Apostasy 101

https://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/understanding-the-new-covenant.152420/

I'm going to take that as a "no"...

Simple. Matthew 5v48 is answered by 1 John 1v7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Then we are perfect. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.

However,
1 John 1v6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

You are stuck on thinking that YOUR WORK fulfills the Righteousness required of God.

Strawman.

I think you know that Christ1975 does not believe that He is saved by work. Is this the last and only straw you have left to muddy the waters with?

No. This just shows your ongoing confusion.

You are stuck on thinking that YOUR WORK fulfills the Righteousness required of God.

Matthew 5:48 is answered by Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

It takes a lot of labour and its a heavy load to be Perfect like our Father in Heaven is Perfect.

Matthew 11:28 is further explained in John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.


This is where the fruit of obedience and righteousness is produced. Not a requirement that must be met but a gift that is given by Christ.

You can not read his posts and think he does not preach works. That’s impossible

It is clear that many OSASers have retreated far back to this line of 'defense'. Perhaps the truth has won out and they are just trying to save face and cover tail by erecting a doctrinally unsound STRAWMAN that doesn't understand salvation by grace and faith, then accusing all those that refuse to follow OSAS as being that STRAWMAN. I will let you have the last word here if you think it will help you.

It is clear that many OSASers have retreated far back to this line of 'defense'. Perhaps the truth has won out and they are just trying to save face and cover tail by erecting a doctrinally unsound STRAWMAN that doesn't understand salvation by grace and faith, then accusing all those that refuse to follow OSAS as being that STRAWMAN. I will let you have the last word here if you think it will help you.

The deceiver is coming and many have been taught that they are saved forever, no matter what, so why worry? But God has a plan and if you are not aware of what is coming, you will be deceived. It is the EXACT opposite of wanting others to lose salvation. It is sending out a warning that "believing in God doesn't make you Teflon" as far as the coming deception is concerned.

You trip yourself up over your own words. For if these people in your point number 4 above are the unbelievers, then how could they fall from GRACE.

See.

well confusing working for your salvation with actually BEING one who is a 'doer of the word' is par for the course for quite a few it seems

it will not matter how many times you agree that salvation is by faith, the minute you want to put that faith into action you are going to be accused for working for your salvation

then you will be told that yes, you should act as becomes a believer, so confusion takes over

I don't get into this outrageously detrimental debate because it gets real ugly

and it doesn't have to

Its a fleshly gospel. You can have a superficial belief in Christ as saviour (but not as Lord). You don't need to repent because you repented sometime at conversion (if at all). You don't need to CONTINUE to BELIEVE because you can throw the law-book at God and demand that He fulfills the promise of salvation as a free gift. Also obtained at some point around conversion. No cross for you. No dying to self. No heeding the calls to holiness (because that would be works). Denying the plain word of God when confronted with it. Ignore the biblical warnings to believers....and the list goes on and on. Yet they comfort themselves that they have the truth, whilst missing all the above. Instead of humbling themselves and sincerely going to God in prayer and asking Him to show them the truth, whatever the outcome. If change is needed, then make the change. But yet they walk the tightrope. And the clock is running out.

Who cares if you have been vigorously defending what you thought to be the true gospel for the last few years. If God (the Holy Spirit) shows you the error, why not embrace the truth. Forget what's behind. Welcome the word of God. The entirety of scripture. The scriptural calls to holiness are BEAUTIFUL and ENCOURAGING. Yes, at times fearful (The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom). But these Fear not the Lord. And we see these three things missing.....Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom. And this comes through so evidently in these discussions.

I'm not the one manufacturing these requirements that must be met. And if they aren't met then Salvation is lost.

Matthew 5:48 is answered by Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
It takes a lot of labour and its a heavy load to be Perfect like our Father in Heaven is Perfect.{QUOTE}
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To place a burden upon, to load one with a burden (of rites and unwarranted precepts) 'heaven laden' (with the burdensome requirements of the Mosaic law and of tradition, and with the consciousness of sin) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety) 5412 phortizo

And no, it is no longer hard as we have the Spirit, we have repentance, we have forgiveness, we can move on and let go and move towards being more holy ourselves with each change of our inner man

I am not asking about FOR SALVATION, BUT ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE GIFT, the SALVATION already given, the already walking on the narrow path part.

John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
John 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Father. (A requirement for reward?)
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. (A requirement of any sorts or not?)

I am sure you don't consider the loving of God with all your heart and mind and strength a "work", do you? or loving your neighbor as yourself? or not murdering someone? etc. You don't believe Jesus fulfilled these laws, do you? And if so, how?

Matthew 11:28 is further explained in John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing.
He is saying that " WITH HIM" not only can we but we are supposed to bring forth much fruit. That is works, is it not? From these works comes reward, doesn't it?


Can you see a problem? Super simple clear straight forward verses being discussed as to what they mean. Holds us all back from moving forward. Salvation is a gift, all good works for reward. Stay on the narrow path you made it, don't you didn't. It is all common sense and logic yet somehow, some way it has been turned into confusion. Wonder who started that. No.

we have all those flavors offered around here

now I am not a 'Lordship Salvation' a la Monsieur MacArthur, but as Jesus said, do not call me Lord if you do not do the things I tell you

some will tell you that we do not have to accept Christ's words anymore because he was under law at the time and that is all Old Covenant stuff.

and this is not to say that the same people do not try to live as they should, but it is head banging confusing to read some of the comments that pass for biblical doctrine

and you see if you even wish to discuss anything to the contrary, you are almost immediately labelled a 'works salvationist'

I think the Calvinists are worse though

I agree, but this is about the smiley comments and is there any chance that we will get them?

It is clear that many OSASers have retreated far back to this line of 'defense'. Perhaps the truth has won out and they are just trying to save face and cover tail by erecting a doctrinally unsound STRAWMAN that doesn't understand salvation by grace and faith, then accusing all those that refuse to follow OSAS as being that STRAWMAN. I will let you have the last word here if you think it will help you.

Actually most if not all of those so called OSASers here, believe that James ch2 saying, that good works must be shown after you believe, in order for you to be truly saved.

There is not really significant differences between that, and those who believe that you need believe and do works, in order to be saved.

If B must follow A in order to show C, how is that different from saying you need A + B to get C?