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1 | Saved but not living for God? | Matt 6:33 | I love Jesus. Jesus Freak | 163323 | ||
If you have been saved but go live of this world are you going to go to heaven when you die,Even if they are not living for God? | ||||||
2 | Saved but not living for God? | Matt 6:33 | Hank | 163374 | ||
The key word in your question is "if" -- "If you have been saved..." One can never escape Jesus' truth of Matthew 7:13-27. The cause of salvation is always by grace through faith in Christ; never obedience, never good works. But the effect of salvation is always obedience, always good works. "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. For we are his worksmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10). To affirm that one has been "saved" who continues to live in sin, i.e., habitually to practice sin, goes against Bible teaching on what it means to be regenerated (born again) in Christ. It is the sort of "dead faith" that the brother of our Lord writes of in James 2:14-26. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Obedience and ones salvation. | Matt 6:33 | lionheart | 163376 | ||
Hank, Greetings brother. I dont have an arguement here with you. You are right it's not obedience that saved us,salvations effect is obedience. My question here just for clarifying my understanding and those who might not be clear is does not obedience play a part in ones decision to come to Christ? Thanx brother, lionheart |
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4 | Obedience and ones salvation. | Matt 6:33 | Hank | 163384 | ||
Dear brother lionhart, if, as we agree that Scripture teaches, obedience is the effect of salvation, not its cause; and that therefore obedience is tantamount to good works; and if, as Scripture teaches, we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, then obedience is not and cannot be a factor in salvation. If it were, we would have a soteriology of grace through faith plus works, a doctrine that Scripture does not support. ..... I may not have answered your question fully and clearly -- and don't presume that I can! -- but it is hoped that my response at least is going in the same general direction as your question :-) --Hank | ||||||
5 | Obedience and ones salvation. | Matt 6:33 | lionheart | 163404 | ||
Yes in a matter of speaking you are headed my way.In James chapter two James clearly addresses the issue of faith and works.No we are not saved by our works,impossible,but might we not say that what we do is evidence of what we have and for that matter on the other hand dont have? You did quite well, lionheart |
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