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Originally Posted by Aquila
I'll take that answer...
How does one attain that "current state of sinlessness"?
Is it a sinlessness that originates from self... or Christ's own sinlessness?
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Faith is the only way to please God which is trust. It is either a right response within context to the Word delivered or not. If you are at enmity you lack faith and in sin. Faith is very contextual. The knowledge of the Gospel is a "faith" delivered and the response from the noncovenant member rightly is also faith in response to a message. Christ righteousness is the faith delivered or message of a provision available. The trust of the individual is based on hearing and responding which is his free will by a compelling act and provision made known unto them by the reality of what happened by the D,B,R of Christ. So it is synergistic. Salvation is synergistic in becoming a reality but monergistic in source.
One is either in sin or not. He is either at enmity of heart or strong in faith and hot toward God. A person comes into covenant at baptism in which we are now identified with Christ. A person is considered sinless and cleansed from sin when doing what Jesus did and
1 John 1:7 and
John 15
Added Note: God considering your heart right before him and the state of being considered "sinsless" concerning past sins are two different realities depending on whether in covenant or not. You can't be at enmity and in faith at the same time. You can be in faith and would be a sinless state of heart and not saved and not in covenant. That would be short lived though as to hear the word would be to turn and be baptized and follow the knowledge given you. You are only considered sinless conerning "past sins" having come into covenant and having been clothed with Christ in baptism.
Also Reformed Theology demands a forensic imputation of righteousness. That is complete heresy.
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