When Questions Beg the Question and the Myth of Neutrality

[Eleanor]

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[makesends]

Christianity is the only religion where

1) what God requires OF us, he provides FOR us:
a) he requires payment for our sin, he provides payment for our sin;
b) he requires faith for salvation (Jn 3:18), he provides faith for salvation (Jn 6:65, Ac 13:48, 18:27, Php 1:29, cf Ro 12:3b, 6, 1 Co 12:3b, 2 Pe 1:1).

2) Every PRECEPT is a PROMISE (power goes along with the command):
a) "Be ye perfect (complete)" (Mt 5:48) is a promise that we shall be perfect (complete) - (Heb 10:14), sincerity being counted as gospel perfection;
b) the precept to persevere (Mt 10:22, Lk 21:19) is a promise that we shall persevere (Php 1:6, Heb 10:14, 6:17-20, Ro 8:38-39, 1 Pe 1:5, cf Lk 22:32, Ps 37:23-24, Jer 32:40) by use of the means to perseverance (2 Pe 1:5-10);

3) God crowns (rewards) his OWN grace and work in us (Php 2:12-13, Ro 1:17)), which is why we'll cast our golden crowns (rewards - 2 Tim 4:8, Jas 1:12, 1 Pe 5:4, Rev 2:10, 3:11) at the foot of his throne (Rev 4:4, 10).

Man would never have conceived of such a religion.

 

[makesends]

So, you've never postulated the possibility that you're (our) theology could be wrong to the extent that you (we) might end up in hell? where I will arbitrarily define possibility as 1 chance say in 1000 in order to make the question more objective.
You've got the RC theology, made up of 600 million people, which thinks you're eternal destiny is in jeopardy, so maybe you and I got it wrong, just maybe.

Reading this again, it occurs to me that I did repeatedly, and eventually I did continuously postulate the possibility that my theology was wrong, when my theology lined up with Arminianism. Once I saw monergism and grace for what they are, weakly as I understood it (and still do), no, my theology is not wrong, though my pretensions at it may be.

That is to say, Monergism is not wrong, in its purest form. Salvation is entirely of Grace, and as far as I can make out, indeed all that is good, to include my own growth in Christ, no matter how much effort, angst, dedication and raw obedience is mine, it is still all of HIM, and not by my adding my part to his.