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1 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224502 | ||
Dear fellow Christians, When we see the four books of Gospel, the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven (or Kingdom of God) Jesus Messiah proclaimed emphasizes not only believing in Jesus but “mainly” the obedience to God’s Word. The modern Protestant church is stuck to justification by faith but ignores sanctification not necessarily theoretically but practically. This tradition produces more nominal Christians, hindering growth in true religion. We hear but do not practice or obey God’s Word. Do you agree with me that the Gospel Jesus preached was to urge us to live a life obeying God’s Word rather than to merely accept Jesus as the Savior? |
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2 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | DocTrinsograce | 224511 | ||
Dear 00123, You might want to use the advanced search feature on the website, looking up my username and the word sanctification. Progressive sanctification is an essential element of salvation. You may have read about justification and sanctification in the "modern Protestant church" but they are not equivalent to salvation. It would be like saying the engine and the wheels are equivalent to your car. The engine and wheels are components that are required in making up a car, but they are not the car. The biblical view of soteriology consists of multiple aspects -- in theology, those aspects are called the ordo salutis (see post #151193). In Him, Doc PS I should have mentioned that in the Roman church, the soteriological terms are defined in utterly different ways. |
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3 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224514 | ||
Dear Doc, Following your recommendation, I read your post. Two things. (1) The ordo salutis you cited from other authors mainly emphasizes God's work for our salvation. I totally concur with the view that God saves us not we. However, when I read the Gospels (the first four books of the NT), Jesus always urged us to "live out" a holy life, emphasizing on what behaviors and attitudes we must have. An example is Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Jesus commands us to do God’s will to enter the kingdom of heaven. (2) Due to too much emphasis on God’s act on our salvation, the Church teaches (not theologically but practically) like believers have nothing to do (so, it never sermons on what life we should live) and like believers are already forgiven no matter what corrupted life we live. Thanks. -00123 | ||||||
4 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | Morant61 | 224515 | ||
Greetings 00123! I pastor a holiness church, so we do emphasize the importance of living a holy life. However, we must always remember that we can live a holy life because we are saved. We do not live a holy life to get saved. That is an important distinction. Eph. 2:8-10 makes the order perfectly clear. We are saved unto good works, not by good works. :-) Holiness is more an issue of living out the reality of our salvation, not trying to earn it. If we are saved, we should live holy lives. If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | lionheart | 224533 | ||
Tim, Very well said. It keeps the focus on what God has done for us and not what we do ourselves. Thank you my brother. In Him, lionheart |
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