Jesus preached His message to all who would believe in Him and His message of salvation. Over the last 2,000 years we followers have done that, though not without disagreement and dissention. I believe that all of us who accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, will be welcomed by Him into heaven. He gives us His and His Father’s Grace.
While we, here in this physical realm, disagree over doctrine, as long as we dedicate ourselves to Him and follow his teachings, we will go home to Him. We are all Christians, and if He has the grace to forgive us our sins, then I suspect that he will forgive us of our doctrinal differences.
At the time of my baptism I had the sense that all who accept Jesus as his or her personal savior, ought to be united in following Him and doing His work. That we should not focus on what divides us, but on what unites us: Our give of salvation by our Saviour, Jesus.
And I’ve realized that in our disagreements we are not helping Him with the mission He entrusted to us as his disciples.
AMEN to that.
Sadly, and we may very well be seeing this starting to happen, we could be seeing a national government that will more and more be very anti-Christian, regardless of church denotionation so we have to focus on Jesus and His calling to be deciples.
Amen to your post # 36.
That is true...Problem is many are taught that getting baptized is accepting Jesus...And many are taught that eating the Eucharistic wafer is accepting Jesus...And many are taught that doing good works is accepting Jesus...And many are taught that just by being a member of the club is accepting Jesus...
And I’ve realized that in our disagreements we are not helping Him with the mission He entrusted to us as his disciples.
Yes we are...
Yes we are...Those of us who read and believe what God told us to do are doing just that...
2Ti_3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2Ti_4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
While we, here in this physical realm, disagree over doctrine, as long as we dedicate ourselves to Him and follow his teachings, we will go home to Him. We are all Christians, and if He has the grace to forgive us our sins, then I suspect that he will forgive us of our doctrinal differences.
Why would you think that??? That's not at all what Jesus tells us...
1Ti_1:3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
Rom_16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Eph_4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
1Ti_1:3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
1Ti_4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Doctrine is ever so important...If we are not united in doctrine, we are not united...
I believe that all of us who accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, will be welcomed by Him into heaven.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Rom_10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
This is a doctrine...This is the correct doctrine...
Amen.