I don't have the time or energy to debate you again on your interpretation of scripture, per the election and your view of the "2 salvations".
I will agree with you though that God does not send people to Hell. We do a swell job of that on our own.
Per your comments:
Matthew 7:23 is referring to a works based salvation. There is no way around it. With such comments as -> "but he that doeth the will of my Father" and "have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?"
"will of My Father..." It seems important to understand the will of the Father. Jesus seems to indicate that it is putting His words into practice, and the context would define these words as Matt 7:7-12. Asking... Doesn't sound like works to me, but like faith in the one we are to ask to perform the work. The grace therein is proven in 7:11 when painted as a free gift given to ALL who ask.
I also find it interesting that you would portray the prophesying, casting out of devils and wonderful works as salvation of works, when it isn't even mentioned as salvation. As a matter of fact, these are the people sent away from Christ, and whom He never knew. As a matter of further fact, context defines these people as false prophets (7:15). These would be the same false prophets that Peter says are bound in destruction (2 Peter 2:1,3), are condemned (2:3), are compared to the angels bound for Hell (2:4), compared to Sodom and Gomorrah (2:6), are held for the day of judgment (2:9), will perish (2:2) are accursed (2:14), are springs without water (a common symbol that Christ used for the Spirit of God)...
This is well off topic, so I won't go too deep into our differences. I did think it important, though, to make it plain to my readers that we disagree greatly on matters of doctrine.
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I don't have the time or energy to debate you again on your interpretation of scripture, per the election and your view of the "2 salvations".
I will agree with you though that God does not send people to Hell. We do a swell job of that on our own.
Per your comments:
Matthew 7:23 is referring to a works based salvation. There is no way around it. With such comments as -> "but he that doeth the will of my Father" and "have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?"
"will of My Father..." It seems important to understand the will of the Father. Jesus seems to indicate that it is putting His words into practice, and the context would define these words as Matt 7:7-12. Asking... Doesn't sound like works to me, but like faith in the one we are to ask to perform the work. The grace therein is proven in 7:11 when painted as a free gift given to ALL who ask.
I also find it interesting that you would portray the prophesying, casting out of devils and wonderful works as salvation of works, when it isn't even mentioned as salvation. As a matter of fact, these are the people sent away from Christ, and whom He never knew. As a matter of further fact, context defines these people as false prophets (7:15). These would be the same false prophets that Peter says are bound in destruction (2 Peter 2:1,3), are condemned (2:3), are compared to the angels bound for Hell (2:4), compared to Sodom and Gomorrah (2:6), are held for the day of judgment (2:9), will perish (2:2) are accursed (2:14), are springs without water (a common symbol that Christ used for the Spirit of God)...
This is well off topic, so I won't go too deep into our differences. I did think it important, though, to make it plain to my readers that we disagree greatly on matters of doctrine.
Much love and grace...