Ways Salvation-by-Works Christians Misconstrue Scripture

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And did he lose his ownership of the car which was allegedly a "free gift"? Your idea is that eternal life is a "free gift" which you have to work for "afterwards", both of which are contradictory. It's not eternal life if you end up hell. So the time frame you're talking about when a person receives the "free gift" of salvation from hell fire is not until after a person dies. Consequently the "works" you're talking about under your soteriology are works you do before you allegedly receive the "free gift", which isn't actually free since you had to work for it.

Not sure if you ever owned a car before, but here on planet Earth, we do have to bring forth: "Works of Responsibility" in owning a car. Your gift (of being given a free car) can be taken away from you by the law if you drive drunk and or run red lights (leading to manslaughter), and or if you hit pedestrians. If you refuse to take care of your tires even, and you try to drive with a flat tire, you can get in accident and destroy your car and others. It's your responsibility to work at taking care of the problem of a flat tire. The same is true if a man sees his wife as an answer to pray from God (kind of like a free gift). Does that mean the man can now live as if she does not exist? Can the man cheat on her? Are there 0% responsibilities in a marriage? Can he just say, "I loves you" to his wife and then not bring forth any actions of love and expect that marriage to work? Surely not. If a man treats his wife like dirt and or if he cheats on her, she can divorce and leave him. Granted, believers only have grounds to divorce on the basis if the other partner is unfaithful. But the point here is that free gifts do come with responsibilities.

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Furthermore even if one is allegedly given a "free gift" but there are stipulations in which he must live up to a certain standard or the "free gift" is taken away, then it's not really free as it's contingent upon how well you comply to a set of regulations.

Again, not true. A child can receive a free gift of a drone for Christmas. But that does not mean he can fly the drone in an airshow and potentially have it damage an aircraft and thus kill people. Free gifts does not mean we get to do whatever we want with that gift. The child did not have to pay for the gift. It was was free. But free gifts does not mean we get to be irresponsible with those gifts. I am kind of in awe that I would even have to tell you this.

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And finally what about yourself. Have you perfectly lived a sinless "Christian" life? If you sinned then by your own soteriology you lost your "free gift".

But there is forgiveness. Christians confess of their sin to the Lord Jesus in order to be forgiven of sin (1 John 1:9) (1 John 2:1). They also become more and more in the image of Christ, and they are not ruled by their sins as your interpretation on 1 John 1:8 suggests. For in your view on 1 John 1:8, you say that Christians are not characteristically sinning. But yet you also say that Christians who are into holiness are denying their own sinfulness. That is not what 1 John 1:8 is saying. For do you believe that say the "sin of lying" is bubbling up in a Christian every 10 years or every 6 months? Or lets say it is the "sin of inappropriate contentography." Are you saying that a Christian can partake of this sin every 2-4 months and it is okay because he does not do it all the time? But when we read 1 John 1:8, it is not referring to several month time period or a several year time period. It is speaking in the present tense. It is speaking in the moment on a daily ongoing basis.

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Anyone can see that the manner in which you're misconstruing those verses are covered by the concepts in the OP.

Well, by the way that you interpret Romans 2, and Romans 4, I do not see how. Your interpretation on those two chapters is completely ignoring what they actually say. I want to do a commentary later on these two chapters when I have time to refute your false exegesis on these two chapters.
 
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I was talking about belief regarding the concept of salvation being by faith apart from works. This as opposed to those view salvation as contingent upon their ongoing performance, living up to some kind of "law". I don't have to use some kind of intuition to identify them. They themselves have posted their beliefs which are contrary to the gospel of grace. Apparently you are ignorant or feign ignorance of the ongoing discussions in these threads.
Friend, you can’t go out wantonly raping and killing people. That wouldn’t be very consistent with the law of Christ now would it?

You and I both know plenty well what will happen to you if you do that and do not repent for it. You know plenty well that your behavior matters.

Again, one merely needs to read the Bible.
 
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BSCBR has apparently put me on ignore because of our last discussion. John 15 is his kryptonite. His favorite verse is Ephesians 2:8 but he refuses to comment on Ephesians 5:1-5 where Paul warns the very same children of God mentioned in Ephesians 2 of falling into a sinful way of life that will result in them receiving the wrath of God on the sons of disobedience. He thinks he has it all figured out but can’t explain these scriptures and how they don’t contradict what he teaches.
Nothing in those passages supports salvation by works. But feel free to share how you misconstrue such passages to advocate salvation by works.
 
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Dude, Words have definitions for a reason. Justify and righteous are not the same thing. They are fundamentally different words in the Greek. Dikaioo means to make righteous, not simply to declare righteous. Justification actually MAKES a person BECOME righteous. But righteousness is not, in and of itself, justification. You cannot righteous yourself to justification. But you can, through the process of justification, become righteous. Justification is not a single event. This is why imputare is a mistranslation. Justification is not a legal term. It is a theological term.
righteousness is δικαιοσυνη
of which the root word, according to the lexicon is δικαιος
justfy is δικαιοω
of which the root word, according to the lexicon is δικαιος

In Greek "justify" is simply the verb form of "righteous", just like in Greek "believe" is the verb form of "faith"

Furthermore if you actually read the two passages Rom 3 and Rom 10 and see how the words are used in context you wouldn't have such a misconception.
 
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Friend, you can’t go out wantonly raping and killing people. That wouldn’t be very consistent with the law of Christ now would it?e.
We're talking about "in order to be saved". You advocate justification by compliance to law, a performance based salvation, which is salvation by works. Those of us who believe the gospel advocate "it is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." Have been saved a person is born of God which affects his behavior such that there doesn't exist one born of God who continues to live in sin. Why? "because he has been born of God".

As I said, typically salvation by works Christians append all the commands in the New Testament with "in order to be saved". Much like the Pharisees of old, they don't believe the gospel, they believe justification by law.
 
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The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one. Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.


In contrast to that you believe in justification by law. Not by the law of Moses, but by a law you tinker together containing much of the law of Moses. It's the same thing. You miss the concept. In Genesis 15:5 God gave Abraham a promise. In Gen 15:6 Abraham believed the promise, there being no intervening work on Abraham's part between Gen 15:5 and Gen 15:6 and thus Paul uses that fact in Romans 4 to prove that justification is by faith apart from works - yes even apart from works of faith.

In you unbelief you simply modify this covenant of faith by adding your own law to it and claiming that while one must comply to your law in order to be save. The only difference between you and the sect of the Circumcision is which set of regulations you're talking about.

Do you even live up to the standards of your "law"? How many times have you lost your salvation failing to live up to your "law? Or does your law simply have low enough standards that you never fail to do it perfectly? Or do you simply overlook, feigning ignorance about how you have fallen short of your "law". If you law says that you must love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strengthen, have there been instances in your life where you gave 90% effort? Or is that not part of your "law"?

Take a step back for a moment. Is your belief really producing the good fruit that the Bible talks about? Jesus says we will know a tree by it's fruit. Are fellow brothers and sisters truly living a holy walk as per this belief? They should be. Why do I say this? Because 2 Timothy 3:1-9 talks about how in the last days about certain men who have a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof. They are the kind of men who are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Peter talks about certain false teachers who cannot cease from sin (See 2 Peter 2:1, and 2 Peter 2:14). Yet, you mock the idea of believers ceasing from sin. Maybe you have a different understanding on the idea of "ceasing from sin," but I see it as stopping from committing grievous sin. Also, what about men like George Sodini? You don't seem to be too concerned with men like him. Yet, he was a huge proponent of Eternal Security. He believed that he would be saved despite his murdering of others and despite the taking of his own life. He is not the only believer to justify the sin of suicide, either. There are many who have committed suicide with the thinking they will end up being saved because they are not justified by works. So the fruit of Belief Alone does not lead to holiness as you would like to claim, but it leads to one to justify sin on some level.
 
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The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one. Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.

Again, please read the context. See Galatians 2:3, and Galatians 5:2 (Note: This heresy was addressed at the Jerusalem counsel. See: Acts of the Apostles 15:1, Acts of the Apostles 15:5, and Acts of the Apostles 15:24). Paul is fighting against those who were thinking they had to be saved by first being circumcised (Which would have been another way of bypassing one being initially and ultimately saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus).

In contrast to that you believe in justification by law. Not by the law of Moses, but by a law you tinker together containing much of the law of Moses. It's the same thing. You miss the concept.

Nope. You are wrong. Hebrews 7:12 says the Law has changed. Your not willing to accept the truth in this verse. However, your unwillingness to accept this truth in Hebrews 7:12 does not undo what it says. Also, 1 Corinthians 16:22 and 1 John 3:15 (Which are teachings after the cross on loving God, and loving you neighbor is tied to eternal life) which lines up with the teachings of Jesus in Luke 10:25-28. Jesus says He came not to destroy the Law (Matthew 5:17). Meaning, Jesus did not come to destroy all forms of Law. For what commands do you obey? Stop and think about that for a moment. Are you lawless? You cannot obey the Old Law. For if you do, then you would have to be circumcised, and sacrifice animals, and stuff.

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In Genesis 15:5 God gave Abraham a promise. In Gen 15:6 Abraham believed the promise, there being no intervening work on Abraham's part between Gen 15:5 and Gen 15:6 and thus Paul uses that fact in Romans 4 to prove that justification is by faith apart from works - yes even apart from works of faith.

Please show me in the Bible where it says that we are justified by a Belief Alone in Jesus apart from "works of faith." You will not find such a verse. It says "works." (Meaning "Works Alone" without God's grace, and the Bible usually mentions this in the context about how it is based upon the Old Law and not the commands that come from Jesus and His followers).

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In you unbelief you simply modify this covenant of faith by adding your own law to it and claiming that while one must comply to your law in order to be save. The only difference between you and the sect of the Circumcision is which set of regulations you're talking about.

But what Law do you follow? Are you lawless?

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Do you even live up to the standards of your "law"? How many times have you lost your salvation failing to live up to your "law? Or does your law simply have low enough standards that you never fail to do it perfectly? Or do you simply overlook, feigning ignorance about how you have fallen short of your "law". If you law says that you must love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strengthen, have there been instances in your life where you gave 90% effort? Or is that not part of your "law"?

"Who art thou that judgest another man's servant?" (Romans 14:4).
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12).
Oh wait. A believer in your view can't do that. A believer cannot really work out their salvation with fear and trembling because there is no fear and there is no trembling in Belief Alone-ism. You have to change the plain straight forward meaning of those words in Philippians 2:12 in order to make your belief fit or work with Belief Alone-ism.

In fact, you do not truly believe in Belief Alone for salvation. You also believe that works and no habitual sin must be evidence on some level in a believer's life to show that they are saved. So works and holiness is a requirement as a part of the salvation equation (Unless of course you believe that a Christian can live in rampant sin and still be saved while doing so).
 
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Nothing in those passages supports salvation by works. But feel free to share how you misconstrue such passages to advocate salvation by works.

You are correct nothing anywhere in the scriptures supports salvation by works. However, John 15 supports the loss of salvation for those who fail to abide in Christ and Ephesians 5 supports the idea that Children of God can fall to sin thereby becoming sons of disobedience and receive the wrath of God.
 
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You are correct nothing anywhere in the scriptures supports salvation by works. However, John 15 supports the loss of salvation for those who fail to abide in Christ and Ephesians 5 supports the idea that Children of God can fall to sin thereby becoming sons of disobedience and receive the wrath of God.
You're assuming that such people were saved to begin with. "Sons of disobedience" were never sons of God to begin with.
 
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You are correct nothing anywhere in the scriptures supports salvation by works. However, John 15 supports the loss of salvation for those who fail to abide in Christ and Ephesians 5 supports the idea that Children of God can fall to sin thereby becoming sons of disobedience and receive the wrath of God.

I used to think in a similar way. But after looking at the Scriptures, I came to the inescapable conclusion that the salvation equation is: "God's grace by faith in Jesus + Works Faith = Salvation." I am not Catholic or Orthodox in the slightest, either. I never was. I am 100% Sola Scriptura or the Bible alone as my authority. I am also not looking to be holy in front of others or seek to save myself alone. It is what I believe the Scriptures plainly teach in being honest before God, and it is the only way "Basic Morality" can be preserved or upheld, as well.

For a Belief Alone does not really make a person better on a moral level. For if a person believes that is not necessary to obey, then they are going to have a low regard for God's laws.

Anyways, there are two Processes in Salvation that get confused.

#1. The Process of Justification (Which is believing in Jesus Christ as one's Savior and believing in His death and resurrection on our behalf for salvation, which many times can include seeking forgiveness of one's sins with the Lord Jesus).

#2. The Process of Sanctification (Which is living holy, not justifying or abiding in grievous sin, and doing works of faith by the power of God working in the believer).​

"Works of faith" (God directed works done through the believer and not man directed works alone or works of men that man would boast in) are essential to salvation after we are saved by God's grace. How so? Well, what really seals the deal for me on this fact in Scripture is Luke 10:25-28, and Matthew 19:17-19. Jesus agrees with the lawyer on the truth that we are to love God and love our neighbor (works) as a part of inheriting eternal life. Jesus said for the lawyer to do this and he will live. In Matthew 19:17-19, Jesus says to the rich young ruler that if he will enter into life (eternal life), he needs to keep the commandments (Such as do not murder, do not steal, etc.). The Moral Law is the same equivalent of loving your neighbor (See Romans 13:8-10).

So there is a difference between: "Works Alone Salvationism (Without God's grace)" (Ephesians 2:8-9, and Titus 3:5) and "God's grace by faith in Jesus + Works Faith = Salvation." (2 Thessalonians 2:13, James 2:24).
 
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I see. Well, I tend to get along with Catholics more than Protestants. From this post, I can see the same pride that swells within some Protestants, but for Catholicism.

Is Christ Divided?

Do you have an axe to grind with Romans 4:1-6?
No. I have an axe to grind with fake faith and a dangerous tradition of men that takes everything that Christ said about the Judgment, everything Paul said about the judgment, and everything that James said about salvation and throws it away
 
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Romans 4:4, and Works of Earning Money vs. Works of Responsibility in Owning a Free Gift.

To him that works his reward is not of grace but it is of debt as if it was some kind of obligation like at a job whereby he works so as to earn money.

"Now to a laborer, his wages are not counted as a favor or a gift, but as an obligation (something owed to him)." (Romans 4:4) (AMPC).​

So yes. I agree. Works Alone or trading dollars for hours like at a job involving salvation is wrong. Muslims are wrong because they have no grace or rest ever. It is purely a works based system of salvation in the Muslim religion and no grace or mercy (like with Christ) if they mess up. Their good deeds have to outweigh their bad deeds.

But this is not the same thing as "Works of Responsibility in Owning a Free Gift."

I believe God's grace is a free gift as Scripture says (Ephesians 2:8). Gifts are received, and then we do works of responsibility to take care of those gifts.

Let me give you an example:

If Rick received a car as a free gift from his dad, does that mean he can run red lights, drive drunk, and hit pedestrians? No. If he were to do that, he would not have his gift for very long. Now, was his car any less a free gift because he had to do works of responsibility in possessing his free gift? No. Did Rick have to work at a job and get a loan to buy this car? No. It was a free gift from his dad.

So working like at a job (trading dollars for hours) is not the same as doing "Works of responsibility in owning a free gift." Paul is not talking about responsibility in possessing Jesus Christ (Who is our gift). Paul is talking about trying to earn your salvation by a system of "Works Salvationism Alone" that did not include God's grace at all.



I don't see a commentary on a list of my verses in your OP. It seems like you are simply wanting to avoid in explaining them. But you are free to believe as you wish.

God’s gifts are irrevocable. Grace is never revoked, however no one receives salvation until they either die or Jesus’ second coming. God will bestow grace on whoever believes in Jesus Christ. Just because they have received grace does not mean they have received salvation. Sure some scriptures say we are saved but others also say we will receive salvation. Saved does not mean someone has received salvation it means they will receive salvation but it is still contingent upon abiding in Christ. A person will remain saved unless they fail to abide in Christ.
 
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God’s gifts are irrevocable. Grace is never revoked, however no one receives salvation until they either die or Jesus’ second coming. God will bestow grace on whoever believes in Jesus Christ. Just because they have received grace does not mean they have received salvation. Sure some scriptures say we are saved but others also say we will receive salvation. Saved does not mean someone has received salvation it means they will receive salvation but it is still contingent upon abiding in Christ. A person will remain saved unless they fail to abide in Christ.

I believe that there are conditions to owning the gift. So the irrevocable part of God's grace (Jesus, who is our gift) is not going to depart from us in the sense that He would just change His mind one day on some kind of whim. God is not going to draw back His gift by His changing His mind. But abiding in Christ (like you said) is the key. We have to keep His commandments in order to say that we know Him (1 John 2:3-4). This is the true way of abiding in Christ. Some commands are passive (like do not murder, do not steal, etc.), and some commands are proactive like: Loving God, and loving your neighbor (i.e. like helping the poor).
 
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Nothing in those passages supports salvation by works. But feel free to share how you misconstrue such passages to advocate salvation by works.
Salvation by works is not taught anywhere....
not in the bible,
not by the early church fathers,
not anywhere.

You can't seem to be able to make a distinction between justification and sanctification.

It would behoove all Christians to know the difference.

1 Corinthians 15:2
2by which also you are saved, IF you HOLD FAST the word which I preached to you, unless you believed IN VAIN.

What does IF mean?
What should we hold fast to?
What does it mean to believe in vain?


If is conditional.


To what are we to hold fast?
Hebrews 10:23a
We are to hold fast to our faith, our confession.
And what is our confession:
Romans 10:9

Because God is faithful
Hebrews 10:23b
Abraham and all his heirs were promised inheritance through the righteousness of faith.

Believing in vain....



1. You may have taken for granted the faith of your family or your country, like the Samaritans, who "believed because of the saying of" another. If you had been born amongst Hindoos for the same reason you would have been such still. There is nothing of conviction, will, soul in your belief. It is no tribute to the truth. There needs in you just that step which was expressed in the Samaritans who said, "Now we believe... . for we have heard Him ourselves."

2. You may have believed in vain because you have walked carelessly and never sought to, reproduce the mind of Christ in your lives. "Why call ye Me Lord, and do not the things which I say?" How foolish that invention of our times which would apply the microscope to the feeling and the telescope to the life! which would hang all the hope on the warmth with which we can say, "Jesus is all," and divert every anxiety from consistency of conduct! There is a random believing which has made haste after safety, and has forgotten to fight. Take seriously your besetting sin, and count nothing done till in the name of the risen Jesus you are victorious over that.

(Dean Vaughan.)


source: Believing in Vain
 
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No. I have an axe to grind with fake faith and a dangerous tradition of men that takes everything that Christ said about the Judgment, everything Paul said about the judgment, and everything that James said about salvation and throws it away

Oh, so FAKE FAITH is your proclamation. That is quite the ACCUSATION of quite a large volume of people.

What is the word for "Accusation" in scripture?

Hey Sculleywr..... You show me your "Faith", and I'll show you the Work's my Faith has produced. ;)

What's the difference in the rhetoric?

One group takes the credit for themselves. The other Group gives all Glory to God.

Romans 4:1-6
 
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You're assuming that such people were saved to begin with. "Sons of disobedience" were never sons of God to begin with.

Who is Paul writing to in Ephesians? Here’s a hint...

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household,”
‭‭EPHESIANS‬ ‭2:19‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Are these not children of God? Is Paul writing to someone else in chapter 5? Surely you realize there were no chapters in Paul’s epistles, they were one continuous letter. Paul never indicated that he had changed who he had originally addressed the letter to. The warning in chapter 5 is for the same people he was addressing in chapter 2.
 
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I believe that there are conditions to owning the gift. So the irrevocable part of God's grace (Jesus, who is our gift) is not going to depart from us in the sense that He would just change His mind one day on some kind of whim. God is not going to draw back His gift by His changing His mind. But abiding in Christ (like you said) is the key. We have to keep His commandments in order to say that we know Him (1 John 2:3-4). This is the true way of abiding in Christ. Some commands are passive (like do not murder, do not steal, etc.), and some commands are proactive like: Loving God, and loving your neighbor (i.e. like helping the poor).

I agree with almost everything you said but please keep in mind brother that even the most evil person can repent and be saved even if he backslid he can still be saved if he repents. So I don’t think grace was ever revoked because the scriptures say that grace is a gift from God and God’s gifts are irrevocable. I believe it is salvation that is revoked not grace brother.
 
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Who is Paul writing to in Ephesians? Here’s a hint...

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household,”
‭‭EPHESIANS‬ ‭2:19‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Are these not children of God? Is Paul writing to someone else in chapter 5? Surely you realize there were no chapters in Paul’s epistles, they were one continuous letter. Paul never indicated that he had changed who he had originally addressed the letter to. The warning in chapter 5 is for the same people he was addressing in chapter 2.
So your logic is that since Paul is writing the believers in Ephesus and since he speaks of "sons of disobedience" therefore the believers in Ephesus were sons of disobedience! Good to exercise some basic reading comprehension skills where reading scripture. At least do that!
 
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So the fruit of Belief Alone does not lead to holiness as you would like to claim, but it leads to one to justify sin on some level.
Why not say— as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say— "Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is deserved.
 
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I agree with almost everything you said but please keep in mind brother that even the most evil person can repent and be saved even if he backslid he can still be saved if he repents. So I don’t think grace was ever revoked because the scriptures say that grace is a gift from God and God’s gifts are irrevocable. I believe it is salvation that is revoked not grace brother.

I see grace, salvation, and the gift as all being one who is the person of Jesus Christ.
He that has the Son, has life, and He that does not have the Son does not have life (1 John 5:12).
For Jesus was full of grace and truth (John 1:14). Jesus is the gift. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16).

Anyways, believers are initially and ultimately saved by God's grace (i.e. Jesus Christ). It is why a person who comes to Jesus for the first time can have an assurance of salvation (Without doing any kind of work). Initial and ultimate salvation is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9). We are not ultimately saved by works of righteousness we have done alone without God's mercy (Titus 3:5). For even if a believer were to stumble into sin, do they get clean by doing another work? No. They get clean by confessing their sins to Jesus (1 John 2:1) (1 John 1:9) and they ask Jesus to help them to overcome their sin (or to forsake it) (Matthew 26:41) (Romans 13:14) (John 15:5). But make no mistake, Scripture is also abundantly clear in that it teaches we are saved by "works of faith" after we are saved by God's grace, too.

“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." (James 2:24).

"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” (James 2:17-18).

"They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." (Titus 1:16).

"If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, "(1 Timothy 6:3-4).

"...God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." (James 4:6).

"And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him." (Hebrews 5:9).

"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).
 
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