If Christ tells us to do certain things and we don’t do them, were we ever really on the team.
I agree you just can say I’m saved and then go on your merry little way. There should be some outward evidence of an inward conversion.
However, none of those things I do saves me. Salvation is from Christ and Christ alone. Nothing we can do to add to that.
Thank you for this clear explanation of how works should accompany our faith, though they are not the basis of our faith.
I have little patience with those who seemingly glory in their arrogant, prideful attack on those outside of their own narrow, parochial understanding of Christianity.
If the Pentecostals were condemned - or the Baptists, or the Orthodox or any other legitimate church were roundly attacked, I would hope that I would defend them as well.
We live in a day when Christianity is coming under increasing attack, and it is thus all the more important that believers cease from turning our guns on each another in a destructive "circular firing squad" and support one another against the real Enemy.
Well, just WHO, in your learned opinion is the “real enemy”? Last night, you seemed to scholarly on your assessments of everything pertaining to life, today, not so much. So I AM curious if we agree on who the real enemy is.
“I have little patience with those who seemingly glory in their arrogant, prideful attack on those outside of their own narrow, parochial understanding of Christianity.”
In other words, if guys like you were in charge, we would never have had a reformation to begin with, and we’d all be bedding it with Erasmus and those feeble minded humanists with their man-centered philosophies, while the Catholics would still be selling salvation for top dollar. I for one prefer sound doctrine over these evil things.
You can go join together with Pope Francis and his “Atheist Good Samaritans” marching on to their supposed heaven (but really, it’s hell) against a common enemy, walking with smug faces into the ditch as they abandon the power of the Gospel, but embrace its image. Meanwhile, I’ll stay with my God who is the true ruler of the world, and will not be intimidated by the self-righteous speeches of the ecumenists.
Sorry, tjd1454, but I cannot support an institution that is such an abomination. Even if agreed about faith and works, there is so much more pagan influence and unsound doctrine in the Catholic church that it cannot even be considered true Christianity.
The only godly thing I can do for them is to share the true gospel of Christ and pray He leads them out of it. I would do the same thing for any other institution not considered true Christianity such as Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness, Oneness Pentecostals, Word of Faith/Prosperity people, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.
I owe allegiance to no one except Jesus and I am not called to support others who labor under false doctrine and man-made religions.
I have little patience with those who seemingly glory in their arrogant, prideful attack on those outside of their own narrow, parochial understanding of Christianity.
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That is fine. But defending sound theology and critiquing incorrect, poorly-presented theology is not what you describe above. It is called honestly clarifying the issues. :-)