to do. So like a marriage it is possible to get married and then be unfaithful in the marrige. So in Christ we can be joined with Him through Grace which is a gift from God not because we have done anything to desrve it, then we are asked to remain faithful and pure in that relationship forsaking all other things. If we then reject Gods grace what is the result? Or do you believe once we are "saved" it is impossible to reject Gods grace? | ||||||
2 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192411 | ||
I believe it is impossible for one who is genuinely saved to reject God's Grace. In my mind, John 3:18 sums it up very clearly. "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Jesusman |
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3 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192412 | ||
Good scripture! John 3 v21 says that "Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." I think that in my own life I have found that if my deeds don't line up with my faith God has convicted me of that fact (not condemned me with that fact) I have than had the choice whether I wanted to repent and change my ways or whether I want to reject the truth and continue doing what I now know to be wrong. I thank God that when he shows me something he also gives me a chance to change through Christs love I also thank God that he does not take away my free will. I know that for me I have not always repented when I know that I am wrong, but He has been Patient, I have learnt not to test God but to repent quickly. One time after I became a Christian I turned away from God and walked in a wilderness experience for 15yrs! I never want to reject Him again because I know how dark that time was!!! Hebrews 3v 12-19 | ||||||
4 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192415 | ||
Don't forget that God is also a parent. We don't call him "father" for no reason. Every parent expects, or should expect, a child to be rebellious and disobey from time to time. These times of rebelliousness happen. I have yet to meet a parent who suddenly ups and says "well, you're not my child anymore cause you didn't obey me." God, being as perfect as he is, would never do such a horrid thing to one of his children. Jesusman |
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5 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192418 | ||
God never rejects us but as rebelious children we can reject him. The prodigal Son chose to take His inheritence and squander it away. What do you think would have happened if he had never come home? Also unfaithful means that you were given something and then failed to do it, you can't be unfaithful to something that you don't have! | ||||||
6 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192426 | ||
But the key thing to remember about the Prodigal son is that there is never a time when he was not the son. He was always referred to as the son. Jesusman |
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7 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192435 | ||
Luke 15 v 24 For this son of mine was DEAD and he is alive again.... | ||||||