RESULTS OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE LIFE-Part 7

Now, the generally accepted view of Faith, is that, It is the instrument, by which The Sinner is united to Christ.
Being united to Christ, is understood by those, who adopt that view, to mean, One has been born again.

However, Since Saving Faith is God's Gift, The Effect cannot affect, or change the effect.
Simply stated, Saving Faith is not The Cause of Itself.
No One can believe, except by means of Grace-ACTS 18;27-[Turn].

''The Spirit of Faith,'' which is a Living Faith, comes from The Spirit of Regeneration.
The Un-Regenerated Person DOES NOT POSSESS A Living Faith.

Spiritual Activity is as impossible, for One, Dead in trespasses and sins. as Physical Activity is for One, Physically Dead.

Order in Salvation must be observed, with reference, to both God and Man.
This Order is seen in the vessels of The Tabernacle [Exodus 25-40]] and in The Offerings
[Leviticus 1-5].
God's Order is Election,Redemption, Regeneration and Calling, which brings Faith into operation.

Man's Order is reversed, in his understanding.
Man's Order begins with God's Effectual Call, which brought ''The Spirit of Faith'' into action.
He is then made to realize that he couldn't have heard The Call, apart from Regeneration.

At this point, he learns that Regeneration is the product of Jesus Christ's Redemptive Work at
Calvary.
Finally, he is taught by God, that Redemption is The Fruit of Divine Election.

Election is The Highest, and Faith is The Lowest Rung on The Ladder of Man's Salvation, from Sin's Curse and Penalty.

And then, Man's Faith would be The Highest, and God's Sovereign Choice would be the lowest in Man's Salvation.
Now, THAT VIEW OF SALVATION IS BLASPHEMY; it deifies Man, and humanizes God.

Thus, ''THE WORTHLESS MIND'' is manifested-Romans 1;28; 2 Thessalonians 2;11-[Turn].

Modern Day Psychology is one of Christianity's WORST ENEMIES. One of Psychology's
Foundational Principles, is to give to Man, Self-esteem.
Its Philosophy is Man's self-respect, by making him feel, that by nature, he is worthless, because of Depravity, he is driven to a reckless and sinful life.

Now, LISTEN;
Gospel Regeneration is the next thing to the heretical teaching on Baptismal Regeneration.

NUMBER 1-Those who believe in Gospel Regeneration affirm that, withour active faith, One is condemned.
They, then question, ''How can a person live, because of Regeneration, and be condemned at the same time, since some claim that One must have life, in order to believe/

ANSWER;
[1] GOD CHOSE THE ELECT IN ETERNITY,BEFORE HE CHOOSES THEM IN TIME--
EPHESIANS 1;4; I PETER 1;2-[TURN].

[2] GOD GAVE THE ELECT TO CHRIST, IN ETERNITY, BEFORE HE GIVES THEM TO CHRIST IN TIME--JOHN 17;6, 9, 11-12, 24; JOHN 6;37-[TURN].

[3] GRACE WAS GIVEN THE ELECT BEFORE THE TIMES OF THE AGES, AND IS BROUGHT TO THE ELECT IN TIME--2 TIMOTHY 1;9;; TITUS 2;11-14-[TURN].

[4] THE ELECT WERE JUSTIFIED IN THEIR CONSCIOUSNESS BY FAITH--ROMANS 3;
24-26; 5;1-[TURN].

[5] THE ELECT WERE JUSTIFIED BEFORE GOD, WHILE THEY WERE THE CHILDREN OF WRATH-EPHESIANS 2;1-3-[TURN].

Justification, in the sight of God was on The Ground of IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS.
And Justification by Faith is on The Premise of IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Now, if this is hard, for you to understand, ask yourself, this question;
''How could Jesus Christ be made A CURSE, When He was PERFECT/''
Christ was made a curse, even though He was Perfect, in order that, The Elect could have A Justification before God, while they were walking, according to The Spirit, now working in The Sons of Disobedience.

NUMBER 2-THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN GOSPEL REGENERATION ARGUE THAT, A PERSON BECOMES A SON OF GOD BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST-
GALATIANS 3;26-''For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.''

THEY ASSUME that One must hear The Gospel, Repent and Believe, in order to become A Regenerated Son of Good.
They ask, ''What shall those, who believe in a time lapse between Redemption and Conversion, do with Ephesians 1;13/''
EPHESIANS 1;13-''In whom ye allso trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of
Promise.''

ANSWER, LISTEN CAREFULLY, NOW.
ANY ONE WHO TEACHES, THAT AN UNREGENERATED PERSON CAN BELIEVE ON CHRIST, AND BE BORN OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, DENIES DEPRAVITY.

In the first place, Regeneration and Salvation DO NOT MEAN THE SAME EVENT, OR THING.
Regeneration IS NOT the making of The Old Man into a better Person.
The Spirit produces A New Man, or Creature- 2 Corinthians 5;17-[Turn].

On the other hand, One can be saved;
By Faith-Luke 7;50; By Fire-I Corinthians 3;15; By Preaching-I Corinthians 1;21; By Endurance-
Matthew 10;22; By Calling-Acts 2;21; By Christ's Life-Romans 5;10; By Himself-Acts 2;40; By
Childbearing-I Timothy 2;15; Through Water-I Peter 3;20.
In these matters, God's Word is a means of a salvation or conversion experience.
But, IT IS NOT The Means of Life.

Now, The Scriptures are profitable for teaching, reproof and instruction in righteousness;
but The Word of God DOES NOT MAKE ONE ALIVE IN CHRIST.

Furthermore, God's Word enables The Passive Person, who has been made alive by The
Sovereign Spirit, to know by His Spiritual Activity, in his Bible Study, that he's alive in Christ-
I JOHN 5;13; I THESSALONIANS 1;5; 5;12-13-[TURN].