The inherent problem with a Faith Alone (with no works) for salvation view is that it makes a person think they do not have to do works or they can commit sin and think they are saved.
Really? This is what you honestly believe about a Christian? That they are going to look at it as a free pass to just carry on sinning?
If this is the case, then their heart was not changed.
In my experience, the conscience is louder and it's sensitivity is heightened. The Holy Spirit indwells me and I am much more aware of my sins. I do not consider myself to have a license to sin.
Oh, and we do not have to do works.. we just want to, more and more.
How is that "double speak". Anyone praying the "sinners prayer" in hopes of having a license to sin.... you gotta question what their motive was in that event.But they will double speak and say that no true believer will think that way.
There is NO "works" involved in the salvation process. There is loss of pride, increase of humbleness, and total repentance of the heart.They are changed. So basically they are saying that works does play a part in the salvation process but it is the changed life that makes that possible.
This, then, causes the entry of the Holy Spirit.. who will bring a change in the person, who will then desire.. or at least be well aware of things that they should do as prompted by the Holy Spirit and the change He brings to their attitude towards others.
I highly doubt that this is going to be true.. We all make excuses and talk ourselves out of things we should do and make excuses as to why some things are OK. Even Christians.For many will say that a believer will not seek to justify sin.
Yep, but he was under a different process. Pre Calvary. Just as some say about the thief on the cross.. which is a topic for debate.But when I ask them if King David was saved while he committed his sins of adultery and murder, they say he was still saved.
Yep.. unless you think that I would disown my son, if he stole a car and ran over a person, putting them in the hospital.... I could not do that.. he is still my son...If I ask them if a believer (Who generally lives holy) were to die in unrepentant sin like lying or lusting after a woman, they would say that he is still be saved.
If I can love my son that much.. how much more can the creator love me when He is the personification of love, mercy and grace.. and I have, by His own words, become one of His children?
They think that one or two grievous sins is not enough to show that a believer is not saved.
There could be a string of sins... that are committed by a child of God... we all still sin... We have stretches of our lives where we walk closer with Jesus and some.... not so much...
But we don't have to keep going to Christ for salvation.. over and over and over.
Even we are separated from God by "one sin". That is why we ALL need salvation. Once we have salvation.. we are a child of God.. again and covered by the blood of the lamb.That God cannot separate us from His love by just one sin. But it happened in the Garden. Adam and Eve were separated by one sin.
Ananias and Sapphira were also separated from God by their one sin, as well. For a great fear came upon the church about their deaths in lying to the Holy Spirit.
Do you think that Ananias and Sapphira went to hell? There is a very good argument for the view that they did not get condemned.. but went to heaven...
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