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See Hebrews 8:13. Jude 1:3-4, at the very least, tells us to defend sound doctrine, if not God Himself. Yes...however we are saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God...not of works, lest any man should boast. The answer is in that those who are saved by...

Put them on Ignore...

He was talking to Episkopos.

:D That's not the proper way to try to change the subject...:D

Positional sanctification, as they call it, is simply another name for justification. People teach this because they want to believe that they are sanctified when practically this is not the case in their lives, so that when they read verses that speak of sanctification, they do not have to...

We can and must indeed look to the law as a moral guide (though not as a means of salvation). It is written in Hebrews 8:8-10 and Hebrews 10:16 that the law is written on the hearts and in the minds of those who are effectively under the New Covenant. Also the the law is a schoolmaster to...

The Euphrates is referrng, specifically, to the literal Euphrates river in the Middle East. Titus 3:10-11.

I know that I strike a pretty good balance concerning this doctrine. You can see my point of view in the following thread: Commentary on Romans. It it practically crawling out of every post. And we who believe are in Him.

Eph 5:13, But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

I find it interesting that you identify yourself as a Christian. You think those who are truly born again go to hell? This is a contradiction in terms. You can't have both be true. If works don't save you (and they don't), then you don't need works to be saved. @H. Richard, I would...

You know you can just bump up the previous post that you did on this subject instead of beginning a new one.

Fine. And you?

Grace does indeed enable us to live the Christian life and to do good works; but it should be clear that those works don't save us. What saves us, alone, is forgiveness through (faith in) the blood of Christ.

Man can never merit eternal life. His heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9) Since the heart of man is in total depravity, nothing he does can be meritorious towards his entrance into the kingdom of heaven (Isaiah 64:6). The only...

You can be stubborn and not go to my link...it just means that you are not open to the truth of what is posted there. But if you wanted me to post what was in the link so that you can respond to it more easily...then I have done so in the post above.

Romans 2:6-11, 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9...

I want to direct anybody that is interested to my Commentary on Romans.... because the entire thread is relevant to the issues at hand.

Because you are not going to save yourself by doing good works. Therefore, you who are justified by your works must bring to the lady up the street a pie if you are going to be saved...and if you don't, you will miss out on salvation (see James 4:17). And a number of other things that God may...

post #18 of Commentary on Romans.

No, we are progressively sanctified (or completely sanctified) by grace (whether over time or as a one-time deal, depending on the person). In the practical sense. Not a chance. What @H. Richard is preaching is sound doctrine for the most part...and will lead a person into the salvation...