John MacArthur: Distinguished Calvinist Preacher.

[Jethro Bodine]

Grace requires works to be fruitful!

You don't work to get the righteousness of God. It's a free gift of his grace received by believing in God's promise of a Son who inherits the blessing on your behalf, not received through the effort of your righteous works. Just as that was true of Abraham, our example of how we also are justified through faith in the promise apart from works.

 

[donadams]

Understand there must be an original.
And with the original the type is made.

Is Scripture the only revealation?

 

[jeremiah1five]

Yes JTB came in the spirit of Elijah
My point is the “word of God”
Came to John. How? You said only scripture, did a book fall out of the sky?

Spoken.

 

[jeremiah1five]

But did he call any of them or the apostles with scripture alone?

Did Paul convert by scripture alone?

Or the blinding light of Christ?

Paul was a Pharisee. He knew and studied Scripture as priest.
The Seed of the Word was already planted in his life.
The hinderance was that he only knew the letter of the Law.
The Holy Spirit [Christ] illuminated that Word in his life and he was converted.

 

[jeremiah1five]

Is Scripture the only revealation?

There is also the voice of God.
And the voice will be supported by Scripture.

 

[donadams]

People who have fertile ground to know and receive the truth know that acting righteously does not make you righteous. And so they are not deceived by such teachings.

You don't work to get the righteousness of God. It's a free gift of his grace received by believing in God's promise of a Son who inherits the blessing on your behalf, not received through the effort of your righteous works. Just as that was true of Abraham, our example of how we also are justified through faith in the promise apart from works.

Great everyone has eternal salvation!

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Great everyone has eternal salvation!

No, only those who receive the promise of forgiveness through Jesus by faith, apart from working for it, have eternal life.

If you are sure Abraham, our example, was made righteous by work - any work - what work did he do to become righteous? Romans 4:2-3, Romans 4:21-24.

 

[donadams]

Spoken.

You said scripture alone chapter and verse
Make up you’re mind please

 

[donadams]

Paul was a Pharisee. He knew and studied Scripture as priest.
The Seed of the Word was already planted in his life.
The hinderance was that he only knew the letter of the Law.
The Holy Spirit [Christ] illuminated that Word in his life and he was converted.

No Christ appeared to him in blinding light

Acts 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Saul
The Jew
Pride
Hatred for Christ and Christians
Heretic
Fundamentalist

Paul
Humble
Saint
Faithful Christian
Love of Christ and Christians

Saul thought he was doing the will of God and acting righteously with correct faith!

Then the risen Christ appeared!
The blinding light of truth prevailed!

This light was available to in His one true church

The spirit not christ
But the spirit of Christ another person
One Lord & God: nature
Three persons

 

[donadams]

There is also the voice of God.
And the voice will be supported by Scripture.

Is the word of God limited to scripture alone?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Is the word of God limited to scripture alone?

God is not writing new doctrine. The Catholic church does, but God is not.

 

[jeremiah1five]

You said scripture alone chapter and verse
Make up you’re mind please

The Scripture is the Spoken Word, and the Spoken Word is the Scripture.
That's all there is to the Church.

 

[jeremiah1five]

Is the word of God limited to scripture alone?

Yes.
That's how God's Voice is tested.

 

[jeremiah1five]

No Christ appeared to him in blinding light

Acts 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Saul
The Jew
Pride
Hatred for Christ and Christians
Heretic
Fundamentalist

Paul
Humble
Saint
Faithful Christian
Love of Christ and Christians

Saul thought he was doing the will of God and acting righteously with correct faith!

Then the risen Christ appeared!
The blinding light of truth prevailed!

This light was available to in His one true church

The spirit not christ
But the spirit of Christ another person
One Lord & God: nature
Three persons

When Paul called Him "Lord" that's the moment he was saved.
Every knee shall bow....

 

[donadams]

No, only those who receive the promise of forgiveness through Jesus by faith, apart from working for it, have eternal life.

If you are sure Abraham, our example, was made righteous by work - any work - what work did he do to become righteous? Romans 4:2-3, Romans 4:21-24.

So you must according to free-will choose to believe and remain in a state of belief until death? Right?

 

[donadams]

God is not writing new doctrine. The Catholic church does, but God is

The Scripture is the Spoken Word, and the Spoken Word is the Scripture.
That's all there is to the Church.

No other revelation?
Are you sure this time?

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handy work.

 

[donadams]

When Paul called Him "Lord" that's the moment he was saved.
Every knee shall bow....

How could he be saved he is still alive? He has not yet suffered for Christ?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

So you must according to free-will choose to believe and remain in a state of belief until death? Right?

Yes, your believing is what makes you righteous, not your righteous works.
And you must remain a believer to the very end in order for the righteousness that comes from God and delivers from death to remain in you.

You believe God's promise and become righteous. You do not work to become righteous. Just as that was true of Abraham, our example of "righteousness apart from works" (Romans 4:2, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:6, Romans 4:23-24).

If you disagree with that, list the work(s) that Abraham did in order to become righteous, and where it says that in the Bible.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

How could he be saved he is still alive? He has not yet suffered for Christ?

Suffering for Christ, patiently enduring hardship without sinning, doing all kinds of righteous rituals and works in holiness, is not how a person becomes righteous. That is the works justification gospel condemned in scripture. A person becomes righteous on the basis of believing the promise of God regarding his Son. Just as that was true of Abraham, our example of how we, also, are made righteous by faith in the promise apart from works (Romans 4:23-24).

 

[brightfame52]

Jethro bodine

Yes, your believing is what makes you righteous, not your righteous works.

Careful there because ones believing is their act, a work,

Scripture teaches that Christs One Obedience makes many righteous Rom 5:19

19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.