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1 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Hank | 56672 | ||
No, The Bible Is Right, I don't believe I take the subject of baptism too lightly and I do believe I take it rightly: It is a command; thus, being baptized is an act of obedience to that command. But it is not salvific. Regeneration is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Period. Finis. Nothing less. And nothing more. There is absolutely nothing that man can do, no action of any kind that can or does contribute in any way to his salvation. (Faith is not an active verb; it is, in fact, not a verb. It is a noun. Nouns don't denote action.) Not baptism. Not good works. Not facing East. Not standing on his head. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. By grace we are saved through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, not of works. This is all I have to say or will say on this thread. I invite you to join me and move on to another topic. This one has run into a dead end. By the way, you say you are not a member of a denomination. You did not say whether you are a member the group of believers known as the "Church of Christ." Were you playing a semantic word game, since this group does not think of itself as, or admit to being, a denomination? It is customary for active users to supply a few helpful facts about themselves, their beliefs, etc. Could I persuade you to do that for us, using the space provided in the user's profile box? Thank you in advance. Every good wish. Hank | ||||||
2 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Aspilos | 56768 | ||
Hello Hank! Excuse me for intruding here, but I would like to know your view of the two verses I have included below. It seems that these two verses are implying that faith is a type of work. I have read several of the messages that you have left in this forum and I perceive that you are a person of great intellect. If anyone can give me a suitable answer, I'm sure you can. You say, "There is absolutely nothing that man can do, no action of any kind that can or does contribute in any way to his salvation" and who can argue with that? After all, it is scriptural. God Bless! Aspilos 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. |
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3 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Hank | 56783 | ||
Hi, Aspilos. Your questions do not equate intrusion by any means!.... 1 Thess. 1:3. Look at the familiar theme of Paul: faith, hope love (cf. 1 Cor. 13). The terms "work of faith" "labor of love" and "patience of hope" all refer to ministerial duties which were being carried out by the faithful Thessalonians. The work, the labor, and the patience were the result -- the consequence -- of the spiritual attributes of faith, hope, and love. Thus the "work" in your question was not faith itself, but a manifestion of it. See also Hebrews 11. ..... John 6:29... Read down from v.22. The crowds who heard Jesus' teaching about the messianic kingdom misunderstood his points, not an uncommon occurence then, or now. They ask Him in v.26 "What shall we do that we may work the works of God." Their obvious thought pattern then, and the thought pattern of some people today, including some Christians, was that God required them to do some works in order to earn everlasting life. So, correcting them, Jesus responded that the work of God (of God, not man) was (simply put) "Believe in Him (Jesus) whom He (God) sent. Belief (faith) therefore was not connected with or dependent upon work, and work was not a requisite for salvation. --Hank | ||||||
4 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Aspilos | 56786 | ||
Just as I figured, very informative. Thanks! God Bless! Aspilos |
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5 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | Hank | 56787 | ||
Aspilos, you are very, very welcome. --Hank | ||||||