I agree, and I praise God so much for sending forth His only begotten Son; His Word; His righteousness, to be born into the world in that body of the form of a man, to take our place of sin, and death, and that we may be in Him, and Him in us, and that we may, in the name of Jesus, take authority over all the power of the enemy that seeks to seduce, lure, and distract, mankind from God's Word. For, the real enemies of all mankind are devils, that work to pervert and corrupt the righteousness of God in the eyes, and ears, and minds, of mankind, as it is written Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, CONDEMNED sin in the flesh:
For this cause He came, and for this cause may we more and more lift Him; our Head; God's Word; God's Power, UP, declaring Him; declaring the Word of God; Lifting Him up with our voices, over all the power of then enemy, and that as many of mankind as will hear, and receive Him, will hear, and receive Him. For, as surely as Christ Jesus was raised up, upon the cross, we raise Him up that is risen, and victorious, when we declare Him; God's Word, Who is our HEAD; our Lord, and Saviour. As it is written, Psalms 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies ROUND ABOUT ME: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
And, as it is written, John 12:32 And I, IF I BE LIFTED UP from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Our Heavenly Father will chastise His people as sorely as necessary, all those that continue in sin, doing all He can to get their attention, their eyes upon Him, their hearts seeking His merciful forgiveness, because there is no sin worth spending eternity in eternal damnation, and there is no chastisement so sore that it would not be worth it all, should it move one to call upon the Lord, to repent of his/her sins before God, and be saved from the wages of sin, which is death in eternal damnation.
Hunh........... I guess Eph 2:8-9 must have been a type O then.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ones works are insufficient: Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as FILTHY RAGS; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:10
As it is written, THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, no, not one:
Good works are a manifestation of a born again spirit to be sure. But they did not save anyone. That would mean that Christ's death alone on the cross was not sufficient.
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are SUFFICIENT of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is SUFFICIENT for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
One cannot earn God's favor (Grace) it is freely given. We only need to believe.
Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be JUSTIFIED in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:24
Being JUSTIFIED freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 4:2
For if Abraham were JUSTIFIED by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:9
Much more then, being now JUSTIFIED by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 8:30
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also glorified.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby JUSTIFIED: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not JUSTIFIED by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be JUSTIFIED.
Galatians 2:17
But if, while we seek to be JUSTIFIED by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Galatians 3:11
But that no man is JUSTIFIED by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians 3:24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED by faith.
Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are JUSTIFIED by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Titus 3:7
That being JUSTIFIED by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
When verses in scripture seem to contradict each other you must do three things.
1. Find out what the rest of scripture tell us about the subject. *scripture interprets scripture*
2. Know the meaning in the original language as some does not translate well from its original. ( 1 John 3:6 and 3:9 are perfect examples) its says one born again is sinless; we know that not to be true it is impossible. A better translation would be to say; anyone born again will not continue in their sinful life style.)
3. Look at the historical context in which the subject was being written about.
Conclusion: Man has no part in his salvation, it is truly a gift to them that believe.
Dear ser or mam,i thank that the book of romans is a very good an most emportant book in the bible,but i need to aply it more each day in my lift as a christian man that is single and satin atacts each day. Please keep me in prayer.p.s. i want to do God,s will but i need deliverance from some things or works of the flesh that do heander me. thank you, kenneth
its amazing to kniw that God love me that much to wipe away all my sins and give me a chance to live a life with him in heaven and while on earth i can have him right here with me in spirit no matter what i go through it wont last i already hanr victory
Romans 8 first tells that we no longer are under law, meaning mans rules and doctrines and legalism have never helped anyone, because Jesus came to do away with the law, so we can live our lives accoring to His will and purpose. He payed the price and life is in Him not the scriptures. Jesus said search the scriptures for in them you think you have life, But you won't come to me that you might have life. He is the living word.
nown that we are in Christ as believers we are no longer condemn for the things that we are doing or things that we have done in the past. Jesus he came to deliver and he deliever us freely.
I believe that those are some of the mightiness chapters in the bible for discovering the faith and discovering the salvation of the Lord our Father. I believe that we as sinners should continuely read those chapters in Romans that lead us to the salvation of ourselves, that we may understand the real meaning of salvation, and we as sinners should understand what God gave up so that we should live. I will be reading Romans on a contiunelessly basis over and over Romans delivers a powerful message of our salvation.
This is one of the most blessed chapters on the security of the believer. I read it often for assurance. Thank God for His great salvation. If God had not made it the way He did there would be no hope for man.
Romans 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, CONDEMNED sin in the flesh:
For this cause He came, and for this cause may we more and more lift Him; our Head; God's Word; God's Power, UP, declaring Him; declaring the Word of God; Lifting Him up with our voices, over all the power of then enemy, and that as many of mankind as will hear, and receive Him, will hear, and receive Him. For, as surely as Christ Jesus was raised up, upon the cross, we raise Him up that is risen, and victorious, when we declare Him; God's Word, Who is our HEAD; our Lord, and Saviour. As it is written,
Psalms 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies ROUND ABOUT ME: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
And, as it is written,
John 12:32 And I, IF I BE LIFTED UP from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Our Heavenly Father will chastise His people as sorely as necessary, all those that continue in sin, doing all He can to get their attention, their eyes upon Him, their hearts seeking His merciful forgiveness, because there is no sin worth spending eternity in eternal damnation, and there is no chastisement so sore that it would not be worth it all, should it move one to call upon the Lord, to repent of his/her sins before God, and be saved from the wages of sin, which is death in eternal damnation.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ones works are insufficient: Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as FILTHY RAGS; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:10
As it is written, THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, no, not one:
Good works are a manifestation of a born again spirit to be sure. But they did not save anyone. That would mean that Christ's death alone on the cross was not sufficient.
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are SUFFICIENT of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is SUFFICIENT for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
One cannot earn God's favor (Grace) it is freely given. We only need to believe.
Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be JUSTIFIED in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:24
Being JUSTIFIED freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 4:2
For if Abraham were JUSTIFIED by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:9
Much more then, being now JUSTIFIED by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Romans 8:30
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also JUSTIFIED: and whom he JUSTIFIED, them he also glorified.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby JUSTIFIED: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not JUSTIFIED by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be JUSTIFIED.
Galatians 2:17
But if, while we seek to be JUSTIFIED by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Galatians 3:11
But that no man is JUSTIFIED by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
Galatians 3:24
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be JUSTIFIED by faith.
Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are JUSTIFIED by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, JUSTIFIED in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Titus 3:7
That being JUSTIFIED by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
When verses in scripture seem to contradict each other you must do three things.
1. Find out what the rest of scripture tell us about the subject. *scripture interprets scripture*
2. Know the meaning in the original language as some does not translate well from its original. ( 1 John 3:6 and 3:9 are perfect examples) its says one born again is sinless; we know that not to be true it is impossible. A better translation would be to say; anyone born again will not continue in their sinful life style.)
3. Look at the historical context in which the subject was being written about.
Conclusion: Man has no part in his salvation, it is truly a gift to them that believe.