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From: cdumont@telusplanet.net
"old man joe" wrote in message
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>
> in the parable of ' the rich man ' recorded in Mt. 19:16-26 we have a
> doctrine
> which many mistake as someone who is rich in worldly goods,
> though it is plainly said of this man " he was one who owned much
> property. " v. 24.
>
> since this parable deals with salvation, the riches of the rich man as
> far as
> worldly goods was concerned is not all that is being taught by the Savior
> on that
> occasion since the rich man had no treasure laid up in heaven, even after
> his
> accounting of all of his good works
> . v. 21
>
> he was rich in worldly goods but bankrupt as far as his relationship to
> God was
> concerned and he knew that good works alone were not enough.
>
> the good works he proposed to do to as expressed in verse 16 is relevant
> today as
> the gospels of grace freely earned flourishes in these End Times.
>
> man, abundantly rich in his wit and wisdom seeks to enter the kingdom of
> God by way
> of co-redemption, offering his free will choice of " making a decision for
> Christ "
> as the means to obtaining grace freely bestowed on his free will decision
> which he
> says, comes first.
>
> this kind of gospel is contrary to such a verse as Acts 13:48 and others
> which teach
> that first man is given life, then he believes.
> he does not believe in Jesus of his own free will since " none seek for
> God " and his
> being bound to Satan, sin and death prevent him from seeing the Light of
> the glory of
> Christ in the gospel of the Bible...
>
> " the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that
> they might
> not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image
> of God. " 2
> Cor. 4:4.
>
> as the tares among the wheat design a gospel befitting the rich in human
> faculties
> and leaving out all those who do not have such riches... as those born
> mentally
> impaired, aborted fetuses, those in a comatose state of being and the
> like... all
> who's human will is contrary to God nonetheless... the gospel preached by
> the Holy
> Spirit in Christ Jesus is accomplished solely by grace freely bestowed,
> ( Eph. 1:3-12 )
>
> and comes to those who are bankrupt of any spiritual good they can lay
> claim to
> have done to merit salvation by some act of their own will as the rich man
> of Mt.
> 19:16-26 so proposed.
>
> thanks be to the Living God in Jesus Christ who freely bestows life to
> those who do
> not merit it... " For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that
> not of
> yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one
> should
> boast. " Eph. 2:8,9
>
> the boast of having done the good works is as this rich man says...
> " what good thing shall " I " do ? " ..." " I " made a decision for
> Christ; " I "
> accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, " I " was baptized; " I " said the
> " sinner's
> prayer. ""
>
> " "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?"
> and Jesus answers... " this is the work of God... that you believe in Him
> whom He has
> sent " Jn. 6:28,29 what is the work of God and not the work of man ? ...
> " believing
> " ... which comes after being given life by the Living God in Christ
> Jesus. Acts
> 13:48; Jn. 3:3
>
> it is impossible, as in Mt. 19:16-26, for man to save himself by some
> good thing he
> so assumes merits him eternal life.
It is not impossible, he had a choice to be perfect, just because he wasnt
perfect does not mean he was not saved, everybody has a choice. you have a
choice repent.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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