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| Even so, it is supposed that God justifies only those who believe. But this is to put the cart before the horse. Faith is not the instrument of justification, but the consequence of justification freely by God's grace. |
November
7, 2023
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EVEN
SO, faith is the consequence of justification by God's free grace.
Why?
An unjustified man is still in his native state of condemnation and death,
incapable of faith. Elementary. Period.
With
the accounting of the righteousness of Christ in justification, freely by God's
grace, IT IS UNTO justification of LIFE. LIFE enables faith.
Romans
5:18 KJV — Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to
condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all
men unto justification of life.
Justification
by God's free grace based on the righteousness of Christ alone is logically
followed by the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; regeneration is accompanied
by the adoption by the Father and the bestowal of the Spirit of adoption to
dwell in the justified; the indwelling Spirit works the grace of faith in the
child of God, enabling him to believe.
Romans
8:15 KJT
For
ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received
the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Please
note: eternal salvation is the gift, not
faith; faith is a saving grace, among all others, worked in a child of God by
the indwelling Holy Spirit. Eph 2:8; Gal 5:22.
"The
reason why any are justified IS NOT because they have faith; but the reason why
they have faith IS because they are justified." Dr John Gill and ALL his
old-school Baptist contemporaries.
The
new school Baptists - whether the Calvinistic or the Arminian
variety - believe the reverse, i.e.
"The reason why any are justified IS because they have faith."
That's ALSO putting the cart before the horse but they are oblivious of their
folly.
O
LORD, open Thou their eyes to see the error of their ways and convert them to
the gospel truth.
James
5 - KJT
19
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way
shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
