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 2/17/11 1:18 PM |
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Mike wrote:
Tell me, if faith is faith, what is the faith referred to in
Romans 14:1 "Him that is weak in the faith receive yeEph 6:16 "Above all, taking the shield of faith, ..... the fiery darts of the wicked." .....
.... harmed by the darts, why quench them? Ro 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, - ACCORDING AS GOD HAS DEALT TO EVERY MAN THE **MEASURE** OF FAITH.
4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:God "provides" the "MEASURE" of faith.
Clearly these MEASURES differ per task.
The FAITHFUL are the people who will struggle with Satan and sin just as Jesus did. But the "SHIELD" of faith is precisely that - a means of protection which reprobates do not possess. Read Eph 6:16 again. It is a statement of HOW faith protects. |
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| 2/16/11 12:03 PM |
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Mike wrote:
salvific faithLuke 8:24,25 Christians can fall victim to erroneous thought, when we are distracted by that which is around us. That is what Mohler argues. Eph 2:8 There is no such faith as non-salvific faith. Faith IS from God and not of man. Man dead in sin can feel convinced he is a Christian (Matt 7:21-23) but that is not Christian Faith.Luke 8:24,25 - This addresses the "pre" Holy Spirit indwelling time of the disciples. Note the difference in power between this time and later on their ministry. If you are using this Ref. as example of the "pre" Holy Spirit circumstance of the elect, then salvation is still on course. And evolution or any reprobate theories are still of no consequence to the faith of the elect. If however as to the non-elect then Mohler's "challenge to faith" is irrelevant. Eph 2:8 Faith is the gift since this verse is opposed to verse 9 "works" - Paul would not oppose works to salvation itself that does not make sense. |
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