Knight's Pick 08-06-2008

[Nathon Detroit]

Perfectly stated!!!

I think one of the reasons people have difficulty with the idea of OSAS is they don’t understand why God would allow people who do evil things to live forever with Him in heaven.

But what we tend to fail to understand is that God has been teaching humanity a vital lesson ever since the fall and that lesson reaches its ultimate understanding in the grace of OSAS.

Before the fall of man there was one rule—don’t eat from the tree—man broke the rule.

After the fall there were ten rules—man broke all ten.

Eventually there were over six hundred—all were shattered time and time again.

Through all of this God has been trying to teach us the truth behind The Body of Christ which is if we try to obey rules for the sake of obeying rules we will never be able to live sin free for all eternity. The truth of the Body is that there are no rules but the rule of love.

If we love our neighbor, we won’t steal his property from him. We won’t murder him. We won’t falsely accuse him. We won’t seduce his wife.

All through history God has tried to teach us the only way to obey the law of love is to forget rules and just love. Really love. Because true love will not hurt what is good and right and just and holy.

Only by removing all punishment for breaking rules can God demonstrate the one true way to keep the law of love.

:first:

 

[Servo]

Amen!

 

[Lighthouse]

:BRAVO:

 

[godrulz]

These principles are fully consistent with a non-OSAS view.

Jesus summed up the law (s) as a law of love. Those who are at enmity with God and others and hate vs love God supremely are not 'OSAS' unconditionally. Faith vs unbelief is a factor, not just our condemnation for breaking his laws. Those who persist in godless unbelief are not saved, whether they once were or not.

Faith and continuance in the faith is not a work. Grace is the grounds for salvation, but it is not irresistible (Calvinism/TULIP). Just as men reject the saving power and grace of God before salvation, so they can reject the same keeping grace and power of the Spirit after conversion (apostasy; falling away).