After fifty years in the prison ministry there probably isn't much I haven't heard. This is not a debate forum. We will agree to disagree if it ever comes to that. It is meant for discussions concerning the Poietes Group. Bible talks are welcome. I will be posting Bible questions, polls, O.T. items, comments, and anything suitable for everyone. You may do the same. .
First, remember that God is completely holy. He cannot be around sin. Second, humanity is utterly sinful. How could any of us fallen and broken people expect to enter into a relationship with a holy God? Salvation is by grace alone. The good news is there is a third simple truth: Salvation is entirely by God's grace.
Ephesians 2:8-9 says: "For by grace you have been saved through faith: And that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast."
I would like to see e everyone who has given their life to the Lord Jesus Christ memorize Philippians 1:6. God is the one who began a good work in us, and He will perform it until Jesus comes.
People have always been saved the same way. The O.T. uses the word trust. They were looking forward to Calvary like we are looking back at Calvary. The sacrifices "purged" until the Messiah came. It just didn't separate the two advents. Good answer.
Some of these questions you are posting would be great Blog prompts for "Take up Your Cross" . Just saying. This question has many possible answers. For me, it has been my own feelings of guilt for my sin in the past. Now I know I am saved. I know he has made a change in my heart towards himself.
By faith through grace and not of themselves. :) Abraham is said to have believed God in the New Testament, (in Hebrews 11 or12 if I remember correctly) and it was accounted unto him as righteousness. That's a really good question.
Never looked at John 1 this way before. Thanks for a new perspective and a new idea for another way to study the Bible. You would have thought I would have thought of this much sooner. LOL
The word "gospel" is two Greek words put together into one, to mean "good news." This is the good news in a nutshell: Messiah Jesus died for our sins and rose again, proving He is God. That's it!!
Thank you for the history and breaking down the word meaning. It is always easier to use a phrase if we know the meaning. In times of frustration, or fear, or discouragement, I will say out loud, "Get behind me Satan" and I believe in it.
"For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the Day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6
Knowing God's plan - and operating according to that - is essential for living effectively for Him. If you don't know the Lord's will for the next year of your life, the Holy Spirit wants to help you know it. Ask Him to show you.
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