John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Matthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Matthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS IS A REQUIREMENT OF ALL WHO DESIRE TO WALK IN, MAINTAIN, EXPRESS THANKFULNESS FOR, DEMONSTRATE THEIR FORGIVEN STATE. UNFORGIVENESS OF OTHERS is a demonstration of a heart not truly fully surrendered to God the only righteous all knowing judge. Forgiveness is not a work, it is an attitude, a spirit born of God. Unforgiveness is a rebellion against God born of hell.
John5: 24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT based on faith
John 5:25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
EVERYTHING the unsaved do is evil to God, even things the world might call good..
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters" (Matt. 12:30).
— But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.(Heb 11;6)
What is not of faith is sin ... The only ones that can "do good" are the saved..
Amen to your remarks, and thank you.
There wasn't a born again Christian in the entire bunch...They were all Jew or proselytes...The Gospel of the Grace of God was not in effect, or even known...Salvation by Grace thru faith without works was revealed by the Apostle Paul to the Gentile adopted Christian church...