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| 2Tim 1:9 and 1Tim 4:16 rightly divided. |
December
12, 2012
https://www.facebook.com/sing.f.lau/posts/1182086067794
2Tim
1:9 and 1Tim 4:16 rightly divided.
"Who
hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began," (2 Timothy 1:9, KJV)
"Take
heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this
thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." (1 Timothy 4:16,
KJV)
2
Tim 1:9 speaks of a salvation:
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ALREADY a present reality, by God's free grace, entirely by God's own
initiatives and activities. He alone is the active subject. The saved are
completely passive, being dead in trespasses and sins.
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NOT conditioned on any thing in man, of man, by man (a necessary negation
because of the deceitful of man's heart and his propensity to sneak in some
'self'!
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ACCORDING to God's own purpose and grace in Christ Jesus, through Christ's
life, death and resurrection alone,
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THROUGH God's effectual call of sinners, dead in trespasses and sins, and in
rebellion and enmity, out of sin and death to grace and salvation, i.e. through
justification applied personally, regeneration and adoption).
1
Tim 4:16 speaks of a salvation:
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That has NOT YET happened, but SHALL happen,
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That is CONDITIONED upon the obedience of God's children,
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THAT a child of God must labor to attain for himself,
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THAT a child of God can attain for others through his ministry (e.g James
5;19-20).
There
two DISTINCT salvation spoken of here: one by free grace upon a sinner in the
state of death and condemnation, and another by the obedience of God's children
to the will of the God.
A biblical
distinction is the ESSENCE of sound theology.
A
man who fails, or has not begun to distinguish between the two distinct
salvation has notA begun to rightly divide the word of truth!!!
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7
comments
Juderey
Esternon
Eternal
Salvation is really from God alone. Praise be to God!
Carlos
Ramos Abaya
I
really appreciate how Bro. Sing illustrated comparatively the 2 kinds of
salvation that the Bible speaks of. Thank you brother!
Moncada
Manny
dre
pang sukat ng distance yan ah!!
Jorge
Quierrez Jr.
That's
a PB bible base teaching about Two kind of Salvation
Sing
F Lau
That's
a Bible-based teaching. Some PBs happen to understand it too. That's right.
Jorge
Quierrez Jr.
Originaly
from Bible to OLPB's world and to some Sovereign grace Churches
Sing
F Lau
That
teaching PRE-dated the OLPBs. That's a fact. Cults have the tendency to make
exclusive claims.
