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To: armydoc

Again someone’s rejection of the doctrine of the Gospel of the Grace and Forgiveness does’t change the doctrine.

The cross was a blank check righteously given in love to the world because the sins of the whole world were righteously judged on the body of God’s son Jesus Christ 2000 years ago regardless of who accepts or rejects the free gift of salvation. (2 Cor. 5:19 - God is NOT imputing the world’s sin to them and our ministry is that of reconciliation not condemnation (see also 2 Cor. 7-11)).

But many like yourself think that the message of the free gift of God’s grace and love (not because God has gone soft or unrighteous in the face of our sin, but because God righteously and fully judged all our sin on his Son Jesus), will cause people to thumb their nose at Jesus and say, “Pass”.

But is that notion really true? What did Jesus say despite what mans says? Jesus said that they that are forgiven much love much (Luke 7:47). Jesus said, regardless of man’s view, that someone who receives God’s blank check of grace and forgiveness will fall hopelessly in love with Jesus and his love of sin will die away (Rom. 6:14).

And it also helps to remember that you and I do NOT get people saved (John 6:44). So tell the truth about God’s grace, forgiveness, and love and leave the results to God. Some people are not ready when WE think they should. Others may never. It’s between them and God, not us.

There’s a story of the cold wind talking to the sun saying, “I bet I can get this guy’s coat off better than you.” So the cold wind blew with all his might trying to FORCE the man’s coat off against his will. But the harder he blew, the tighter the man held on to his coat. At some point the sun said, “Let me give it a try.” So the sun shone in all its strength and glory. Soon the man was so warm that he WANTED to take his coat off and did.

The story is poignant because the coat represents our justification by self-righteousness and self-effort which are like “filthy rags”. Yelling condemnation at people makes them hold tighter to their desire for justification by works and self-effort. But the love of Christ will cause them to willingly let go. You and I can’t do that. Only God can. Our job as I said, is to preach the truth and leave the results to God.


26 posted on 01/06/2019 8:01:42 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim 0216
The cross was a blank check righteously given in love to the world because the sins of the whole world were righteously judged on the body of God’s son Jesus Christ 2000 years ago regardless of who accepts or rejects the free gift of salvation

We obviously have a difference of opinion regarding the atonement; you believe in universal atonement while I believe in limited (particular) atonement. How would you explain John 8:23-24 (Jesus speaking to the Pharisees):

23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”

Beyond that, let's for the sake of argument say that Jesus has already forgiven everyone's sins, regardless of their belief. OK, what is the consequence of unbelief? What is the eternal destination of the unbeliever?
27 posted on 01/09/2019 7:36:41 AM PST by armydoc
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