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NASB | Matthew 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:37 And Jesus replied to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' [Deut 6:5] |
Subject: What is "persevering to the end?" |
Bible Note: Joe, I'm a little confused. I'm inserting a copy of your post below. You seem to be refuting yourself. Can you lose your salvation? Note Bible general Reformer Joe Fri 01/11/02, 4:17pm Mike: Thanks for your response again. You mentioned in your daily prayer that you confess all sins known and unknown. That is not too different from what I do. However, you said it is a daily prayer. What if you were to commit an unknown sin 10 minutes later and then died before reaching the next prayer time? Thsi may seem to be belaboring the point, but I am quite confident that such a scenario occurs all the time in our lives. In other words, our mouths simply cannot keep up with our sins. Also, I hope you have not come to the conclusion that I think that works are not a part of the Christian life. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Good (i.e. God-honoring) works are the evidence of God at work in us, making clear to us and others our justification. However, our justification was accomplished by Christ on the Cross 2000 years ago, not by us today (Romans 8:33). I also find it interesting that you differentiate the works of the believer from the works mentioned in the Old Testament. How are the Ten Commandments the "old law"? Is there no longer a prohibition against idolatry and murder and adultery and lying and stealing and coveting and disobedience to parents? Are we not to love God with all our heart, mind, and strength and love our neighbors as ourselves anymore? There is no question that we do not keep these completely, because we still sin. However, all of the New Testament works/commands are in keeping with the moral law of God which runs throughout all of Scripture. And the thing is that we STILL don't completely and unwaveringly keep those NT commandments that you mentioned. That is the thing about grace. If we look at the Ephesians 2 passage, we see God's grace applied to us through faith (all of this being the gift of God) apart from works (what is your basis for saying that the works are limited to the specifics of God's covenant with the nation of Israel, since Paul was writing to Gentiles who never were part of that covenant?). However, true saving faith results in works, as Ephesians 2:10. Note, however, that the works, like the grace and faith, are of God, prepared beforehand for us to walk in them. Grace leads to faith (which includes repentance), resulting in God-honoring works as the Holy Spirit empowers us to will and to work for His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13). However, it is God's grace that is the BASIS of our justification, faith being the MEANS, and works being the RESULT. All three are a part of the equation, but we must never get them out of order. --Joe! When I read the post above I thought I understood your scriptual stance. Your recent post to me seemed a bit aggressively slanted in the other direction. Eagle One |