Quote:
Originally Posted by chette777
Ac 13:38, 39 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
that is ALL sins and ALL Things past present and future.
Romans 4:5-8 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. that
the word "are" and "impute" is past present and future. all are covered bro.
you are working to keep your salvation.
Are you sure you can do enough to stay saved?
The JW's teach this too. Are you ar Jehovah witness by any chance or maybe a Sabbath Day Baptist or a Seveth Day Adventist. Cause your posts are very similar to their teachings.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
if we are in Christ and he is light then his blood cleanseth us past present and future.
|
Greetings Chette,
Can I do enough to stay saved? NO. I can't do enough to stay saved or be saved. It is God and His Son that saves us. Yielding to the Spirit of God is not
us working out our salvation, it is God doing it. Salvation is not about outward works, but the inward purification of the heart and soul. When Jesus began his earthly ministry and was laying the foundation for His church in Matthew 5, 6 and 7, He changed the covenant from what was an outward obedience to the law to getting down to the thoughts and motives of our heart. That is why He said in Matt. 5 that unless our righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees, we would in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. We must have a pure heart. If not, we will not see God.
Matt. 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God.
Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men,
and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
2 Cor. 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and
ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
7:1 Having therefore
these promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
When we first come to God as a sinner, our hearts are unclean and unpure. His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. Not only are our hearts unpure, but they are decietful and desperately wicked. We by our own carnal reasoning can never completely know our heart. This is why God gave us the Spirit of God and the Word of God.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart
all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and
receive with meekness the engrafted word,
which is able to save your souls.
1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face
in a glass:
1:24 For
he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
I don't know if you caught the analogy or not, but James is likening the Word of God to a mirror. Whenever we look into a natural mirror, we see our face. But when we look into the Word of God we see our heart. Whatever uncleanness we see in our heart, God wants to purify us from that "by the washing of water, by the word". He does this through His Spirit.
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls
in obeying the truth
through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Salvation is of the Lord!
Peace