OSAS and Suicide
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Why shouldn't an OSAS believer kill himself?"
If you don't want to be stuck with your old name
hold out for your new name.
I will give the victor some of the hidden manna. I
will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that
no one knows except the one who receives it (Re
2:17).
See:
Can I loose my salvation? Once Saved Always Saved?
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Response to comment [from a Christian]: "You better do a study on justification and see just when it is and by whose faith that we are justified!"
Men are justified by faith (Rom.
3:26,
27).
[Ro 4:25]
Who was delivered for our offences, and was
raised again for our justification [Rom.
4:25].
"That is faith, not only in the death of Christ, but
also in His resurrection. Matthew Henry put it like this: “In Christ’s death He
paid our debt; in His resurrection He took out our acquittance.” God justifies
those who believe in the death and resurrection of Christ. How wonderful this
is! Have you gone that far with God? Do you believe Him?" McGee, J. V. (1991).
Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 1-8) (electronic ed., Vol. 42,
pp. 84–85). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
[Ro 5:18]
"Ro
5:18,
19 Summaries of the analogy of Adam and Christ.
5:18 condemnation. See note on v. 16. one Man’s
righteous act. Not a reference to a single event, but generally to Christ’s
obedience (cf. v. 19;
Luke 2:49;
John 4:34;
5:30;
6:38), culminating in the greatest demonstration
of that obedience, death on a cross (Phil.
2:8). free gift … to all men. This cannot mean
that all men will be saved; salvation is only for those who exercise faith in
Jesus Christ (cf. 1:16, 17; 3:22, 28; 4:5, 13). Rather, like the word “many” in
v. 15, Paul is using “all” with two different meanings for the sake of
parallelism, a common practice in the Heb. OT." MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.).
(1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1702). Nashville, TN: Word
Pub.
You must have faith in him (Jn
20:31). [Ro 3:3]
"Ro 3:3:3, 4 Paul anticipated that Jewish readers would disagree with his statements that God has not guaranteed to fulfill His promises to every physical descendant of Abraham. They would argue that such teaching nullifies all the promises God made to the Jews in the OT. But his answer reflects both the explicit and implicit teaching of the OT; before any Jew, regardless of the purity of his lineage, can inherit the promises, he must come to repentance and faith (cf. 9:6, 7; Is. 55:6, 7)..."
[Ro 8:33]
"Ro 8:33, 34 The setting of these verses is the divine courtroom.
8:33 God’s elect. See notes on vv. 29, 30. It is God who justifies. See note on 3:24. Who can successfully accuse someone whom God has declared righteous?..."
[Ga 2:16]
2 Co 11:30
See:
Unwrapping your spiritual gifts by Adrian Rogers
[You must have faith in him (Jn 20:31).] "...[I]t is by the faith of Jesus Christ that we are justified ..."
Men are saved by grace through faith (Eph
2:8-9).
"...Galatians 2:16 KJV"
Ad infinitum Eph 4:14
"There is no other way for the righteousness of God to be upon you..."
You have no righteousness of your own. Christ's righteousness is imputed to the
believer (Rom.
5:18,
19).
[Romans
3:21-22 KJV]
"...QUESTION AND ANSWER (3:21–30)
Question (3:21a): How then does God save people?
Answer (3:21b–30)
The need for salvation (3:23) : It is desperately
needed, for all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.
The Old Testament witness to salvation (3:21b): The
Scriptures promise salvation apart from the law.
The method of salvation (3:22, 24–25, 27–28)
Negative (3:27–28): It is not accomplished by good
works.
Positive (3:22, 24–25): It comes about by grace
through faith in the sacrifice of Christ.
The legal accomplishment of salvation (3:26) : It
permits a just and holy God to declare repenting sinners righteous.
The scope of salvation (3:29–30): It is available for
both Jews and Gentiles alike." Willmington, H. L. (1999). The Outline Bible (Ro
3:19–30). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House
Publishers.
"Get over yourself."
Ad hominem
