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To: PieterCasparzen
The truth can be hard to accept. Human tradition is so enticing. Romans 11 is essential to study in this regard. The Matthew Henry Commentary on Romans 11 is a very informativie analysis.

Not sure what your point is... are you saying that after two thousand years of overwhelming influence, the teachings of Christianity are not party of human tradition?

Or are you downgrading Judaism as mere human tradition, and not divinely inspired?

Or both?

40 posted on 02/28/2015 2:10:12 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

Denial that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.

Those who deny Christ are destined for hell and damnation.

Romans 10

“12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?”

The Bible is clear: all those who don’t believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are not saved.

Where do professing Christians feel justified in saying, in effect, well, God can’t send unbelievers to hell. I mean, not really. It sounds so cruel to my little human ears.

Where is that in Scripture ?

Professing Christians should ask themselves if their faith is based on the Bible or something else, or their own imaginations.

God’s justice is perfect. Unbelievers do not get to enjoy the same rewards as believers.

If that was the case - why believe ? Who cares, since using that logic everyone’s going to heaven no matter what they believe.

There are some very fundamental flaws in that kind of logic.


59 posted on 02/28/2015 5:34:03 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.)
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To: Talisker

The Bible is NOT human tradition.

It is the Word of God.

It is of divine origin.

All other writings are of human origin.

Religious practices not based on the Bible (the whole counsel of God, both Old and New Testaments) are folly and an outright rejection of God.

Christmas and Easter are two such human-divised traditions.


60 posted on 02/28/2015 5:39:17 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.)
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