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Originally Posted by mfblume
Why did he not say that to me, then? Anyway, Spirit baptism is as involved as repentance. If we say we need to repent then that opens the concept up that the cross PROVIDES for us to obey and be saved. Salvation is not possible without obedience. But that obedience is made in faith that HIS ACT directly saves, and not our act of obedience. We act BECAUSE His action saves. not because our action saves. I think y'all are missing that distinction.
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Before you can really go beyond the cross, you must first understand the cross. Everything that you do as a Christian will be reflected by your understanding (or misunderstanding) of the cross and the work that Jesus Christ did for us there. This work that was done by Jesus is something that no human being could have ever done for themselves.
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Galatians 2:20-21.
Even after Calvary, we find that Jesus Christ lives! And... we find that we ourselves are also alive. Therefore we must live our lives in a manner that does not "frustrate the grace of God."
Yes, we do "good works" and we are obedient to God's commands; but those "works" and that obedience isn't what gave us this life. It was the the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross that saved us. That is the source of our life. I don't obey God to "get saved." I obey God because I am saved.
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