It is simply been given to man to either accept or reject what Christ has already accomplished in this age of grace. The believer today then, is to be based upon appreciation of what Christ has already done, and the security that we have in him, rather than apprehension based upon a supposition of what God may or may not do in the future for us.
Many people involved in religions domain are dealing with God on the basis of probation, rather than salvation. Then God must make a decision in their minds, whether or not to save that individual. Their suitability for heaven depends upon their turning away from all of their sins. If they will simply dedicate themselves to no longer to sin, that is the idea. God testing over and over again the validity of that dedication. Then God will know if they are truly devoted to him, then he will be able to finally make a decision as to whether or not they are heaven worthy. That is the idea in and in most peoples minds; it is the idea being promoted by ministers of righteousness. That is probation, not salvation.
God is not testing or proving people today, in order to make a final decision as to whether or not to save them, or to keep them saved. All the saving work that God could possibly do, he has already done through Christ. God now holds forth the reconciliation that Christ has accomplished, in his mind, offering man the choice to either accept or reject that gift of salvation. Appreciation based on the reality of salvation, not apprehension based on religions message of probation.
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Matt 13:27 The owners servants came to him and said, Sir, didnt you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds / tares come from?
28 An enemy did this, he replied.
The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?
29 No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest.
Something about the children of GOD here on earth makes them susceptible to the damnation of the tares. The judgment must be postponed because they need to mature ie become holy.
Our redemption happened by the lamb being slain before the foundation of the world. Our coming to holiness is a yo yo trip, up and down, here on this planet called earth, GOD's rehab center for church members addicted to sin.
I agree that all testing our resolve and our failures are for us to learn to be more committed to righteousness, not to convince GOD we are worthy...that was taken care of long ago.
Peace, Ted
28 An enemy did this, he replied.
The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?
29 No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest.
Something about the children of GOD here on earth makes them susceptible to the damnation of the tares. The judgment must be postponed because they need to mature ie become holy.
Our redemption happened by the lamb being slain before the foundation of the world. Our coming to holiness is a yo yo trip, up and down, here on this planet called earth, GOD's rehab center for church members addicted to sin.
I agree that all testing our resolve and our failures are for us to learn to be more committed to righteousness, not to convince GOD we are worthy...that was taken care of long ago.
Peace, Ted
PCE Theology as I see it...
We had an existence with a free will in Sheol before the creation of the physical universe. Here we chose to be able to become holy or to be eternally evil in YHWH's sight. Then the physical universe was created and all sinners were sent to earth.
This theology debunks the need to base Christianity upon the blasphemy of creating us in Adam's sin.
We had an existence with a free will in Sheol before the creation of the physical universe. Here we chose to be able to become holy or to be eternally evil in YHWH's sight. Then the physical universe was created and all sinners were sent to earth.
This theology debunks the need to base Christianity upon the blasphemy of creating us in Adam's sin.
Post #3
God wants us to stop putting our faith in ourselves, he wants us to actually come to the place where we literally have no confidence in the flesh, but have full reliance in Christ alone. The very fabric of our being must be come apart through the death and resurrection of Christ, a relationship with God, which is going to strip us of everything we are. We must come to the place of utter weakness and be stripped of all confidence in ourselves, and then we will find our true self in Jesus. Not some depressing down-on-self condition, but a return to Gods original pattern for man: free of obsession with self, and focused upon God. It is not normal to have high self-esteem or low self-esteem; both are a focus on self, but to leave self alone and to be absorbed with Jesus Christ, weak in ourselves, but fully reliant upon Christ in every way. This is why God allows all kinds of things into our lives, which he uses to strip us of our personal sense of worth. God is making us conformable to the death of Christ, so that in living experience, we might become conformed in his resurrection. This process is not enjoyable.
