DO YOU HEAR THIS PREACHED IN YOUR CHURCH? WHAT IS MAN'S PART IN HIS SALVATION? BY TOMMY MINER

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Do You Hear This Preached in Your Church? What Is Man’s Part In His Salvation? by Tommy Miner

March 19th, 2014 | DO YOU HEAR THIS PREACHED IN YOUR CHURCH? WHAT IS MAN'S PART IN HIS SALVATION? BY TOMMY MINER PostAuthorIcon

Author: Pastor Ed

First we must define terms so we can understand what is being said here. The natural enemies of the cross from within, I speak of Calvinism proponents, will no doubt pick apart this message as it is the light and they hate the light of truth shining on their darkened representation of the gospel, which is a clever and widely accepted as true, counterfeit to the true and only gospel once for all delivered to the saints.
Flesh— (Greek) SARX: sinew covering the bones. Nothing evil or sinister lurks in our Flesh.

Desires—Natural inclinations neither good nor evil until indulged in sinful behavior

Nature—(Greek) Phusis: The principle or nature of growth, can produce addiction to evil or good behavior
Eph2:3, Rom2:14, You can ‘by nature be a child of wrath or ‘by nature obey the law

Reconciliation—Return to favor through repentance and faith, not the finished work of Christ, man has received an opportunity of Reconciliation not an Atonement as a substitute to his obedience Rom5:11

Redemption—Release from bondage, ransom, deliverance, Salvation

Remission—Pardon and release, through His blood, free forgiveness of past sins, Eph1:7, Col1:14

Propitiation—Appeasement, Mercy, not replacement or expiatory

Righteousness— integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, a state of approval by God, He who does what is Right is Righteous! Such virtue cannot be transferred only performed. (1Jh3:7-8)

Whosoever Will—the God given ability to act out of Liberty not necessity, applicable to man’s deeds done in patient continuance in doing good or deeds done in self-seeking disobedience in sin (Rom2:7-8)

Grace—the loving kindness of God by which He exerts His holy influence on souls, turns them toward Christ and strengthens them to exercise their faith toward godliness and self-control. (Titus2:11)

Faith—Faithfulness synonymous with obedience, Steadfast fidelity and firmness, works by love and purifies the heart of sin by obedience to the truth, upholds and establishes God’s law (Gal5:6, 1Pet1:22, Rom3:31, Mat22:37-40) Originates in man’s heart, Rom6:17

Sin—is Willful transgression of God’s law 1Jh3:4, not all sin is the same; there are sins unto death and sins not unto death 1Jh5:16, willful deliberate transgression will disqualify you from the kingdom of God, 1Cor6:9-10, Gal5:19-21, sins of ignorance will not. Man will never be perfect in knowledge of free from ignorance, but he can be free from known, willful vile sins of the flesh, otherwise he will never inherit eternal life in Christ.

As a Scarlet Sinner man is able to come clean of his sins and Reason with God in Repentance. In his unregenerate, carnal state of sin he has NOT forfeited his ability to stop sinning and turn to God. If he is ‘willing and obedient he can find redemption in Christ. He is only hindered by his OWN unwillingness to draw near to God, in a humble self-cleansing obedience and be reconciled in repentance proven by deeds.
Isaiah 1:16-20, James4:7-10 God cannot coerce you into willingness against your will.
Now Having defined some terms let us continue. It may be good to get your Bible and look up all the references given and find more of your own that are in accord with the words of Christ and expound on this teaching as an exercise and see where the Lord Jesus Christ, the word of God, leads you. He desires to bring you into deeper things but the foundation of Christ must first be properly laid and the corrupt foundation of Calvinism uprooted to make room in your heart for the truth to be poured out into your hungry heart. For we know Calvinism is like junk food for the soul, it may seem like food and taste like it but it is really man-made GMO counterfeit with zero nutrients and all empty calories that makes one wise in his own eyes, proud, knowing nothing, with evil surmisings against all who preach the truth, content in his error, full of flesh and fat, that he supposes is spiritual maturity and spiritual muscle. So he eats and eats his Calvinistic diet through this radio program, tv preacher, Christian music or book, not growing stronger in the faith but weaker and weaker, having his growth stunted, if he was ever truly born again to start with he was quickly accosted by a Calvinist to train him in the ungodly ways of Calvinism to steal his zeal and his fear of God with the lie that he could never do anything to lose his salvation. These are cemented by silly humanistic little ditties that go something like this: “A person born again can never be unborn,” or “If you think you have to do something to be saved, that is works based salvation,” or “we all sin everyday in thought word and deed.” making the poor unsuspecting new convert believe contrary to the clear teachings of the word of God and tearing any hope of true holiness and righteous living away from them. Much more could be said but for want of space and time I will stop here
God calls ALL men everywhere to Repentance and faith proven by deeds. He Draws all men, Convicts the world of Sin, Righteousness and Judgment and Stretches forth His hand daily offering them repentance unto life. He’s not willing any perish in sin and takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. (Acts17:30-31, 26:18-21, Jh12:32, 16:8, 2Pet3:9, Rom2:4, Ezk18:32)

Man is born with a Moral Conscience and Natural inclinations totally free and unhindered in will and ability. He is not rendered incapable of Obedience to God, or limited in ability by: Original Sin, moral depravity, inbred sin, sin nature or adamic nature. He becomes a Sinner by misuse of his free will to overindulge his natural passions and desires. (Js1:15-16) Addiction or Slavery to sin occurs by Progression (a principle of growth, phusis, Eph2:3, Rom2:14) in which he violate his conscience through a series of wrong Choices and goes reprobate in his mind and his sense of reason is distorted. (Rom1:18-26, Ecc7:29, Deut1:39, Isa7:16, Mat18:3, 19:14, Ps139:14, 127:3, Ezk14; 14)

Man is a ‘worker together’ with God, faith is never alone. (2Cor6:1, Js2:21-24) The first act of Faith toward God is Obedience to the truth. (Rom6:17) Faith originates in the heart of man in response to the conviction of the Holy Spirit. (Jh16:8, Rom10:17) Man Must have his ‘past sins Remitted (Rom3:25, pardoned, released) in repentance proven by deeds (Mat3:8, Lk3:8) BEFORE he can receive the Holy Spirit. (Js1:21) The ‘works of the law’ cannot remit these past sins because the wages of sin is death. (Rom6:23) ONLY in the ‘deeds of faith can he approach God for Reconciliation (return to favor) in the humility of repentance, in which he experiences a season of godly sorrow under a crisis of conviction that results in a clearing of wrong doing, vehement desire change, fear of God and self-vindication (self-Cleansing, Js1:21) his heart is emptied of all guile and deceit, ‘cleared (pure) from all known vile sins. His sinful passions and desires are ‘Crucified, put to death, in Christ and his heart is prepared as a vessel FIT for the Master’s use, he emerges from this experience freed from his bondage to sin, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (2Cor7:10-11, Rom6:4-6, Js4:7-10, Ps32:1, 2Tim2:21, Prov16:1, 2Pet1:3-4) There is no hint of human pride or boasting in this process, but because he is called to ‘Rule over it’, it Proves he has the ability within himself to do so. (All happening under the conviction and leading of the Holy Spirit, God doing His part, man cooperating from the premise of free will and ability)

The ‘Washing, Regeneration and Renewing of the Holy Spirit (Titus3:5) occurs AFTER Reconciliation (return to favor) and Redemption (release from bondage) have taken place at the Mercy Seat of Christ, ‘we have redemption through His Blood, the forgiveness (remission) of sins’ (Eph1:7, Col1:14, Heb9:14, Rom5:10-11) This is the ‘free gift, not of works, remission of ‘Past Willful sins (Eph2:8-9) It is granted by God on virtue of Christ’s sacrifice (propitiation, appeasement, Rom3:25, sin offering, Isa53:10, Heb9:14) to those who have approached Him in repentance proven by deeds. (Acts20:21) Our past wrong doing is ‘Justified freely by His Grace and we’re given the exceedingly great and precious opportunity to serve Him acceptably with reverence and godly fear. (2Pet1:3, Heb12:28) His Grace teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lust and live soberly and righteously in this present age. (Titus2:11-14) There is no Transfer of Virtue or Sin in the Redemption process, Christ did not have to suffer God’s Wrath in man’s place or Pay any kind of penalty for sin. He gave Himself as a spotless, blameless offering for sin (1Jh3:5, 8)in order to destroy the works of the devil and ‘Release (Ransom, Redeem) man from the bondage of sin; by offering him a way to be Reconciled (returned to favor) through Repentance and faith proven by deeds. (2Cor5:20, Acts26:18-21, repentance alone is sufficient to divert God’s punishment for sin, Mat18:23-35) God points the Way through Christ (Narrow gate you Strive to enter Lk13:24) man responds or rejects. (Isa1:19-20)

Man’s ability to recognize the difference between good and evil and perform deeds of selfless merit does not Justify him in the sight of God. But it does PROVE he can Produce DEEDS Worthy of Repentance as Commanded in scripture. If man is striped of this ability by the fallacy of ‘sinful nature, moral depravity, etc, it places the blame on God when he doesn’t ‘Rule over it’ (sin) in Salvation.
If it’s entirely God’s job to Stop him (from sinning) then who’s fault is it when the supposed convert ends up the: ‘Wretched man full of filthy rags with a desperately wicked heart as a ‘Christian? The only solution under such a dilemma is to provide him with a Cover for his filthy rags of sin, in which he can ‘trust that Christ obeyed in his place, took his punishment and absolved him from any further condemnation for his ongoing sins. But this defiles reason: He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy, Prov28:13d

By Brother Tommy Miner
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