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NASB | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:24 ¶ "So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. [Luke 6:47-49] |
Subject: Are the declared righteous righteous? |
Bible Note: "And this is exactly what theologians mean when they say that we are declared righteous." You are absolutely 100 percent wrong here. Declared righteous does not mean "pretend that someone is righteous." God looks at my sin and Christ's atonement and says, "paid in full." God looks at His Son's righteous life, and says, "This will go on your record." That is not pretending. The righteousness that gets us to heaven is earned, just not by us. The sin we commit has been paid for, just not by us. And nothing here implies that we m,ust become righteous in nature for the Father to accept us. Listen, there is a very important reason that Luther debated the Roman Catholic church on this very issue. This is not something the Reformers pulled out of thin air, as you seem to imply. I have demonstrated the biblical support of my position, and responded to every verse you have brought up. The evangelical church has historically held the position that I do; it is yours that has popped up in the last 200 years. That does not mean you are automatically wrong, but it means that you are likely wrong, unless you can come up with that biblical support that suggests that we are already 100 percent righteous and adequately responds to the difficulties I have raised regarding such an interpretation. Really, what are the implications of accepting the historic Protestant position that seem so dreadful to you? It is not works-righteousness. It does not go against the idea that we are destined for glory if we possess faith in Christ. Why is it so important that you see yourself as already arrived at righteousness, no matter how much real-life and biblical evidence is presented to the contrary? --Joe! |