Re: Just an idea..archen4January 28 2006, 20:26:46 UTC
To a point, I agree. God is the Judge of all men, and He knows every heart, but we often glaze over certain scriptures, and I include myself in that most of all. Never to say that salvation is wrought by works, because we know that it is not, salvation is by Grace, but we ought to examine ourselves as well, which I often do not. Ephesians 2:8-9 says "By Grace are ye saved through Faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:10 says "For we are created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which he hath before ordained, that we should walk in them." In the gospel of John, Jesus says "I am the vine, you are the branches, he who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit, for without Me, you can do nothing." You were right in saying that if we have Christ, we WILL bear fruit, and without Christ, we cannot bear fruit, because without Him, we can do nothing. Later in John 15, which we memorized together at Boy's Camp, so I know you know this, lol, but to repeat it, it says "If
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Re: Just an idea..ac_gimpJanuary 28 2006, 20:41:18 UTC
I guess what makes it so difficult to understand is that our God is both just and merciful, yet He can somehow balance the two in such a way that our finite minds will never comprehend until we reach those pearly gates and walk with Him into eternity...
till then, I suppose we might as well just keep doing good, haha
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till then, I suppose we might as well just keep doing good, haha
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ex-ca-use me!? I thought heresy was a sin.
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Your blog is thick and encouraging. Thanks.
You are absolute salt.
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