hopeinGod
A voice crying in the wilderness
- Jul 26, 2004
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I remain astonished, or as the KJV says, astonied, at the many thousands upon thousands of believers who initially believe in justification by grace, then in the next instant, switch to justification by works. Why is it that once a person is justified, his sanctification -- which is a distinctly separate work -- becomes the guide to his justification?
We are justified in the spirit by God's mercy and grace, and are sanctified as we continue in the Word, are obedient to the God's voice, and motify the deeds of the flesh. These are separate works. They are not connected to one another in any way.
If I accept Christ today, and tomorrow choose not to grow up in Him, even to cast off every thought of Christ, I am still forever justified by grace, not works. Works never justified me, and will not keep me justified.
Salvation is a threefold work: justification, sanctification and glorification. They are separate acts of God. The spirit is made perfect at the moment we receive Christ, and nothing is able to separate us from that gift, not height, nor depth, nor any other creature can separate us from the love of God, for He promised Himself regarding our justification, and has never indicated otherwise.
His lovingkindness will he not utterly take from us nor suffer His faithfulness to fail.
If we fail to go on in obedience after we've received Christ, we lose REWARD in heaven, not entrance.
It is no wonder the innumerable extremes that are born out of the Charismatic and Pentecostal sects. For if one is not convinced he is saved by grace, he will do all manner of silly and excessive things in an attempt to maintain it.
Dave
We are justified in the spirit by God's mercy and grace, and are sanctified as we continue in the Word, are obedient to the God's voice, and motify the deeds of the flesh. These are separate works. They are not connected to one another in any way.
If I accept Christ today, and tomorrow choose not to grow up in Him, even to cast off every thought of Christ, I am still forever justified by grace, not works. Works never justified me, and will not keep me justified.
Salvation is a threefold work: justification, sanctification and glorification. They are separate acts of God. The spirit is made perfect at the moment we receive Christ, and nothing is able to separate us from that gift, not height, nor depth, nor any other creature can separate us from the love of God, for He promised Himself regarding our justification, and has never indicated otherwise.
His lovingkindness will he not utterly take from us nor suffer His faithfulness to fail.
If we fail to go on in obedience after we've received Christ, we lose REWARD in heaven, not entrance.
It is no wonder the innumerable extremes that are born out of the Charismatic and Pentecostal sects. For if one is not convinced he is saved by grace, he will do all manner of silly and excessive things in an attempt to maintain it.
Dave
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