Both Paul and John were fathers with children-I CORINTHIANS 4;14-18; I JOHN 2;1-[TURN].
But Their Fatherhood, as servants, was in relation, to Their Teaching, not by Their Infusing The
Principle of Life.
As Children of God, Christians have only one father, Our Father, Who is in Heaven.
Without Subjective Life, by The Sovereign Spirit, believing The Objective Message of Jesus Christ would be IMPOSSIBLE.
On the other hand, When One is Regenerated, then, failure to believe Christ is impossible.
GALATIANS 3;26-''For ye are all the children of God, by faith in Jesus Christ.'' Now, Paul's
Statement here, can mean, ''We are the Sons of God either through the faithfulness in Christ Jesus,'' or, through ''The Faith in Christ Jesus.''
Are we Sons of God by CHRIST'S FAITHFULNESS, OR BY OUR FAITHFULNESS/
Paul was writing to Christians. Now although either translation is grammatically correct, those who say it means, ''Faith in Christ Jesus'' are forced to acknowledge, that faith is the fruit of
Regeneration, in the sense, it is part of The Salvation, which was planned by The Father, provided by Christ's Death, and applied by The Holy Spirit.
Now, I want to say that, anyone who believes, that as a result, of having been born of God, through faith in Christ as his own Saviour, that he has received His Nature, and thus, he loves God, as well as those born of God, makes the effect, THE CAUSE OF THE EFFECT.
That belief is AS HERETICAL, AS THE ASSERTION, THAT BY FAITH, YOU BREATHE THE
HOLY SPIRIT INTO YOUR LIFE, AND HE GIVES YOU, SPIRITUAL LIFE.
In Contrast, Repentance and Faith are Gifts of God, which originate from The Holy Spirit in
Regeneration--JEREMIAH 31;18-19; ACTS 11;18-[TURN].
EPHESIANS 2;8-[QUOTE]
PHILIPPIANS 1;29-''For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.''
2 Timothy 2;25; Hebrews 12;2-[Turn].
God-given faith brings Knowledge, Affections, and Will, into humble submission, to The True and Living God; and it submits to the provision, made by God, for Man.
Now, since faith is part, of The New Creation in Christ, The Elect are not regenerated by faith;
but The Regenerated Elect are SAVED THROUGH FAITH.
Faith produces Acts of Grace, but, not The Disposition of Grace.
True Faith makes All of Life meaningful, and draws us, out of ourselves.
Hence, The Faith of God's Elect leads to a full knowledge, of The Truth, according to Godliness-
I TIMOTHY 3;16; 4;7-6; TITUS 1;1-[TURN]
Religionists represent faith as being of human origin.
They claim, it is the same kind, as the human quality, which causes One, to put his money in a bank, or his confidence in an airplane, when he takes his seat, in an airplane.
In this manner Sinners are told to transfer such belief, from worldly objects to Jesus Christ, and the result will be The New Birth.
Therefore, under the emotional stimulus of mob psychology, brought about by eloquent, forceful, and persuasive preaching, millions of people transfer their so-called trust to God, join churches, are baptized, and put to work.
Since these methods have proven to be successful, who can question success /
Being blinded by their human religion, they cannot see, or understand, that God moves against, and condemns every Religious System.
In all human systems, much more emphasis is placed upon the method, than The Saviour;
upon human means, than The Holy Spirit;
upon human experiences and testimonies, than God's Word;
upon numbers, than looking for Christ's Sheep;
upon entertaining the flesh, than appealing to those, who have been made alive by Regeneration.
The cardinal point to all of this, is that man's system, is a work of merit, but God's Work is One of Grace.
If Man's faith saves his soul, then what saves his body, or perfects his salvation/
If Faith is nothing more, than a human heart, how could it be called, ''The Faith of God's Elect''/
TITUS 1;1-[TURN].
Suggesting that One, Passive to spiritual things, could co-operate with The Holy Spirit in Regeneration is absurd.
Life must precede hearing the truth of The Gospel-
JOHN 5;25-''Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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