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1 | Eternal Life: A Free Gift? | John 3:36 | John Reformed | 64920 | ||
Dear Robert, It seems obvious to me that the correct way of interpreting John 3:36 is "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey (BY BELIEVING)the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." Proof that we are saved "by grace alone through faith alone" may be found throughout the New Testament. One suporting text is: Romans 3:27-31 Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. 31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Nevertheless unregenarate men, who are determined to have Scripture speak their own thoughts rather than God's, will twist verses to their own destruction. Even regenerate men are loath to cast aside beloved doctrines of men when faced with hard teachings found in the Bible. "First, because boasting is the outward form of the inner condition of pride. And pride has been the root cause of all the evils and miseries of the world, described in Romans 1:18-3:20. Let's go back and see this first-hand for ourselves. In Romans 1:18 Paul says, "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness." The truth is available to all people in one way or the other, and instead of humbling ourselves under it, we stand over it and push it down. This is pride. It may take hundreds of different forms - from the most petite and delicate to the most powerful and crude - but the reality is the same: we will stand over the truth and accept what we like and suppress what we don't." (John Piper) May God open the eyes of His church, especialy in these dark times. |
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2 | Eternal Life: A Free Gift? | John 3:36 | Robert Nicholson | 64931 | ||
Dear brother John: Thank you for an excellent response. Robert |
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