Bill wrote: > "But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for > us wisdom from God -- and righteousness and > sanctification and redemption" > --1Corinthians 1.30
Ah, but Bill you stop too early. Read to the next verse which says: 1Co 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Christ is the only means by which we may see wisdom and righteousness and santification, and it's important to keep this in mind, lest the wise man mistakenly glory in his wisdom, or the mighty man glory in his might, or the rich man glory in his riches (Jer. 9:23). We are righteous just as the rich man spoken of by Jeremiah is wealthy. By your interpretation of this verse, the rich man is made rich with I.O.U.'s. He is rich today by the promise of wealth tomorrow. If God tells me he has made me a rich woman, and furthermore He says He expects me to live luxuriously, I should expect some serious cash in my pocket right now. And some massive pockets too, by the way. Blessings! --- Bill Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Judy writes > And Dave lest they forget you should > also be aware that God has extremely bad eyesight so > that he does not see any imperfection in these ppl > with the eschatalogical salvation. All he can see is > the "eternal son" - so this kind of christianity > doesn't have to do anything but exist in their > fallen state. They will make it because of his > faith, his righteousness, his obedience, and his > resurrection. > > The main problem with all this is that this is NOT > the Jesus of the Bible. > > "But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for > us wisdom from God -- and righteousness and > sanctification and redemption" > --1Corinthians 1.30 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Taylor > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible > > > > > On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:02:37 -0400 "Lance Muir" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > EVERY MAN, DAVID, IS IMPERFECT EVEN AFTER > REDEMPTION ONLY THE > REDEEMER IS > PERFECT, DAVID. We participate in that which He, > the second Adam > lived out > from conception to ascension on our behalf. Our > 'imperfections' are > visible > to ourselves and to those about us, though > redeemed. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: July 05, 2005 14:24 > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible > > > > > > > DAVEH: It seems to me that your below > non-religious examples are > > > illogical, DavidM. Let me give you an > example. If I were to ask > > you, > > > "Are you perfect before God?", you might > answer from your > > perspective, > > > "Yes." > > > > > > If on the other hand, I were to ask God, > "Is DavidM is > > perfect?", he > > > might view it differently. > > > > > > Do you see what I am getting at? If you > ask the guy who had > > the car > > > painted if it is perfect, while he may say > "yes", the guy painting > > the > > > car may have another contrasting perspective. > > > > > > God is not asking us if we are perfect, > he is commanding us > > to be > > > such. The question becomes what does > perfection mean. > > Fortunately, he > > > qualifies it so that we don't have to worry > about what or how man > > has > > > defined perfection. As stated in Matthew, > whatever perfection > > there is > > > in God, that is how he commanded us to become. > > > > > > David Miller wrote: > > > > > > > Christianity has been enamored by Calvin's > teachings > > > >and influence to portray every man as > imperfect even after > > redemption. > > > > > > > >Look at the word "perfect" in non-religious > contexts. Someone > > eats a > > really > > > >good hamburger. They exclaim, "That burger > was perfect! It > > could not > > have > > > >been made any better." Someone pays someone > to paint their car > > a > > certain > > > >color and has very exact requirements. He > picks the car up and > > the > > painter > > > >asks, "so, how do you like it?" The reply, > "it is perfect!" > > > > > > > >On and on, we can come up with examples like > this where we use > > the word > > > >perfect to mean that something is precisely > according to our > > hopes and > > > >expectations, but when it comes to our > morality and our walk with > > God, > > > >somehow the word "perfect" suddenly becomes > taboo. Why, nobody > > can claim > > > >that they truly walk without sinning against > their neighbor! > > This has > > more > > > >to do with our culture walking in apostasy > toward God and our > > desire to > > > >excuse that apostasy than any change in the > language of > > Scripture. It > > has > > > >more to do with our departure from what the > Word of God teaches > > us about > > our > > > >completeness and perfection in Christ than > with any change in the > > meaning > > of > > > >the word "perfect." > > > > > > > >Peace be with you. > > > >David Miller. > > > > > > > >---------- > > > >"Let your speech be always with grace, > seasoned with salt, that > > you may > > know how you ought to answer every man." > (Colossians 4:6) > > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > > > > >If you do not want to receive posts from this > list, send an email > > to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be > unsubscribed. 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