Christians could you answer this ?
The answer to this is in knowing how God relates to the saved verses the unsaved. All men are sinners, yet the saved are the adopted sons of God whereas the unsaved are still in a state of being condemned. So the deciding factor is in how God see's you, not in your self-righteousness, useless rituals and false religiosity. If a son sins against his Father will he not repent? Does the sin of the son negate the relationship between him and his father? Yes and no would be the correct answers to those two questions, but let us look into this issue further.
I am not sure what Mr Ahmad's definition of the doctrine of salvation is based on. Our brethren at Carm.org have the following definition posted under salvation:
" Salvation is the "saving" of a sinner from the righteous judgment of God "
Gotquestions.org defines salvation as the following:
" Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering "
I would accept both of these as good working definitions of what salvation means, you could go into much more detail but that's the jest of the matter. I think it should be clear at this point why this poster is inaccurate, salvation is to be freed from the the consequence of sin(Hell, eternal separation from God's mercy) because the "saved" sinner has been redeemed from the rightful penalty of sin by the work of Christ. Christ The Savior of sinners(because sinners have nothing of value to offer God to redeem themselves, no rituals, no kufis, no hijabs, no fasting Ramadan covers sins) acted as a representative in receiving the divine wrath on our behalf(2 Corinthians 5:21), He legally justifies us before a Holy God with a Holy standard(Romans 5:1), He purchased us with His own blood(Hebrews 9:12).
For the Christian to be "free from sin" does not mean they have no sins, it means to be free from the curse of sin. We look forward to the return of Christ when we will be transformed from the bodies we current have that are under a fallen human nature into glorified bodies.
" in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:52
At that time we will be free from sin in the manner Mr Ahmad understands. The work of Christ and faith in it is what guarantees us this transformation. If Mr Ahmad's understanding was correct it would mean we are not saved by Christ alone through faith alone. but salvation would be a cooperation between the work of God and man...which is not Biblical.
(Ephesians 2:8-9) - "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
The protestant reformation gave us the theological summarization; Sola Fide(By Faith alone), Sola Gratia(By Grace Alone), Sola Christus(By Christ alone), Soli Deo Gloria(God's glory alone). Salvation is not about the one being saved, it's about the one doing the saving. It's the ability of the one doing the saving(God) that causes the salvation, its the one doing the saving that maintains the status of being saved. Now do not misunderstand that this means that a Christian has freedom to sin at will, Christ was not sent to die so I could sin. The children of the Most High God have a new spiritual nature that causes them to walk in sanctification, they bare fruit of good works(not to obtain salvation) that is evidence that they have obtained salvation(works are not valid before a Holy God until they are proceeded by salvation).
"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?" Matthew 7:16
"The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him" 1 John 2:4
"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" Romans 6:1-2
The true Christian is a new spiritual being who for the moment(until Christ returns) is still living inside the old mortal body effected by the sin nature. He does not live a life of sin but will from time to time fall into sin because of his present reality. Because of his inner spiritual rebirth he will always repent of those mistakes because if he sinned and the Holy Spirit did not convict him to run back to his Lord and repent, then that would be a sign he was not saved. The Father will always delver his sons, nothing in this world weather it is sin or Satan will nullify the love of the Father for his children. God is the one doing the rescuing. As for the false religions they all center around sinners justifying themselves with made up rituals for idols who lack any standard of absolute holiness.
All glory and honor be to the one true God who eternally exists as Father Son and Spirit Amen!
C.L, 2012
The answer to this is in knowing how God relates to the saved verses the unsaved. All men are sinners, yet the saved are the adopted sons of God whereas the unsaved are still in a state of being condemned. So the deciding factor is in how God see's you, not in your self-righteousness, useless rituals and false religiosity. If a son sins against his Father will he not repent? Does the sin of the son negate the relationship between him and his father? Yes and no would be the correct answers to those two questions, but let us look into this issue further.
I am not sure what Mr Ahmad's definition of the doctrine of salvation is based on. Our brethren at Carm.org have the following definition posted under salvation:
" Salvation is the "saving" of a sinner from the righteous judgment of God "
Gotquestions.org defines salvation as the following:
" Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering "
I would accept both of these as good working definitions of what salvation means, you could go into much more detail but that's the jest of the matter. I think it should be clear at this point why this poster is inaccurate, salvation is to be freed from the the consequence of sin(Hell, eternal separation from God's mercy) because the "saved" sinner has been redeemed from the rightful penalty of sin by the work of Christ. Christ The Savior of sinners(because sinners have nothing of value to offer God to redeem themselves, no rituals, no kufis, no hijabs, no fasting Ramadan covers sins) acted as a representative in receiving the divine wrath on our behalf(2 Corinthians 5:21), He legally justifies us before a Holy God with a Holy standard(Romans 5:1), He purchased us with His own blood(Hebrews 9:12).
For the Christian to be "free from sin" does not mean they have no sins, it means to be free from the curse of sin. We look forward to the return of Christ when we will be transformed from the bodies we current have that are under a fallen human nature into glorified bodies.
" in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:52
At that time we will be free from sin in the manner Mr Ahmad understands. The work of Christ and faith in it is what guarantees us this transformation. If Mr Ahmad's understanding was correct it would mean we are not saved by Christ alone through faith alone. but salvation would be a cooperation between the work of God and man...which is not Biblical.
(Ephesians 2:8-9) - "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
The protestant reformation gave us the theological summarization; Sola Fide(By Faith alone), Sola Gratia(By Grace Alone), Sola Christus(By Christ alone), Soli Deo Gloria(God's glory alone). Salvation is not about the one being saved, it's about the one doing the saving. It's the ability of the one doing the saving(God) that causes the salvation, its the one doing the saving that maintains the status of being saved. Now do not misunderstand that this means that a Christian has freedom to sin at will, Christ was not sent to die so I could sin. The children of the Most High God have a new spiritual nature that causes them to walk in sanctification, they bare fruit of good works(not to obtain salvation) that is evidence that they have obtained salvation(works are not valid before a Holy God until they are proceeded by salvation).
"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?" Matthew 7:16
"The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him" 1 John 2:4
"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?" Romans 6:1-2
The true Christian is a new spiritual being who for the moment(until Christ returns) is still living inside the old mortal body effected by the sin nature. He does not live a life of sin but will from time to time fall into sin because of his present reality. Because of his inner spiritual rebirth he will always repent of those mistakes because if he sinned and the Holy Spirit did not convict him to run back to his Lord and repent, then that would be a sign he was not saved. The Father will always delver his sons, nothing in this world weather it is sin or Satan will nullify the love of the Father for his children. God is the one doing the rescuing. As for the false religions they all center around sinners justifying themselves with made up rituals for idols who lack any standard of absolute holiness.
All glory and honor be to the one true God who eternally exists as Father Son and Spirit Amen!
C.L, 2012
