Did Jesus Die on The Cross for The Just/Elect/Saved Whose Names Are Written in The Book of Life OR

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Cameron143 said:
He considers one dime his tip.
And he thinks you are both cheapwads.
I guess I would have a dilemma if I thought both could pay. But a just waiter could only accept 1 payment. A loving waiter would pay for both coffees.
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Alas, inflation has distorted your sense of the value for a cup of coffee. Even so, God does value each life above the price of a cup of coffee. Yet the Lord has no pleasure in the death of anyone (Ezekiel 18:32), not even the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11a). So, it isn't so apparent that God always does as He pleases. But rather, God does take pleasure in that they turn from their ways and live (Ezekiel 33:11b). God values each life so much that He gave...that whomever....might live (1 John 4:9) and may live (1 Thes 5:10), through Him. And we do know, indeed there is no pleasing God without faith, since this is what we must have (not just in hand but in heart) when we turn to Him, with all our hearts, all our minds.

My thought might just be rambling at this point as continue to meditate on the paradox of a cheap and priceless life. And if I can establish that the life of the wicked is regarded just as 'precious' to God as the saved, I could then rest my case. :unsure: The weakest point in my argument is that their death does pay for their sin, and so they are forgiven, not in Him (Whom in we have eternal life) but , in their death (and so (without Him) do not possess eternal life).
 
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@Cameron143 , I partial to arguing with you because you do have the strongest argument in opposition to my view, beside your graceful manner of argument.

And to clarify, I am not arguing that man can pay for his life, but for his sins, by death.
 
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Mem said:
Alas, inflation has distorted your sense of the value for a cup of coffee. Even so, God does value each life above the price of a cup of coffee. Yet the Lord has no pleasure in the death of anyone (Ezekiel 18:32), not even the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11a). So, it isn't so apparent that God always does as He pleases. But rather, God does take pleasure in that they turn from their ways and live (Ezekiel 33:11b). God values each life so much that He gave...that whomever....might live (1 John 4:9) and may live (1 Thes 5:10), through Him. And we do know, indeed there is no pleasing God without faith, since this is what we must have (not just in hand but in heart) when we turn to Him, with all our hearts, all our minds.

My thought might just be rambling at this point as continue to meditate on the paradox of a cheap and priceless life. And if I can establish that the life of the wicked is regarded just as 'precious' to God as the saved, I could then rest my case. :unsure: The weakest point in my argument is that their death does pay for their sin, and so they are forgiven, not in Him (Whom in we have eternal life) but , in their death (and so (without Him) do not possess eternal life).
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Simply paying for sin only removes the sin debt. It does nothing toward paying to God the righteousness that the law demanded in lieu of our sin. One would still need the imputed righteousness of Christ.
 
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Cameron143 said:
Simply paying for sin only removes the sin debt. It does nothing toward paying to God the righteousness that the law demanded in lieu of our sin. One would still need the imputed righteousness of Christ.
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Faith imputes that, and so it follows that we cannot please God without it, since He desires that all me be righteous as He is righteous.
 
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Mem said:
Faith imputes that, and so it follows that we cannot please God without it, since He desires that all me be righteous as He is righteous.
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Where does it say faith imputes righteousness?
 
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Mem said:
In Abraham's account, it (faith) was accounted to Him for righteousness.
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You don't see a difference between accounting and imputing?
For me, accounting just tells us what exists, while imputing means actually transferring something. In other words, one is a deposit. The other is the ledger that records the deposit.
 
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Cameron143 said:
You don't see a difference between accounting and imputing?
For me, accounting just tells us what exists, while imputing means actually transferring something. In other words, one is a deposit. The other is the ledger that records the deposit.
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I gather that it had to be imputed in order for it to be counted, since none of us have any righteousness of our own. Do we?
 
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Mem said:
I gather that it had to be imputed in order for it to be counted, since none of us have any righteousness of our own. Do we?
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Faith is the ledger that records the deposit...evidence that a deposit has taken place. The actual transfer I believe was made before it was recorded.
 
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Cameron143 said:
Faith is the ledger that records the deposit...evidence that a deposit has taken place. The actual transfer I believe was made before it was recorded.
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I see faith as the deposit that is recorded in the ledger, though who generates the faith, and how, can be argued.
 
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Mem said:
I see faith as the deposit that is recorded in the ledger, though who generates the faith, and how, can be argued.
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Agree. But my original response was in regard to those paying their own debt. And my argument was that even if they paid their own debt, there is still no way for them to have righteousness imputed to them. That isn't true this side of the grave.
 
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Cameron143 said:
Agree. But my original response was in regard to those paying their own debt. And my argument was that even if they paid their own debt, there is still no way for them to have righteousness imputed to them. That isn't true this side of the grave.
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Right, I do not hold to the opinion that anyone can gain eternal life apart from the righteousness imputed to them through Christ. Am I right to assume that you regard the forgiveness of sins with imputed righteousness?
 
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Right, I do not hold to the opinion that anyone can gain eternal life apart from the righteousness imputed to them through Christ. Am I right to assume that you regard the forgiveness of sins with imputed righteousness?
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Forgiveness of sins was accomplished at the cross. Christ also fulfilled all righteousness at that time as well. Salvation in my view is God manifesting to an individual what He has done on their behalf in space and time.
 
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Cameron143 said:
Forgiveness of sins was accomplished at the cross. Christ also fulfilled all righteousness at that time as well. Salvation in my view is God manifesting to an individual what He has done on their behalf in space and time.
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Faith is only proof that you are saved? It doesn't seem to me that faith to be saved can be counted for anything if you can't have it unless you are saved. God doesn't save the faithful, but rather the faithful are saved to be faithful?

I can't understand it that way but thanks for trying to explain it to me. I don't want to believe wrong, but there's not much I can do but believe the way God does or doesn't want me to, is there?
 
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Rufus said:
But I do know what scripture teaches, which brings us back to Ishmael. He was not a child of the promise.

But I would love to see chapter and verse that proves what you claim about Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah and "this junk by Mohammed". Or did you make this up from whole cloth?
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No one claimed Ishmael was the child of Promise.

There's several sects of Muslims.
1. who follows Mohammed (2 major groups)
2. who follows basically the Hebrew Old Testament (Tanakh)

You would be shocked at how close to Abraham believed they follow.

I know because I did not say to myself, a Muslim, they are this and that. I was friendly, became friends, and over a period of 7 years met many who shared their beliefs. They pretty much believe from Adam/Eve to Father Abraham and the Prophets. And their usage of Allah, is the word God in their native language. So they are not claiming God's name is Allah, they are just saying God when they say Allah.

Being from what I am (Yiddish) I have much in common and easier for me to approach them and for them to trust me.
 
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Cameron143 said:
Isaiah 55:10-11...For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither,but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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Does not prove your point

Adam of his own free will was guilty of sin.

God knew Adam would sin, and he already had a plan to restore him and all of his creation to him

But God is a God of love, You do not force those you love to do things they do not want to do.. You may stop them from doing something that will harm them (attempt) but you do not force them to take something. Unless your a dictator.

If God was going to love Adam, in the way you demand he loves us, He would have stopped him from sinning to begin with. Not force him to take his offer of salvation. especially. if God is not going to force all of Adam's children to receive his gift of salvation.
 
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Rufus said:
Anyhoo...if there's any comfort in numbers, I'd say most Christians probably believe as you and Stan do. So there's that... :)
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You really think this? I do not...

And as for where is evidence of Adam's faith? Did Adam fight God did he resist, did he do anything to stop God?

If not. He must have trusted God.

Imagine seeing the death of a living creature for the first time in your existence. Knowing that it was YOUR SIN that caused that death. Then seeing the skins removed, and being told to put that on to cover to cover your nakedness. Imagine the shame and horror and guilt you would endure

I do not think we understand or comprehend what happened.
 
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Mem said:
In Abraham's account, it (faith) was accounted to Him for righteousness.
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Abraham's faith, Abraham's believing, was righteousness in God's sight. It does not say Abraham's faith was exchanged for righteousness. It says his faith was accounted as righteousness.
 
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Mem said:
Faith is only proof that you are saved? It doesn't seem to me that faith to be saved can be counted for anything if you can't have it unless you are saved. God doesn't save the faithful, but rather the faithful are saved to be faithful?

I can't understand it that way but thanks for trying to explain it to me. I don't want to believe wrong, but there's not much I can do but believe the way God does or doesn't want me to, is there?
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Faith is the vehicle by which God's grace and salvation come to us. Just as the cross is the means God chose to provide for forgiveness of sin, faith is the means by which God has chosen to manifest His grace and salvation.

God could have done things differently. This is the way and means He chose. During His life on earth, Jesus accomplished all that is necessary for salvation. In our personal salvation, God communicates this to us.
 
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