[TruthTalk] Justification

[Andrew C. Bain]

G'day Dave,   I'd look to Romans 8:30...   But whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. ...From start to end of salvation, God determines who, when and how people will be saved. But when exactly, does someone know they are "saved from the wrath to come" and "justified from all things"? Romans 5:1...   Then being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ...It's only when the Holy Spirit regenerates and converts someone to the truth that they have peace with God. Prior to that, they are "children of wrath" like the children of darkness (Ephesians 2). It's at justification when Christ's righteousness is imputed to them, and they have a judicial peace with God. That is, there is NO CONDEMNATION IS CHRIST JESUS for them, because they have been legally charged "not guilty". It's at this point--justification--that the angels rejoice. And as well as being perfectly righteous in the sight of God by Christ's righteousness, like the Hebrew elders (Heb11) the believer has the GOOD report from God. Like Abraham, the believer will be fully persuaded of God's promise to save him. He will glory in the cross of Christ, knowing that his sins were imputed to Christ, who became a vicarious sacrifice for all the Elect.   Andrew Bain Sydney, Australia http://www.it-is-finished.blogspot.com   ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Hansen To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Doubting your salvation ? DAVEH:   Welcome to TT, Andrew.   Question........     When do you think that person (who confesses and believes) will be saved?  Andrew C. Bain wrote: If someone doubts that they are a believer of the gospel, because they sin, then they do not understand the gospel. ......... Because if you confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED.   Andrew Bain Sydney, Australia http://hermanhoeksema.lifewithchrist.org   -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.