“It’s Jesus who saved by trusting in Him.”
You can “trust” him all you want to, but until you repent and turn from your wicked ways, there will be no reconciliation. Jesus didn’t give you a license to steal, he says “Go, and sin no more”.
If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 John 4:20
If someone says, “MY church's interpretation of the Scriptures is the ONLY true one...
>> “You can “trust” him all you want to, but until you repent and turn from your wicked ways, there will be no reconciliation.” <<
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That is the message that they reject!
They want nothing to do with Yehova’s commandments, and wish to receive instantaneous, guaranteed salvation, without the obedience part. They even have the guile to redefine obedience as “Dead Works.” They even redefine Grace to be that bizarre offer.
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I was on another site and someone said he had a Catholic friend who bragged about doing all kinds of bad things. The friend said it was ok because he could go to confession afterwards and that made it ll ok. Interesting.
Your point is?