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To: man of Yosemite
In any case, the faith that now saves is open to any person of any nationality who will put his trust in the sin offering of Jesus Christ, who shed the blood of atonement which all other sin offerings only shadowed.

In any case, the faith that now saves is open to any person of any nationality....

Actually salvation come by 'the way' it always has. By following God's commandments. It is true though that it comes tho those of any nation, and ANY faith, AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW GOD'S COMMANDMENTS. God doesn't change.

Genesis 26
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

Take a look at these two verses:

Romans 11
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

As it is written. To what does Paul refer?

Isaiah 59
20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

Do you notice the difference?

314 posted on 05/03/2003 8:02:09 PM PDT by ET(end tyranny) (Deut. 32:37 -- And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,)
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To: ET(end tyranny)
Under the new covenant we are told to walk by the Spirit and then we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. God expects our lives to be transformed by our being born of the Spirit. The entrance into this relationship is faith in Christ; our obedience comes from a new relationship of righteousness in Him. Paul reminded the Galatians that their Spirit-filled life, and the miracle working power in their midst came from faith apart from the obience to the Law. Paul said, "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified." (Galatians 2:16)
If the Law has taught us anything, it has been that we cannot keep the Law. Yet, as we follow Christ, we depart from iniquity. Righteousness comes by faith, even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
315 posted on 05/03/2003 11:56:59 PM PDT by man of Yosemite ("When a man decides to do something everyday, that's about when he stops doing it.")
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