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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
But that doesn’t make it good, since it proposes, essentially, salvation by works without faith in Christ.

Abraham and all the righteous of the Old Testament did not know the historical Christ. But they still had true faith in God's righteousness and were saved.

In the same way, God is able to create a faith in His righteousness in whosoever He will. These people may not know the name "Jesus" but they turn from their own sin and cling to God's righteousness.

I've thought long and hard about this. I don't believe in cheap grace, but because of the Old Testament saints, I can believe that God can save anyone.

62 posted on 10/07/2013 8:57:10 PM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up

“Abraham and all the righteous of the Old Testament did not know the historical Christ.”


They didn’t need to, they were all beneficiaries of the grace of God through His covenant.

“In the same way, God is able to create a faith in His righteousness in whosoever He will. These people may not know the name “Jesus” but they turn from their own sin and cling to God’s righteousness.”


A contradiction, since you can’t have faith in something you don’t actually have faith in. Thor is not Jesus, nor is even the “Logos” of ancient Plato. The scriptures I have presented also stand against you.

If one turns away from their sin, so it follows that they do not sin at all. But since all men sin, therefore they are judged, according to the scriptures I have mentioned.


64 posted on 10/07/2013 9:02:59 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (If anyone tells you it's a cookbook, don't believe them.)
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