I just made several posts with precise Scriptures, including comments on Ezk18:24; no one can be righteous apart from Jesus, and a righteous man can turn away and perish. Where is the ambiguity?Ezek 18:
[24] But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
I am a "OSAS" believer.
I will "interact" with you concering Ezek 18:24.
Ezek 18:24...APPLIES to individuals BEFORE Salvation was "OFFERED" to individuals, ("WHILE THEY ARE STILL BODILY ALIVE IN THEIR NATURAL FLESH BODY".)
I already covered this WITH YOU.
Men "WITH" God, by "their own power".
God "WITH" a man, WHEN a man is "WITH" God.
Ezek 18:24 is about a righteous man...turning away.
What is a "righteous man"?
A man believing and following Gods Way.
In the OT, what KEPT a "righteous man" Righteous?
The mans effort and will to "continue" believing in God and following Gods way.
BE informed, realistic, understand...
Routinely men DID, and DO....hear, believe, follow....THEN... GET DISTRACTED, HEAR OTHER WORDS that entice them, tempt them, and the man BEGINS to "IGNORE" Gods WORD, and instead, FOLLOW the WORDS OF men, (and evil spirits)
THEY ^^ HAVE willingly TURNED AWAY from "righteousness"!
WHAT HAPPENS is told you IN Ezek 18:24...
1) they turn AWAY from righteousness (GOD)
2) they turn TOWARD unrighteousness.
3) What the man DID while righteous (following God)...is IRRELEVANT, accounted FOR NOTHING.
4) What the man DID..."good works toward men"....irrelevant
5) what the man DID..."good works toward God'...irrelevant
6) what the man DID..."trespasses Against men"...SHALL BE ACCOUNTED toward him.
(Ie NOT forgiven.)
7) what the man DID..."sin Against God"...SHALL BE ACCOUNTED toward him.
(Ie NOT forgiven.)
8) THAT man, SHALL bodily DIE, without forgiveness of his trespasses AGAINST men and without forgiveness of his sin AGAINST God....
9) NO FORGIVENESS? NO Salvation of his soul, NO Quickeneing of his spirit, NO bodily rising up in Glory.
10) He shall be risen UP in Damnation, Judged damnable, Sentenced to Eternal Separation FROM God.
* WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH A Person, centuries later, OFFERED, a WAY and Having Received the Offer...Forgiven and of soul Salvation, spirit Quickeneing, and assured promise of bodily raising in glory?
NOTHING! No Applicability
You are cordially invited to respond to the previous posts, especially the one immediately before, listing several "don't-fall-from-salvation" verses. I look forward to your thoughts.