#doctrine of salvation
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andrewpcannon Ā· 8 months ago
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What About Human Responsibility?
Jesus has so far affirmed Pharisee soteriology. God first loves an individual. In response to Godā€™s love, the individual cares to keep Godā€™s Law. If a person keeps Godā€™s Law, that person is righteous. Godā€™s love is what brought the person into righteousness (i.e. saved the person). When the person kept the Law, that was evidence that he had been made righteous by God. This is the soteriologicalā€¦
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battleforgodstruth Ā· 2 years ago
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Of the Covenant of Works - Puritan Thomas Boston
My Twitter page https://twitter.com/RichMoo50267219 Thomas Boston playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41DF02B831A428DA Of the Covenant of Works ā€“ Puritan Thomas Boston ā–¶ļøSUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/stack45nyā–¶ļøAfter subscribing, click on NOTIFICATION BELL to be notified of new uploads.ā–¶ļøSUPPORT CHANNEL:ā€¦
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holystormfire Ā· 1 month ago
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lilithism1848 Ā· 1 year ago
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saint-ambrosef Ā· 2 years ago
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i love when you ask someone what kind of Christian they are and theyre like "i'm not protestant but also not Orthodox/Catholic". like my dude, there is no third category, you just not-like-other-girls'd your denomination lol
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counter-culture-christian Ā· 1 year ago
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If you're open minded enough to think/consider it, what's currently happening in Israel and all around the world with the natural disasters, wars and rumors of wars, persecutions etc. If you're wondering why everything is happening, all of this has been prophesized in the Holy Bible whether you believe in it or not, whether you believe in Jesus Christ/God or not. These things were and are made known to us (Christians), so yes while all the things happening are heartbreaking and anxiety inducing, we know that all this is taking place for the revelation of Christ Jesus. There might be other books mentioning these things happening, but in the context of who I am and Christianity I'm talking about the Holy Bible, I'm talking about Christ Jesus. I believe that all these occurances are part of the end times/last days, well some might say when is He coming? We have been told that for years. Hm, okay scoffer. What makes these days different, is the alignment of not only New Testament signs and occurances (which have been predicted to happen) which we're experiencing but Old Testament Scripture is also unfolding. We are told not to be in distress about this, but to look up because our redemption draws near. To look up because Jesus Christ is coming back, and that's the truth whether you acknowledge it or not. So, my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, continue to do the will/work of God in truth and Spirit, in holiness and godliness. Continue to be bold, strong and firm in your faith as well as the Word of God. Continue to pray for everything and everybody, the Devil knows his time is running out. Look up, my brothers and sisters, LOOK UP šŸ™ŒšŸ¼āœļøšŸ¤.
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theragamuffininitiative Ā· 7 months ago
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#i let myself put words on an already words and y'all are being suspiciously quiet about it#which is fine don't get me wrong but like#very sus šŸ¤£#also going to say here on my own lil blog post that i do think there are many cults masquerading as christianity#i also think there are many churches that are christian in name that are instead cults#i have recently discovered how close i and my family were to falling into one#not like we were being led directly but like...#we were at a not safe distance going 'what a pretty mountain' and then while we wandered to a slightly safer distance#the mountain revealed itself as a volcano and exploded#like i can see and taste the ash but the lava flows didnt find me ya know?#anyways#had a recent discussion in sunday school about how there are several sects of religion that claim to worship and follow Jesus#but he is not the Jesus of scripture#and people have added doctrines to him often in works based salvation styles#of which latter day saints and jehovah's witnesses and several other things fall into#but so have the dangerously patriarchal fundamentalist churches#and we should just be very very very careful#that the God we are following is the one whose revealed word has withstood the test of thousands and thousands of years#and not a doctrine whose god and testimony cannot stand up to its own witness for a couple hundred years#ragamusings in the tags#my views on what makes good religion have so shifted in the past couple years#hopefully for the better and closer to the truth and further from what man has to say about it
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thinkingonscripture Ā· 1 year ago
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Theological Implications of Jesus' Resurrection for Salvation
Jesusā€™ resurrection is an essential element in soteriology. In fact, every writer of the NT assumes that Jesus was resurrected from the grave and treat it as an event that took place in time and space. Paul wrote that Jesus ā€œwas raised on the third day according to the Scripturesā€ (1 Cor 15:4), that He was ā€œthe first fruits of those who are asleepā€ (1 Cor 15:20), and that ā€œhaving been raised fromā€¦
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eli-kittim Ā· 2 months ago
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Modern Christianity is a Joke
Eli Kittim
On their podcasts and platforms, Christians are constantly talking about God, Christ, and the Bible, explaining the gospel, debating about theology and prophecy, while assuming to know what scripture teaches, right down to the last detail. And yet none of them know what theyā€™re talking about or whatā€™s really going on (Rom. 3:11). Yet they all have millions of followers flocking to their social media platforms to hear them speak, and theyā€™re deceiving all of them (intentionally or unintentionally) with lies and misinformation. But this has already been prophesied. In fact, Matthew 24 and 1 Timothy 4:1 clearly state that the end-times will be characterized by global deception, as many false prophets and teachers will arise and mislead many. Paul himself knew that after his departure Christianity would eventually decline and become a church of heretics (Acts 20:29). All that has happened. Most teachings today are about the Nephilim, aliens, and ancient civilizations.
All the biblical doctrines that are being taught todayā€”ā€”whether at the university, the seminary, or in social media platformsā€”ā€”are false. Why? Because they have nothing to do with the Holy Spirit. None of these so-called pundits have received any revelations from God in the manner that Paul describes (see Gal. 1:11-12). To preach things based on personal guesswork or mere speculation is not the same as teaching according to the Holy Spirit. John 14:26 says that ā€œthe Holy Spirit ā€¦ will teach you all things.ā€
Itā€™s gotten so bad that even the Pope is now teaching that itā€™s a dangerous heresy to have a personal relationship with Jesus outside the church. A Facebook friend of mineā€”ā€”a Christian apologist by the name of Marcia Montenegroā€”ā€”has gone so far as to condemn any attempt to open your mind and spirit to God through the prayer of stillness (which btw is still used in both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches), denouncing it as a so-called satanic practice that opens your spirit to demonic influences, even though that is precisely what the Bible requires in order for rebirth and salvation to take place. How else can God transform your carnal nature unless he recreates your identity? (Eph. 4:22-24). How can God live within you and create a new operating system unless the old one is deleted? How else can you receive the Holy Spirit, who changes your personality, turning a sinner to a saint, as it did with Paul? Romans 8:9 says categorically and unequivocally:
ā€œif anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,
they do not belong to Christ.ā€
Then there are the nominal Christians. These are Christians in name only. They pretend to be Christ-like but act like demons. I know a few well-known Christian writers and bible prophecy teachers who have privately sent me viruses because I criticized their views. People would be surprised to know that Richard H. Perry did such a thing when i criticized his view that George Bush represents the white horseman of Revelation. I obviously had to block him. Another famous lawyer turned author by the name of Mark L. Hitchcock took me by surprise when he reported me to YouTube, which resulted in google permanently shutting down my platform. And he did this just because I complained that his YouTube channel was deleting all my comments and articles. As a result, I ended up losing all my videos and all my content that had been running on the web for the past 12 years. I was aghast that someone of his stature would resort to this. That was so mean. It completely took me by surprise. I didnā€™t see that one coming. This type of spitefulness is uncharacteristic of Christian believers. Their fruits bear no love. I seriously doubt whether such a person is in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit. Needless to say, I have lost all respect for him. I obviously blocked him, too. Good riddance!
Christianity has gotten so bad that Christian pastors are preying on crippled children, promising to heal them if they sow a financial seed to the ministry. People like Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, and more recently, Kathryn Krick, all falsely claim to heal people suffering of serious disorders. Then you have YouTubers who are openly deceiving people, claiming that God speaks to them. Troy Black is a case in point. He has half a million victims, I mean subscribers, who are being lied to on a daily basis.
Not to mention the multiple scandals involving priests and pastors who are texting pornographic materials to their congregants and have inappropriate relations with them. Some pastors are even teaching that you donā€™t even need to believe in Jesus in order to be saved, while others, like Steven Anderson, are claiming that you donā€™t need to stop sinning, but only to believe in Jesus. Some Christian writers are teaching that you donā€™t even need God or Jesus, and you certainly donā€™t need to hear from them or even experience them personally. All you need is to read the Bible. There are some well-known pastors, like Justin Peters, who teach this doctrine. Not to mention those scholars, like David Bentley Hart, who claim that all people will eventually be saved, whether they believe in Jesus or not. But how exactly are we saved? Does anyone know? A well-known pastor, named Ken Raggio, recently posted on Instagram that ā€œGod changes us from sinner to saint ā€¦ by ā€¦ divine discipline. As we OBEY the Word.ā€ This is totally and completely wrong! We cannot save our selves by ourselves. Thatā€™s why we need a savior. Jesus criticized the Pharisees for washing their hands but not cleansing their heart, showing that their legalism and discipline was totally ineffective in changing them from within. Thatā€™s why he said to Nicodemus the Pharisee: you must be ā€œborn againā€ (Jn 3:3). Only God can recreate us (2 Cor. 5:17). We are not saved by works or through personal efforts and behaviors.
And the core doctrines of modern Christianity are all wrong. The modern Christian faith centers on certain core beliefs regarding the historical birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But these events havenā€™t happened yet. According to the Bible, they will take place in the endtimes (see Isa. 2:19; Dan. 12:1-2; Zeph. 1:7; Lk 17:30; Acts 3:19:21; 1 Cor. 15:22-24; Gal. 4:4; Eph. 1:9-10; Heb. 1:1-2; 9:26b; 1 Pet. 1:10-11; 1:20; Rev 12:5; 19:10d). My chief objection is that the TIMING of these events is totally wrong. This is all based on a misunderstanding of Greek and a misreading of genre.
The internal evidence supports my view. Itā€™s in both the Old and New Testaments! Zephaniah 1:7 declares that the Lordā€™s sacrifice will occur during ā€œthe day of the Lordā€ (not in antiquity). Isaiah 2:19 says that people will hide in caves when ā€œthe Lord ā€¦ arises to terrify the earth.ā€ Similarly, Daniel 12:1 puts the resurrection of the anointed prince just prior to the great tribulation. I can prove it with detailed exegesis from the Greek text. The LXX (Dan 12:1) says Ļ€Ī±ĻĪµĪ»ĪµĻĻƒĪµĻ„Ī±Ī¹, which means to ā€œpass away,ā€ & the Theodotion has į¼€Ī½Ī±ĻƒĻ„Ī®ĻƒĪµĻ„Ī±Ī¹, meaning a bodily resurrection in the end-times. In the following verse (12:2), the plural form of the exact same word (į¼€Ī½Ī±ĻƒĻ„į½µĻƒĪæĪ½Ļ„Ī±Ī¹) is used to describe the general resurrection of the dead! In other words, if the exact same word means resurrection in Daniel 12:2, then it must also necessarily mean resurrection in Daniel 12:1! Acts 3:20-21 similarly says that Christ will not be sent to earth until the consummation of the ages. First Corinthians 15:22-24 also tells us that Christ will be the first to be resurrected in the end-times! Revelation 12:5 tells us that the messiah is born in the end times, and the next verse talks about the great tribulation. Galatians 4:4 says that Jesus will be born during the consummation of the ages, expressed by the apocalyptic phrase Ļ„į½ø Ļ€Ī»Ī®ĻĻ‰Ī¼Ī± Ļ„Īæįæ¦ Ļ‡ĻĻŒĪ½ĪæĻ…, which is defined in Ephesians 1:10 as the end of the world! First Peter 1:20 says that although Christ was foreknown before the creation of the world, he was initially revealed ā€œat the final point of time.ā€ Itā€™s supported by Hebrews 1:2 which says that Jesus speaks to mankind in the ā€œlast days,ā€ not in antiquity. And Hebrews 9:26 says EXPLICITLY that Jesus will die for the sins of mankind ā€œonce in the end of the worldā€ (į¼Ļ€į½¶ ĻƒĻ…Ī½Ļ„ĪµĪ»ĪµĪÆį¾³ Ļ„įæ¶Ī½ Ī±į¼°ĻŽĪ½Ļ‰Ī½)! Revelation 19:10 also informs us that the TESTIMONY to Jesus is prophetic (not historical). Read Acts 10:40-41 where we are told that Jesusā€™ resurrection was based on visions because it was only visible ā€œto witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God.ā€ Similarly, 1 Peter 1:10-11 says that the New Testament prophets ā€œpredicted the sufferings of the Messiahā€ in advance (cf. Isa 46:10).
This short video will clarify everything Iā€™ve said so far:
A Biblical Greek translation of the New Testament that changes everything we thought we knew about Jesus
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andrewpcannon Ā· 10 months ago
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Jesus as Prophet and The Personal Salvation Debate Among Jews in the First Century
In these notes, I first show the point of John 3:1-2 by offering a biblical apologetic for Jesus as having the authority of a prophet to reveal new revelation. Then, I explore the theological environment of First Century Judea in order to provide historical context for Jesusā€™s conversation with Nicodemus. It is no surprise that a large part of the debate among Jews was the degree or mode of humanā€¦
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oillampslit Ā· 10 months ago
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God looks on the heart is often used as a comforting verse and there is much truth to that but let us remember that if we harbor evil in our heart God will judge that.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 5:28
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 John 3:15
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:13
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 17:10
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holystormfire Ā· 1 month ago
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What does it mean to be saved?
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Romans 4:8
ā€œWhat joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin.ā€
Romans 3:24
Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight.
Being saved, spiritually speaking, means your sins no longer count against you toward an eternal death sentence. Instead, they are forgiven by the grace of God, and you are given the free gift of eternal life. Being saved does not spare you from earthly troubles, but it does spare you from eternal judgment.
Psalm 103:12
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.
Being saved means your sins have been completely forgiven and removed.
Psalm 51:9-10
Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, OĀ God.
Being saved means the stain of guilt has been washed away. Guilt doesnā€™t just appear to be goneā€”it is gone! You are given a clean slate!
John 10:28-29
ā€œI give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherā€™s hand.ā€
John 5:24
ā€œI tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.ā€
Being saved means you are assured of living forever in heaven, which will actually be a new earth where there will no longer be sin, pain, and suffering. What greater hope could you have?
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lilithism1848 Ā· 1 year ago
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outofcontextscripture Ā· 11 months ago
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"I say to you that whoever looks at a woman has already committed sin. your whole body be cast into hell." (Matthew 5:27-29)
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holyspiritstandard Ā· 1 year ago
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ForĀ evenĀ hereuntoĀ were yeĀ called:Ā becauseĀ ChristĀ alsoĀ sufferedĀ forĀ us,Ā leaving usĀ anĀ example,Ā thatĀ ye shouldĀ followĀ his steps:
1 Peter 2:21
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thinkingonscripture Ā· 1 year ago
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Who is the One Who Saves?
There are four basic views concerning who saves. First is autosoterism (auto = self + soter = savior) which is a belief that entrance into heaven is entirely by good works. Autosoterists donā€™t feel they need salvation from an outside source. Their good works are enough. Second is syntheosoterism (syn = with + theo = God + soter = savior) which is a belief that people partner with God andā€¦
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