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You KNOW nothing. Mind reading is not permitted on the RF.

[metmom]He didn't because it's NEVER works we do in the body that save us or *make us eligible* for salvation.

Your own words, nothing makes us eligible for salvation. It's not mind reading when I'm quoting you.

Which not ONE. SINGLE. PERSON. in the entire history of the human race except for Jesus has ever met or ever can meet.

The problem is, it's not the good outweighs the bad nonsense. The standard of God is absolute perfect. ONE sin, and you have blown it.

So instead of trying to understand the Lord's expectations, you think you can just ignore them and some how at the judgement you'll get a pass. Are you forgetting that God pronounced Job to be perfect before Him?

The atonement of Jesus Christ, which washes away our sins, makes it as if we never have sinned, as long as we repent. Jesus made it possible for us to meet that requirement.

A Christlike nature is the FRUIT of salvation, not something we strive for to ensure salvation.

This is completely opposite to the plan of God. What you're saying makes no sense. You also claim that salvation is instant, therefore by your own words a Christ like nature must also be instant. And that's ridiculous. Nobody just instantly over comes character flaws that they have developed over a life time. Are you honestly trying to claim that a person becomes "like a little child" the instant they say "I believe in Jesus"??? Really?

God is in fact, obligated to man. Absolutely. God is obligated because He has made covenants and given His word which He cannot break. We are His children and His obligation to us is of His own making.

You're contradicting yourself. You claim salvation is "freely" given with out obligation, but then claim we have to believe in Jesus. That in itself is an obligation on our part.