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    Not By Works

    So King Ahab had fellowship with God?
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    Not By Works

    But he was in the new covenant!
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    How could they have a relationship/fellowship with God without being justified?
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    That take us back to 1 John 3 again. Most or at least many who teach security of believers do not teach the doctrine you are fighting against.
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    So when Steven was stoned, did his spirit go to heaven? Because the first verse you quoted is talking about Jesus’ ascension, right?
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    If justification was through works in the OT, they would have all perished.
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    No one that I know of preaches holiness and sanctification better than the Puritan writers did. Most who teach security teach the necessity of holiness of life, word, and thought. And fervent evangelism. But just not sinless perfection.
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    Christians can and may fall into sin, but we must not remain there. One of the tricks of the enemy is to make you doubt your salvation because of what your struggle with sin in order to keep you there. I have experienced this.
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    1 John 3:1-3. But sanctification is a progressive work of the Spirit.
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    1 John 3:6. Please note that the tense of the verb “sin” indicates continual, linear action (or iterative action).
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    Obedience then and now is a byproduct of faith
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    Scripture?
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    Obedience is a byproduct of faith.
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    Yes. The point was His ascension was that His body ascended, not just His spirit.
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    The Law requires that we perfectly obey everything in it at all times ( Gal. 3:10.). None of us does that. That’s why we need Jesus, even after we’re saved. That’s why the blood cleanses is in the present, and that’s why we have an High Priest in heaven.
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    Not By Works

    They were justified by faith.
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    But when it is said that Jesus ascended, His resurrected body went with His spirit, right?
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    Hebrews 11 teaches that the OT Saints had faith. Members of Israel that had no faith did not please God.
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    Peter said David’s BODY was in the tomb, right?
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    Ohhh! We DO agree on this!