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Watch how many would rather condemn a deceased man than to come to Christ for eternal life.
Yes, it IS incredible isn't it? I have assurance of salvation. If that means I am committing the sin of presumption, then I wlll gladly commit that sin.
If others do not have, or maybe don't want any assurance of salvation, well, all I can say is, that's on them. The offer is readily available.
People should be aware, that it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb10:31 Committing the sin of presumption again, I am glad many of us do not have to fear meeting Him. Maranatha bro. 😄😇
“Watch how many would rather condemn a deceased man than to come to Christ for eternal life.”
Luther “came to” reading ROMANS. That dovetails with my FR philosophy of “Get thee to the Founders!” You want Church truth from Jesus Christ risen from the dead? GET THEE TO PAUL! (God speaks through chosen vessels.)
Immediately a conniption will be had: Get thee to Paul? Get thee to Jesus!
No, it was Jesus—continuing to teach AFTER His resurrection—that makes Paul of any importance. But because He DID choose him as apostle to the Gentiles, people had BETTER “get thee to Paul”! We’re not the Jews who were “His own” and His words to them are not specifically to us. Get over it.
Martin Luther merely reminded men to do this, having found liberty through the free GIFT of righteousness spelled out in Romans. I have no confidence that someone willingly deceived by man made religion (pride!) will be able to see this, let alone DO anything about it.*
*See: Charles Pope’s thread topic “Where a Tree Falls There it Lies” for an idea of where stubbornness against truth lands one.