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Originally Posted by LUKE2447
I agree in part but your end result and point and focus is wrong. God always considers his covenant before you as he is faithful. To neglect and cast off faith for the flesh is immediate violation of what righteousness is in the covenant. You ARE NOT righeous before him. His blood does not cover you. You cannot be in unrepentant sin and righteous at the same time. To walk in the light is to do his commandment and your sins are cleansed. To turn away from His leading is to cast off all the righteousness by Christ you have done which is FAITH. Your past FAITH is not considered now. Your sin stands before you and the law condemns you.
Jas 2:9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
This is toward Christians! Faith without the resulting action is not "life or righteousness."
1Jn 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1Jn 2:3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jn 2:4 Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,
1Jn 2:5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:
1Jn 2:6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
cf John 15:4-15 |
We were not made righteous, or loved, because of our works. We won't be cast off, or have our righteousness reversed because of our works. We simply, stay loving Him, stay in good relationship with Him. And he's not a passive judge either... He's pursuing us! We limit the Gospel to view God as one half of the "marriage party." He's about 7/8 of the marriage party.
The second bolded portion is how many UC's understand the Gospel and Grace. It was a moment when the past was erased, but the Cross, and our justification, do not exist for the present or future ---- unless of course, we specifically ask for it to. After our pardon, it's back on us doing good works to be approved and saved....
That's NOT the Gospel
