rumitoid wrote:
Are you kidding about what verse says “A life of obedience can be obtained only by resting in God’s grace”: I gave it to you earlier. And that is just one. You will find others, such as "be still," that instruct us to simply rest in the lord, our sabbath.
Not one of those verses you gave means no effort is required of Christians. Not a single one. That's what I mean by no you didn't prove anything with those verses and I don't think you really understand the concept.
Paul tells us of his war with the flesh in Romans 7. Ephesians 6:10-18 exhorts us to put on the full armor of God. The only way to mortify sin is with God's word. There is no other way. You can't tell someone they're not really 'resting in God's grace' if they sin. That makes no sense. Sin will always be a struggle for every Christian as long as we're in these mortal bodies. And it starts in the mind.
Psalm 46 - 'be still and know that I am God'. The whole Psalm must be taken in context.
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
Be still in this Psalm refers to those fighting to stop fighting, to not panic and to recognize his sovereignty. It doesn't mean no effort is required to mortify sin.
The last line of Psalm 95 states “They shall not enter my rest.” That means they will not gain salvation. That is entering God's rest - in a nutshell.
There's a lot more to this but I can't type for too long a stretch at a time.
The language you are using is very similar to that of the hyper grace movement and I put up a thread on some of its issues. There's quite a bit of information on it.