RE: Old Testament & Christian Morality
March 22, 2012 at 9:16 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2012 at 9:35 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(March 22, 2012 at 8:30 pm)Drich Wrote: ...we have been freed from all of the law as a way to obtain Righteousness (the right to be with God) Righteousness ceased becoming an obtainable objective when Christ "completed the Law." there by make it impossible for anyone to earn their way into heaven by their deeds and efforts...the "moral Law" is what governs the life of the christian not as a way to earn righteousness before God, but as a thank you for the Gift of atonement/righteousness we have received.
The "faith alone" and "once saved, always saved" doctrines are morally bankrupt. Saying you believe in Jesus as YPL&S is not a get-out-of-hell-free card. Works are meritorious because faith by itself is nothing at all unless put into practice. The Word says that even the angels are unclean before God. If unclean angels are in heaven then why do you imagine we would not be brought into the process of salvation. Salvation is not a one time confession, it's the on-going activity that starts with repentance and works to regenerate the soul throughout eternity.
