David Miller wrote: >> What is contrary to grace is when people put their confidence >> in their law keeping to make them right in God's eyes. For >> example, if a man thinks that observing the seventh day makes >> him in right standing before God, that God looks upon him with >> greater pleasure because of this act of obedience, then he has >> fallen from the righteousness that comes through faith in Jesus >> Christ.
Izzy wrote: > David, There are hundreds of scriptures which say otherwise. > What do you mean??? Let's no get mixed up on earning salvation > vs the rewards of pleasing God in this life and the next. Two men are sitting in the field one Saturday morning and see another man who has been walking from a long journey fall into the ditch and hurt his leg. He is bleeding badly. One of the men says within himself, "it is written, 'the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work.' That man has broken the sabbath of God, and now tempts me to break it as well, which surely I would if I were to help him. It is sad that he got hurt, but he really should not have been out there on the sabbath day. I must love God above all else and respect and hallow his sabbath day, as saith the Scriptures." The other man sees what happens and is moved with compassion. He carries the man to his car, puts him in it, and carries him far away to a hospital to receive help. Now I ask you, which of these men will God reward? Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
