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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Aslans_Friend | 187137 | ||
I won't deny it. Darkness to light. You switch allegiance from one kingdom to the opposing kingdom. But the process of getting Egypt out of the slaves that followed Moses took a generation. Their flesh stayed in the desert before the next generation received the promised land of milk and honey. | ||||||
2 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Asis | 187144 | ||
Where do we live? in the Old or in the new. The Israelites had to work to attain righteousness. They were on their own. God watched over them and sent Prophets to guide them however it was up to them to DO the Law. But now we have a Savior who has done what was required to attain right standing with God. He has imparted to us His Holy Spirit to guide, instruct, and comfort us. Through His Spirit and the work of the Cross our flesh is dead. We have only to choose to follow God and live in the promised land. | ||||||
3 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Aslans_Friend | 187170 | ||
Sounds good. We who live post-resurrection have better promises, truly. Our works reflect the grace that was applied by our faith in God. But obedience is still a condition of forgiveness. (Matthew 18:23-35) | ||||||
4 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Asis | 187172 | ||
Believing (our faith in God)that God is, is not the obedience that results in a right relationship with our Lord. Abraham "believed God" and it was credited to him as righteousness (Romans 4:3). We need to believe God as Abraham did. Abraham believe the what God told him would be so, believed in His promises and that is the condition that brings about righteousness. I am forgiven because of Christ's blood sacrifice. Not because of obedience. If it was by my obedience that I was forgiven of all my sins then I would have reason to boast. God wants all the credit. Our job is to surrender our lives to Him, believe and let Him live through us (Galatians 2:20). | ||||||
5 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Aslans_Friend | 187176 | ||
'God wants all the credit.' He has all the credit. We still have the freewill. Listen to the spirit, obey in the soul, and you will not reap corruption in the flesh. God provided the way, we must walk in it. Justification is only through Christ. Let us not confuse faith in the existence of God with faith in the Way of God. |
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6 | Christians? | Matt 7:21 | Aslans_Friend | 187177 | ||
Following up with Galatians 2:21 I am not one of those who treats the grace of God as meaningless. For if we could be saved by keeping the law, then there was no need for Christ to die. and Romans 8:1-4 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. [obedience to the Spirit] |
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