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Originally Posted by TheLegalist
has nothing to do with one-stepper approach. Faith Only is makes a mockery of what "judgment" of just acts is. You cannot be considered "just" until a witness(response) is made evident. Even then that ONLY has to do with God simply not considering you at enmity. Because God considers/reckons you "turned to him" does not mean you have experienced COVENANT which I have pointed out before. EXPLAIN. PAUL MUST'VE FORGOTTEN THAT IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR COVENANTAL THEOLOGY - OR THAT THE COVENANT WAS NOT A COVENANT OF FAITH HMMMM you cannot though come into covenant without "the turning" and God judging your response "aright". thus the WHOLE POINT and PRINCIPLE OF
Mat 5:23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Mat 5:24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. You get your theological thesis from Mat 5??? That's what this means to you?? Really TL?
You cannot come to God unless your heart has been set right. WRONG. God comes to us even while we are sinners. We aren't initiating this thing. We take NO CREDIT. He comes knocking on our door. We don't "come to him" in any literal way. We "follow Him" as a response to our trust and faith Atonement cannot take place will mean nothing unless your heart has been judged not at enmity. ?? Not understanding your sentence that is how we present ourselves to God at baptism. We have turned at heart to partake in his death. In which we are united IN SACRIFICE and I am united WITH HIM by faith in the working operation of God. In which we rise to newness of life having been separated from the old man. |
No, FAITH ONLY is a threat to control freaks. FAITH ONLY is not a mockery, it's the way it's always been! It's not fair! You're right! We are undeserving! You're right! DEED-focused, we are all damned. We all screw up!
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