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1 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192415 | ||
Don't forget that God is also a parent. We don't call him "father" for no reason. Every parent expects, or should expect, a child to be rebellious and disobey from time to time. These times of rebelliousness happen. I have yet to meet a parent who suddenly ups and says "well, you're not my child anymore cause you didn't obey me." God, being as perfect as he is, would never do such a horrid thing to one of his children. Jesusman |
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2 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192420 | ||
I think what is in contention about judgement is not whether we are "saved" or "unsaved" but how do we know that this is true? 1John 3v13-21 talks about how we will know that we are "saved" we will have love for our brother. This would be lived out by actions not words and would be evident to those around us. 1John 3v18 | ||||||
3 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192428 | ||
We have confidence to know that we are the Son's of God, 1 John 3:1. We have confidence to know that our reward of eternal life is reserved for us in heaven and it will not be done away with, 1 petet 1:4. We have confidence to know that God is the same always, hebrews 13:8. We can also have confidence that our salvation is not from any part of our own. That we have done nothing to earn it. Ephesians 2:8. Let me ask you this. If that last verse is true, then why are we being forced to work at salvation to keep it? Jesusman |
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4 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192434 | ||
We are not being forced to work at salvation to keep it, it is out of a repentant and grateful heart that we honour God by our deeds and our testimony of what he has done for us. There are so many warnings in the Bible about staying the course, staying pure, being Holy, etc. God has called us to follw His son, to sacrifice our lives for others and to be renewed by the transforming of our minds. We should not take his calling lightly Hebrews 12 v 14-17 warns us not to reject God's grace. james 2 v14-26 warns us that if we have faith without works it is dead v26 also inv24 he says that we our justified by faith and works. They work hand in glove, first Faith and then Works. if you say you have one without the other then you are decieved. | ||||||
5 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192440 | ||
You say we aren't forced to work at salvation to keept it, and you say that if we don't strive and continue in our salvation we will lose it. Which is it?? Paul says that our salvation is not of works, lest anyone should boast. You are simply giving man bragging rights when he shouldn't have any. Take two men who are in heaven after all is said and done. One man supposedly fell from grace and then returned to Christ, the other persevered. The Persistant one can claim boasting rights over the other. After all, he continued in his salvation where the other didn't. You may not intend that, but that's where this thought is leading. Basically, you are saying that God is powerful enough to save us, but in the keeping part, he needs help. I'm not denying that good works are a part of the christian life. I am arguing about the purpose for the works. Is it because we have to in order to maintain our salvation, cause if we don't we will fall from grace as it were? Or is it because by the grace and power of God our sinful nature is no more and we will want to do these good works, and that doing them is what little thanks we can give back to God and also because these good works show to others what kind of a God we follow? Jesusman |
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6 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192444 | ||
I am not saying that God is powerful enough to save us, but in the keeping part, he needs help. What I am saying is because of Gods love he has given us the same choice Adam had, to choose between good and evil. We should not be decieved as Adam was but live a life in obedience to God as a living sacrifice. | ||||||
7 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | azurelaw | 192446 | ||
Dear Johndisciple, Sorry to jam in. Do you mean that the choice for Adam was to choose between good and "evil"? Did he have a choice to eat or not eat the Tree of Knowledge? (Gen 2:17) Thank you for your elaboration. Shalom Azure |
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8 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | JohnDiscipleship | 192461 | ||
Yes I do believe that Adam had a choice to obey God, it was through that disobedience that sin entered the world. | ||||||