Cleanse The Inside First.
Not only is the doctrine of two distinct falls from grace contrary to scripture, the solution taught for resolving the "problem" is equally contrary to scripture. Many insist on reversing God's true plan of salvation as they attempt to require outward holiness before inward holiness. Jesus Himself said in Matthew 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. In these scriptures, Jesus clearly outlined the cleansing process. Indeed, in this line of thought there are “two cleansings”. He said that we must have the inside cleaned first and made holy (cleansed from sin and a pure heart placed within) and then, afterwards, the outside (our lives, actions, deeds, appearance, etc...) will come clean. Jesus' all-cleansing sin-killing, deep penetrating, stain removing blood (and oh how powerful it is) cleanses us first within thereby make us holy, and the Apostle Paul further expounded and said that we are to assist in cleansing ourselves outwardly afterwards. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Sadly, some people have attempted to reverse this process and insist on outward holiness before inward holiness. Two-step teachers believe that a justified believer still possesses, and is indeed driven by, a sinful carnal nature (a sinful heart) even after he is saved. They believe that a "justified" person is still categorized as a sinner because of inherited sin from Adam (in other words, a sinner at heart saved by grace). I'm afraid that some have watered down the blood of Jesus and the true plan of salvation so as to require two applications to be cleansed from sin. The two cleansing teaching attempts to require a believer to live an outwardly holy life after he is justified, while arguing that the inside, the believer's heart, is still sinful and in need of another "cleansing". Contrary to Scripture, this method requires that one cleanse first the outside, so that the inside may come clean. My friend, this teaching is 180 degrees from the Truth. It is the complete opposite of what Jesus taught. God does not justify us in sin or in a sinful heart condition. He delivers and saves us from sin! There are no such persons as "sinners saved by grace", for if there were such persons, what would they be "saved" from? Being saved is more then just some label, it is a living experience, followed by a life lived!
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