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1 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Morant61 | 131603 | ||
Greetings Emmaus! The phrase is only used twice in the NT. Rom. 1:5 - "By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:" And, Rom. 16:26 - "But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:" The phrase is not defined, thus it is difficult to determine exactly what it does mean. It could mean 'obeying' our faith and responding to the Gospel. It could mean 'obedience' that springs from faith. However, it clearly doesn't mean 'works' that result in faith! ;-) I interpret it in line with Eph. 2:8-10 in that it refers to the works that we do as a result of our faith. I believe we have had this discussion in the past my friend. Scripture is clear that Christians are to 'work'. But, Scripture is also clear that works do not save us. We are saved by grace through faith. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 131620 | ||
Tim, You make a good point to state that the phrase is not defined. This is an interesting phrase nontheless! Possibly we can get a sense of it from Hebrews 11:8: "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going." Obviously this being a reference to Gen. 12:1-4. Abraham's "obedience" was "by faith"- the focus of Hebrews 11. C. H. Spurgeon referred to this example as "the obedience of faith" in one of his enlightening sermons of the same title. It is an interesting and worthwhile read:-) Israel had to obey to receive the blessings of God. By contrast, we have been blessed (Eph. 1:3) that this would bring obedience. Therefore, our obedience is "by faith". Speaking the Truth in Love, |
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