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Since Jesus came there was only two places in the new testament that revealed God's anger toward man. Both were toward the religious hypocrite.
Actuallly, that is not exactly true. Jesus was also angry with Peter when he tried to prevent Him in going to the cross (See Matthew 16:22-23). Jesus rebuked Peter and called him satan.
You said:A religious hypocrite tells others how to be saved, but cannot save himself.
Thank you for the false slander. I will rejoice in God my Savior.
You said:See salvation is a free gift
But like all gifts in life, they come with responsibilities in keeping them.
If you receive a free car as a gift, you cannot run red lights, drive drunk, and hit pedestrians or you will not have your gift for very long. If you prayed for a wife for many years and you eventually receive a wife from the Lord and consider her as a gift, then that does not mean you can cheat on her and or not love her and expect for her to stay with you. It is the same with God. Disloyalty to GOD means we do not really love GOD and we just love ourselves more than Him. GOD calls us to obedience to His Word. This was the problem that goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. But men today want to say that we can break God's commands and they will not die. This was the same lie that the enemy was trying to sell Eve on. The serpent told her that she would not die if she ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Which was a violation of God's command).
You said:as romans four and ephesians 2 states,
There are two kinds of works that we are saved by. Justification, and Sanctification. You are assuming that there is only one process in salvation when such a thing is not true (See 2 Thessalonians 2:13). For not only are we saved by God's grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9, and Romans 4:1-3), but we are also saved by the Sanctification process (holy living, and works), as well (See: Romans 8:1, Romans 8:13, Titus 1:16, James 2:24, Hebrews 5:9, John 5:29, etc.). Sanctification comes after we are saved by God's grace (Justification).
You said:yes we must repent of our sin and turn to the true God. But that is a free gift too. We get to repent, after Christ forgives us and gives us a new slate, we are allowed to repent. In the Bible it speaks of "granting repentance" See God grants us that gift.
No. Repentance is not a gift. Grace is the gift and we receive that gift of our own free will by faith in Christ for salvation (i.e. Accepting Jesus as our Savior, believing in His death, and resurrection on our behalf, and in seeking forgiveness with Him). Granting repentance as mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:25 is referring to giving men an opportunity to repent. This is not some forced thing being pushed upon a person.
"who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth" (2 Timothy 2:25) (GNT).
You said:Before Christ came into our lives we were bound to sin, we were stuck in addictive behaviour. But after Christ came He did away with the law of sin and death.
Why do you think Paul refers to the Law as the Law of sin and death in Romans 8:2?
It is because Paul was referring to the Old Testament Law of Moses (the 613 Laws given to Israel) because if a person disobeyed certain OT laws, they could be killed). This is not the case in the New Testament or New Covenant. In fact, in the same verse (Romans 8:2), Paul mentions another kind of Law. It is the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. This Law is described to us in Romans 8:1. So if Paul was against all forms of law (in regards to salvation), then the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus would not be true and it would be false. 1 John 3:23 says that believing in Jesus is a commandment. Is this Law or command also null and void because no law plays a part in our salvation? Surely not. So you have to understand which Law Paul is referring to. You want it to be in reference to all laws or works in general, but this is simply not the case.
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