[RnMomof7]

Righteous ping

[RnMomof7]

People who are ignorant of God’s righteousness cannot submit to it. Therefore, they go about establishing a righteousness of their own. This is why we stress the Sovereignty of God so much here. This why I try to end each piece I write with either “SDG” or “Soli Deo Gloria.” This is why we must come to terms with God’s righteousness if we are ever going to grow in Christlikeness and become Spirit-filled. Only those who walk by faith are obedient in their submission to God’s righteousness for every deed done in the flesh is sin.

Sad but true ping

[taxcontrol]

The sinner who is saved and yet does nothing, is just as confused as the sinner who is saved and believes that they must do everything. Both extremes are reflections of pride. One says that they are so good that they don’t have to share the good news. The other says that they need to earn their way into heaven and as such, their works are greater than God’s grace. Both are a misunderstanding.

[Inyo-Mono]

Bookmarked.

[plain talk]

thanks

[Salvation]

Prayers for The Religion Forum (Ecumenical) And for you, too.

[wmfights]

You have been posting some great threads.

Thank You!

[babygene]

I think the author is full of himself.

I say a prayer dozens of times a day and ask that the Lord guide me. I have to have faith that he is doing so...

[JSDude1]

Good post, thanks!

If one studies the scripture (Romans did it for me) one finds that the Gospel is by Grace, and of His Grace for us..

I ~never~ want to live in a religion of works again!

[Mark17]

Is there the same sort of stubborn blindness pertaining to Christianity? Yes, sadly there is. Spiritual blindness is a darkness beyond our ability to describe. This blindness is rampant in the “visible Church” in our day. Jesus prophesied about this.

At one time, I as an active church member, but I was as lost as a goose. Spiritual blindness IS a little difficult to explain, except to say, that the preaching of the cross, is to them that perish, foolishness. It was craziness to me. I just did not realize that I was a lost sinner, on my way to Hell. I was, like millions, trying to establish my own righteousneses, thinking I could work my way to Heaven. Deep inside, I knew I could not be good enough, so eventually, God pulled me out of that situation. No more blindness for me.

[ScottfromNJ]

Galatians 2:21:

“I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”

[LearsFool]

What caused the walls of Jericho to fall?
A. Faith
B. Marching
C. God’s power
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Which element(s) was/were not necessary?
A. Faith
B. Marching
C. God’s power
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

[metmom]

Great article.

Thanks for posting.

[Lucas McCain]

“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.”

[Zuriel]

**Many who believe they are Christians are not. They have a form of righteousness, but it is not the righteousness born from above.**

That pretty well descibes people that are bypassing the commandments of the Lord for conversion. This writer preaches salvation without any reference to these:

John 3:5-8; a man must be born again, and how you KNOW when they are.
Matt. 28:19; the Lord commanded that THEY baptize souls.
Mark 16:16; The Lord commanded to his disciples that one must believe and be baptized.
Luke 24:47; The Lord commanded that repentance and remission of sins are to be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 20:23; The Lord commanded that whose soever sins YE remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins YE retain, they are retained.

The writer doesn’t mention any of the detailed conversions in Acts, especially the first day:

In Acts 2:37 (in Jerusalem, where Jesus said would be the start of the Spirit being poured out) we find convicted souls asking, “what shall we do?”

2:38; “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”.

**People who are ignorant of God’s righteousness cannot submit to it. Therefore, they go about establishing a righteousness of their own.**

That is exactly what this writer is promoting by high hurdling the commissions and the book of Acts, and even parts of Romans, which was written to people already born again (see 1:7):

Romans 6:3; “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”
4. “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:....” (That’s certainly not Spirit baptism, because the Spirit is life.) “..that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the GLORY of the FATHER, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
5 “For if we have been planted together in the LIKENESS of his death, we shall be also in the LIKENESS of his resurrection.”

“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being THEN made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.” Rom. 6:17,18

**This is why we stress the Sovereignty of God so much here.**

How about stressing ALL of the sovereignty of the Lord’s ordained plan? This man is clearly stuck in the tradition of the Pharisees. In Matt. 23:23, Jesus Christ ripped the Pharisees for leaving the weightier matters undone. What is weightier in the New Testament than rebirth? Yet this writer doesn’t teach it biblically. While declaring he has faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, he shows that he doesn’t know HOW the blood is applied.

“If you love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15

[lupie]

Ping to self to read later today as time and grandbaby allows.

RnMom - keep up the great articles. I have been keeping fed!

[Faith65]

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