- eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; Romans 2:7
- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28-29
Once again, more "works salvation confusion" on your part. You continue to read the Bible through the lens of works salvation and you also continue to confuse DESCRIPTIVE passages of Scripture with PRESCRIPTIVE passages of Scripture.
The good deeds of the redeemed (those who have done good) are
not the basis of their salvation but the evidence of it. A person's conduct, whether good or evil, reveals the condition of his heart.
Doing good flows inescapably from a heart that is saved and doing evil flows equally inescapably from a heart that is unsaved, as we already saw in Romans 2:6-10.
If one reads Romans 2:6-10 in isolation from the rest of the book of Romans, one might conclude that Paul was teaching salvation by works. However, as you read and study these passages, it's critical to keep in mind that these verses do not describe how one becomes saved, but the way the saved conduct their lives. These works done are the result of, not the means or basis of receiving eternal life.
So patient continuance in well doing, seeking for glory, honor, and immortality; (vs. 7) is not at all set forth as the means of their procuring eternal life, but as a
description of those
to whom God does render life eternal.
*Notice that
ALL who receive eternal life are
described as such,
everyone who does good (vs. 10). Good deeds flow from a heart that is saved and evil deeds flow from a heart that is unsaved.
Verse 8 - but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath. This is descriptive of unbelievers.
*Notice that
ALL who do not receive eternal life are
described as such,
everyone who does evil (vs. 9).
What those passages convey is that though our deeds are judged by God, it's not the good deeds themselves which are the basis or means of our salvation, but the type of deeds expose whether our heart was saved, or not. These deeds done out of faith are the fruit, not the root of our salvation. If Paul wanted to teach that we are saved by works, then he would have clearly stated that we are saved through faith
and works in Ephesians 2:8,9 and that we are justified by faith
and works in Romans 5:1, but that is clearly NOT what Paul said. *Also see (Romans 4:2-6; Titus 3:5; 2 Timothy 1:9).
Just as in John 5:28, *Notice that
ALL who come forth unto the resurrection of life (believers - vs. 24) are
described as
those who have done good and in verse 29,
ALL that come forth unto the resurrection of damnation (unbelievers) are
described as those who have done evil.
What did Jesus say in John 3:18? - He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who
does not believe is condemned already..
Are believers described as "those who have done good" or those who have done evil?"
Are unbelievers described as those "who have done evil" or "those who have done good?"
Your doctrine teaches people they can do evil, and hate, and still receive eternal life.
- those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
When all else fails, play the straw man card.
Whoever
hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that
no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15
Descriptive of an
unbeliever. *Don't forget the context.
