Subj : New Wine
To   : George Pope
From : Newborn
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 03:19:00

  Re: New Wine
  By: George Pope to Newborn on Thu Sep 08 2005 07:52 pm

 > N> The Lord Jesus brought something new to mankind-the Gospel.  He did not c
 > N> into this world to do any patching of the old garment.  He did not come t
 > N> patch up the Law.  He came to pay the penalty of sin by dying on the cros
 > 
 > The Gospel was already given in Jeremiah, or so Jesus quoted!
 > 
   The best Gospel invitation found in Scripture is found in Acts 16:31.
   "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved."  Jesus had to
    come and die for our sins in order for His resurrection to pay the penalty
    for our sins.  Thru simple faith we enter into the new life offered thru
    Him.

 > N> But He did more then that,  He rose from the dead so that He could place 
 > N> US His robe of righteouness.  He gives us the new wine of the Gospel.  Th
 > N> wine of the Gospel must be placed in the new wineskin of Grace, not the o
 > N> one of Law.
 > 
 > The Law included Grace -- "for as many times as a man stumbles, and repents,
 > will lift him up"  Paul teaches that if one becomes a Christian and
 > fails(stumbles) there is no forgiveness for him.
 > 
   Jesus 'fulfilled' the Law and God in His Grace gives us eternal life thru
   His son.  Our own righteousness is as filty rags.  Paul makes a distinction
   between 'professors' and 'possesers'.  The one who is a 'professor' may not
   be a believer in Christ and is still in his sins.  The 'posseser' HAS Christ
   and no matter how many times he falls can come to Christ for forgiveness and
   renewal.

 > He came to give us something new.  He came to save us by faith
 > N> Him.  He came so that men might hear and have an opportunity to chose whe
 > N> they will accept Him or reject Him.
 > 
 > You talk of faith as if it's all that's needed -- have you read the book of
 > James?
 > 
   Belief (Trust) in Christ is by faith.  It is not faith that saves but Jesus
   that saves.  Faith is the means by which we come to Jesus for our Salvation.
   The book of James is for believers.  It describes how a believer defines
   his faith thru his works.  The unbeliever views the works of the Christian
   and it counted as 'proof' of our Faith.  Works have NO in our Salvation 
   but they do play a part in the rewards we will gain in Heaven for our
   service to Christ.  We can NEVER lose our Salvation, but we CAN lose our
   rewards.

 > And how could you say Jesus brought something new when he himself vehemently
 > denied doing such?
 > 
   From the beganing prophecy spoke of the Savior thus it was not something new
   that He should come.  We should have recognized His first coming and now we
   look forward to His second coming.

Newborn

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