Dr. Hambrick’s Twitterin On 2010-02-13
February 13, 2010 by drhambrick
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Stephen Sellers on Mon, 15th Feb 2010 12:43 pm
Actually, that Jew would have been correct! Romans chapter 4 makes it clear that savation has always been through faith ALONE. From Abraham (before the law), to David (within the law), and Paul (after the law). Check out Romans 4:13 specifically, and all of Galatians chapter 3.
Abraham “believed God and it was credited to him as rightesousness”–no works whatsoever. Also the book of Galatians makes it clear that the law was never intended to “save” us (as in justification), but to serve as a tutor to us that we must be saved through faith. Also check out Romans 3:20-22.
Grace was not and is not now imparted through keeping the law–and if God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, he cannot have suddenly changed–so it cannot be now either.
Today it’s the same. It is through faith alone… You add ANYTHING to faith alone, and you have added works to salvation and according to Pauls’ words in Galatians 1:8-9, that’s bad.
BUT we must be careful how we use the term “salvation.” There is a sense in which we have been saved (past), are being saved (present), and will be saved (future). All three tenses are used in the NT. The three tenses refer to: Justification (a one-time act whereby we are “declared righteous”), sanctification (an ongoing process throughout our lives whereby we are being conformed to the image of Christ — Romans 8:29), and glorification (future where we will be with God forever and free from the presence of sin).
In a sense I agree with you–participating in things like baptism and the Lord’s table are necessary for our salvation–(as in SANCTIFICATION)–but not for imparting saving grace (as in JUSTIFICATION).
Otherwise how do you handle verses like Eph 2:8-9; Romans 3:22, 28, 30; John 3:16 among many others???
drhambrick on Mon, 15th Feb 2010 1:18 pm
Wellllllllllllllllllllllll – you just said what I was sayin’.
Now, what devout, believing Jew, a true child of Abraham in the OT would have NOT taken part in the sacrifices?
So, while it is not necessary to participate in these things for salvation, why would we throw out the practices altogether, which is the practice to which I am reacting to?