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How Free Will Turns the Gospel into Law and Grace into Works.

Discussion in 'Calvinism & Arminianism Debate' started by 1689Dave, Jul 16, 2019.

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  1. InTheLight

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    Thirteen times.

    You really are a lousy debater. Your error is certainly entertaining.
     
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    If what I said wasn't true, it would be obvious and you would not need to work so hard trying to prove otherwise.
     
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    Wow, kind of a reverse #5. Bravo!
     
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    If what you're saying was true you wouldn't need to restate it thirteen times like a mantra and you would have someone, anyone supporting your position. But you don't. Instead you have several long time posters taking you to the woodshed.
     
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    You cannot alter the definition of law. Nor deny that the gospel becomes such when associated with free will.
     
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    You need to write an alternative article showing how the gospel is not law when placed under free will theory.
     
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    It's a shame you can't hear what I've been saying. I realize you're juggling a lot of conversations which can get confusing.

    Bottomline, the reason you don't get my point is because you don't understand that it is God's reckoning of faith that saves us. You view faith as a merit, therefore you deny freewill to avoid any merit. It's commendable you're trying to avoid merit, but it comes from confusion about faith and reckoning. I think I'll back off, as you have your hands full.
     
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    I hear you, that's the problem. You still turn the gospel into law and grace into works if faith in any form is of human origin.
     
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    I need to write an article to rebut an argument that doesn't exist except in your mind?

    Pass.
     
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    You should prove me wrong with an alternative article showing how the gospel does not become law when made conditional.
     
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    Strawman I do not make it conditional
     
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    But, free will says you must save yourself by meeting certain conditions = the gospel becomes law.
     
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    The gospel does not become law via free will.

    Ya happy?

    I can repeat it fifteen times if you like.
     
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    Just curious though why you won't address what I've said.

    I get disagreements, and give and take, addressing the others points, etc. I've dialoged with many of your view. Doesn't seem you want to engage at all, just continue to make the same charge. Just saying.
     
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    Lay it out so we can see.
     
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    Your starting point is off. We need to deal with that and the rest goes away.
     
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    Fine. So explain. My starting point is that reckoning and faith are 2 different things and that salvation comes at the point God reckons one's faith as righteousness.

    I'd like you to explain what you believe reckoning or accounting or crediting means. Let's start there.

    Rom. 4:4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:​
     
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    Both faith and reckoning come from God.
     
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