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Understanding the mystery given to Paul is so important to God that the adversary has worked overtime to ensure many who CLAIM to know what it is defend it on incorrect grounds. ALL men have ALWAYS been given eternal life based on faith and faith alone. AND the revelation given to Paul is indeed separate and deserves to be understood and appreciated distinctly from the doctrine given to the nation of Israel. Paul’s letters contain the specific doctrine pertinent to this dispensation of grace in which we live. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

@hookskat @eri89494 So you don’t even think Jesus was God in the flesh.

@eri89494 He was a man who believed himself to be a messiah and spoke to the ethical problems of his religion at the time.

Why do Christians assume Paul spoke for god? Jesus didn't even mention him.

@hookskat Jesus DID mention him. Acts 9:15 But the Lord (Jesus) said unto him, (Ananais), Go thy way for he (Saul of Tarsus aka Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me (The Lord Jesus Christ).

@Nickymann99 That transformation is designed to begin now 2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV) But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.

One thing that can to us off that we are operating under a law is if we find ourselves constantly criticizing others, either in our own mind or publicly. Thats just you judging yourself amongst yourselves and it’s not wise. And I know bc I have made that error and let the Spirit show it to me.

@TrustJesusAlone You’re probably seeing someone who understands the dispensational change but is not yet established in Romans. Don’t let another’s error get in the way

Beware of #MADerror redeemingmoments.com/2022/07/26/i-a… ⚠️ "Rightly Divided" is your clue as the biblical term is used incorrectly to support the chopping up of the Bible beyond what the scripture in context supports⚠️ MAD= wrong division

We’ve been given a new identity in Christ. It’s one thing to know that, but as we meditate on it (Rom 5–8), it reshapes how we see ourselves, moment by moment. When we struggle with sin, it often reveals we’re not relating to ourselves as who we’ve been made to be in Him. The free gift is irrevocable eternal life, and afterward, the ability to live unto God, here and now.

The lost will stand before the Lord and hear: “I never knew you.” Then the second death: eternal judgment. final. irreversible. That’s the judgment Scripture describes. Eternal life and immortality come from God alone & are given to those in Christ, permanently

@Nickymann99 We are adopted Sons & Daughters, Rom 8. An “ambassador” is one of the ways that can show up, but the root of it is that we are Sons.

@janetticonfeti7 Amen sis. Flows from us minding our identity in Him, moment by moment

Romans 6 introduces the freedom that comes with our new identity in Christ. We are no longer under an external system like the law, but under grace, which gives us the ability to choose who we yield ourselves to. This lays the groundwork for sonship—where obedience is no longer forced, but flows from understanding who we are and willingly presenting ourselves to God.

Joshua opens by grounding Israel in two things: 1. Who they are to God (their identity) 2. God’s plan and purpose (what He is doing at that time) Paul opens our epistles the same way— not because the programs are the same, but because God always forms His people through identity and purpose. The children of Israel were not to just know it—but to have it written on their hearts, informing their entire being. There’s really something we can learn from that, and notice newly in Paul’s epistles.

Rom 2 is showing that God’s justice would grant a man eternal life if he lived perfectly and never sinned 1x (patient continuance in well-doing). The point is no one has done that except Christ. Rom 2 methodically combs through all the possible objections a man would have to find himself under God’s wrath “I’m a Gentile, I didn’t know!” “I’m a Jew, I naturally keep the law” Etc

Does Romans 2 teach real “final justification by works,” or evidential judgment? (A Super Layman / GPT5 response) ⏱ TL;DR: The video you uploaded explicitly argues justification = by faith alone (ground: Christ), final judgment = according to works (function: evidence). It denies any meritorious or partial-ground role for works. So it aligns with Olevianus: works reveal, not secure, justification. The tension is not “two justifications,” but two different functions: ground vs disclosure. Text → Inference → System 1) Text (your file): “Justified by faith alone apart from works” “Final judgment… according to works” “Not on account of… but according to works” (explicit distinction) “Works are… proof… evidence… reveal our faith” → The speaker is carefully separating causal basis vs evaluative correspondence. 2) Options (Steelmanned): Option 1 — Evidential Judgment (Reformed classical) Works = public manifestation of union with Christ Judgment “according to” = evidentiary alignment ✔ Matches all explicit qualifiers (“not on account of”) ✔ Preserves Christ-alone ground ✔ Matches Olevianus exactly Option 2 — Final Justification (two-stage) Initial: faith; Final: partly sanctity ✘ Directly contradicted by “not on account of” language ✘ Violates Christ-alone foundation claims ✘ Requires importing a category the speaker rejects Option 3 — Hypothetical Law Reading (Lutheran-style Rom 2) Rom 2 = impossible standard, not real believer description ✘ The speaker explicitly rejects this reading ✔ Still preserves faith-alone, but not his position 3) Decision: Option 1 is the speaker’s view and best textual fit. There is no “final justification by sanctity” here—only final judgment that discloses what was already true. 4) Critical Precision (your framework): Here’s where you tighten it: Ground vs Condition vs Evidence must not collapse. The video is strong on ground (Christ alone) and evidence (works), but it risks rhetorical slippage when it says things like “eternal life to those who persist…” without immediately re-locking that as descriptive, not conditional. In your categories: A1 (life): by faith alone (secured) A2 (standing): Christ-imputed righteousness A3 (life-expression): works = trajectory/evidence Judgment: reads A3 as disclosure of A1/A2 reality ✔ No category violation if “according to works” remains non-causal. 5) Where you can press him (debate leverage): Ask: “Are works ever a necessary condition for receiving eternal life, or only a necessary evidence?” “Can a justified person fail at A3 without forfeiting A1?” “Is Romans 2 describing the basis of life, or the pattern that reveals it?” If he hesitates, he risks drifting into a soft final-justification model. Bottom Line: Both your first file (Olevianus) and this one agree structurally: Christ alone = ground. Faith = instrument. Works = evidence at judgment. The debate is not over whether works appear at judgment—but what role they play when they appear. Confidence: High Falsifier: Any claim that works contribute even partially to the basis (not just the display) of justification.

@janetticonfeti7 @skreizy_ @scripturelogic It’s so clear

Luke 23:39-43 KJV And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. [43] And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. First he defended Christ then believed Jesus is God and then said Lord. It says nothing about “his faith” rather he believed.. now let’s go to Romans 10 Romans 10:9-10 KJV That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Now before you say Romans 10 is solely for Israel let’s look at it.. the heart believes unto righteousness first (God looks at the heart, this principle is definitely in OT, 1 Sam 16:7) before the mouth confesses (agrees) with the heart.. now Paul backs this up in 1 Cor 12:4 1 Corinthians 12:3 KJV Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. The thief on the cross shows the principal that it’s always been by faith alone

Proper “Right Division” does not teach that those saved in Israel’s time past program were saved by “faith + works”. Proper right division includes understanding & appreciating that God’s righteousness & his justice only ever could give man His Life by faith, and faith alone. This happens when one is established in Romans 1-5 and they understand the mechanics of their redemption. Some name “right division” & proceed to make this error, claiming that in time past the law was utilized to obtain eternal life. The fact these unfortunate errors are out there does not negate the absolute necessity of right division & understanding the apostle Paul’s unique ministry to us in this dispensation of Grace in which we find ourselves.

@chris_blodgett @_DavidvGoliath 💯👍 broken off does not mean “loss of salvation”. Common error

@Be_Like_JChrist The “o wretched man” syndrome

The sin/repentance cycle is the law. It is not the new covenant.

In my experience, when guilt, defensiveness, avoidance, procrastination, or even second-guessing shows up, it’s often a signal: I may be operating under a little law of my own making. Something in the situation lacks the peace of God in my inward man. This is how condemnation surfaces (Romans 7). So I take note of it, bring it to the Father, and ask Him to show me the mechanics of what’s going on—how I got there. I want to “put it off,” whatever it is, but I can’t yet see it clearly. The Spirit’s revealing takes time—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. But as I continue to mind the situation in light of who I am in Christ, there comes a moment when my inward man sees it differently. With that comes a new peace—and often, a new action that flows out of the truth.

Justification means “to be declared right”. The context tells us what kind of justification we are dealing with. James is specifically written to people after our rapture who are going to go through Daniel’s 70th week. James is not speaking to unsaved people, he is speaking to “brethren”.

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. -James 2:24

@scripturelogic Can I ask you a question? What kind of righteousness do you think God is imputing to Abraham if not His righteousness?

None of those passages say Abraham was imputed the righteousness of God. Is simply says he was imputed righteousness. Be careful not to add to those passages. And Time Past, it was their own righteousness that God recognized and credited to them. And again this is not to be confused with self righteousness.