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NASB | Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:28 For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]. |
Subject: Must we keep the law to be saved? |
Bible Note: Hello BradK, You stated that we as Christians can rest assured that our salvation is secured. Because Rom.8:38-39 says that "nothing" can seperate us from the love of God. Does this statement mean that God never loved Pharoh or Judas. God loves "everything" that he created. Even though at times we made him feel sorry that he had created us. Gen 6:7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air. For I repent that I have made them. God loves all men but he hates sin. God doesnt chose us according to our good or bad works. But he does chose us according to our faithfulness. Also Rom.8:38-39 was refuring to Gods elect, not all men. Rom 8:33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God who justifies. Also these people have suffered with Christ in persecutions,famine,nakedness,ect..They also die all the day long to the flesh, and they are more than conquers. These are not double minded, lukewarm Christans. Rom 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Rom 8:36 As it is written, "For Your sake we are killed all the day long. We are counted as sheep of slaughter." Rom 8:37 But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us. But the faithless, wavering, double minded man should not think that he shall receive anything from the Lord. Jam 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. Jam 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Jam 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. I read Romans 8:1-12. And then after saying that we have Christ Spirit in us. And we are not of the flesh but of the Spirit. And because of Christ Spirit the body is dead. This same Spirit will also make my mortal body alive. So we are not debtors of the flesh to live according to the flesh. But then verse 13 says. Rom 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die. But if you through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live. And then further on Rom 8:24 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is not hope; for what anyone sees, why does he also hope for it? Rom 8:25 But if we hope for that which we do not see, then we wait for it with patience. Concerning this verse: Rom 5:18 Therefore as by one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came to all men to justification of life. Verse 18 says all men are justified and verse 19 says that "many" not all shall be made righteous. So my conlusion so far is: That all men have been redeemed and bought with a price from the power of the first death because Christ so loved the whole world. But now we must stand faithful, unwavering, beleiving in hope. Waiting with patience the true adoption, and Salvation of our corrupt bodies. My only questions would be. Do you think that Christ blood saved "all" men from the power of the second death? And should we feel we have obtained the resurrection of the first death and escapaing the second even though we have not obtained?(Phill.3:11-15)How should a Christian work out his salvation? After all that said, I do beleive that God wants us to feel secure in our salvation. But the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And the bible does tell us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. I do however somewhat agree with the once saved always idea. Because of the fact that God forknew or predestined the end from the beginning before time began. Your friend MaTT |