Thanks! I consider that to be quite a compliment
coming from such a Man of God and biblical scholar
such as You are! ☺
Praise the Lord!
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Thanks! I consider that to be quite a compliment
coming from such a Man of God and biblical scholar
such as You are! ☺
Praise the Lord!
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Thanks! I consider that to be quite a compliment
coming from such a Man of God and biblical scholar
such as You are! ☺
Praise the Lord!
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This is why I believe this is True !
2 Thess 2:1-4
1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Isa 14:13-14
13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Man's own freewill by far is the most believed and popular religious conviction throughout the whole world. Rev 13:1;5-8
1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
It's adherents are linked to all the various denominations, and sects, yes, even the non religious adhere to man's freewill.
So John writes Rev 13:16
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
That is all follow this deadly concept or philosophy of man's freewill !
I'm Thanking Him also, because those comments of mine are the
result of studying the Truths contained in your threads over time.
God has used them to increase my knowledge and understanding
of His Word 1 Cor. 2:13, which He knows how much I crave!
I appreciate you Brother, and may God continue to Bless you Richly!
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Well, you've taken two metaphorical passages and blown them up into dogma that is the foundation of many false Christian denominations. Your idea of "man's freewill" doesn't fit in with these passages, BTW.
Rom 7:1-4
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Now who is Dead to the Law ? Paul is writing to Believers in Rome, and writes:
"Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ"
He means brethren in the Faith Rom 1:7-8
7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
How did they become dead to the Law ? Was it by their Faith/Obedience to the Gospel ? The answer is NO ! It was by the Body of Christ, meaning in the fact that Christ died, or was crucified, was buried, and risen again for them 1 Cor 15:3-4 !
When ? From Gods Eternal Perspective of things, it was done before the World began, in so much Christ was ordained to die in time 1 Pet 1:20
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Even stated to be slain from the foundation of the World Rev 13:8
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
So literally from Gods Knowledge and perspective of the Believer in Jesus, they were dead to the law by the body of Christ before the world began.
What dies being dead to the law mean ? It means dead to its consequence of death, and the curse due to ones sins. It has no authority to condemn us due to our violations and sins against it, all the days of our lives. While others whom Christ did not die for are under His Wrath and Condemnation because of the curse of the law abides upon them Jn 3:18,36 these whom Christ died for are not, no not even when and while they are in unbelief ! Because they have been made dead to the Law, by the Body of Christ, His doing and dying !
Amen!Those who are become dead to the Law by the Body of Christ, are God's Elect Children
who were Chosen In Union with Him before the foundation of the World to have forgiveness of sins Eph. 1:4-7.
So, when Christ was crucified, because they were In Him, God had reckoned them also crucified together with Christ Gal. 2:20, because of His One Act of Obedience Rom. 5:19.
Rom. 6:6-7
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
These verses only apply to a remnant Rom 11:5; those who were in Elective Union with Christ, but not all of humanity.
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Romans: 8 KJV N.T.
1 There is therefore now (since 2000 odd years ago) no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Galatians 5 KJV N.T.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. (Bondage is to use or be under the law of sin and death in the slightest way)
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
One is not a Christian if: one did not totally accept and practice God given freedom, liberty and justification to transgress the law of sin and death (the ten commandments) while living according to the life in the Spirit of Christ Jesus.
Those who in any way use or esteem the law of sin and death (the ten commandments) are not Christian. They are simply false Christians. Christ has profit them/you nothing. They have been misled by false prophets who came in Jesus name.
Calling such people 'the elect' is a non-issue. It is not consequential. The path to being Christian is very clearly defined in the KJV N.T.:
A Christian is simply one who has embraced the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus which gives one God given freedom, liberty and justification to transgress the law of sin and death and get no sin but instead be glorified by God.
Acts: 13 KJV N.T.
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Do not let any one (false brethren) misled you and put you under the law of sin and death. To be entangled in the slightest way with the law of sin and death (the ten commandments) is certain spiritual death, sin and delivery into hell, inside the depths of earth with Satan. No one makes it under the law of sin and death:
Galatians 2 KJV N.T.
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
This is not about winning arguments and/or supporting each other in that which is foolishness for God. This is about getting to truth so that one knows truth. Then one will not err. Then one will be among the chosen few and not be among the billion or so who do not know truth and so err and do not make it. (many are called and few chosen)
The Lord confirmed that those who do not know truth err and are not chosen. He also confirmed that many are called and few chosen. He alse confirmed that many will come in his name and mislead many.
The billion people in traditional Christianity cannot be the few who have it right and are chosen.
Please awaken.
Not interested in that information!re the OP on the Man of Sin. That is a figure in the Jewish revolt of 66 who came as Dan 8, 9 predicted, in that time frame.
Rom 5:19
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Now this is a Gospel Truth revealed that false christianity cannot and will not receive, but yet its plainly taught in the scripture, which is, all those for whom Christ died, that is His One obedience in this scripture, are made righteous before God, by that fact alone. Its because when He died for them, by having their sins charged to Him, a corresponding swap was Judicially made, in that , those He died for, their sins were charged to Him, His Justifying Righteousness was charged to them, which is proclaimed in the Gospel of their reconciliation 2 Cor 5:19-21
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
in particular Vs 21, this scripture declares mutual imputation, so its impossible for anyone Christ died for, by that fact alone, not to be made righteous by His death! So they are made Righteous by corresponding imputation, their sins to Him, His Righteousness to them !Rom 5:19
Why are they made Righteous ?2
Now every that is involved in this mutual imputation of their sins to Christ and His Righteousness to them, in due time the Spirit reveals it to them by means of the Gospel, by which He confirms their conjoinment in it, Jn 16:14
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Rom 1:16-17
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
He [The Spirit] reveals to them that imputed righteousness of God [through Christ] we read of in 2 Cor 5:21
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
And Cp Rom 1:17
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
They're the same " The Righteousness of God" and all who secretly have it charged to their account because of the mutual imputation of their sins to Christ, and His Righteousness to them, shall have it made known to them by the Spirit of God in the Gospel !
Amen Sister!TY for this edifying study! ☺
This shall be revealed in the Gospel to every Elect sinner Christ died for. The Spirit given them in New Birth shows it to them by giving them the Fruit of Faith to Believe on Christ Phil. 1:29 and the Gospel; a strong Assurance 1 Thes. 1:5 of the mutual imputation of their sins to Christ their Surety, and His Righteousness to them.
Praise the Lord!
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