Subject: Unforgivable sin |
Bible Note: In a few places. Acts 6:7 The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming "obedient to the faith". If faith doesn't require obedience how were the priests becoming obedient to it? Rom 1:5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the "obedience of faith" among all the Gentiles for His name's sake, Paul, like the other apostles, received grace and his apostleship, through Jesus Christ (vs 4) in order to "bring about the obedience of faith". Gentiles, "among whom you (Roman Christians) also are the called of Jesus Christ", had to become obedient to the faith, the same faith in Acts 6:7. Rom 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, "leading to obedience of faith"; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. In Paul's closing of the letter to the Roman Christians, he states that the gospel (good news), his gospel of Jesus Christ...leads to obedience of faith. Col 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. This passage in Colossians clearly states that a believer is buried by baptism into Christ's death. This is also supported by Rom 6:3. We are then "raised up with Him" through what? FAITH! Faith in the working of God. God's is the one at work through baptism, not us. |