That instant is finished, as Jesus proclaimed from the Cross: he had paid the penalty for/of what I deserve.That moment is a spiritual marker that has no extra moments in order to be timelessly recorded in God's 'book'. And it is an irrevocable moment of God's Promise in action.
Your religion has added mythical moments to that God ordained moment... as an empowerment scheme for a priestly ORG or a brilliant means by which Satan can manipulkate men's SOULS intyo not participating in what God ordains for each of us if we shall ONLY believe. In believing I humble affirm that He can accomplish what He promises, for in the moment I was born again there was and is nothing needed to be added for my Justification. Using double-talk to add 'graces for fealty to an ORG's sacramental requirements exposes origins of your religion's dogms, not requirements from God.
Justification stands without ANY addition. There is nothing in the next phase -the saving from the power of sin- that effects in any way what only God can do and that is justify me before the Holy God of my Salvation. Yes, catholicism is a works based religion. Your mind is duplicitous when you try to re define the additions your religion rtequires to have wht Only God can provide on the spiritual plane of relity. You do not Obtain eternal life, as if there is some work needed to receive the Grace of God in Christ. That myth steals from The Glory due only to Christ Jesus, my Redeemer..
AMEN to your post 51. Well done!
I just do not understand why some have no peace in Christ’s finished work for them it is done. Always on edge, not sure, it’s like they do not believe or trust God’s word on salvation. He said Christ’s death for our sins was enough. The price was paid on the wages of our sins. He paid it once and it was for all time.
And people doubt that. That’s calling God a liar. He said it’s enough and they say that cannot possibly be true, then we would be able to sin freely.So they go back to chasing every thought, action, feed,
Actually it might be interesting to observe these people who say they are strengthening themselves physically and mentally to be able go through God’s wrath being poured out on an unbelieving world, hoping to endure until the end, so they can be saved. Finally.
What good was Christ’s death on the Cross if in the it was enduring to the end that saved a person.
What a sham is being played out on lazy people who read a couple of Scriptures they like, never study God’s word the way He told us to study it. And think they are impressing God when they place a bible on their coffee table, never bothering to open it: probably because they are afraid if they come across some scripture that they cannot follow, they will be damned for an eternity. Ignorance is bliss to those who refuse to study God’s word the way He gave us to study it.