tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post3466697153330180556..comments2024-03-17T17:55:18.426-04:00Comments on AS BEREANS DID: Imputed Righteousness - God's Exit StrategyMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438486498450616814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post-86418765539409812732014-08-11T13:59:08.171-04:002014-08-11T13:59:08.171-04:00I so agree with x. This is one of several statemen...I so agree with x. This is one of several statements that I found to be profound:"We put down our chips for things like Sabbath-keeping and abstaining from murder, believing we'll get BINGO by the end of our lives and win a trip to the first resurrection." <br /><br />Dr.Tony Evans frequently points out that there are two kinds of forgiveness in scripture that can be derived implicitly. the first makes you a child of God and the second can be seen in God's relationship with the patriarchs or Peter's restoration after his betrayal. Tony points out that if your own child rebels he/she doesn't cease being your child, but the behavior puts the child out of fellowship with the parent. You can see this in David's repentance after his great sin. The repentance re-establishes fellowship; it does not initiate salvation. Luchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711073897831398677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post-18303062270104876542014-08-11T13:16:48.709-04:002014-08-11T13:16:48.709-04:00Great article, Martha!Great article, Martha!xHWAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061716053302210598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528158760608808912.post-13358748266623209752014-07-25T19:12:06.239-04:002014-07-25T19:12:06.239-04:00Just so you know, I can hear that warning bell in ...Just so you know, I can hear that warning bell in your head now - what about those who turn their hand from the plow? Protestants debate this, too. Those in the Calvinist camp believe that God will never allow those who have truly been justified to lose their salvation. According to them, true believers may backslide at times, but will never permanently turn from Him. They believe church-goers who fall away must never have been justified in the first place. In contrast, those who tend toward Arminianism believe those who have been justified can lose their salvation because man has free will to choose whether He will follow God or reject Him. Regardless, we need to remember that both sides agree on how justification occurs. And also that neither camp is talking about people trying their best to obey God but still struggle with sins and weaknesses. Nor are they talking about those who attempt - but fail - to live up to the requirements of the Sinai Covenant (or just a handful of cherry-picked ones, as the COGs endorse). The apostle Paul tells us this teaching gives birth to bondage (Galatians 4:7) and brings us under a curse (Galatians 3:10).Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438486498450616814noreply@blogger.com