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Is Free Grace Theology Biblical?
By Award-Winning Author & Bible Researcher Eli Kittim
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ,
he is none of his.
(Romans 8.9 KJV)
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Sola fide
Sola fide (meaning “faith alone”) is a theological doctrine which holds that believers are justified by faith alone. Originally, the purpose of this doctrine was to distinguish the Protestants from the Catholic & Orthodox Churches that relied on sacraments (such as the Sacrament of Penance, aka Confession) and “works” for salvation. By contrast, Sola fide maintained that it is on the basis of faith alone that believers are justified (pardoned) and saved.
However, the original doctrine of Sola fide (faith alone) didn’t mean to imply that nothing happened to the believer existentially, psychologically, or supernaturally *after* they were saved. On the contrary, many reformers emphatically stressed that *regeneration* should produce verifiable evidence of the spiritual life. As 2 Pet. 1.10 warns (cf. 2 Cor. 13.5), make sure your faith is real:
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give
diligence to make your calling and election
sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never
fall.
The evidence of conversion is a believer’s *new self* in Christ (his new identity cf. Gal. 2.20; Eph. 4.24), with proof of ongoing fruit in their life. Many people mistakenly think they are converted or born again but they show no evidence of a personality change (a recreation) nor any fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace). Alas, despite what they say publicly, they have not been converted; they have not been reborn! Read Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, “Sudden Conversions Are Very Often False.”
The reformers knew the importance of John 3.7: “Ye must be born again.” This Biblical concept doesn’t refer to the time when, during a crusade, you decided to make a spiritual commitment to Christ, or to the time when you made a sincere profession of faith during an altar call at a Jimmy Swaggart rally, or when you decided to give your life to Jesus, in your living room one night, while watching Billy Graham or Joel Osteen. This “decision” is characterized under the category of “works” (since you decided the outcome by yourself), and it has absolutely nothing to do with Biblical regeneration or with God. Why? Because God had nothing to do with it, nor is there any evidence of a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in your life. That’s why 2 Corinthians 5.17 declares:
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.
Unfortunately, the sinner’s prayer doesn’t save anyone. It doesn’t change your carnal nature into a new creature. Your sin nature remains the same and dominates your mind and heart. So how, then, are you saved? A saved person is dominated by God, not by his passions.
That’s why the reformers spoke of irresistible grace (monergism). Regardless of whether we agree with it or not, the point is that this soteriological doctrine teaches that God’s grace is effectually applied to the believer in order to save them, and that God overcomes their resistance and *changes* them from *within.* In other words, a transformation takes place on the inside. It’s not just faith alone. If they cannot deny it or resist it, then that means that God’s grace has a direct cause-effect influence in their lives. That’s why scripture emphasizes the need for a baptism of the Spirit (Matthew 3.11): “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16.16)!
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Free Grace Theology
Free Grace (aka Easy-believism) is a Christian soteriological position which holds that anyone can be saved and receive eternal life simply by believing that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (John 20:31). The only condition for receiving the grace of eternal life is *faith.* Nothing else is required. In fact, one is not even required to stop sinning. They have completely removed Sola fide (faith alone) from its original Biblical and soteriological context, thereby isolating and distorting it to mean something entirely different.
By contrast, *Lordship Salvation* requires obedience to Christ. And this is the actual teaching of Scripture! The free Grace movement apparently forgot Jesus’ teaching which states: “repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1.15). Grace is free, but it’s not cheap. Christ says in Mt 16.24:
If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and follow
me.
Here are Jesus’ own words in John 14.15:
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Besides, how can *mere belief* ALONE be sufficient for *salvation* if the demons believe just as much? (James 2.19):
Thou believest that there is one God; thou
doest well: the devils also believe, and
tremble.
In fact, 1 John 2.3-4 would call proponents of Free Grace “liars”:
And hereby we do know that we know him
[Christ], if we keep his commandments. He
that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his
commandments, is a liar, and the truth is
not in him.
And yet, *free grace theology* is constantly mocking Lordship Salvation, calling it evil and unbiblical. Therefore, we should take heed of Isaiah’s (5.20) stern warning:
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good
evil; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness.
In this paper, I’m only talking about the *regenerated* or *born-again believer,* and what their salvation consists of. I’m trying to demonstrate that a rebirth entails a new identity, a new creation, and a constant outflow of the fruit of the spirit. Just to be clear, Christian salvation is not based on the *works* of the law. Obeying the commandments of Moses doesn’t save anyone. We are not saved because we obey; we obey because we are saved! Nor is salvation an intellectual assent to the truths of Christianity (see Wayne Grudem’s “Free Grace” Theology). You don’t simply look at the facts, weigh the evidence, and conclude that Jesus must be the Messiah. Salvation is NOT an intellectual exercise. Rather, it’s an experience! In Paul’s “Participationist” model of salvation, we don’t merely stand afar off and believe in the person and work of Jesus Christ. No! Rather, we *participate* “in Christ.” We share in his baptism (Rom. 6.3), death (Gal. 2.20), and resurrection (Rom. 6.8). Psalm 34.8 says:
O taste and see that the LORD is good.
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For many people, religion in general — (and Christianity in particular) — seems to be a very stupid idea. A popular sarcasm about it is that this 'faith' about drinking the blood and eating the flesh of a dead so-called 'savior' is about on par also with the lunacy and hatred these 'christians' espouse to those that do not agree with them while living lives that are totally hypocritical to the standards they so arrogantly preach. If that’s how you feel about Christians, then not only are you alone and on the same page as millions of others in the world, but with all due respect, you are also perfectly in line with the people in today’s picture — and here’s why.
First, if this is your view on what Christianity is all about, you’ve been influenced by TWO THINGS.
First are (indeed) a bunch of hypocritical church going do-gooders that you most likely have run into over time that like the idea of being 'holier-than-thou' but have no idea what being a true disciple of Christ really means and instead live by a legalistic list of rules that define what they consider 'godliness' — and I DON’ FAULT YOU ONE IOTA FOR YOUR TAKE ON THEM! However as today’s scripture points out it is not the hypocrisy of so called christians but a powerful agent that has been placed on your ability to see the true nature of God, His Word (The Bible) and His Plan for YOUR Life.
This blindness for those that do not see (maybe even you!?!) God’s attempt to speak to people a message of hope and good news about what can be yours in eternity, and that is escape from eternal DEATH and an offer of eternal LIFE. God desires to give the gift of eternal life, but Satan (aka as Lucifer, the Devil, and 'That Old Serpent') is trying to hide that from you...thus the blindfolds that are crossing out the cross. In fact Jesus says about Satan that his whole mission is to STEAL, KILL and DESTROY (John 10:10) and as long as you have that blindfold on, he will succeed at his mission and he will STEAL your gift, KILL your chance for eternal life and let you be DESTROYed eternally.
Only you can take off your blindfold — all I can do is tell you about it, but it is something YOU have to decide to do.
Will you decide to take off that blindfold today and see what God is offering??
God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You
The Reason why I Should Speak (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/369746877-the-reason-why-i-should-speak?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=Little_Mermaid_90 This is Based on a True story about my life and I am not lying My Biological Mother wants to cover up the Truth because she doesn't want to re live it even though God wants me to tell it.
The Reason why I Should Speak - Chapter 19- Renee's House (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1476885035-the-reason-why-i-should-speak-chapter-19-renee%27s?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=Little_Mermaid_90 This is Based on a True story about my life and I am not lying My Biological Mother wants to cover up the Truth because she doesn't want to re-live it even though God wants me to tell it.
Matthew 5:11-12 NIV
[11] “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. [12] Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
In 1971 at the San Francisco zoo, Penny Patterson, a young graduate student in psychology at Stanford University agreed to care for a baby gorilla who was sick and abandoned by her mother. What started as a care-giving mission turned into a four decades relationship and science experiment where over her 37-year life, Koko the gorilla learned to communicate with over 1,000 signs. One particular conversation she had with Patterson was revealing about the fallen nature of the world.
Koko and a companion gorilla got into an argument in the house where they lived, and Koko in anger tore a sink off the wall. When Patterson saw this on video she came in and asked Koko who was responsible, and she pointed at the other gorilla and signed “HE DID IT!”
You see, the Bible says that when Adam and Eve sinned “…sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” (Romans 5:12) and this sin caused all creation to fall, and that is why there is evil, sickness, disease (and mosquitos!) in the world.
Jesus said “Let him without sin, cast the first stone” and that’s the point — NO ONE IS WITHOUT SIN — but many sadly ignore this. 1 John 1:8 says, “If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” However the GOOD NEWS (literally GOSPEL) is that although we all still live in a fallen world, Jesus Christ came to free us and forgive us of our sin. This is, plain and simple, the message of the Gospel, and this leaves all of us to answer these two questions…
1) Am I a sinner just like Koko? 2) Will I continue to deceive myself about my need to be free from it and receive the truth of Christ and His redemming power in my life?
Friend, Koko showed us despite her kindness and intelligence that she too was a sinner.
How about you…and what will you do about it?
God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You
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Some people are on a quest to 'find God' (as if He was hard to find) but actually the opposite is true! cannot-find-godNot only is God 'available' and waiting for people to come to Him, but He has given us a book that tells us exactly WHERE He is and how He CAN BE FOUND and it is called the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth - The B.I.B.L.E.
The funny and sad thing about this book is that it is SO available as to be ridiculous. The Bible is the most published, most written about, most studied, most translated and most widely available book on the planet. In fact if you want one, just walk into most thrift stores and they often just give them away for free!
But here is the thing - there WILL be a time coming shortly where GOD WILL BE A LOT HARDER TO FIND. This self-same Bible speaks about a time, coming soon of when His Hand will be removed from the earth (2 Thessalonians 2:6) as well as His People, His church (1 Thessalonians 4:17). This is something called the “Great Tribulation” and it will be a time of lawlessness, persecution and death, and at that time it will be very difficult for anyone trying to find or reach out to God.
The Bible says that “TODAY is the Day of Salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2) and as today’s scripture says, “Seek the Lord while He may be found.” The good news of the gospel is that He’s Here, He’s Waiting, and He’s READILY FOUND.
If you earnestly call out to Him from your heart, He will HEAR YOU, and He will FIND YOU.
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by Dr. Jeanne Sheffield Estrada
When children learn to read, they have to go over each word and pay close attention many, many times in order to comprehend the meaning. This is exactly what Jesus did with His disciples to make His teachings alive and active in their hearts and mind so that they could completely understand His words to later go forth and preach the gospel. Like the apostles, we also need to pay close attention to His Word.
God’s Word is indeed alive and it is vitally important to understand this as Christians because the Word of God has POWER that we can apply for His purpose when understand it and speak it out. But before we can do that, just like children trying to comprehend words, we need to internalize what He is telling us:
“My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eye; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.“ Proverbs 4:20
It doesn’t matter whether you are new in the scriptures or have read the Bible for 50 years because the key is to spend time reading and meditating upon His scriptures and “…Keep them in the midst of your heart.” The more time we spend in His Word, the more we come to realize that we have been given the most important, powerful, divine and living book ever written. The Word of God will not only guide, direct and transform you into the likeness of Christ, but will come alive and activate your very being!
My dear friend, trust in the Lord and put all your faith in Him, not just some of it, because that’s not what God wants from you. He wants ALL of you and it happens when you let His Words sink deep down inside your being. Desire to know the Lord more than anything in this world which is quickly passing away. Read His Word every day – when you awake first thing in the morning and immediately before you go to sleep. When you do you will be amazed at the wonderful, amazing transformation God will do start to begin in your life.
“I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes. Make me to understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.” Psalm 119:26-27
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Notes On Life
By Dr. Jeanne Sheffield Estrada Article No. 0105
We live in a world that desperately needs the light and the unconditional love of Christ. So many people need compassion, understanding, empathy, acceptance, a helping hand, and a warm caring touch, but who will bring it to them?
As Christians, God has given us this responsibility in His “Great Commission” to go out into the world and share His gospel. While we are not all called to be famous preachers with huge international ministries or TV shows, how then can we be faithful and fulfill Jesus’ command? We do it by being a positive example in how we live our own personal lives and by sharing what Christ has done for us with others thorough our personal testimony. Don’t be afraid and ask the Holy Spirit to give you confidence to speak through you if you are not experienced in sharing your faith. Remember you are not alone because the Holy Spirit is inside of you and will give you the right words at the right time and situation. All you have to do is be real and honest. Jesus wants you to shine your light and shine it bright to everyone and in every situation you encounter.
If ever the world has needed the love of Jesus who gives His power to do all these things through us, it’s right NOW. Jesus is the Light of the World and the "“The Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in YOU"” (Romans 8:11) Now that’s power and light!!
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16
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YUHHHH 🗣🗣🗣💯💯💯
LET THIS BE A MONTH OF FERVENT PRAYER! 🙏🏾
literally me after today
I be seeing verses sometimes that completely align with my problems on specific days and in my head I'm like "whooooaaaa dawg I literally needed the timing is insane 😱😱😱😱😱😱"
But there really ain't a need to be shocked because I know it's God doing what He always does . Helping me. And simultaneously everyone on the planet 😀
I like to think He looks at me when I have those little "🤯🤯🤯" moments and He laughs because I know exactly what's happening yet im still absolutely flabbergasted.
My Church's Pastor often says God sees us in the same way we see ants or babies. We do stupid things (not sin) and He just looking at us like "aww, look at them. what are they doing??"
kinda crazy how there's a Big God somewhere (everywhere actually 💀), who created out of His Hands reality ITSELF and He delights in us; people who literally, 69ish percent of don't even believe in Him.
God is a Real One fr 😭
thank you for listening to my yappening, good night
today’s verse ✨
“I waited patiently for the LORD; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
Psalm 40:1-2 KJV
ETERNAL GOSPEL, promised in Revelation - 14:6, before the terrible shocks that will reduce humanity to 1/3 of the living on the planet.
EVANGELIO ETERNO, prometido en Apocalipsis - 14:6, antes de los terribles shocks que reducirán a la humanidad a 1/3 de los vivos del planeta.
EVANGELHO ETERNO, prometido no Apocalipse - 14:6, antes dos terríveis abalos que reduzirá a humanidade em 1/3 dos viventes no planeta.
In English, Spanish and Portuguese. En inglés, español y portugués. Em inglês, espanhol e português.
English
Do you believe in God? Do you believe in past lives or reincarnation? Do you believe in spiritual evolution? Do you believe in karma - the law of cause and effect? Do you believe that we are part of Him? Do you know the meaning of the term demigod? Do you believe in the awakening of Divine Consciousness?
We are all demigods, not in the way that is commonly thought. Each person has a spiritual level that gradually evolves. Everything and everyone is in constant movement. If you don't know, no one, no atom or particle of matter, whether micro or macro, is static. Since the beginning of creation, we have been rotating around our Father, because God is the center of everything. We are part of Him, because He is within us. I am sure that at some point in your life, you have heard these three words about God: Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent.
From time to time, Elijah reincarnates to leave information for this humanity to continue evolving. There were 12 large Bibles delivered, the last one in São Paulo, Brazil, promised when John the Evangelist, imprisoned on the Island of Patmos, received from the Spirit of Truth, the promise to deliver the Eternal Gospel. In the figure of Osvaldo Polidoro, Divinism was left, thus completing the mission for the incarnates of this generation.
If you are still looking for something that explains why each of us is involved in going through trials and expiations, or if you have not found answers to your questions, believe me, until now, there is nothing beyond what you will find in this work. This master is no longer among us. However, there is a group of people who have the responsibility of managing and disseminating this material. A treasure trove of knowledge for those who still wish to evolve on this planet.
Download the link, carefully prepared for you who are not in Brazil. The Americas are the cradles of the spirits called "fallen angels", who came from the Capela System and who will once again be the Light of this humanity for the next generations. This is the SEED planted by GOD, the most important one up to this moment.
Español
¿Crees en Dios? ¿Crees en vidas pasadas o en la reencarnación? ¿Crees en la evolución espiritual? ¿Crees en el karma, la ley de causa y efecto? ¿Crees que somos parte de Él? ¿Conoces el significado del término semidiós? ¿Crees en el despertar de la Conciencia Divina?
Todos somos semidioses, no como se piensa. Cada persona tiene un nivel espiritual que evoluciona gradualmente. Todo y todos están en continuo movimiento, si no lo sabes, nadie, ningún átomo o partícula de materia, ya sea micro o macro, es estático. Desde la llama de la creación nos hemos manifestado alrededor de nuestro padre, girando, porque Dios es el centro de Todo, somos parte de Él, porque Él está en nosotros. Estoy seguro de que en algún momento de tu vida has escuchado estas tres palabras sobre Dios: Omnipotente, Omnisciente y Omnipresente.
De vez en cuando, Elijah se reencarna para dejar información a la humanidad para seguir evolucionando. Fueron entregadas 12 Biblias de gran tamaño, la última en São Paulo, Brasil, prometida cuando Juan Evangelista, encarcelado en la Isla de Patmos, recibió del Espíritu de la Verdad, la promesa de entregar el Evangelio Eterno. En la figura de Osvaldo Polidoro quedó el Divinismo, cumpliendo así la misión para los encarnados de esta generación.
Si todavía estás buscando algo que explique por qué cada uno de nosotros está involucrado en pasar por pruebas y expiaciones, o no has encontrado respuestas a tus preguntas, créeme, hasta ese momento, no hay nada más que lo que encontrarás en esta obra. . Ese maestro ya no está con nosotros. Sin embargo, existe un grupo de personas que se encargan de gestionar y difundir este material. Un tesoro de conocimiento para quienes aún quieren estar evolucionando en este planeta.
Descargue el enlace, cuidadosamente preparado para usted que no está en Brasil. Las Américas son cuna de los espíritus llamados “ángeles caídos”, quienes vinieron del Sistema de Capillas y que una vez más serán la Luz de esta humanidad para las próximas generaciones. Esta es la SEMILLA plantada por DIOS, la más importante hasta este momento.
Português
Você acredita em Deus? Você acredita em vidas passadas ou reencarnação? Você acredita na evolução espiritual? Você acredita no carma - lei de causa e efeito? Você acredita que somos parte Dele? Sabes o que é semideus em evolução? Sabes o sentido do termo semideus? acredita no despertar da Consciência Divina?
Todos somos semideuses, não da forma como é pensado. Cada um possui um nivel espiritual que gradativamente vai evoluindo. Tudo e todos estamos em contínuo movimento, se não sabes, ninguém, nenhum átomo ou partícula de matéria, no micro ou no macro está estático. Desde a chama criação manifestamos em torno do nosso pai, girando, pois Deus é o centro de Tudo, nós somos parte Dele, pois Ele está em nós. Tenho certeza que em algum momento de sua vida, já ouviu essas três palavras sobre Deus: Onipotente, Onisciente e Onipresente.
De tempos em tempos, Elias reencarna para deixar informes para essa humanidade seguir evoluindo. Foram 12 grandes Biblias entregues, a última em São Paulo no Brasil, prometida quando João Evangelista, preso na Ilha de Patmos, recebeu do Espírito da Verdade, a promessa de entregar o Evangelho Eterno. Na figura de Osvaldo Polidoro, foi deixado o Divinismo, completando assim a missão para os encarnados dessa geração.
Se você ainda está à procura de algo que explique porque cada um de nós estamos envolvidos a passar por provas e expiações, ou que não encontrou respostas por suas dúvidas, acredite, até esse momento, não existe nada além do que você irá encontrar nessa obra. Esse mestre já não está entre nós. Porém há um grupo de pessoas que tem a responsabilidade de administrar e divulgar esse material. Um tesouro de conhecimento para quem ainda deseja estar em evolução nesse planeta.
Baixe o link, cuidadosamente preparado para você que não está no Brasil. As Americas são o berço dos espiritos chamados de "anjos caídos", que vieram do Sistema de Capela e que será de novo a Luz dessa hjmanidsde para as próximas gerações. Essa é a SEMENTE plantada de DEUS, a mais importante até este momento.
heyhazelheyhey:
What thoughts make you tear up or sometimes cry?
Well, let me share you mine…
Tears always gets into my eyes whenever I share the Gospel to a first timer in JZone.
It is not because of the sadness I get for the fact that this person has not known Jesus Christ like I do, but for the fact that I...