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How Free Will Turns the Gospel into Law and Grace into Works.

Discussion in 'Calvinism & Arminianism Debate' started by 1689Dave, Jul 16, 2019.

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  1. Revmitchell

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    We are never going to agree that faith is a gift. All you have said thus far is pinned on that one doctrine you hold to.
     
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    Yeah, well, you can say that until the second coming. Nowhere in scripture is it stated that belief is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.

    I think what you meant to say is, "faith is a fruit of the Holy Spirit." That is another on of your mantras you repeatedly inflict on this board and another one that is not borne out in scripture. Any honest interpretation of Galatians 5:22 knows the word is 'faithfulness' and not faith.
     
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    “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;” Ephesians 2:8 (NASB95)
     
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    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” Galatians 5:22 (NASB95)
     
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    To me, any "offer" of the Gospel that involves man making a decision, is speaking to fallen pride, fallen "what's in it for me", etc.

    Preaching Christ crucified and "letting the chips fall where they may", is relying on God to do His work through the Spirit, and not relying on man's will to decide who is saved and who is not.

    No matter how one slices it, there's no merit in God giving a gift to someone who is not expecting it.
    There is merit in God rewarding someone who can gain it by "properly accepting it."

    With that said, I will drop this line of address, because it is obvious that you and I see the Gospel very, very differently.:(
    Nothing I've said, posted or otherwise attempted to convince you of, has made any difference in your thinking, from my perspective.
    I can see that.
    I can also see that when I post scriptures, you and I don't even see the words the same way.

    With that said, I can see that we will never agree on how salvation "works", because you appear to emphasize the parts you see, while my emphasis is entirely different, in many cases.

    In the end, it is fully within your right to teach and preach what you wish before God...
    But I cannot be party to something that reduces His message to His children, as something akin to a market deal.:Sick
     
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    For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;” Ephesians 2:8 (NASB95)
     
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    all the dots connect to grace.
     
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    Simply receiving that which is offered is not a pride issue.
     
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    Great! That does not make that verse say faith is the gift.
     
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    It is works and you are the savior if salvation depends on it.
     
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    It is part of the gift.
     
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    No it is not. receiving the gift offered is not meritorious.
     
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    But you remain lost if you do not use it to save yourself.
     
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    No, no salvation (grace) is the gift. The gift is given through faith. Faith is not the gift.
     
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    Use it? What does that mean?
     
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    No salvation apart from faith = it is salvation.
     
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    The OP points out that the gospel becomes law and grace becomes works if we do something to bring about salvation.
     
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    One does not lead to the other. Illogical. Salvation is redemption. Salvation is not the process that gets you redeemed.
     
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    And the op is wrong and unsubstantiated.
     
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    It is fully substantiated.
     
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