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Also if we are solely justified by faith then the act of being homosexual shouldnt matter all too much.
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Ephesians says you were saved by grace. You should not boast of your works because works is not the sole thing that will lead you to heaven.
If you can only have faith through gods grace, and it is by faith alone that you are saved then god has predestined people to heaven...and therefore also hell. What loving god predestines people to hell.
God freely gives his grace to everyone. It is we who are given a choice to accept or deny that grace...a choice is an act.
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...how do you refute this?
Believing and having faith is a choice unless you think god doesnt give us free will.
Paul is merely stating by acts alone man cannot be saved. Without gods grace no amount of works would get us into heaven that doesnt mean no works are required.
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"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin." Romans 4:1-8
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; Romans 3:19-22
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also, and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised. For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. Romans 4:11-13
Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.” Acts 15:10-11
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6
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Just because you strive to not live in a sin, does not mean that you do not live in a sin. I am pretty sure that Mao also did not strive to kill 50 million people; he strove to be a noble leader that would bring his people prosperity.
One's intent does not really matter, when they actions diverge from it. "Road in hell is paved with good intentions".
In your case, for example, you may strive to be a good Christian, but your words diverge from the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who said that one should never judge others and should only judge themselves. You constantly pick on those who disagree with you on something - not something your religion is supposed to approve of. Does it mean you are going to hell? Or do you believe that your good intentions will save you from it?
Those who blow themselves up in the name of Allah also have good intentions: they want to bring Allah's kingdom on Earth. Do you think that, just because they want it, they will actually end up in heaven with 72 virgins? I think not.
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If faith is the only thing you need and choosing to believe is not an act...then again you are saying that a man believes through no fault of his own, which vice versa would mean if they dont have faith it is not their fault...therefore god is determining beforehand who goes to heaven and hell...you are making him a puppeteer.
You cant logically explain how that is not a logical conclusion, but you will probably respond by cherry picking scripture verses.
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First of all, how do you know that of all hundreds Christian denominations the one you follow is the one led by the "Holy Spirit"? You keep citing the scripture, but followers of other denominations use the same scripture verses as you do to come to different conclusions. What makes you the true believer and others non-true ones?
You also have not addressed my argument. I realize that you do not want to sin; my objection was that even if you do not want to sin consciously, your actions might still perpetuate sin. In addition, you might want to sin unconsciously, without even being aware of it, perhaps due to your misinterpretation of what a sin is.
In virtually all ideologies, there are non-followers whose actions actually result in a more favorable outcome from the ideological point of view, than those of some of the followers. For example, communist regimes always put emphasis on eradicating poverty, yet capitalist systems - that allegedly promote the opposite - have been significantly more efficient at eradicating poverty. What if, for example, most Christians, who do not want to sin, end up sinning much more, than, say, most atheists?
You cannot claim some superiority over others just because you identify as Christian. I may identify as emperor; does not make me rule an empire, however. It does not matter what you want, what your intentions are and what you believe you are; what matters is your actions. And I have not seen anything yet that would suggest that Christian actions are inherently less sinful than actions of any other religious follower, or atheist.
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Is the sanctification of an individual not needed to make it into heaven?
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Rove yout faith.
No one is arguing that you dont need grace or that the death of christ salvation cant be obtained.
What i am saying is that people have free will and choose/ must exhibit actions that show they have accepted gods grace and gave faith...that is something you choose to do.
The death of jesus christ allows us to enter heaven and provides justification, but
You never answered the question if the sanctification of someone is needed to enter heaven? By your own admission sanctification is displayed through works.
Again if no choice/act/or admission to belief in christ is required and if that belief is not freely chosen. God has made the decision whether you enter heaven or hell before birth.
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Rove yout faith.
No one is arguing that you dont need grace or that the death of christ salvation cant be obtained.
What i am saying is that people have free will and choose/ must exhibit actions that show they have accepted gods grace and gave faith...that is something you choose to do.
The death of jesus christ allows us to enter heaven and provides justification, but
You never answered the question if the sanctification of someone is needed to enter heaven? By your own admission sanctification is displayed through works.
Again if no choice/act/or admission to belief in christ is required and if that belief is not freely chosen. God has made the decision whether you enter heaven or hell before birth.
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39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:33-43 (NASB)
4) Your closing statement makes no sense but again, God does not predestine anyone to Hell but God desires that all men be saved and come to a knowledge of the Truth (1 Timothy 2:4). You have the choice to choose life in Jesus or death in Satan. At the point of your last exhalation, that option i.e. the "Age of Grace" will end and your Eternity fixed (Hebrews 9:27).
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