On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:40:56 -0500 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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JD: We are saved by grace throught faith apart from our working of the Law. Our/His faith is reckoned as if it were personal righteousness -- and we are saved, in part, because of that consideration on the part of God. Few - many? Well, I believe scripture, Linda. A whole bunch of people will be saved via the gracious consideration of the Lord. A whole bunch more will be lost, choosing to serve the created rather than the Creator.
I like what you've said. Very nice. Sadly, some people will say that the saints in the Older Testament exercised their faith by keeping the Mosaic Law while we [the Renewed Covenant saints] exercise ours by obedience to Christ... as if they looked forward to Yeshua's sacrifice while we look back. -- sladeNo cause for sadness Slade - they and we should be rejoicing.Isn't He (Messiah) the Promise given to Abraham? Wasn't the Mosaic system a type/shadow of things to come?Didn't Jesus tell the Jews "Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day and he saw it and was glad? (John 8:56)...and "Many prophets and righteous men desired to see those things you see and have not seen them and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them (Matt 13:17)....and from the "faith" chapter "These all died in faith, not having received the promises but having seen them afar off and were persuaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth" (Heb 11:13)"But now they desire a better county that is, an heavenly wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God for he hath prepared for them a city" (Heb 11:16)"Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you. Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." (1 Peter 1:10-12)So what's the problem?? judyt
