We don’t die. We pass on to the resurrection.
Why are you avoiding my questions with riddles and watered down metaphorical statements. Are you unaware of physical death and dose that physical death not await all of us, and biblicaly speaking do we not all go through a physical death due to our very own fallen natures within a fallen world? I'm not talking about spiritual death....Physical death.
Start at the beginning. We haven’t sinned yet. We have paradise.
Then we sin. We experience the consequences of our sin. They are unpleasant.
We decide to sin no more. The bad consequences of our previous sin fade away, because the Lord died on the cross, and our sins are forgiven. We have paradise again.
So at what point exactly are we sinless, then sinners, then through this great effort of our own which you say is simple yet you yourself have not achieved, are we then made acceptable for heaven?
Let me break out my question a little. We are born, and I suppose we are sinless? Then somewhere along the line we sin. Let's see....a lie is a sin, so I know when I was able to speak I lied; "Did you break that?; NO" LIE....So would you say 4 years old? 3 perhaps? I have two little sinners in my house right now as a matter of fact.
.....unless!....unless they are not fully sinners.
Which brings me back to that which you have not answered. What percentage of sinlessness is acceptable?
Keep in mind you have already said you are not fully sinless, but I do not know what % of good you are. I'm asking because you say the law is simple, yet you have not kept the law!
Your confusing me.
I would like to be sinless, but I can tell you I'm not. I am 100% sinful because if I am guilty of any of the law I am guilty of all of it. I will die a physical death.
Now then, what makes me acceptable to God? My repentance? "I'm sorry God! I'll do better! Just give me another shot please!" Is that it? Is that it elijah23? because if that's it then I'm done!...And I suggest that you are too since you have failed to keep this simple law as well. In fact we are all done. Finished.
Do you see the flaw in your theology? Not only is what your saying NOT biblicaly correct it's down right dangerous to teach or think and it's not the truth my friend.
Being Good will not get you into haven. You will never be acceptable to God on your own and neither will I. That's a dilemma that God and man face together because of man's sin, not God. It is for this reason and this reason only that Jesus came here, and became the sacrifice for our sin. That whoever "
believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” - Jesus (John 11:25-26)
You are suggesting that whomever follows the law,does a great work with a great effort and does not sin will have eternal life. You'er wrong because you can't do it and the bible tell you so. Follow Jesus he fulfills the law that we can not, and just because you follow Jesus does not make you sinless. You are counted good not for anything you've done, but only for what he has done for you. Those who believe in that are free.
