Limited Atonement - TULIP

[JLB]

There it is: “We are declared righteous by obedience,” the false gospel.

The false gospel is we are declared righteous by disobeying the gospel.

Only those who believe and therefore obey the gospel are saved.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10

• with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

This is how we obey the gospel command repent, by confessing Jesus Christ as Lord.

As Paul goes on to show…

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “LORD, who has believed our report?” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:16-17

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in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:8


Peter says it this way -

For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17

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Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 1 Peter 1:22-23


Obeying the gospel has everything to do with our salvation and our justification.


Confessing Jesus as Lord is how we obey the Gospel.

• and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Only those who obey Him will receive eternal salvation.

And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, Hebrews 5:9

 

[JLB]

Nowhere does Jesus, Paul, or James teach that.

Only those who obey the Gospel are justified.

Justified by God mean righteous; right with God.


Was Adam right with God when he disobeyed and ate of the tree?

Would Noah have been right with God if he didn’t build the ark?

Would Abraham been right with God if he disobeyed when called to go out to the promise land?

Here is the answer -

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” Galatians 3:8

Paul is referring to Abraham being called to go out of his fathers house to the promise land that the Lord would show him… Genesis 12:1-4

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8

 

[JLB]

No. Now you’re pitting James against Jesus.

No sir.

James and Paul and Peter all taught the same doctrine as Jesus.

 

[electedbyHim]

No sir.

James and Paul and Peter all taught the same doctrine as Jesus.

So a works gospel?

We have to do something to be saved?

 

[JLB]

We have to do something to be saved?

Yes. You have to believe, which means obey the gospel command to repent.

The way you obey the gospel command repent is to confess Jesus as Lord.

The big huge work one has to do is open their mouth and confess Jesus as Lord, because they believe God raised Him from the dead.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

 

[electedbyHim]

Yes. You have to believe, which means obey the gospel command to repent.

The way you obey the gospel command repent is to confess Jesus as Lord.

The big huge work one has to do is open their mouth and confess Jesus as Lord, because they believe God raised Him from the dead.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

The Bible says God gives us the faith to believe (changes our corrupt will that is bent towards sin).

Man is dead in sin snd cannot choose salvation.

Salvation is all the work of God, man has no part in it.