To: HarleyD; annalex; Forest Keeper; stfassisi; kosta50
God must give them a new heart and a new mind to walk in His way.
And in conformity to God's explicit will, it's open to everyone (even to those who, in the millennia before Jesus was born, had never heard of Jesus): "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
To: aruanan; HarleyD; annalex; Forest Keeper; stfassisi
And in conformity to God's explicit will, it's open to everyone (even to those who, in the millennia before Jesus was born, had never heard of Jesus) There was no redemption before Incarnation.
5,259 posted on
04/30/2008 8:00:54 PM PDT by
kosta50
(Eastern Orthodox is pure Christianity)
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