DOERS OF THE LAW.... (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; Romans 2:13 (Please read the message for Our Spiritual Growth) Humble request by Rev.Dr.John Tito Rathnam Senior Pastor Indian New Apostolic Church A Unit of New Apostolic Church Charitable Trust,India nacctindia.org To many Protestant theologians, the apostle Paul is the champion of grace. Frequently, they quote his epistles to give credence to their doctrinal positions. For instance, Martin Luther built an entire Reformation on one verse—Ephesians 2:8—which he proceeded to mistranslate and misuse! His rallying cry, By grace you have been saved through faith alone, adds the word alone to Pauls thought. Luther is famous for disparaging the epistle of James as an epistle of straw because he despised James assertion that Christians are justified by faith with works (James 2:14-26). However, such theologians are uncomfortable with certain portions of Pauls writings because he fails to toe the once-saved-always-saved line. One of these passages is Romans 2:1-16, which expounds upon the judgment of God. Probably the best-known verse from this chapter is verse 13: For not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified. What a blow! Paul agrees with James! Keeping Gods law is vital to our justification! This has important ramifications for those who refuse to change their behavior after accepting Jesus as their Savior: Failure to keep Gods law is sin (I John 3:4), and those who sin will be judged by the law (Romans 2:12), and the wages of sin is death (see Romans 6:23; Ezekiel 18:4, 20). Jesus Himself says, I tell you, . . . unless you repent you will all likewise perish (Luke 13:3, 5).
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:08:49 +0000
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