beloved57 said:
aru says
To be saved we must believe in God’s love which He expressed by dying for the sins we committed against Him
This is wrong , believing is not a condition to get saved..only christ finished work for his people !
[quote:1e082]Therefore, it is not our own effort to be saved that saves us; rather it is God’s love for us and our acceptance of His love that saves us.
What a contradiction = not our effort to be saved , but our acceptance of Gods love that saves..Instead of saying plainly that christ love alone saves his people..
rev 1:
5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
By his mercy alone he saved us..
titus 3
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy
he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
By His eternal good pleasure outside of time he saved us according to 2 tim 1
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
, if we believe in God’s love, and therefore, do good acts out of pure love, then we will be saved.
funny thing , this guy is promoting works salvation, and he does not even realize it..sad !
Furthermore, our contrition for our sins would be out of love for God and our fellow human beings, and not out of fear of punishment.
Trusting in his contrition... :crazyeyes: good luck sir[/quote:1e082]
Sorry, beloved57, you’re missing the point. God because of his mercy and love, chose to save mankind before the world began, by freely paying for the sin of the whole world (with the death of his Son) that will apply to every person who willingly chooses to repent of their sins and follow Christ. You will be judged by your works, sir.
And yes, I realize this is considered a 'works salvation' but this IS what the Bible teaches, whether it's what your church teaches or not. The thing you need to see is that 1. God made this salvation available by his grace, love and mercy, not because we deserved it, 2. The works that save are works of faith and love and not works of ceremonial laws, and 3. The Bible says there will be 'no boasting', not that there should be 'no works'. When you get that straight, you can read the Bible as it was intended.