Yes grace is conditional.
Except a man be born of the water and of the spirit he can not enter in the kindgom of God. I'm no grammar expert too much but "except" here saying the only way to be born again.
You escape water you escape Jesus.
You escape the spirit or the word of God you escape Jesus.
Words I speak unto thee they are spirit and they are life----John 6:63.
Word of God (Matthew 4:4) = the spirit (John 4:24).
Spirit(John 4:24) = life (John 3:16).
Life (John 3:16)= the word of God (Matthew 4:4)
Water baptism (John 3:5) = the word of God (Matthew 4:4).
Life (John 3:16) = water baptism (John 3:5)
Water baptism = the spirit (John 3:5)
Water baptism = water salvation ( 1 Peter 3:21 or so).
John 6:63 = life + the spirit.
Water salvation = the word of God
Life = water salvation.
Water salvation = the spirit
What you live by is life and what give you life is what you live by.
Works to live by while works not to have life by now too. (Ephes. 2:8-9).
Works to have life by while works not to live by as well. (Ephes. 2:8-9).
You miss
both the
8th and
9th verse of this book then you don't understand the grace gospel well.
It's all chain linked together.
No bible verse voids out another bible verse today unless we talking about
animal offerings and circumcision as well as another high priest.
Perhaps a word game of scrabble but it's all chain linked together.
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Originally Posted by Shiloh1
I think I understand what your trying to say - but Paul did not say that grace was conditional. God gave the Saviour unconditionally to the world but the blessings that are to be found in Him are through faith - the condition. It is by grace through faith. You need to be careful how you state things. That blessing was to set us free from sin not to give us the right to sin w/out consequence. Therefore walk in the power of the Spirit to glorify the Lord not your flesh. The works that we do are not to gain the blessing of justification but to demonstrate a life changed by the grace of God. Grace is not a cloak for sin but a crown for righteousness.
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