Salvation THEN Discipleship as Seen in Communion

No one is saying this. The issue is :

Justification, then DEFINITELY sanctification

or>

Justification, then "MAYBE" Sanctification.

Sanctification is simply the increasing of one's reliance on the Spirit becoming greater, and allowing one to more and more DO WHAT THEY HAVE DESIRED SINCE THE MOMENT THEY WERE SAVED (Justified)> turn from Sin, and Submit to Christ.

If I get in a Car, start it, and push the Gas (justification) I am GOING to go forward...though it is not I who is doing it, but the engine. Pushing the peddle (justification) is NOT the same as the engine moving me forward, but it is inevitable.

The issue is not whether Sanctification and Justification are separate (they are) but whether one comes INEVITABLY from the other, or involves some "special" part of Christianity.

If you are justified you ARE being sanctified according to scripture> not "maybe".

 

2Ch 6:27 may You hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way they should walk in. May You send rain on Your land that You gave Your people for an inheritance.

Jer 42:3 that the LORD your God may tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do."

Eph 2:10 For we are His creation--created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Eph 4:17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.

1Jn 2:6 the one who says he remains in Him should walk just as He walked.

What is the common denominator? "Should" does not mean "definately".

 

You have misidentified the wine and bread. The wine and bread represent the death, not the death and life.

So bad premise, not to mention a bad conclusion.

 

We are forgiven which is purification. While being purified we have been Justified. This is why the two work together and cannot be separated. You cannot be justified unless you are purified at the same time as well you cannot be purified with out being justified

No one has claimed we are saved by discipleship alone but, discipleship and surrender are the same thing. They are both the work of God and man doesn't decide to follow Christ. Man gives up to Christ and in that submission we become His servants. Once a servant we do what the master desires of us or else we are corrected. You can rebel even then but I wouldn't recommend it. I speak from experince honoring your commitment is much more pleasent that correction.
MB

 

Again, poor scriptural interpretation, due to "imaginary" words inserted by translators, NOT part of God's word!

Does the word "should" ACTUALLY appear in any of those verses?? Nope.

The word translated "we should walk":

peripateō
Thayer Definition:
1) to walk

There is NO conditional article in the sentence: therefore there is no reason to translate ANY of those verses with the word "should".

Properly, the phrase "should" say (pardon the pun):

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we walk in them.

Kinds of looks a little different, when you look at what it actually SAYS, instead of looking at the translators opinions.

In 1 John 2:6, the word translated "ought" and "should" , actually means to "owe" or "be obligated"!!! It is the OPPOSITE of what you are saying!

 

I'll stick with the translators approach. Using your approach, either

A. We can supercede God
or
B. God has failed, as we don't always follow Him. We all fail using the "definately" approach.

 

Not so. It does not say "You will do nothing but good works, and you will never fail."

It says we will WALK in Good works. It is speaking of a style of life...which comes out if you just look at Thayers...

to make one’s way, progress; to make due use of opportunities

It is speaking of a direction> if you are a child of God, you WILL WALK as a lifestyle, in the ways of the Lord. This does not mean you won't fail at times. But your direction, your walk, will be one towards God.

Again, rather than adding words, just look at scripture itself> by simply looking at the actual scriptures, rather than interpreters pet theologies, one can easily understand what Scripture is describing> We WILL walk in the way of the Lord...

Of course, sometimes we fall down. But we don't change direction.

 

Once again I give you the real definition of ;
Sanctification
SANCTIFICA'TION, n. [See Sanctify.]
1. The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God.
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Th 2. 1 Pet 1.
2. The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.
I think you can see for your self that the word properly defined means both. You must also consider it's full meaning not just half of it. When we are saved the thing that happens first is called Salvation and sanctification and justification are involved and it happens all at once

Php 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Who do you suppose started the work in us.? Was it our selves? or was it God? Then who finishes it?

Resistance is freewill. I don't accept total depravity or any other of the five pedals of the tulip. Though man is able to come to God, he doesn't, because man with out knowledge can't help but love darkness. He doesn't understand the light until he is convinced of the truth. I do not believe man can make a choice to accept what he knows nothing about nor would he. A choice to believe or even have faith is not possible for man unless he knows what to have faith in. If man is told and is convinced and convicted and comes to have faith it still does not save him if the Word is true.
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Man doesn't do a thing to become convinced the one who convinces the man is soley responsible other wise the man could boast just as you are doing when you profess you made the decision to believe and to surrender. Both of these happen without decision or else Salvation is not of God. It would be of man and God. Verse 8 says plainly "and that not of your selves it is a gift of God" It is not a gift if you do something to deserve it and it isn't grace if it's deserved. It would be payment for your actions.
This says to me your the one with the theological dark glasses because what you claim is against scripture. The Bible says it and I believe the Bible exclusively when it comes to theology. I can't believe what you claim unless you have scriptural support for your decision to believe and have faith. Rather I believe you have made a mistake in failing to consider all of scripture. If there is no contradiction in scripture and there isn't. Salvation is still a free gift no decision required. You can choose to resist as I've said before but you'll still carry the conviction that the light brings.
MB

 

No.

Yes, but your point was wrong. The verses you cited are not about communion, and they are not about a distinction between what his body bought and what his blood bought. As with so many other things, you are simply reading into Scripture something that is not there.

What is there to reconsider? You are wrong there too.

 

No debate? Just well you're wrong? Or as a friend use to say "It just goes to show that once again I'm right and your wrong". Wow.

 

Copperation does not require a decision if there is no resistance.
Man's faith may be counted for righteousness but man's righteousness doesn't save or have any power to save. We are saved by the faith of Christ Gal 2:16 The righteousness of men is only filthy rags

True I did say that but now your quoting me out of context. That act is submission and submission is giving up. When you give up, you no longer resist, therefore you are not doing anything to stop your Salvation.

It does when there is no in between because you either reject or you don't and the only way you can stop Salvation is to decide to reject it.

I have no doubt that you believe that but you haven't proved me wrong. I have proved I'm right from scripture. I asked you to show me with scripture and you simply have not, all you've done is to deny what I say is true. You can say I'm wrong until your blue but unless you prove it with scripture you're just as wrong as you believe me to be.

I disagree because you believe in being your own co-redeemer by helping God out with your decisions.

This word "receive" does not require your co-opperation Just as receiving a whiplash injury in an auto accident doesn't require your copperation. Once you stop the rebellion you will be saved. Just wear your seat belt to prevent the whip lash. A seat belt is restraint and that is resistance. Both negative decisions with a positive reaction. If you cut off the negative all that's left is the positive and there is no more resistance. A positive effect that last forever.

Even if you called me a Calvinist it wouldn't make me one.

That may be true for some men but for me it was trying to cope with what God's word says in Jn 6:29

I wasn't laying the foundation again sky. I didn't change a thing except my own perception of what took place. I did not lay again the foundation of my Salvation.

see what I mean here you add to scripture your own words to make your point because Christ never said "that you must do" I noticed you made sure your own words are in red. Changing the bible to suit your own views is very wrong.

You know what Satan loves sky? He loves it when you believe in something out of stuborness instead of out of scripture. He loves it when you add to scripture to get your man centerd ideas accross.

Really! where? I didn't see any refute. Just you making claims of what scripture says. To get your point you had to add to the scripture of Jn 6:29. Those men wanting to know about the works of God wanted to do it them themselves but couldn't. Only God can make you believe in Him he is the one who gives the increase, even you know that.

Doing nothing at least isn't rebellion. You can't do anything to save your self as you claim making decisions really is.

I really resent being called a Calvinist. You're just up set that you are unable to disprove what I've said.
Ever since I first came here you have ignored what I have had to say obviously.

Calvinist do not believe you can resist God.
Do you always resort to name calling? I believe it's childish at best and shows a lack of love for your brothers.
MB

 

Yes, there are some things that are so clear that there is no debate. How else do we say it?

I am not sure what version you are using, but in the ones I have, Luke 22:19-20 is about his death for sin, not his resurrection. Romans 5:10 is not about the symbolism of the elements in communion as your OP tries to make it. Your error, at least in part, is in trying to make his body and blood represent two different things. In fact, they are one thing.

They bought sinners. I didn't know there was any debate about that.