Why is it that, when one scripture says one thing, and another seems to contradict that, we glom onto one and dismiss the other? Why can't we admit that, hey, these 2 seem to contradict but since God is not a God of chaos there must be a void in my understanding? It's like we'd rather dismiss half of what God says than admit our human understanding fails us.
“For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
versus
“For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV
or this
“For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 KJV
Versus
“What then?
shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that
to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
But God be thanked, that
ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
For
when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for
the end of those things is death.
But now being
made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:15-18, 20-23 KJV
we often simply refuse the message for the sake of single verses plucked out of the message and stacked up to create an illusion . So that the message becomes unacceptable to us
single verse theology never pans out either way if we do it with grave verses that seem to make it no condition
and we do it with obedience and repentance verses and neglect the grave parts
those two elements go together to accomplish this
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”
Titus 2:11-15 KJV
but when we make it a single verse construction it can only cause conflict with the other side of that whether we do it with repent repent and obey or we do it with grace and no works grace alone nothing else to see
Most often grace alone no work ever needed versus what’s grace? Gotta be perfect in works
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We tend to think since is not written ever talk every fight.. they just loved each other.. greeted with other with a holy kiss. It was never them.. what was in them...is in those that also believe in Jesus Christ. He has never changed.. we did. Its not how they did it... its seeing that Christ in them how they loved Him more then life..saw people through His eyes.. it was His love in them we get to read about and can have be like that in a heart beat. All of Him or some of Him and some of the world.
