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It's like confounding the
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Monergism and Synergism,
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility,
Grace and Works!
Eternal salvation is monergistically by the
sovereign grace of the triune God alone.
Temporal salvation is synergistically by the
responsible works of obedience of God's children!
Each of these has its own distinct biblical
place. They are mutually exclusive, but they are not mutually incompatible;
they are biblical in their own spheres!
Grace ALONE must be understood in the context
of monergistic activities of God in purposing, accomplishing, applying, AND
consummating the ETERNAL salvation for those deserving of the lake of fire.
This relates to the eternal well-being of the elect.
In the context of temporal salvation, it is
conditioned upon the obedience of God's children to the Father's will. The
blessing of eternal salvation is indeed by grace alone. But temporal salvation
is conditional. This relates to the temporal well-being of God's children while
on earth.
To simplify grace alone beyond what it is is
to undermine the rest of the teaching of Scriptures on good works for the
well-being of God's children. God saves and makes us His children, and made us
fit for eternal glory by His grace alone. And having made us His children, He
commands and holds us responsible to obey His will if we are to experience many
His promised blessings in this life, i.e. temporal salvation in the brief life
on earth.
Grace must be maintained in its proper
sphere, making sure it does not negate the many commands on duties and
responsibilities God has laid upon His children.
We do fail badly if we fail to distinguish
the eternal salvation - that God has purposed, Christ has accomplished and the
Spirit has applied to us, thus making us fit for eternal glory - from the
temporal salvation that we are commanded to, and must work out for ourselves
with fear and trembling.
Monergism is in the context of eternal
salvation.
Synergism is in the context of temporal
salvation.
Each has its place in its proper biblical
CONTEXT!
But they must never be confused and
intermixed.
To do so is to repudiate the gospel of free
grace.
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Bill Taylor
Amen! Failure to keep monergism and synergism
each in their proper place is the main source of religious confusion in the
minds and actions of those we call "Arminians" and even
"Calminians."
Greg Hood
Amen
Reggie Lee
Joshua Gravis
Joshua Gravis
Reggie Lee: Salvation is synergistic
Paul Trautner
Amen, one Saviour but two important
distinctions between eternal and temporal salvation.
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