Things New and Old: The law of non-contradiction

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, October 16, 2017

The law of non-contradiction

Neither six nor nine; it's a "g"!

In classical logic, the law of non-contradiction (LNC)... states that contradictory statements cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time, e.g. the two propositions "A is B " and "A is not B " are mutually exclusive.

The popular "sola fidei" is, at best, illogical and nonsensical, at worst, a doctrine of the devil because it contradicts all these Scriptures.

A and non-A cannot be true in the same sense at the same time.

Let God be true but every sola fideist a liar!

Scriptures declare:

Romans 3:24

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

(The manner: freely by God's grace; the basis: the redemption that is in Christ.)

Titus 3:7

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

(The manner: by his grace, NOT by man's faith; the effect: made heirs.)

Gal 2:16,17

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ... but if, while we seek to be justified by Christ

(The basis: not by the righteousness of obeying the laws, but by the righteousness of Christ's faithful obedience to the law. Justification requires righteousness; this righteousness is either by a man's own obedience to the law or by Christ's obedience to the law, i.e. Christ's faithfulness.)

Rom 4:16

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all.

(The basis: of faith, that is, the faith of Jesus Christ; when it is by the faith of Christ, only then it is by grace. Christ's faithfulness alone in securing the righteousness necessary for justification and that righteousness legally imputed and personally applied freely by God's grace ALONE guarantees that the promise might be sure to ALL the seed.

Jas 2:24

Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

(NOT by faith only; sola fideists are slapped right in the face. BOTH works of righteousness and faith in Jesus Christ justify evidentially; both manifest and demonstrate the justified state by the free grace of God based on the faith of Jesus Christ.)

How did the popular lie of "faith alone" ever get foisted upon the church?

How did it ever happen?

2Co 11:14

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.