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He who believes the false gospel sows to the flesh and falsely believes that he will never reap corruption (Galatians 6,7)
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The believer of the true gospel sows to the Spirit and
will reap life everlasting (Galatians 6,7)
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I am justified by faith
so my sanctification is automatically applied to me; I don't have to
actually live a holy life.
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There is the necessity of
a holy life. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having
this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that
nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 2Timothy 2:19
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As long as you believe
Jesus Christ died for your sins, you may disbelieve his word and therefore disobey
all of his commands to believers.
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"God hath not called us to uncleanness, but unto
holiness." (1 Thess. 4:7)
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Christ was holy so I don't have to be holy. His holiness removes the need for me to walk in holiness. When God looks at me he sees Jesus so I
am blameless regardless of my continual practice of sin.
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"He hath chosen us in him
[Christ] before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without blame before Him in love. (Eph. 1:4)
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It does not matter whether I sow to my flesh or to the
(Holy) Spirit. Grace replaces obedience. Obedience is optional
because of grace. It does not matter what I do; I will reap
eternal life regardless of whether I sow to the flesh or to the Spirit.
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"If you sow to your flesh, you shall of your flesh
reap corruption, but if you sow to the Spirit you shall of the Spirit
reap life everlasting. (See Gal. 6:8)
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Jesus Christ saves us from the penalty of sin
only. As blood-bought Christians, we may live under the power of
sin and enjoy the pleasure of sin. (The
Bible says this is "having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof."-2
Tim. 3:5)
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Jesus Christ saves us from the power, the pleasure, and
the penalty of sin.
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Sin is no longer an issue in
my life; Jesus Christ
paid for my sins so my victory (through yielding to the Holy
Spirit) over the world, the flesh, and the devil is of no consequence
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The ability to sin is not eradicated, but sin no longer has the dominion
and rule over our lives. We must put sin completely out of
our lives. The soul whom God saves has a new nature and a new heart put
within and desires to obey God fully.
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The "cross" means death to
Jesus Christ only, not
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The true gospel of Christ demands the death, burial, and
resurrection, of you, the sinner, in Christ Jesus.
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I can remain under the power of sin and sow to the
flesh, My hope of
heaven is secure because I prayed the "sinner's prayer."
I can have the new life in Christ without forsaking my old life of sin.
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He is who under grace is
not dominated by sin. "For sin
shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but
under grace." Rom 6:14
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There is no cross to take up. I don't have to say goodbye
to my old, self-serving way of life. . . I merely "tack on" salvation to my
present life of sin.
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The true gospel of Christ sets forth the cross of Christ as the abrupt, violent
end of all that you are by nature and raises you to a new life in Jesus Christ
with the shackles of sin broken.
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God's grace will abound toward me while I continue to sin.
Grace means that I am automatically forgiven while I continue to sin
willfully.
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God's grace will not
abound while I continue to sin. "What shall we say then? Shall we
continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid." (Romans 6:2)
God is not mocked by a false definition of
grace.
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The false gospel denies the power of the grace of God to break the power of
sin in the Christian's life.
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The grace of God which now reigns, teaches us to deny
ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously and
godly in this present world. Titus 2:11, 12
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The false gospel
denies the power of the grace of God over sin. The
professing Christian surrenders to the lust of the flesh under the guise
of "liberty" and continues to produce the same sinful fruits that he did
before he came to Jesus Christ.
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The true Christian does not use liberty for an occasion to
the flesh, as a "cloak of maliciousness," or as a servant of
corruption. He uses his liberty to be a servant of God.
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Converts of the false
gospel have a "form of godliness" but they "deny the power thereof." These false
converts bring forth bad fruit: They are lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;
having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof; from such turn
away.
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The power of the gospel works in the life of the believer,
setting him free from the power and tyranny of sin, and producing in him
the reign of righteousness, so the saved soul can then
walk in newness
of life by the indwelling Holy Spirit. Yes, God's child is changed
into the likeness of Christ, as the Holy Spirit produces the changed
life of holiness in him. The fruit of the Spirit is produced in
the saved soul: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness, temperance. -Gal. 5:22
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Grace means God's hands are tied
once I say the "sinner's prayer" and he is compelled to continually forgive me no
matter how much ungodliness and worldly lusts I continue to partake of.
Even
receiving the mark of the beast will not separate me from the Love
of Christ.
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For the grace that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world:"
(Titus 2:11, 12)
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