Christ Alone is the Only Way of Salvation

Reformed Bibliophile ^ | September 11, 2011 | J.C. Ryle

[metmom]

We’ll be having a great FReunion for sure.

[bonfire]

I agree. This one on the organ is stunning! (as it builds and builds..) Perfect accompaniment to this article, IMO.

[Mark17]

Thanks mom, now I feel good, knowing I am saved from Hell. Keep up the good work.

So She is where you get your inspiration....O.K.

LOL, there you go mind reading again.

Actually, I get my inspiration from the First United ex cult members church of the 1933 Navigator's Edition, of the USA. It is the only true church you know. You must be a member of that church to go to Heaven. If you do not join it, well, draw your own conclusion. I used to be a member of a cult, but now I am a member of the only true church. No more cults for me. I will only be in the one true church, you know, those pesky people who wrote the Bible. After all, if the Bible they wrote was good enough for the Apostle Paul, it is good enough for me. Now, please join the only true church. 😄😃😀😊

Calling ex cult members 😇🙈🙉🙊

[LearsFool]

You mean I don't have to gamble on eternity, and wait till I die, to figure out if my good works outweigh my bad works, so I can barge my way into Heaven?

Yep! Salvation is found in Christ.

So how does one get "in Christ"?

"Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life... our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin...Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him" - Romans 6:3-8

Beware of those who say there are other ways of salvation besides being in Christ. And beware of those who say there are other ways to get in Christ besides baptism. Anyone who follows such false teachers will end up where they're headed.

[bonfire]

Who is “She”?

[BlackAdderess]

What?! Try Romans 3:23, 3:10-18, 6:23, 5:8, 10:9, 5:1, 8:1, 8:38-39.

[LearsFool]

Yes, those are true, having been written by an inspired apostle.

[BlackAdderess]

Yes, I believe those verses are termed “the Roman road to salvation”.

[LearsFool]

When giving directions for a road-trip, people sometimes leave off important steps. Anyone who follows those faulty directions is liable to be lost, and end up at the wrong destination.

If we’ll follow divinely-inspired directions, we know we’ll end up at the right place. :-)

[Alex Murphy]

I almost forgot:
IB4SIPAIEAY PING!

[BlackAdderess]

Baptism is a public confession, in and of itself it does not convey salvation. Only the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to pay the penalty for our sins and redeem us is sufficient.

[LearsFool]

I certainly wouldn’t try to force anyone to become “in Christ”. But the Bible says that baptism is for remission of sins, just as the blood of Christ is.

[BlackAdderess]

Well, what do you make of Romans 10:9-10 then?

[mitch5501]

Thanks for the ping WV!

"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him." Malachi 3:16,17

[LearsFool]

Well I don’t see any conflict or disharmony, if that’s what you’re asking.

Some might see a disharmony between faith saving us (Eph. 2:8) and baptism saving us (I Peter 3:21). Yet they see no conflict between faith saving us (Eph. 2:8) and grace saving us (Eph. 2:8). The disharmony is all in their minds, not the Scriptures.

If we’re saved by grace, by the blood of Jesus, and instructed to have faith, what shall we do? If we’re told to confess, will we resist? If we’re commanded to repent, will we oppose? If we’re told to be baptized, will we refuse?

Which of God’s instructions will we disobey and still expect Him to forgive us?

[LearsFool]

Let me add one more thing. Then I'm off to bed, but will be happy to discuss further tomorrow if you like.

There's a little word in Romans 10:9 that prevents people from seeing disharmony between being saved by confession and being saved by belief. That little word is "and".

"that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead"

There's nothing in that verse about repentance, is there? But of course it's found elsewhere in the Bible, so people understand that there's an implied "and" with reference to repentance.

Yet they steadfastly and stubbornly refuse to admit an implied "and" with reference to baptism, though it's as much a condition of forgiveness as repentance.

[Mark17]

Baptism is a public confession, in and of itself it does not convey salvation. Only the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to pay the penalty for our sins and redeem us is sufficient.

You are correct sir. Water baptism is nothing more than a public confession, and besides showing every one where your allegence is, all it does is get you wet. Now, when a person is saved, the Holy Spirit dwells in them. I think I would consider THAT, to be baptised by the Holy Spirit into Christ. Physical baptism in physical water? No, even though I was water baptised in the swimming pool at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. I only did it because the Chaplain suggested I should, to show people where my heart was.

[LearsFool]

Well there's your choice, as mentioned above.

You can follow a FReeper, or an apostle of Christ. You have to decide.

[terycarl]

Who is “She”?

Rnmomof7

[terycarl]

even though I was water baptised in the swimming pool at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. I only did it because the Chaplain suggested I should, to show people where my heart was.

WOW, you were baptized Catholic twice....congratulations!!! (You can't be baptized anything else......and the first one was really enough for all eternity)