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Salvation is a free gift of God - Have confidence you are saved!
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Posted on 03/31/2021 8:42:15 AM PDT by Teleios Research

Be convinced of these 4 biblical truths: 1. Each of us has sinned; 2. God is just, requiring a punishment for sin; 3. But out of love God sent His Son, Jesus Christ who by dying on the cross, provided forgiveness of sins in taking man’s deserved punishment; 4. Therefore, by faith alone in Christ’s sacrifice for our sins and belief in His resurrection, man can gain eternal life. (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 3:21-26)


TOPICS: Apologetics; General Discusssion; Theology
KEYWORDS: christianity; gospel; salvation
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To: piasa

Everyone already has salvation thanks to what Christ completed on the cross. All sin has been paid for. The only thing you can do is to reject it, and many do just that.


You make it sound so easy but there’s one slight problem with your statement...

13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

AND FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT...


101 posted on 04/01/2021 6:44:51 AM PDT by Philsworld
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To: Mark17

Amen and amen


102 posted on 04/01/2021 7:28:27 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: Mom MD
You are mixing your scriptures.

All scripture is connected. All the Apostles and Prophets taught the same thing, but from a different point of view. There writings were tailored to a specific people, but they all knew the exact same truths. Meaning, you can't have the teachings found in Romans, without seeing it through the lens of James. You can't understand Corinthians without understanding Ephesians. They all fit together.

And yes we can have the assurance of out salvation.

You have the promise that salvation is possible. You can have the promise that if you keep the commandments of God, you will receive salvation.
103 posted on 04/01/2021 8:15:35 AM PDT by GardenerForLife
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To: ADSUM

Your mind is stuck on carnal. If I showed you other places where Jesus used sarcasm addressing His listeners, would it help you to understand the sarcasm in Him telling the unbelievers that they had to violate the Command of God to not eat the blood in order to by their flesh get God Life in them? NO it would not penetrate the wall of blasphemies the Roman Catholic ORG has erected in the mind of your soul. Your ORG makes Jesus out to be of a duplicitous mind. Your flesh lusts for soem of the glory that ONLY Christ is due. Keep striving by your flesh to obtain what is ONLY spiritually received. Hell isn’t half full yet, pride filled Catholic.


104 posted on 04/01/2021 8:34:12 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Hman528
When you call on the name of the Lord to save you! You are saved and the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside you of, when saved you become the temple of the living God!

How do you explain Matt 7?

Matt 7
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

You're telling me that all you have to do is say Lord, Lord. But Jesus says that's not enough.

How do you explain Matt 25?

Matt 25
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Why aren't your claims on how someone is saved the same as what the Lord says why He's saving these people?

On the other hand:


Matt 25
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

These people will be cast out in to hell. Why will these people be rejected at the judgement? Why doesn't it match your reason for not receiving salvation?
105 posted on 04/01/2021 8:35:12 AM PDT by GardenerForLife
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To: Elsie

Sometimes I need a translator for your posts. LOL


106 posted on 04/01/2021 8:39:37 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Elsie

You’re right they won’t.
Its a vain attempt on my part I guess.

Most people build their own mental borders and are deathly afraid to go beyond those.


107 posted on 04/01/2021 8:41:17 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: ADSUM

I never ignore the Holy Words of My King Jesus The Christ.

And you lie just by saying I do.

You have a lot of gall accusing others of not following The Lord when every single Mass you attend you Blaspheme His Sacrifice.
Every single Hail Mary you recite - you Blaspheme His Name and His Sacrifice.
Every single time you call a priest “father” you commit a sin.
Every single time you pray to “saints” you commit paganist idolatry.
Every single time you insist on a Purgatory - you lie, you deceive others, and make them twice the servants of hell that they are.

You are playing with fire for those beliefs and actions ADSUM - repent now!


108 posted on 04/01/2021 8:46:35 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: metmom

Amen!

The devil loves works based salvation & dishonest faith.


109 posted on 04/01/2021 8:47:39 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: ADSUM
I will stick with 2000 years of teachings of Jesus from His Catholic Church over protestant man-made versions of God’s Truth.

Where did Jesus teach that we should burn people at the stake?

The Catholic church was never Christ's Church. I've said it before; Christ's Church was eventually lead by John. What became the Catholic church was lead by Linus I. Not the same Church.
110 posted on 04/01/2021 8:50:02 AM PDT by GardenerForLife
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Most people build their own mental borders and are deathly afraid to go beyond those.

The irony is breath taking.
111 posted on 04/01/2021 8:51:47 AM PDT by GardenerForLife
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To: GardenerForLife

Your state of s[iritual confusion could be traced to your lack of contextual understanding. The passages of Matt24&25 are given to THE JEISH MEN Jesus was addressing who had asked about the end, not the tribulation/ jacob’s Trouble? Your foolishness givers you license to ignore CONTEXT at any level which doesn’t allow twisting to suit your heretical cultish beliefs. So which of the cults do you claim as your spiritual home? Ashamed to answer?


112 posted on 04/01/2021 8:52:50 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: MHGinTN

He professes another gospel.
A shame!


113 posted on 04/01/2021 8:53:51 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Clearly, and the cult mind is amassing a wall of fraud so thick the light of the Gospel cannot penetrate it. There is truly a spiritual battle raging at FR presently.


114 posted on 04/01/2021 8:57:49 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Mark17

See you in the clouds bro!

Every day is one day closer.

1 John 5:11-13
And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.

John 1:12
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God


115 posted on 04/01/2021 8:59:21 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Elsie

“Since there is NO referrence that PETER was ever called FATHER Peter, how on earth did this practice get started???

“Seems to me the RCC leaders should be called Servant So-and-So instead of Father So-and-So.”


Hmmm.

Hmmm.

???


116 posted on 04/01/2021 9:03:26 AM PDT by SouthernClaire (God Bless America)
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To: Elsie

Your Elsiethons are always appreciated!


117 posted on 04/01/2021 9:04:53 AM PDT by SouthernClaire (God Bless America)
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To: ADSUM

So, does the Catholic Church call him “Father Paul?”

If not, why not?


118 posted on 04/01/2021 9:06:17 AM PDT by SouthernClaire (God Bless America)
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To: MHGinTN

Revelation 3:9 says this:

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Those who are opposed to the True Gospel of Jesus Christ will be forced to bow down to those of us who are His True Followers.

Of course this one comes right before Revelation 3:10 LOL!


119 posted on 04/01/2021 9:08:17 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: GardenerForLife

Every foundation of my thought comes from Theopneustos Scripture.

It’s very telling that you have problems and issues with the certified salvation of those who put their Faith In Jesus Christ Alone and nothing else.

My tagline is perfect for you and your type.

Maybe you can convince Jesus you were better than others when you meet Him soon? Like the Pharisee in Luke 18:11.

That went well for him...


120 posted on 04/01/2021 9:13:29 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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