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Originally Posted by donfriesen1
God will not allow himself to be seen as unjust in condemning people who want to live right. That is what Ro2.12-16 shows us. If not, then on judgement day some people will point to Enoch and say to the Lord, 'how am different from that guy? Why do you ........ me but let him into heaven? How am I not as righteous as he?' God won't let those accusations exist on the day when all are judged fairly. [/COLOR]
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This is legalism, pure and simple. It confounds grace and law, faith and works. It is justification by works as a matter of law, justice, righteousness, rather than the Bible doctrine of justification by faith as a matter of grace, mercy, and unmerited favour. It is literally asserting that entrance to heaven is a matter of justice, a matter of law, that there is some moral obligation in God to "let people in", that unless there is some egregious offense involved people automatically "have a right" as it were to eternal life.
It is the polar opposite to the apostolic, Bible doctrine of salvation by grace through faith.