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1 | Saved vs. Works (John 5:24 and 5:28-29) | John 5:24 | Hank | 63851 | ||
The doctrine of grace does not teach universalism. All men are not "automatically" saved. The doctrine of grace does teach that certain ones will be saved regardless of their own attitudes and responses. The doctrine of grace does teach that salvation is wholly of God and not dependent upon human merit or good works. The doctrine of grace teaches that it is by God's grace alone that anyone is ever saved, that comes by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Subsequent good works attest to but do not effect salvation. We are saved unto (to do) good works, but in no wise saved by them. We simply cannot tie good works and salvation together except in the sense that good works follow in the wake of regeneration. Justification and sanctification are not the same things. Through faith we are justified before God by the redemptive work of Christ on the cross. We are thus saved (regenerated). Sanctification is an ongoing process in the believer's life in which he grows more Christ-like through obedience to His commands. This is the place "good works" fits into the scheme -- never salvific; always post-salvific. [I have already cited numerous passages of Scripture on this topic in an earlier post to this thread, so I won't repeat them here.] --Hank | ||||||
2 | saved regardless of their own attitudes? | John 5:24 | Pastor Glenn | 63858 | ||
Hank, I hate picking on just one statement that you made, but this one just looks strange. Where does this statement come from? "The doctrine of grace does teach that certain ones will be saved regardless of their own attitudes and responses. " If it is true then does that include "attitudes and responses" towards Christ? God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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3 | saved regardless of their own attitudes? | John 5:24 | Hank | 63859 | ||
Pastor Glenn, a hearty hello, and an equally hearty thanks for pointing out a horrible error of omission of a key word, and the word was "not." ..... The statement in my former post which reads, "The doctrine of grace does teach that certain ones will be saved regardless of their own attitudes and responses" should read, "The doctrine of grace does NOT teach that certain ones will be saved regardless of their own attitudes and responses.".... Pastor Glenn, try as I may to proof-read posts before submitting them, now and then a big blooper gets by, and this was a whopper dopper super blooper! I do appreciate your catching it and pointing it out, thus affording me the opportunity to correct it. Thanks again, brother. You have rendered me -- and the forum -- a great service. --Hank | ||||||
4 | saved regardless of their own attitudes? | John 5:24 | Pastor Glenn | 63868 | ||
Hey, Well, this just shows that we are just like family here Hank: When one of us makes a blooper, it makes the rest of us feel good about ourselves. ;-) One thing that helps me is to write my longer posts in my word processor before copying here. This helps spell checking, but I still make similar bloopers. God Bless you brother, Pastor Glenn |
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