Yes, we are all here. Much of what "distresses" you is WHY we come here. Yelling at the TV or kicking the dog gets stale. We ARE all different, yet we do have that common bent. As conservatives, we are personally invested in "self". "Personal Rights" are exactly that. As many of us are Theists, we naturally have lots of angles to explore. The wrinkle comes in when a heavy hand appears.
Such is the case (IMHO) when the owner of the site posts HIS OPINION, and within a short while the moaning begins. "I guess Catholics (Mormons, Joos (for explanation, see: Andy Levy, Agnostics, Southern Baptists, et al) don't belong here", we see them complain. When, in essence, it's really an affirmation, not a rejection of "all of the above".
I make it perfectly clear that I don't accept any leadership from Rome. I was raised an Episcopalian, but then found God (if you know what I mean!). I discovered the Grace He so beneovently bestows on us, and have followed Him ever since. I am distressed when I see constant ridicule of my beliefs, and usually respond with a double pronged "attack"
I love the Word of God. "In the beginning was the Word", breathing life into nothing. In the middle, men lived and died. God remained in "Heaven". Historically, a man called Jesus walked on the Earth, and seemed to "fit the description of the perp" that all of the Old Testament said was coming. As recorded in history, that man stood before a judge, and was sent to die, because some hated what He stood for. No record has been found of Him having been a "sinner". The "story line says" He died as a sacrifice for us, since we have been born to be sinners. At the end, He is on the Throne, and He will Judge. His judgment is going to be on one basis. "Did you know me then? No, not that you talked about Me or called on me distress, but DO YOU KNOW ME?". He already knows the answer. Do you?
The only intercessor between God and man is the Christ we know as Jesus... Thank God.
Thanks, Jim, for FreeRepublic...
Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Romans 4:5 says that salvation comes to those who do not work for salvation, but believe on Jesus Christ instead!
Jesus Christ came into this world to lay down His sinless life for YOU-to pay for your sins because you couldn't. Jesus is your only hope for salvation. Only by receiving Him as your Saviour can you enter the gates of Heaven. There is no other way. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." {John 14:6} "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." {Acts 4:12}
The Lord Jesus Christ has come and PAID for your sins by shedding His own Blood on Calvary. By receiving Him as your Saviour, you can be WASHED from all your sins in His precious Blood {Rev. 1:5; Col. 1:14; Acts 20:28; I Pet. 1:18-19}. Notice these important words from Romans 5:8-9: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."
Jesus PAID your way to Heaven! Your church cannot save you! Only by receiving Jesus Christ as your Saviour can you escape the damnation of Hell. Are you willing to forsake YOUR righteousness and receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour, your ONLY HOPE for Salvation? Romans 10:13 says, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:9 says, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Why not pray right now and ask the Lord to come into your heart and cleanse you from all sin? He will save you just as He promised.-MMO
