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1 | How do I make sense of the context? | Acts 8:13 | Hank | 69851 | ||
David_24597: I must confess to something that I read in your post that I have not read in Scripture, and therefore ask you to point it out for my soul's benefit; to wit, this "conjunction of Jesus' actions with my own actions that saves me." --Hank | ||||||
2 | How do I make sense of the context? | Acts 8:13 | David_24597 | 69859 | ||
It's really quiet obvious once you think about it. Jesus' death on the cross made it possible for us to recieve redemption. If we CHOOSE not to receive it though, God will not force it on us. We must make the choice to accept Jesus' sacrifice as our payment for our sins. That is US working WITH God for our salvation. I know we are saved by grace through faith. Read James chapter 2 to see that faith is made perfect through our works. Works are required to show others our faith. Faith is not dead or blind. We are saved by grace THROUGH faith. Without faith it is impossible to please God. | ||||||
3 | How do I make sense of the context? | Acts 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 69864 | ||
"It's really quiet obvious once you think about it. Jesus' death on the cross made it possible for us to recieve redemption." Again, please show me a single verse that refers to God's redemptive work as "possible." Redemption is always referred to as a completed act on the part of God through Jesus Christ. Even though I was regenerated ("born again") during my lifetime, God's redemption of me occurred in the first century. We all agree here that without faith it is impossible to please God. What is the source of that faith? Does it come from within us or from God? --Joe! |
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