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I’m not a hyper, I believe we should study and reap application from all Scripture. But Church age doctrine is contained primarily in Paul’s epistles. I believe Christ came, not only to die on the cross for sin (which was in mystery form until after), but He came to fulfill the covenant with Israel and their kingdom. Since Israel as a nation rejected Jesus as Messiah, the kingdom was postponed and the gospel of grace has been given to the Gentile world. The book of Acts records this transition.
This doctrine of grace and how to live holy in that grace is primarily found in Paul’s writings including regulations for the church, pastors, deacons, et...We find the catching up of the Church in Paul’s epistles and the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. Hebrews transitions God’s plan back to the nation of Israel in the last days and James gives doctrine to those living in the tribulation, thus the NT books are in chronology in how events will play out, not when the books were actually written.
This doctrine of grace and how to live holy in that grace is primarily found in Paul’s writings including regulations for the church, pastors, deacons, et...We find the catching up of the Church in Paul’s epistles and the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. Hebrews transitions God’s plan back to the nation of Israel in the last days and James gives doctrine to those living in the tribulation, thus the NT books are in chronology in how events will play out, not when the books were actually written.
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Only those who preach against grace as completely sufficient are the one who redefine belief so that works need to be added to support salvation.
... from a cultural historical context "belief" was never understood as mental assent and spurious faith does not exist in scripture.... that is a modern day twist and lack of understanding of the word and understanding of "belief" and what it meant from a historical perspective ... belief being found in scripture is the seat (connection of heart and mind) of man.
Well basically 1 Cor 6:9-10 and the rest is telling us no one is gets in because we are all those things... therefore Jesus who imputes his righteousness to us gives us entrance.
When you grasp this you will understand scripture better..... we are not being sanctified for entrance, for eternal life... that is already a done deal to those who believe ......in the biblical application of the word.
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You are free to believe what you want.
Most of US, do believe the Bible is speaking LITERALLY, especially these verses:
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 (NASB)
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and
so we shall always be with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Matthew 25:6 (ESV)
6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
Revelation 19:7-9 (NASB)
7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready."
8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he *said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" And he *said to me,
"These are true words of God."
All your post tells me, is YOU DID NOT GET THE INVITE, that has been written in your heart (human spirit).
Every single event of JEWISH Man choosing His Bride, was fulfilled BY CHRIST before He ascended, and the WEDDING CEREMONY is yet to come. He fulfilled every event, including the Mandatory, "I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU." I am fully confident, HE will fulfill the REST of the WEDDING OF THE LAMB, according to JEWISH TRADITIONS.
I do not like calling it the RAPTURE, because of how false prophets have perverted the meaning of the word Rapture, Raptus in LATIN.
I mean false prophets like Kenneth Copeland, and Harold Camping, etc. Therefore I choose to call it The Calling Out of the Bride.
Almost every single Evangelical Born Again Believer are genuinely believing in the Calling Out of the Bride,
Most of the Baptists are also believing in the Calling Out of the Bride,
An overwhelming part of the Pentecostals and Charismatics also do believe in the Calling Out of the Bride,
And a few other denominations also Believe in it.
I am a Conservative Evangelical type of Christian, and we believe in KEEPING READY FOR HIM.
SO WHAT ARE YOU ? ? ?
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I already know this... and the reference to "willful sin" in Hebrews relates to this exactly ..willful sin are sins not covered by the sacrifices in the temple.
There was no sacrifice for willful sin in the old system.
This is NO way means that salvation is lost because of willful sin ...makes not sense at all in context of the fact that ALL sins have been atoned for at the cross.
The new covenant being much better than the old is the entire theme of Hebrews .... not one line in Hebrews teaches loss of salvation.
There was no sacrifice for willful sin in the old system.
This is NO way means that salvation is lost because of willful sin ...makes not sense at all in context of the fact that ALL sins have been atoned for at the cross.
The new covenant being much better than the old is the entire theme of Hebrews .... not one line in Hebrews teaches loss of salvation.
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On a side note.....
A gunman entered a Texas church today (Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019) with a firearm (some reports say a shotgun, others say a rifle) intent on mass murder.
He fired two rounds that killed one or maybe two (reports vary) and seriously injured another. But before he could fire a third round, he was taken out by an armed church member. The would-be mass shooter was dead in 6 seconds.
Enough said.
from my FB feed.. C. Baldwin
A gunman entered a Texas church today (Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019) with a firearm (some reports say a shotgun, others say a rifle) intent on mass murder.
He fired two rounds that killed one or maybe two (reports vary) and seriously injured another. But before he could fire a third round, he was taken out by an armed church member. The would-be mass shooter was dead in 6 seconds.
Enough said.
from my FB feed.. C. Baldwin
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OSAS! Sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption. When you make Hebrews and James Church doctrine, you run into all kinds of issues like works salvation, losing salvation, etc. So, in order to make them fit Church doctrine, one has to insert their own interpretation into the scriptures through sly reasoning.
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I think you have been deceived..... OSAS is the only position from which a person freely serves God.... the dangerous risk is absolutely and only on the side of those who preach against the complete and irrevocable salvation because they contradict Truth.
New King James Version
Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
Romans 4:4
New King James Version
Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
Romans 4:4
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I am a "grace-guy", but even I can see the dangerous possibility of some being lulled and deceived into thinking that the Atonement amounts to a free lifetime supply of RC indulgences. We must remember that it is by their fruits ye shall know them. Perhaps we get the concepts of fruits and works all mish-mash-mangled together?
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Galations 5
5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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