I'm generically a Protestant as well. For me this is more a rejection of various Catholic and Orthodox errors rather than a limitation in how I approach these issues. The truth should take priority - rather than denominational affiliation.
I would also tend to agree that the sacraments do not...
Yeah but now we are bordering on what Catholicism and Protestantism say about salvation. A Catholic would agree with what you say, and that sacraments are part of the 'works' that you are mentioning. I am a Protestant, so I do not believe in sacraments.
And with regards to Judgement there are...
In Hebrews 8:13, it says that the Old Covenant (Law of Moses) has been made obsolete with the coming of Christ. This is to say that Christians no longer need to follow the 613 rules in the Torah in order to attain salvation. But the Old Testament still serves as a valuable reference in...
1: Eating from the tree of the knowledge of good AND EVIL was forbidden.
God wanted us to know ONLY GOOD.
God offered access to ALL OF HIS PERFECT KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY -the tree of LIFE.
The tree of the knowledge of good AND EVIL led to LESS actual knowledge -and certainly less wisdom.
Whereas...
Thank you.
You have, as many do, described God's part well. Scripture also describes our part for our forgiveness/salvation.
-John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His [a]only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God...
do i have to? ehh i guess its that section fo the forum.....
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. 1 John 4: 8
But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ...
Luke 17:3-4 (NIV)
3So watch yourselves.
"If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."
If I were to count the things God has forgiven me, I'd still be...
Now, I've had plenty of conversations with people about forgiveness. They've often said things like, "You can forgive them, but that doesn't mean you'll let them do it again." In other words, you "forgive" them but still treat them differently. But how is that forgiveness? The Lord makes...
The bible says SAULS sins was washed away AFTER HE WAS BAPTIZED IN WATER (Acts 22:16).Unless you take the word of a person who will twist the bible to say what he wants in love Baerly
55 Are you telling me that the way the Lord accepts his people when their sins are forgiven is that he BLINDS THEM.
What?
No. Rather, God's forgiveness IS His acceptance of the sinner
That is what happen when Saul met the Lord.
That's not what happened when writer met the Lord
The Lord did...
Really? Oh, that thought never occurred to me. :rolleyes:
Hmmm. Why don't you give me an example of where the Bible describes God as "omniscient" and we'll take it from there.
The truth is because it is not a god at all, it self proclaimed that it was but there is no proof of its OMNISCIENT. I appears to be an old non physical presence that clings on humanity to learn. People might say the passage refers to its forgiveness. In reality no one knows unless you are...
I read this "not remembering" as an active thing, rather than a passive thing. If you forget something, that is passive. You can't will yourself to forget. When it says "remember their sin no more" I read it as "he doesn't recall their sin anymore to the forefront of his mind" or something...
I don't want some to feel as if I am attacking Christianity, I am here to learn religion. According to the immutable nature of God, He is OMNISCIENT and thus knows all things, this is a nature of God which cannot be altered in any way according to many Christians. For example "all things are...