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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    Yes, you need to believe in the blood for salvation (Romans 3:25), but you also have to believe 1 John 1:7, too. 1 John 1:7 says if you walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. What is walking in the...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    This would be the 613 laws of Moses as a whole or package deal. New Covenant believers are not under the whole of the 613 laws of Moses. It does not mean we are not under moral laws as a part of eternal life (After we are saved by God's grace). Just because the moral laws (like do not steal, do...
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    Read Acts 15:1, Acts 15:5, Acts 15:24. Then read Galatians 5:2. Then I would encourage you to read Romans 1-4 and get a feel for these chapters in what Paul is saying overall. Don't try to read these chapters with your current belief system. Just read it for what it says. Derive meaning out...
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    To all: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 is the gospel. But 2 Thessalonians 2:14 says there is a call of the gospel. So the gospel calls us. What is this call of the gospel? 2 Thessalonians 2:13 gives us this call. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 says God has chosen you to salvation through the Sanctification of...
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    When Jesus said, “there is none good but one, that is, God.” did He mean nobody could be good?

    You can make false accusations all you like. John 1:1 makes it clear that… #1. The Word was God. #2. The Word was WITH God. John 1:14 says the Word (God) was made flesh. 1 Timothy 3:16 confirms this truth in that God was manifest in the flesh. How convenient. When a doctrine you don’t...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    But you offered worldly wisdom and not Scripture when you said, I quote: . “The "process" then, is not sanctification,” ~ Quote by: ScottA Yet, that is what we see describe by the verses I shown to you on Sanctification.
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    To all: Here is the gospel message in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    If it’s not written… then it’s not of value. I believe the Bible Alone + the Anointing to Understand It. Extra biblical information is no way to build the faith. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    I believe in the new creation or the new birth of the believer. Believers are changed and they have new hearts and new desires. But I do not see this as a violation of their free will. I see things as Synergistic in that both God and the believer work together and walk together. It’s not all...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    Sanctification and it’s Synonyms in the Bible: Sanctify: John 17:17 "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." Ephesians 5:25-27 25 "...even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27...
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    My belief actually has an official theological term in Christian circles. It’s called “Initial Salvation and Final Salvation” (Although I have a different label for it and I have known about this truth before learning of the official theological term of it). #1. Initial Salvation is being...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    To all: Some erroneously think discipleship is separate from salvation. Lets read the Scriptures to see if that is true. Matthew 16:24-26 says, “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will...
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    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of NT commands on day one of our service to be saved?

    Does God expect us to obey the hundreds of New Testament commands on day one of our service to be saved (after we are saved by God’s grace)? The charge has been claimed by Belief Alone Salvationists that you must obey all of the New Testament commands (or that you must reach a state of Sinless...
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    Protestants are guilty of doing this with Ephesians 2:8-9. They believe Paul to the wrong extreme (beyond what Paul meant) at the expense of James 2:24. They do this because they want to justify some level of lawlessness or in sinning under God’s grace. But I also see another equally...
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    When Jesus said, “there is none good but one, that is, God.” did He mean nobody could be good?

    There is no debate that Jesus is GOD. Thomas said of Jesus, “My Lord and my God.” (John 20:28). 1 John 5:20 says of Jesus Christ, “This is the true God, and eternal life.” (1 John 5:20). Isaiah 43:11 basically says there is no Savior next to Him, and yet Jesus sat down at the right hand of...
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    The Cross of Jesus is no man's gift

    Read the context. James is not talking in context to Initial Salvation. Neither is James stating a universal truth that applies to all points in time. We know this because the thief on the cross was saved without works. We know this because in Luke 18:9-14, the Tax Collector was more justified...
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    Did God commend or approve of Rahab’s lie?

    No I didn’t berate anyone for having not perfectly obeyed all 400 plus commands perfectly in the New Testament (Which is what you are claiming). The idea is willfully sinning. Hebrews 10:26 says, “For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no...
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    Did God commend or approve of Rahab’s lie?

    Nowhere am I saying that you should follow me and or to do specific NT commands that I am not doing. I am saying for us all believers to enter the Sanctification Process of the Spirit to purify themselves in living a holy life (2 Thessalonians 2:13) (Romans 8:13). 2 Corinthians 7:1 says let...
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    Did God commend or approve of Rahab’s lie?

    Please go back and reread more carefully what I actually wrote. It will help to clear up your confusion here.
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    Did God commend or approve of Rahab’s lie?

    @Daydreamer First, you did not really explain the verses I put forth to you. You simply ignored them. Second, my life is not the standard. God’s Word is the standard (Regardless of my life). A believer should strive to obey God’s Word (See: Romans 10:17). My position is the biblical one...