and our salvation is NOT based on perfect performance, but based on the heart decision to hate sin and turn away from "wanting" to commit sin.
That sounds noble, but in reality, it is NOWHERE in the Bible that I must have such a perfect way of seeing things, to be saved. In reality, you have it backwards. I am saved ONLY by faith in Christ. During my life, He shows me the errors and tragedy of a life of sin, and that drives me to hate sin, but I wasn't saved by that hate of sin. I was saved ONLY by His precious death and resurrection from the dead.
To add ANYTHING, no matter how "noble" it sounds, is to cheapen His precious work for salvation.
When I accepted Christ atonement, when I truly recognized my sin and the horror of it...how dispicable it is to God. It made me perfect in His sight....it did not make my actions perfect (and he knows that, thus the sacrifice of his son.) I think the recognition - turning from - is the meaning of repentance. Repentance I think happens once and if you are truly born again it stays.....
........that you can go on with your sinful practices since it doesn't matter anyway. This would indicate to me, that you have NOT been born again...you're not humbled and perfect in Christ.
I don't see how my statement taken in a whole disagrees with yours. I was talking about repentance not salvation.
Man, you people are tough...you twist what's been said into some semblance of something you can argue with. Good luck with that!
Mormons have faith in Christ. They believe he was a type of God and have FAITH that he was born to atone for our sins and give us the gift of resurrection.
But believing in Jesus Christ is not quite the same for Mormons as for the rest of Christians. Now....justify your statement to me that faith is all you need.