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By prayer, the sacraments, the preaching of the word, the reading of the word, etc., it is strengthened
Are you getting at the idea that love for Christ is the motivator, then asking, How can I love Christ more?
It sounds something like sanctification by works through law. Not that I don't unuderstand that you're talking about love for Christ before law-keeping; I think I understand that. Its just that this forces the issue of law-keeping being a separate part of sanctification after law-keeping, which is Federal Vision theology. There is also a shadow of five-year-old Theonomy in there. In trying to explain things, I am trying to avoid, even evade, these ideologies.not so much that I become a great law keeper (even though this will certainly result) but so that I become a great Christ lover. That is, a lover of Christ irrespective of the consequences, a lover of Christ because of who He is objectively. Pefect law keeping, then, does not become my goal in sanctification (because it is only a consequence), but growing in love Christ does.
Would you call this sanctification by faith?
It´s just that this forces the issue of law-keeping being a separate part of sanctification after law-keeping"¦
I didn't mean to disagree, or to charge you with FV-ism, but rather wanted to be clear about separating law-keeping from that.Pefect law keeping, then, does not become my goal in sanctification (because it is only a consequence), but growing in love (for, jv) Christ does.
Though it is an ongoing sanctification throughout this life, yet it is an assured finished work when this life is over, regardless of any limits that man may put on what a sanctified life would consist of. That is, nothing need be added to it. But the marks of sanctification can be seen in this life already.
Law-keeping is a work of faith. But I don't think it is to be separated from the original work that is done by faith when one submits to Christ in the first place, for that too is law-keeping. That is the whole point of the law.
I didn't mean to disagree, or to charge you with FV-ism, but rather wanted to be clear about separating law-keeping from that. Sorry about muddying the waters, Marcos.
Law-keeping is a work of faith. But I don't think it is to be separated from the original work that is done by faith when one submits to Christ in the first place, for that too is law-keeping. That is the whole point of the law.
How does this fit with being justified by faith *apart* from the works of the law if faith in Christ is law-keeping?
Originally posted by Peters
"If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15).
How does one nurture this love for Christ before law keeping?
Originally posted by Peters
"If you love Me, keep My commandments" (John 14:15).
How does one nurture this love for Christ before law keeping?