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HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR REPENTANCE AND RECEIVING JESUS AS LORD, when it is a WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
1 Corinthians 12:3 (HCSB)
3 Therefore I am informing you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say {confess}, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
9 that if you confess {not just profess} with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Hebrews 6:4 (HCSB)
4 For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit,
NOTICE: They only TASTED and became companions with the Holy Spirit, where WE HAVE RECEIVED HIM IN OUR HEARTS, and HE WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS.
1 Thessalonians 1:4-5 (NASB)
4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;
5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power
and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what
kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
NO MENTION of the HOLY SPIRIT put it on your Heart to REPENT and RECEIVE JESUS AS LORD,
and you want full credit instead of giving the HOLY SPIRIT credit for working in your heart.
To me, "is how we obey the Gospel" is the definition of Works Righteousness.
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So here are the good works that you must do according to Romans 9-10
1) believe in thine heart that God hath raised Jesus from the dead.
2) confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus.
3) call upon the name of Jesus.
If a man does this, he will be saved. Would you agree?
Now as far as Acts 26, this is not a lecture from Paul on grace through faith and not of works, in fact the only preaching he does is in verse 20 which he says when he came from the vision he was telling everyone to repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Did you read in Acts 26 something about not of works? I read do works meet for repentance. Which one of us is right, and preached the truth?
1) believe in thine heart that God hath raised Jesus from the dead.
2) confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus.
3) call upon the name of Jesus.
If a man does this, he will be saved. Would you agree?
Now as far as Acts 26, this is not a lecture from Paul on grace through faith and not of works, in fact the only preaching he does is in verse 20 which he says when he came from the vision he was telling everyone to repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Did you read in Acts 26 something about not of works? I read do works meet for repentance. Which one of us is right, and preached the truth?
Hi NoName, yep it's true no power behind the lie's.
I just went back over my postings for one month and I could not find the lie he is accusing me of saying - why? because it is not there. passingthrough will fabricate a lie so he can continue his false gospel. He needs to repent and believe the Gospel.
I just went back over my postings for one month and I could not find the lie he is accusing me of saying - why? because it is not there. passingthrough will fabricate a lie so he can continue his false gospel. He needs to repent and believe the Gospel.
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your vision is so clouded...
from thinking born of flesh = water baptism
to not understanding
John 6:44
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
2 Corinthians 5:17
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Acts 13:39
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
3340. metanoeó ►
Strong's Concordance
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: metanoeó
Phonetic Spelling: (met-an-o-eh'-o)
Short Definition: I repent, change my mind
Definition: I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.
Ezekiel 36:26
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning
we arent born again by works
we dont believe by works
and repentance isnt works
genuine belief comes from hearing the truth
then we repent from unbelief BY believing
this isnt a choice
if someone hears and genuinely believes
this is an internal response to hearing the truth
you can keep taking credit for your "faith"
you can keep taking credit for "being born of flesh"
or even being born of the spirit
but ben
you would be fighting a losing battle
because it isnt founded in truth
metanoeó: to change one's mind or purpose
Original Word: μετανοέωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: metanoeó
Phonetic Spelling: (met-an-o-eh'-o)
Short Definition: I repent, change my mind
Definition: I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.
Ezekiel 36:26
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning
we arent born again by works
we dont believe by works
and repentance isnt works
genuine belief comes from hearing the truth
then we repent from unbelief BY believing
this isnt a choice
if someone hears and genuinely believes
this is an internal response to hearing the truth
you can keep taking credit for your "faith"
you can keep taking credit for "being born of flesh"
or even being born of the spirit
but ben
you would be fighting a losing battle
because it isnt founded in truth
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Then you should be glad the Spirit sent me here to straighten out your confusion.
Repent is how we obey the Gospel.
This is our response to the Gospel; Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent means to turn to God in submission to His kingdom and rule as Lord.
The way we show that we have repented, turned to God, in submission to Him, is confessing Jesus as Lord, which means we have turned away from Satan as our lord.
Word's of Christ in red -
- to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins
17 I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. Acts 26:17-20
- but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God
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Read a little further, brother.
28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28-29
- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life,
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i have read every word of the bible many times, neighbor
and i reject your false interpretations
you believe you will be saved by doing good things?
that is what you place your hope in?
noooooo thank you
i dont need some self help salvation from man
my hope is in Jesus Christ.....
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28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28-29
- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life,
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5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
God who “will render to each one according to his deeds”
- eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality
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1 cor 3
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Read a little further, brother.
- If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
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