Featured Being Ignorant of God's Righteousness

I did see where you call yourself a "sovereign grace Baptist". Well the problem is that you could call yourself Donald Duck but if you keep holding to the calvinist view that is how I see you.

 

How does one humbling themselves before God and trusting in the finished work of Christ Jesus diminish the glory of God. He is the one that has established the condition of salvation or do you not believe the bible?

Eph 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Eph 1:14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Rom 10:13 For "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED."

Just curious but why would one call on Christ Jesus for salvation if they did not believe He could and would save them?

 

Not frustrated with you not lining up with calvinism but rather when you do not line up with the bible.

 

Jesus saves, but whom does He save

Jesus saves all who will receive His gift of salvation. Jesus saves all those who fully trust in His sacrifice alone as the payment for sin (Joh_3:16-18; Act_16:30-31). While Jesus’ sacrifice was perfectly sufficient to pay for the sins of all humanity, Jesus only saves those who personally receive Him as Lord and savior. (Joh_1:12).

Ken what does the whole verse show us

Act 11:18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life."

Peter was telling the assembly in Jerusalem about the salvation of Cornelius and that is what prompted the comment you quoted.

Php 1:29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
Php 1:30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

These words were written to the saints in Philippi. The apostle wanted the Philippians to consider their sufferings for Christ as an honour, and an important means of good, and to rejoice in them.

 

You are correct. As much as I love the Puritans, they do this so much that it can lead to depression if you're not careful.

 

Did you miss the part about you not lining up with the bible. I refer to you as a calvinist as you do seem to hold to much of what has come from many of them. And they do not all hold to all the same things so you do fit into that mold.

 

Is this perhaps how some of our current calvinists see themselves, that they have to do good works to prove that they are saved. If memory serves Paul Washer indicated that in one of his videos.

 

Yes, you are right. Although I would maybe explain it a little differently. The Puritans did that, and Paul Washer and Martyn Lloyd Jones and a lot of others took that position in one way or another. Richard Baxter even went farther. You can overdue anything though and you can engage in "morbid introspection" until you get depressed. But nowadays, most people have such high self esteem they could benefit from a little morbid introspection.

 

You mean that you don't think your perfect in every way?

 

Well I was talking about other people. I achieved sinless perfection last Thursday.