Solifidian, sol-i-fid-i-an, One who holds that faith alone, without achievement or personal merit, is sufficient to insure salvation.
Jesus finished the work of salvation. Then rested in the place of authority, because the work was DONE. Knowing the fulfillment of all things would soon be accomplished. BY HIS OWN BLOOD, HE PERFECTED FOREVER them that are sanctified (Heb.10:14). Verse 15 says the Holy Ghost is a witness to us that we are perfected by the sanctification we recieved in Jesus.
On the way to Calvary Hill, the church leaders had no idea they were being led captive in Jesus's victory procession, which was freeing Him from their authority. They thought they were killing Him, when in fact He was destroying their unjust authority, freeing Himself and all who would follow Him as Lord.
Having all requirments of the Law nailed to the cross, Jesus totally disarmed the enemy of God's people - Satan, and the unjust leaders of the church (Col. 2: 14-15). The unjust leaders used "traditions of men" and "set aside God's Word" (Mt. 15: 3,6; Mk. 7: 5-9). Satan used guilt by the requirments of the Law.
It was the requirments of the Law that kept people in bongage to guilt. When Jesus had those requirments nailed to the cross He removed our guilt (Heb. 10: 14).
There may be times after being saved, we will do things that displease and dishonor God. If we don't turn to Him with confession and repentance, we loose the benefit of His blessings (Ps. 68:19).
Jesus said to "watch daily, 1 hour, that you don't enter into temptation" (Lk.9: 23; 22: 40, 46; Mt. 26: 40-41).
When the Holy Spirit reproves believers of what is right (Jn. 16: 10), but by an act of spiritual ignorance we fail to recognize the leading of the Holy Spirit; Or we do recognize His leading, but are not spiritually strong enough to follow. Then we loose the benefits of grace, and the blessings of God. This is why it is important to strengthen our inner man by praying in the Spirit, as Jude 20; First Cor. 14: 2 and Rom. 8:26 says to do.
When a child disobeys a parent, the child looses priveledges. So it is with God and us. The child is not cast out into the street. Left to go hungry and die. Instead the child is made to re-evaluate its behavior.
God's own Holy Spirit in us, is who will see to it that the work of salvation is completed in us. We can try to ignore the Holy Spirit, and sadly some do. But that is only when the progression of sin has so hardened that persons heart, that they no longer can hear the Holy Spirit. Until God lets them go to a point of being so broken by circumstances, they will call out to God abundantly aware that they have sinned. Just like the child that has been made to re-evaluate its behavior. These circumstances are the result of doing things out from under the grace and blessings of God. These results will turn out to be nothing short of being chastened by God (1 Cor. 11: 31-32). Try to ignore Him and the Holy Spirit will bring you to your knees in broken repentance. This is the love of a parent. Who will not let the child continue in a path of self destruction.
Once broken, God has made the way back into His favor in First John 1: 9. We need only to confess sin. In the moment we do, He is right there with forgiveness. And once again whether we deserve it or not, by something called grace, He restores us to all the blessings with favor.
But nothing we do will achieve salvation for us, we can only receive it as a free gift by faith in Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross at Calvary (Jn.17: 4), and it will be finished in you, by His own Holy Spirit.
Being confident of this very thing, that he which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Christ (Philippians 1: 6).
Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it (1 Th. 5: 24).
