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Originally Posted by shazeep
ok, but i agree with the O at "authority," because yes one should have both, yet there are obviously many accepted with neither; and we know many will cry "Lord, Lord--" the legalists, which wadr this sounds like. i think in between the two povs lies Grace.
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Responding only to that portion in bold.
"Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in
thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?'
And then will I profess unto them, 'I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.' "
Some of you folks will do good to search the scriptures. The Lord Jesus instructs man to
believe, which is synonymous with repentance, and to
be baptized: he then promises salvation
for those who
believe and obey!
The Apostle Peter, obedient to the Lord's words and full of the Holy Spirit, also instructs us
to
"Repent, and be baptized...for the remission of sins..."
Why then, did the Lord declare that he never knew them that cast out devils, etc.? Was it
because casting out devils is working iniquity? Or prophesying...or doing wonderful works:
is that, also, working iniquity? Of course not!
Iniquity is
KNOWING to do right, and NOT
doing it: it is
rebellion.
So, what is it that they
DID? What they did was retain their sins and iniquity; what did they
NOT do? have their sins and iniquities remitted in the waters of baptism!
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