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1 | Does God save us when we show our faith? | Romans | sniper | 77017 | ||
Does God save us when we show our faith? In the absence of belief, confession, and repentance can a person have faith? If you are new to this discussion, please review the thread of postings. | ||||||
2 | Does God save us when we show our faith? | Romans | disciplerami | 77027 | ||
Hello Sniper, Let's see, can a person have faith who doesn't confess, and doesn't repent? I would say no. That's no my idea of what a Christian is. The Biblical image of a Christian is much different. Thanks and God bless, Disciplerami |
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3 | Is baptism an evidence of faith? | Romans | sniper | 77127 | ||
I have posted many questions regarding evidence of faith. It seems that most generally agree that confession of belief, and repentance are evidence of faith. Furthermore, it seems to be generally agreed that confession and repentance are necessary for salvation. In the same vein of questions, is baptism an evidence of faith? If so, is baptism necessary for salvation just as confession and repentance are necessary? | ||||||
4 | Is baptism an evidence of faith? | Romans | Timothy Paul | 77130 | ||
Even though numerous Scriptures speak of the importance of water baptism, adding anything to the work of the cross demeans the sacrifice of the Savior. It implies that His finished work wasn’t enough. But the Bible makes clear that we are saved by grace, and grace alone, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." --Ephesians 2:8-9 Baptism is simply a step of obedience to the Lord following our repentance and confession of sin. Our obedience--water baptism, prayer, good works, fellowship, witnessing, etc.--issues from our faith in Christ. Salvation is not what we do, but Who we have. "He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life" --1 John 5:12 Author: Ray Comfort of Living Waters Publications. Excerpted from The Evidence Bible. © 2002, Living Waters Publications But what about Mark 16:16? Mark 16:16 quotes Jesus as saying: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (NKJV). Does this mean that salvation is by baptism? "In no way does this verse establish baptism as a condition for salvation; it is merely the declaration that those who believe and are baptized are saved. Any act of obedience to the Lord could be added after the expression 'whoever believes' and it would remain a true statement, because salvation is the result of faith in Christ. It should be noted that when the Lord added, 'but whoever does not believe will be condemned,' there is no mention of baptism. In identifying what would bring about condemnation, Jesus did not say that 'whoever believes but is not baptized shall not be save.' If baptism were necessary for salvation, there are many significant verses which should be amended to read 'you are saved through faith and baptism.' It is clear that faith in Jesus Christ is what saves a person (Acts 16:30-31; Eph. 2:8-9). Baptism is a distinct act of obedience, apart from salvation. This is clarified by the order in which the words 'believe' and 'baptize' occur in the text (cf. Acts 2:38; 10:44-48). Baptism with the Spirit places believers into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13), while water baptism merely signifies to others that a person has professed Christ. The word 'saved' is translated from the Greek word sesosmenoi, which is a perfect passive participle. It means that this salvation took place at some point in the past, being accomplished by Jesus Christ Himself, and is continuing on in the present." [Spiros Zodhiates, editor, The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible (Chattanooga, Tennessee: AMG Publishers, 1996), note for Mark 16:16.] |
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5 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | sniper | 77155 | ||
Aren't repentance and confession step of obedience? Let me answer that, yes they are. What makes them any different than baptism? God makes a comand and we obey, not out of a sense of entitlement, but because we love Him and want to follow him. God's gift is exactly that- a gift- we never could earn salvation. Baptism is not an added step, it the final step in a clearly delineated process. I once believed as you do regarding baptism. I got tired of twisting the Bible around to fit my beliefs. I just accept it for what it says. May God bless you. |
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6 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | Timothy Paul | 77174 | ||
Obedience is more accurately described as understanding and responding. Though it can also be referred to as an attitude: "The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything." 2Cor 2:9 "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling," Phil 2:12 Regardless, it is in our best interest to be obedient. Adam and Eve got what they wanted, knowing good from evil, but they did it through disobedience. Obedience to God's commandments is an act of love. Jesus taught his listeners to have a different kind of righteousness, not a version of the Pharisees righteousness, which amounted to legal compliance. Our obedience must come from what God does in us, not what we are able to do on our own. Obedience must be God centered and not self centered. It must be based not on approval from people, but on reverence for God. And it must go beyond the fact that we do not break the law, but that we live by the principles that are the heart of the law Truthfully, it is much easier to teach the law than to practice it. But if we want God to care for us, we need to be submissive to Him and His directions. And yes, among His directions are those about repentance and confession God's grace to you, Tim |
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7 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | sniper | 77552 | ||
Tim, You wrote:"Our obedience must come from what God does in us, not what we are able to do on our own. If I understand your note then I agree with it except that I am a little unsure of what you mean by the statement above. Do you mean that since we love God and obey as an act of love that such obedience is done out of an attitude of what God has done for us? In other words, we love God because of his grace and mercy and we want to please Him so we obey. And, none of this obedience is out of an attitude that God owes us anything for it. Am I understanding your position? |
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8 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | Timothy Paul | 77755 | ||
Yes, thank you for your reply. My position is that we obey without expecting some reward, but out of thankfulness for what has been done for us already. God Bless, Tim |
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9 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | sniper | 77774 | ||
You say 'already'. So is it your position that 'what has been done for us' happens prior to our obedience and is in no way connected to our obedience? | ||||||
10 | Repentance and Confession - obedience? | Romans | Timothy Paul | 77776 | ||
Yes, by what has been done for us, I mean to refer to Rom 5:8, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." This is what has already been done FOR us, which means "for the sake of, in behalf of, instead of." And, allow me to emphasize that Christ died for sinners, not "obedient" people (Mark 2:17). Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Tim |
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