Many BACs in the churches today are NOT practicing righteousness.
Instead, they are practicing habitual (unrepentant) sin.
These are NOT on their way to heaven.
They need to sincerely repent of their evil deeds (sins)
... and return to the Lord who saved them.
That’s not his point. At all. Paul isn’t instructing. He’s describing the two minds. This is a summation of everything he’s been talking about since chapter 5. Read a few more verses and it will be clearer.Paul warns us over and over, that if we believers choose to walk after the flesh, we will die spiritually - but if we choose to walk after the spirit, we will have everlasting life:
Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded isDEATH, but to be spiritually minded isLIFE and peace.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind isENMITY against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Verse 8:7 above, having a carnal mind is ENMITY against God, meaning you actually become Gods ENEMY.
Many BACs in the churches today are NOT practicing righteousness.
Instead, they are practicing habitual (unrepentant) sin.
These are NOT on their way to heaven.
They need to sincerely repent of their evil deeds (sins)
... and return to the Lord who saved them.
And that disproves a well known TV preachers teaching about the carnal Christian who can lead the most sinful life, indistinguishable from the lifestyle of the unsaved, and still be saved.
Great reminderAll verses below are from the NKJV.
“… everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.”
(1 John 2:29)
“… whoever does NOT practice righteousness is NOT of God …”
(1 John 3:10)
“He who practices righteousness is righteous,
just as He is righteous.” (1 John 3:7)
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil
are manifest: whoever does not practice righteousness
is NOT of God, NOR is he who does NOT love his brother.”
(1 John 3:10)
“… whoever fears Him and works righteousness
is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:35)
“… (slaves) of obedience leading to righteousness”
(Romans 6:16)
“… slaves of righteousness for holiness.” (Romans 6:19)
God does NOT practice righteousness for BACs.
BACs must do the practicing of righteousness for themselves.
From the verses above, do we agree?
God only invites into heaven …
those who have a standing of righteousness before Him,
those whom He considers righteous.
Serious Christians should RECONCILE these 2 groups of NT verses:
(1) the so-called OSAS eternal security NT verses
(2) all of those NT verses standing against the (1) verses
I suggest that we see the NT word "believe" as including obedience.
True saving faith ... enduring until death:
deep heart-felt belief, faith, trust, practicing righteousness, obedience.
People who include "obedience" into the definition of "believe" typically teach salvation by works. In many cases, "type 2 works salvation."I think OSAS means you'll always yearn for obedience and righteousness and regard sin as a bad thing. To be bringing saved doesn't just mean I have a ticket to heaven. It means being saved from the negative consequences of sin regining in my life here and now. Literally only God knows what I've escaped.
People who include "obedience" into the definition of "believe" typically teach salvation by works. In many cases, "type 2 works salvation."
that sounds a bit vague, IMO. Anybody could say they are putting God’s will ahead of the will of man.Simply putting the will of God ahead of the will of man. That is what the Bible is about from cover to cover.
that sounds a bit vague, IMO. Anybody could say they are putting God’s will ahead of the will of man.
What is God’s will?
The implication of these verses that does not sit well with faith onlyists is that one must do righteousness in order to be righteous, that is, one must first do a WORK (do God's righteousness) in order for one can be righteous. No one is unconditionally born righteous, no one is unconditionally made righteous, righteousnesss is not just an idea passed from one person to another. 1 John 3:12 the type of work one does, either righteous or unrighteous works, determine if a person is righteous before God or unrighteous. Again, the terms 'righteous' or 'unrighteous' are not terms arbitrarily, unconditionally assigned to men apart from what men do, apart from man's obedience to God.All verses below are from the NKJV.
“… everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.”
(1 John 2:29)
“… whoever does NOT practice righteousness is NOT of God …”
(1 John 3:10)
“He who practices righteousness is righteous,
just as He is righteous.” (1 John 3:7)
“In this the children of God and the children of the devil
are manifest: whoever does not practice righteousness
is NOT of God, NOR is he who does NOT love his brother.”
(1 John 3:10)
“… whoever fears Him and works righteousness
is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:35)
“… (slaves) of obedience leading to righteousness”
(Romans 6:16)
“… slaves of righteousness for holiness.” (Romans 6:19)
God does NOT practice righteousness for BACs.
BACs must do the practicing of righteousness for themselves.
From the verses above, do we agree?
God only invites into heaven …
those who have a standing of righteousness before Him,
those whom He considers righteous.
The verses don’t say that.The implication of these verses that does not sit well with faith onlyists is that one must do righteousness in order to be righteous, that is, one must first do a WORK (do God's righteousness) in order for one can be righteous
Amen. The "must" here is in "receive correction". Anyone familiar with the life of King David?The difference is the “must”.
What is wrongness?The opposite of wrongness.
You don’t know what wrongness is?May be best for you to invest in a good, easy to uderstand dictionary...beyond that, I don't think I can help you.
You seem to think that practicing righteousness is some kind of automatic process: you believe in the Lord Jesus and - bam - everything you do is righteous!
That's not how it works in reality though. Practicing righteousness is a very active decision of your will. The decision to obey God and subordinate your own will. As long as you don't do that you cannot be a disciple. Yes, it is a must.
When it comes to "must". In 99% of the time I could state that I mustn't do anything, it all comes natural. Doing good deeds, looking after family and friends but there is that 1%, that one thing which crops up from time to time which isn't all that righteous.I never said anything about “bam”. No, we are being conformed to the image of His Son. As sheep, we wander, but have a Good Shepherd. As children, we disobey, but have a loving Father.
When you look at the people of the Exodus in the desert or Moses himself, what was their sin? Why were original people to leave Egypt denied access to the promised land. Failure to follow the will of God.They probably don't mean to, but that's how it always seems to pan out.
It might be easier to state what is the will of man. It is self serving, self determining, self interested; all of which leads to seeking gain at the expense of others, the very opposite to the will of God. God's will comes in serving the needs of others and helping each other get along, but not for gain; loving all as self. The Way was a perfect example, and before the time of the gentiles, there was no hierarchy created where the governance lived high on the hog at the expense of the rest.that sounds a bit vague, IMO. Anybody could say they are putting God’s will ahead of the will of man.
What is God’s will?
The opposite of wrongness.
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