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>Salvation is not a free gift.
It was the costliest gift that ever was, or will be. But it was paid for by God with the blood of his only Son. He gives it freely to us:
1)"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast." -Eph.2:8-9
2)"But not as the offence, so also is the
free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the
gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the
gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the
free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the
free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." -Rom.5:15-19
3)"Being justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:" -Rom.3:24
4)"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith
without the deeds of the law." -Rom.3:28
5)"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely." -Rev.21:6
6)"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
freely." -Rev.22:17
>4. Actively reject the temptation to do thing ever again
By that definition, the apostle Paul was unrepentant:
"For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." -Rom.7:19
"O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" -Rom.7:24
>Repentance is best explained by Romans 12:2
Here Paul was speaking to believers. He was discipling, not preaching the gospel. Encouraging brothers in Christ to live holy lives is perfectly fine. Making it a condition of salvation is not. Read Romans 4:3-8. Our righteousness is an
imputed righteousness. God chooses to see us as righteous because we're in Christ, but without that covering, let's not delude ourselves and call God a liar... we're not righteous at all.