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 11/28/2020 10:28 AM |
| Dr. Tim | | Way Down Yonder | |  |  |
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I can’t speak for all IFB believers—no one can—but I would say that most believe that the gospel is defined in I Corinthians 15:1-4, and that salvation is by grace, through faith, and not of works, in accordance with Ephesians 2:8-9. I believe, and I think most IFB preachers would agree, that good works are the usual natural outgrowth of the implantation of grace—Ephesians 2:10. However, I do not believe that all born-again people necessarily engage constantly, or even consistently, in good works. Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, Peter and Paul all fell into sin at one time or another, so if lesser men than they stumble and fall that doesn’t indicate that they were never saved.
While many IFB preachers (not to mention hordes of others) say that one must “turn from sin” or “repent of all his sins” in order to be saved, I find it extremely difficult to pin them down on exactly what they mean. Obviously if it means that people must stop sinning, then no one is saved—Ecclesiastes 7:20, I Timothy 1:8, 10.
What do I preach? “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Anyone who fully trusts Christ alone for salvation receives Him (John 1:12), and all who receive Him have Him and therefore have eternal life (I John 5:12). |
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| 11/28/2020 12:22 AM |
| Dr. Tim | | Way Down Yonder | | | |
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If someone really, truly, sincerely and with all his heart believes a lie, that doesn’t stop it from being a lie. If someone tells a lie thinking it’s the truth, that doesn’t stop him from being a liar. If someone tells slanderous lies, in writing, then no matter if he “means well” (which, incidentally, is highly unlikely), that still doesn’t stop him from being a libelous liar. But enough of this. As QC has rightly pointed out, the article was about a whole different subject. Perhaps some folks would like to comment on that for a change. |
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| 11/27/2020 9:57 PM |
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| 11/27/2020 11:54 AM |
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