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Much like Jonah, who of his own free will, chose to disobey God and go to Tarshish instead of Nineveh and was punished for that free will choice. Jonah 3:1 the second time God told Jonah to go to Nineveh he chose of his free will to do so knowing there are consequences.

Repentance is obedience, it is required condition to be saved but it does not earn salvation. Abraham's obedience (Hebrews 11:8,17) was a necessary condition for him to be freely justified.

Men are freely justified Romans 3:24. See also Romans 6:23 eternal life is a free gift Jesus dying on the cross was a free gift to man where the shed blood of Christ purchased salvation for man. Since salvation is a free gift that means God did not owe salvation to man, hence salvation is a...

God has not predetermined all that happens, man is in control of his own eternal destiny.

Hi, My point in asking the question was to show that NO ONE earned God's grace by being obedient to God's will. Therefore the idea that obedience is an attempt to earn God's grace is purely a strawman argument. Also there is NO ONE who received God's grace by living in rebellion and...

But Abraham's obedience did not earn his salvation/justification. Since salvation is a free gift, how could it be earned by Abraham, or anyone else?

Men are doing one of two actions, either obeying God or disobeying God. Men are doing one of two actions: serving sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness, Romans 6:16. There is no neutral position. It takes obedience to God to be born again for no verse says those that live in...

But what verse says Abraham earned salvation and how could his obedience earn salvation when his obedience was not perfect?

I am wondering if anyone on this forum can show me an example from the Bible of a person who was obedient to God's will and the obedience of that person earned him God's grace/mercy/favor?

The reason Noah had found grace in the eyes of the Lord was because he was had an obedient faith towards God, Genesis 6:9; Genesis 7:1; Genesis 7:5, Noah's life of righteousness and obedience is contrasted from that unrighteous, evil, wicked generation. Noah did not find grace in the eyes of...

There are many, many verses in the Bible that attest to the fact that God will save those who have a faithful obedience to Him. Not one verse says God will save those who live in rebellion and disobedience to Him. Therefore obedience saves but obedience ALONE will not save because my obedience...

Faithful unto death does not mean I will be perfectly sinless every second of every minute all the time till I die. But as long as I do not abandon Christ nor abandon walking in the light altogether Christ will keep me perfect before God. My faithfulness unto death then requires me to stay...

No, for I am not perfectly sinless....."Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48. How can I be perfect if I sin? Does God require the impossible of me? John says God's commands are not grievous 1 John 5:3. But if God requires me to be sinless...

I understand the Pharisees created their own traditions and Christ condemned those traditions. The issue I am talking about is when Christ died He took ALL the OT law of Moses out of the way leaving it ineffective and no longer binding. " He taketh away the first, that he may establish the...

Paul CONDEMNED those in Galatia for leaving the NT gospel and going to the OT law. Again, Paul clearly shows in Galatians 3:11-12 that the OT law cannot justify, that OT law as not of faith. THe OT law required flawless law keeping to be justified yet those Jews under that law could not keep...

It does not matter what day 1 Cor epistle was written or read, it still commands Christians to meet upon the first day of the week. "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store,......" The verb 'lay' in the Greek is imperative mood, a command, not a mere suggestion...

Noah would have been spiritually lost as the rest of the wicked of that time for disobeying God. It would been hypocritical and showing respect of person on God's part to allow Noah int heaven with his sins but not allow all others into heaven with their sins. I have argued the OT law of...

For one to be saved, the gospel says one must obey by believing (John 8:24) repenting (Luke 13:3) confessing (Matthew 10:32-33) submit to baptism (Mark 16:16) and live faithfully unto death (Revelation 2:10) Paul shows in Roman 6:16 we each serve one of two masters, we serve either: --sin unto...

The fact foreknowledge does not require predetermination can be seen in Jonah 3 and 1 Samuel 23.

Yes, there is nothing there that says obedience to God's will is unnecessary in being saved or that obedience is earning God's grace.