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Hi crossnote, I agree 100 percent with you; Jesus is our source of righteousness the imputed righteousness of Christ that is only found "through faith in Christ."
Philippians 3:9
9) "and be found in him, 'not having a righteousness of my own' that comes from the law, but that which is
"through faith in Christ"--the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith."
Philippians 3:9
9) "and be found in him, 'not having a righteousness of my own' that comes from the law, but that which is
"through faith in Christ"--the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith."
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...the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen. Romans 9:4-5
...The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.” Deuteronomy 6:24-25
...Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:11-22
...God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that IN HIM WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. 2 Corinthians 5:21
...The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.” Deuteronomy 6:24-25
...Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:11-22
...God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that IN HIM WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. 2 Corinthians 5:21
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Great post!!
I see that some persons on this thread are confused to the point of even contradicting their own statements.
You post very clear scripture that is simple and easy to understand.
Those who do not agree with you apparently do not agree with the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
I see that some persons on this thread are confused to the point of even contradicting their own statements.
You post very clear scripture that is simple and easy to understand.
Those who do not agree with you apparently do not agree with the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
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My bible states that the righteousness of Christ is already put to our account through faith.............
Therefore we conclude <----Paul, who was taught by direct revelation and inspired concluded that a man is justified by faith without the deeds/works of the law....
Justified is a legal term and means rendered INNOCENT.....if ONE is INNOCENT they are NOT guilty....the LAW is for the lawless and it's purpose is to condemn and POINT to the righteousness of Christ which is imputed by FAITH......
Therefore we conclude <----Paul, who was taught by direct revelation and inspired concluded that a man is justified by faith without the deeds/works of the law....
Justified is a legal term and means rendered INNOCENT.....if ONE is INNOCENT they are NOT guilty....the LAW is for the lawless and it's purpose is to condemn and POINT to the righteousness of Christ which is imputed by FAITH......
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...For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be A CHANGE OF THE LAW. Hebrews 7:12
...CARRY EACH OTHER'S BURDENS, and in this way YOU WILL FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
...CARRY EACH OTHER'S BURDENS, and in this way YOU WILL FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
30 What can we say, then? Gentiles, who were not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, a righteousness that comes through faith.
31 But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law.
32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on achievements. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble.
33 As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble—a large rock that will make them fall—and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."
31 But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law.
32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on achievements. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble.
33 As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble—a large rock that will make them fall—and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."
12 It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.
13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
14 I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.
The goal?
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness of the Messiah, the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith.
10 I want to know the Messiah—what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
11 though I hope to experience the resurrection from the dead.
13 Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
14 I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.
The goal?
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but one that comes through the faithfulness of the Messiah, the righteousness that comes from God and that depends on faith.
10 I want to know the Messiah—what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,
11 though I hope to experience the resurrection from the dead.
“By faith” means two things.
God spoke to someone, and they obeyed.
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? James 2:21-22
Faith must have the corresponding action of obedience to complete it.
Otherwise faith is dead.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:26
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AMEN.....salvation, positionally sanctified and justified by faith are all a DONE DEAL the micro second one confesses saving faith in Christ...why is that so hard to grasp.............the ONLY thing that applies is the ONGOING process of the following...
a. Our transformation OUTWARDLY because of the inward change being grown and matured <--found in the process described in Romans 12:1-2
b. Our daily sanctification in the body which is a byproduct of "A" above............
It is not that difficult to grasp and generally speaking the ONLY ones what get this process worked up into a quagmire of misunderstanding and false gospels are the workers for, Cainologists and ALL that say we have a salvation that can be lost or that must be maintained by that which we do.......
a. Our transformation OUTWARDLY because of the inward change being grown and matured <--found in the process described in Romans 12:1-2
b. Our daily sanctification in the body which is a byproduct of "A" above............
It is not that difficult to grasp and generally speaking the ONLY ones what get this process worked up into a quagmire of misunderstanding and false gospels are the workers for, Cainologists and ALL that say we have a salvation that can be lost or that must be maintained by that which we do.......
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AMEN........
a. He that believes on the SON is having everlasting life
b. In the grace you are, having been saved OUT of FAITH...
c. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith and not by the deeds/works of the law
d. We have been sanctified positionally and eternally by faith in Christ
e. The righteousness of Christ has been IMPUTED to our account by FAITH
ALL of the above are instantly applied by faith the micro second one believes and they are eternally applied by the irrevocable gift of GOD.......HE SUSTAINS all of it by HIS power through the FAITH he begins, finishes and completes......!!!!
a. He that believes on the SON is having everlasting life
b. In the grace you are, having been saved OUT of FAITH...
c. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith and not by the deeds/works of the law
d. We have been sanctified positionally and eternally by faith in Christ
e. The righteousness of Christ has been IMPUTED to our account by FAITH
ALL of the above are instantly applied by faith the micro second one believes and they are eternally applied by the irrevocable gift of GOD.......HE SUSTAINS all of it by HIS power through the FAITH he begins, finishes and completes......!!!!
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Amen! In Romans 10:16, we read: But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?" We can clearly see that we obey the gospel by choosing to believe the gospel. Refusing to obey the gospel (2 Thessalonians 1:8) is refusing to believe the gospel. (Romans 1:16)
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ, is repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.
Believe on the Lord means to obey Him as Lord.
“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not [fn]obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36
“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?
Luke 6:46
Your Lord is the one you obey.
That is how a person is saved, by confessing Jesus as Lord.
- with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10
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