Trusting in Christ, Christ in us the hope of Glory.
Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? That is, to bring Christ (the word,the commandments) down from above Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (the word,the commandments) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (Christ) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
(Rom 10:6-8; Heb 10:15-16 )
Are you saying this shows us that if we have to continue to trust in Christ to remain saved that would be a meritorious work of self righteousness?
Sorry for the confusion, you must have thought that I was answering your question or disagreeing with the premise of your stance. I was not. I am with you.
You emphatically stated
Time to show me the scripture that says trusting in Christ is a meritorious work of self righteousness.
Don't put it off any longer.
What I was attempting to do was give the cause as to why, how we can even to trust in Christ, God in the first place. If you wish reread the post with that intent.
I love Galatians. Since it seems to be the apex of the opposition let's spend some time there shall we.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed
INTO Jesus Christ, that we might be justified
THROUGH the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified
OUT OF Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law,
THAT I MIGHT LIVE UNTO God. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live IN the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. ..... Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; .......for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise
out of faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the ones believing.
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us
INTO Christ, that we might be justified
OUT OF faith. But after that faith (Christ's) is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God
THROUGH THE FAITH IN (not through faith in but throught the faith in) Christ Jesus.
FOR (because) as many of you as have been baptized INTO Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
(Gal 2:16-3:29)
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