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To: Talisker

Jesus taught we must die to ourselves to be reborn in Him. The flesh must be mortified for the soul to flourish. Feeble is not enough for in your feeble interests you still pride yourself on your own abilities. No ability will suffice. Nothing you can do can make you worthy of God’s love.
We are, each of us, sinners, condemned by our sin however paltry. We are saved only by the sacrifice of Christ who died as atonement for our sin. It is in His death and His resurrection that we have any hope.
Do not pray that somehow God will find you worthy. He can not. We are all sinners in the hands of a God who cannot abide sin. Only through surrendering our will and our lives to Christ can we be saved from our sin. He loved us so much He sent His only Son to be a sacrifice for us. That is the love of God.


38 posted on 06/19/2014 8:53:28 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Louis Foxwell
Jesus taught we must die to ourselves to be reborn in Him. The flesh must be mortified for the soul to flourish. Feeble is not enough for in your feeble interests you still pride yourself on your own abilities. No ability will suffice. Nothing you can do can make you worthy of God’s love.

We are, each of us, sinners, condemned by our sin however paltry. We are saved only by the sacrifice of Christ who died as atonement for our sin. It is in His death and His resurrection that we have any hope.

Do not pray that somehow God will find you worthy. He can not. We are all sinners in the hands of a God who cannot abide sin. Only through surrendering our will and our lives to Christ can we be saved from our sin. He loved us so much He sent His only Son to be a sacrifice for us. That is the love of God.

You didn't answer the question. It's very simple - given what you are saying about love, then what did Jesus mean by "love your neighbor as yourself"?

39 posted on 06/19/2014 9:18:59 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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