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To: Natural Law
My Salvation certainly isn't based on anything that will fit on a bumper sticker if that is what you are implying. There are a number of key requirements and signs, but you cannot achieve it without Grace, Faith, and Love and cannot find it where good works are not evident.
So God has a finite number of good works or requirements you must complete?

So, if you miss the alotted requirement of works by one, your off to hell? Two more good works and you would have been ok?

328 posted on 06/07/2012 5:26:13 PM PDT by bkaycee
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To: bkaycee
"So God has a finite number of good works or requirements you must complete?"

I'm sure He does that is different for each of us, but there is no way for any of us to know how many it is.

St. Dismas was assured Salvation without having to perform any because his circumstances prevented him from doing so. Those of us not so constrained are presented with numerous opportunities, both big and small, each day to perform both Spiritual and Corporeal works of mercy. We will be judged for what is in our thoughts and in our words, what we have done and what we have failed to do.

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. “All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left."

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’"

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” - Matthew 25:31-46

Peace be with you.

329 posted on 06/07/2012 5:37:55 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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