Postulate # 2:" The Christian hope not receive any favor because of his obedience, nor fear of incurring any punishment because of his misconduct. " (P.79)
The passages we have quoted above also apply to this postulate. Such a statement could seriously disturb the progress of the Christian. Paul said he does not: "If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if by the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For all who are led by the Spirit God is the son of God. " (Romans 8.13-14) ?
And our Lord warned: "but if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses not." (Matthew 6.15) Do not forgive is well a "debt"!
And what about the warning of Hebrews: "For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there is no more sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10.26 ) ? Do not take these words seriously, does not it that we take refuge in a hello that was not before? Nor should we forget that "For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keep firmly to the end assured that we at the beginning," (Hebrews 3.14). (......)
J. Bridges goes further by stating: "Yes, he (God) is pleased with you because he sees you as holy and without default in Christ. " If the sight of God on us when we introduce into heaven in His presence will indeed be one, as long as we're here on earth God wants us to repent of sins that we are still capable of committing. The most obvious is perhaps that of incest at Corinth (cf. 1 Corinthians 5.1). The Apostle calls Christians of that city to react strongly cons of the situation.
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source: the good seed / E.Ropp
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