Are people born in Christ or born in sin?

Samie

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All people are born "dead in trespasses and in sin and are without God and without hope" Ephesians 2

We all need to be saved from that dismal existence.

Wnen we hear the word of God we can choose to believe or not to believe.
Disagree.

If people are born dead in sin, how can they HEAR the word? Can the dead hear?
 

God's Truth

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Neither do I.

Luther taught that UNLESS people first believe they couldn't be part of the Body of Christ. That proves he believes people are born APART from Christ, and therefore born lost, born in sin...

We have to believe and obey Jesus to be saved. Luther and Calvin and many others teach against that.
 

Samie

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We have to believe and obey Jesus to be saved. Luther and Calvin and many others teach against that.
If one is unsaved, He is NOT in Christ. If he is NOT in Christ, he is APART from Him. If he is APART from Him, he can do NOTHING (John 15:5), according to Christ Himself.

Can you explain how the unsaved can do SOMETHING - believe aNd obey, while Jesus Himself said he can do NOTHING?
 

God's Truth

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If one is unsaved, He is NOT in Christ. If he is NOT in Christ, he is APART from Him. If he is APART from Him, he can do NOTHING (John 15:5), according to Christ Himself.

Can you explain how the unsaved can do SOMETHING - believe aNd obey, while Jesus Himself said he can do NOTHING?

Everyone who wants to be saved must obey. Anyone can obey.
 

God's Truth

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Is salvation by works or by grace?
The 'not of works' is about not of purification works. The Jews did works to clean themselves and it was called purification/ceremonial works. Now Jesus cleans us by our having faith that his blood cleans us. It doesn't mean obeying Jesus is now wrong, it just means we don't have to get circumcised and sacrifice animals.
Jesus is the Way and we have to do what he says in order to get saved. Jesus says to repent of sins.
Do you believe that people are born in sin? Or are people born in Christ?

All are born without knowing God and must be taught about him and put in him.
 
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