Randy Kluth
Well-Known Member
Totally agree. The Gospel's weight of argument lies in the promise of resurrection. What other reward compares as a promise to righteous living? The ultimate "triumph" is when it actually happens! And yet, the evidence that this promise will be fulfilled for us is in how we present ourselves as recipients of the grace of Christ, leading to a display of his righteousness in our lives. Our errors are forgiven when we cast our burdens upon him and his atonement.Christians triumph in Christ 2 ways: first overcoming sin in our lives, and then overcoming death of the body by resurrection of dead as He was.
The first by grace is not with pride and superiority over others.
The second certainly is a superior resurrection over others condemned to shame and contempt.
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Right. Nothing is so embarrassing than when Christianity claims to already be some kind of idealized theocracy, and begins to operate as if it is the eschatological Kingdom of God. Our Christian politics I personally think are well-intended and legitimate in certain cases. But unless we recognize the need to limit political powers and place them under the requirements of the Gospel, absolute power will become absolutely corrupt!Good point. We are not kings and priests to God and His holy nation, but only after His return are we resurrected to rule over His nations with rods of iron.
True. The idea of 'reigning' over earth today is a spirit-only fantasy of self-centered, uncrucified idealists. They also prophecy the earth itself being born again into some kind of perfect utopia.
Yes, saints should not be "living in sin." We all have, I believe, a Sin Nature. But we should be *overcoming* sin, and not capitulating to it. The power of grace is not just forgiveness, but also righteousness.All sinners sin, not all saints.
1 John 2.3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
I'm with you on that. God's promises to Abraham cannot fail, because God cannot lie. Everything He promised to Abraham will come to fulfillment. Some has been fulfilled in history. But ultimate fulfillment has yet to take place.Amen. Abraham has yet to be personally given the land He walked on earth.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Nor has Job yet seen His redeemer and God standing on this earth, with his own eyes after the grave.