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lee_merrill replied

11-22-2019, 02:45 PM
Originally posted by Hornet View Post

Faith is the instrument of receiving justification and repentance accompanies it.

Agreed, and faith and repentance are acts of obedience, I would insist...

Blessings,
Lee
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Hornet replied

11-22-2019, 11:21 AM
Originally posted by lee_merrill View Post

Well, repentance and faith, right? (Mark 1:15) And repentance and faith is our first act of obedience.

Blessings,
Lee

Faith is the instrument of receiving justification and repentance accompanies it.
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lee_merrill replied

11-08-2019, 07:07 PM
Originally posted by Hornet View Post

Faith in Christ is what receives eternal life. There are other commandments of God that people are supposed to obey, but faith in Christ is what receives eternal life.

Well, repentance and faith, right? (Mark 1:15) And repentance and faith is our first act of obedience.

Blessings,
Lee
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Hornet replied

11-07-2019, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by lee_merrill View Post

Yes and no, repentance is calling people to obedience, thus Paul can speak of those who "obey the gospel" (2 Th. 1:8).

Blessings,
Lee

Faith in Christ is what receives eternal life. There are other commandments of God that people are supposed to obey, but faith in Christ is what receives eternal life.
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lee_merrill replied

11-04-2019, 06:20 PM
Originally posted by Hornet View Post

Obeying God is a characteristic of a Christian, but the Christian's obedience is not what actually saves him or her. When God saves a person, God changes that person so that he or she will obey God, but that changed life is not the basis upon which God declares that person righteous.

Yes and no, repentance is calling people to obedience, thus Paul can speak of those who "obey the gospel" (2 Th. 1:8).

Blessings,
Lee
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demi-conservative replied

11-04-2019, 12:31 PM
Originally posted by Obsidian View Post

Submitting to God's authority is works.

I have never understood the autistic interpretation of 'works'. It seems to equate 'works' with any act, so that repenting itself is a work.
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demi-conservative replied

11-04-2019, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by Hornet View Post

Does that mean that "Jesus is God" or "I'm going to obey Jesus"?

The latter, though Paul's view that Jesus is YHWH is also clear from the text.
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Hornet replied

11-04-2019, 12:01 PM
Originally posted by lee_merrill View Post

Yet we read in Hebrews: "And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation..." (Heb. 5:9)

Blessings,
Lee

Obeying God is a characteristic of a Christian, but the Christian's obedience is not what actually saves him or her. When God saves a person, God changes that person so that he or she will obey God, but that changed life is not the basis upon which God declares that person righteous.
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lee_merrill replied

11-01-2019, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by Hornet View Post

One can believe that Jesus is God and that people are morally obligated to obey God, but that does not mean that a right standing before God is received by obeying God. We are supposed to obey God, but obedience is not the means by which eternal life is received.

Yet we read in Hebrews: "And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation..." (Heb. 5:9)

Blessings,
Lee
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lee_merrill replied

11-01-2019, 09:10 PM
Originally posted by NorrinRadd View Post

This is mixing contexts. In the context of Rom. 10, confessing Him as "Lord" is linked to "calling on the name of the Lord" to be saved, an allusion to Joel 2:32, where LORD translates YHWH.

I think saying Rom. 10 means "Jesus is YHWH" is far-fetched! And even in the context of Rom. 10, Lord is clearly meaning "Lord":

"For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for 'WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.' " (Ro 10:12�13)

Blessings,
Lee
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Hornet replied

11-01-2019, 12:53 PM
Originally posted by lee_merrill View Post

"Jesus is Lord" is the text, I believe this is a confession of obedience.

"Why do you call me, �Lord, Lord,� and do not do what I say?" (Lk 6:46)

So calling Jesus Lord implies obedience...

Blessings,
Lee

One can believe that Jesus is God and that people are morally obligated to obey God, but that does not mean that a right standing before God is received by obeying God. We are supposed to obey God, but obedience is not the means by which eternal life is received.
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alaskazimm replied

11-01-2019, 11:19 AM
Originally posted by Obsidian View Post

If you don't think it's possible to disobey a lord, you have obviously never visited a jail.

Yes, that's true - but if they are knowingly disobeying then the probably aren't calling him their lord.
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Obsidian replied

10-31-2019, 11:33 PM
Originally posted by AlaskaZimm

Of course anyone can say anything but actions show what is in the heart. Jesus was saying they said the words but didn't do what he says, thus indicating that he wasn't really their lord.

If you don't think it's possible to disobey a lord, you have obviously never visited a jail.
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NorrinRadd replied

10-31-2019, 10:31 PM
Originally posted by lee_merrill View Post

"Jesus is Lord" is the text, I believe this is a confession of obedience.

"Why do you call me, �Lord, Lord,� and do not do what I say?" (Lk 6:46)

So calling Jesus Lord implies obedience...

Blessings,
Lee

This is mixing contexts. In the context of Rom. 10, confessing Him as "Lord" is linked to "calling on the name of the Lord" to be saved, an allusion to Joel 2:32, where LORD translates YHWH.
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alaskazimm replied

10-31-2019, 10:09 PM
Originally posted by Obsidian View Post

Unbelievable. The very verse you quoted says that it is possible to call him lord and not do what he says.

Of course anyone can say anything but actions show what is in the heart. Jesus was saying they said the words but didn't do what he says, thus indicating that he wasn't really their lord.
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