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1 | The Substitute! | 1 John 2:2 | Makarios | 34112 | ||
The Substitute ******************************* God's righteous wrath against the sinfulness of humanity is appeased by the sacrifice of His one and only Son! Jesus Christ, the Son, has taken our place by accepting the penalty for our sins (Isaiah 53:6), and by enduring public disgrace in the process, even though He Himself was completely without sin! The forgiveness of sins through Christ's atoning sacrifice is not limited to one particular group, and the invitation of Christ is open to all! (Rev. 22:17) Christ's atoning sacrifice has worldwide application (John 1:29, Hebrews 2:9, 2 Cor. 5:14-15,19), but it is only efficient for those who believe in Christ! You have to believe that Jesus is Lord, repent of your sins, and confess Him as Lord of your life, and you will be saved! - Makarios (A Continuing Study through 1 John by Makarios) |
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2 | Salvation by Grace and . . .? | 1 John 2:2 | Mommapbs | 34164 | ||
Greetings again Markarios! You wrote:"You have to believe that Jesus is Lord, repent of your sins, and confess Him as Lord of your life, and you will be saved!" How does your statement compare to Romans 10:9? "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;" How does your assertion compare to Ephesians 2:8-10? "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;not as a result of works, so thatno one may boast.For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." Where does "Lord of your life" fit into the picture of salvation by grace? Did the thief on the cross make Jesus the "Lord of his life?" How? Was he saved or not? I look forward to your responses! Blessings, Mommapbs |
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3 | Salvation by Grace and . . .? | 1 John 2:2 | Reformer Joe | 34173 | ||
Momma: You quoted Romans 10:9, and then asked why we must confess Jesus as Lord. I suggest that you read the verse again, since that exact phrase is right there. Yes, the thief on the cross acknowledged Jesus as Lord. That is not the same as salvation by works. True, saving faith includes repentance (i.e. a change of attitude toward self and to sin) and acknowledgement of Christ's Lordship. Neither is a work any more than "placing one's faith" in Christ is. Nothing comes through clearer by reading the gospels and books like James and 1 John than the fact that faith is more than just a nod of agreement with a set of facts. And all of this is a gift of God. --Joe! |
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4 | Why exclude the ressurrection of Christ? | 1 John 2:2 | Mommapbs | 34185 | ||
Thank you Reformer Joe! Why would Paul assert that belief in the ressurrection is important? (See also 1 Cor 15)How come this seems to be excluded from the posted formula for salvation? (I don't mean to stir the pot, but this kind of bothers me.)Since Paul attaches sigificance to believing that "God has raised Him from the dead" in the plan of salvation, could it be that it is important to know not only WHO you believe in but also WHAT you believe about Him? Also, it would be good to clarify what the difference is between Jesus as Lord and Jesus as Lord of one's life. Refer to Matthew 7:21-23 and James 2:19 Even the demons know Jesus is Lord and tremble! This is an awesome truth! Blessings in Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith! Momma |
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5 | Why exclude the ressurrection of Christ? | 1 John 2:2 | Robert Nicholson | 34258 | ||
I think we often study the sacrifice of Christ for our sins on calvary and when we were saved we accepted his substitutionary work on our behalf. When we trust Christ we realize that this is not a dead saviour whom we trust, but one who not only died for us, and was buried and that on the third day God raised him from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is the absolute foundation to all the blessings which we have in him. As you have pointed out that in 1 Cor. 15:17-19 "If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain, you are yet in your sins. Then they also which have fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only, we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable" In others words if Christ was not triumphant over death then he is not whom he claimed to be. If we are trusting in a dead Christ, we are still dead in our sins. In addition, those who trusted him and have died are lost. Finally, if our hope does not go beyond this life, we are miserable, all we have is another dead religion. Oh the triumphs of Christ! V.20 "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept." Because he lives, we live,; because he was raised from the dead bodily, we also will be raised at his coming. Our hope which goes beyond this life is anchored safe within the veil in the saviours blood and we watch expectantly for the time when we will be in his personal presence for ever. Momma, I think that you could probably explain the two aspects of the Lordship of Christ. However, I will try. In Phil.2:9 Wherefore God hath highly exalted him and given him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. And every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father." You have mentioned the devils tremble and so they should. They know he is Lord and satan and his minions know there time is short and they will be judged by him. They know there is absolutely no escape. We read in Romans 9:10 "If thou shalt confess with the mouth the Lord Jesus (or Jesus as Lord) and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" When God by his spirit reveals to us our lost condition and need. We turn to Christ as both Saviour and Lord. When we rest upon him by faith for our salvation we are saying "he died for me, my sins were borne by him on the cross. I accept him as my Lord to be the leader of my life by his spirit. I believe Lordship for the Christian is turning my control over to Christ and allowing him to be my life. As we live in him and obey him we are changed more and more into his image. God bless Robert. |
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