Thursday, April 20, 2023

 Arminianism holds that if someone wants to be saved, they must be willing to choose between accepting or rejecting the gospel. However, this choice has no actual effect on whether or not the person will be saved. The autonomous law, which is a hard task master, is always trying to get people to make better choices. However, this is impossible because it maintains no cause. The Bible teaches that no one comes to God on their own accord unless they are drawn to Him by God's desires, which always the cause our own will. We should not try to wrestle our own wills into submission; everything we do is caused by God's gifts. We believe that there is a way to lead a happy and successful life that is based on sound principles, which can take many forms. For some, that means following the teachings of scripture in a way that is based on personal beliefs. For others, it means trusting in the saving grace of God, even when things seem tough. Those who follow the Arminian view of salvation focus on self-denial, choosing to give up something they want in order to change their own stubborn will and the frightening warning of judgement and discipline for unacceptable choices.The autonomous law is a heavy burden that can never be eliminated.One teaching of "two line" that blends Calvinism and Arminianism in the same situation at the same time of a Christian life is that justification (the act of declaring someone to be righteous in the eyes of God) remains.Sanctification (the act of making someone holy) is something that comes back from the future. However, historical Calvinism properly teaches that everything we realistically accomplish is due to divine grace, which comes back from the promising future. This seeming contradiction can be resolved logically by recognizing that what we realistically achieve is due to God's grace, which returns both from the future and from the present. Salvation is being declared righteous by being justified by God without any need for personal works, and at the same time being declared righteous by our own works. This is a contradictory idea, and the Bible never teaches that people can have two different views of salvation that are in conflict with each other. Salvation is actually something that comes to us as a gift from God, and it means that we are declared righteous in the eyes of God without any effort on our part. However, sanctification – which is the process of becoming more like Jesus – is never mentioned in the Bible. This is a false teaching, and people who believe in it are committing heresy.The teaching on justification and death that is currently being provided of the old is providing a way to salvation for those who are declared innocent. However, sanctification – or being saved from death – is not a part of that teaching. This is a heresy, because eternal salvation in Christ is never linked with legitimate works and intrinsic righteousness.

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