Posted on 03/28/2012 4:23:28 PM PDT by Salvation
Yes, easy to sin, for some, easy to avoid.
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The Gods of the Marketplace.
Rudyard Kipling figured it out a century ago.
Better to follow the Gods of the Copybook Headings. They will tend to keep you from the near occasions of sin.
Vote Obama.
Strut when you avoid sin instead of thanking God for giving you something you could handle - and condemn those who fail instead of praying for them while recognizing they faced something which, for them, was the same as if God chose something for you that you couldn't handle.
The easiest way to end up in hell is to not accept Christ’s death on the cross as sufficient for your salvation through grace by faith, but rather think that there are other things (works/man made traditions/etc) you must also do to save yourself. When you reject His grace through the sacrifice on the cross, you subject yourself to be judged by the law at the Great White Throne, which no one can “pass” because that would require perfection. And the only person to ever walk this earth in perfection was Jesus.
So is this Works?
This is addressed to Christians. We have to live the life. We have to confess our sins to God as Christians though Jesus.
John 1:
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 IF we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.
verse 7 shows IF WE KEEP THE WALK THE SON PURIFIES.
8 IF WE( Christians) claim to be Without Sin, WE DECEIVE ourselves and the TRUTH IS NOT in US. 9 IF WE CONFESS Our SINS, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
There are several IF s in this by John The Apostle.
IF is defined as Condition, Requirement Or Stipulation in my Dictionary.
Notice every One of the words IF the true meaning it reads after this word if are presented for true understanding.
Notice Decieve. Deceive equals if We Claim to be with out Sins.
Notice how we make God a liar and His Word is Not in Us.
Do Not Be Decieved. Why would The Apostle John write These exact words!
He uses the word "We" meaning he includes himself.
He uses a lot of We's too. Hmmmm. Do Not Be Deceived!
Jesus I Pray for All to Understand Your Apostles Words !
Praise You Jesus Always!
Glory Be To The Father ,Son and Holy Spirit!
Amen!!
Easiest way to hell? The Latin Vulgate says Christ was in hell, The New Jerusalem Bible says he was in Hades, The New American Bible says Christ was in the netherworld.
I’ll consult someone who follows the truth.
A real pitfall for many; OTOH for some like me afflicted with anhedonia to some degree not much of a problem at all lol!
I agree with you. Always give thanks.
the revised Apostles Creed says
He descended into hell.
I believe crosshairs would jump for joy while rereading 1John. The warnings against a deceptive gospel sounds right up his alley.
Our heart of love for God is what saves us, not following prescriptions.
John tells us that even as we who abide in Him sin, the love from God helps to overcome it.
Then hell has nothing to do with whether the person going there sinned or not seeing Christ went there according to the Apostles Creed, Latin Vulgate.
Someone isn’t following the truth.
IF =is defined as Condition, Requirement Or Stipulation in my Dictionary.
8 IF WE( Christians) claim to be Without Sin, WE DECEIVE ourselves and the TRUTH IS NOT in US.
9 IF WE CONFESS Our SINS, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
"IF" WE CONFESS Our SINS,
Let's Not Be Iffy! Now!!
"we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
We have to confess our sins.
God Is Not a Liar!
A Condition, Requirement Or Stipulation to be Forgiven.
Not a One time Confession.
John is addressing Christians.
The word "Hell" in the Apostles' Creed means the "nether world," the abode of the dead. That same word is translated "Sheol" in Hebrews and "Hades" in Greek." It is translated to "Inferno" in Latin.
http://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/qu311.htm
I don’t understand your point. Of course a believer confesses his sins (with a humble heart to our sovereign God).
Are you thinking a regenerated man would attempt to hide his sin?
Are you thinking an unregenerated man would confess sin on his own accord? Or that by doing so by the prompting of others, rather from within his own heart, he might be saved?
Sad to say but true. I never met any until these threads. Very Wrong. Unhistorical Christianity. If you read the religion thread regularly you will see it more than you would think.
I just believe important to show from scripture.
Freeper Cheers!
They may be objecting to a confession to a priest as a sacramental requirement for salvation, as do I.
By the way, my wife recently found a lovely CD of Gregory Peck reading 1John among other books at a 99 cent type store.
I asked specific questions with most on this issue.
Gregory Peck Reading 1John is wonderful. If I ever wanted a majestic voice it would be Gregory Peck's LOL!!
Did you ever see him play the Reverend hiding Jews during WW two. Great TV Movie.
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