The Cross is not the end all of Christian living.
My Thread is
NOT entitled '"""what is your Discipleship".... Randy.
My Thread is Teaching that by being "in Christ", born again...' we are ETERNALLY Sanctified by Christ....Who is become our "redemption. Justification, Sanctification".
How do you know?
Its "Because GOD has made Him to be so".
1 Corinthians 1:30
= DONE DEAL
= COMPLETED
This is the effect of CHRIST's Redemption as applied to the Believer as "the gift of Salvation" and '"The Gift of Righteousness".
Listen reader.
There is a point in your Faith, when you have to understand that you are "made righteous".... and you dont work for that, because you have become that, for eternity, as a "new Creation in Christ".
Now, the Devil howls against this, because He wants you to be trying to do that for yourself, by confessing sin, and so forth.
However,.....Once you SEE that You are made righteous by The Blood of Jesus and Kept Righteous by the Blood of Jesus, then on that day, you have understood your Salvation as ETERNAL REDEMPTION Through CHRIST and not before that day.....have you understood this yet.
Listen,
When you were saved, you were told that Jesus is your Savior, and you had sin, and to come and BELIEVE and be saved.
or, you were told that the water will wash your sin away.
So, one is true and one isnt. But in both cases, both will believe that they have to now go and DO to be Righteous, ...vs exist as having been completed as "in Christ". "Made Righteous".
So...Until you can see that you are "the righteousness of GOD in Christ", you will try to DO THAT for yourself, or keep that for yourself.
That is BROKEN FAITH.
"Broken"
That means your faith is not in Christ to have completed your Salvation for you, on the Cross.
Now, Randy.....
i can write a Thread, entitled....."now that you are eternally sanctified in Christ", "made righteous", and have become "one with God", "the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD">..."in Christ' you have BECOME, as a "new Creation in Christ"...
Now.....Lets now talk about your DISCIPLESHIP, that you perform, because you are already "Sanctified" "Justified", "Redeemed", by the Blood of Jesus.
So, THAT THREAD, is..
'"present your body a living Sacrifice"... as that's your DISCIPLESHIP that you are to walk, which is what Paul said He completed as "His Course".
Discipleship is not Salvation.
Discipleship, is not "Righteousness"
"Presenting your body a living Sacrifice" to God, can not save you, does not make you or keep you righteous, and isn't. your Salvation.
Its only Your DISCIPLESHIP.
Discipleship is not Salvation.
= Jesus is Salvation.
Jesus is your Salvation.
Not you, doing something, now, or later.
DISCIPLESHIP....is what you do, BECAUSE you are "sanctified". "Justified".."Redeemed"..."Made Righteous" and "Now made free from SIn....
Already by the BLOOD and DEATH of JESUS.