Salvation does come through faith. We all
know that. Where
we have a problem is coming to a conclusion
about what
is incuded in a description of faith. We know
that it has to
include more than simply believing, because as
James says,
even the devil believes. We know that
love is involved,
because love covers a multitude of
sins. We know
repentance is involved , because without repentance
there
can be no forgiveness. We know obedience is
involved
because Jesus asked some who claimed to
follow Him in
word but not in deed, "Why do you call
me Lord, when
you do not do as I tell you to do?" The
implication being
that He was not their Lord, because they did not
obey. We
know that He must increase and we must decrease,
and
we know that if we have no works, then we
have no faith.
We cannot grab one verse out of God's word and
ignore
the thousands of other verses that give us
the whole
-------Original Message-------
Date: Saturday,
March 22, 2003 10:19:19
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk]
The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers
Hey, Glenn, you are not alone. I, too, understand that
salvation comes
through faith, "not of works, lest any man should boast" (Eph
2:8,9) There
is NOTHING WE CAN DO to save ourselves. It is totally a work of our Lord and
Savior. To God be the glory for his endless mercy and grace.
Perry
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Sabbath Breaker of Numbers
>Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 08:18:35 EST
>
>Gal. 5:1. I honestly believe the Bible teaches a person backslides when
he
>goes from salvation by grace through faith to mixing salvation with the
>law.
>Gal. 5:4. It is obvious that Christ has become of no effect to 7th Day
>Adventists and others on TT that take up for the 7th Day cult.
>
>The reason this might be true of _____ is because ______ explains away
>plain
>Scripture on the fulfillment of the OT _law.
>
> > If Jesus had not fulfilled the law, He could not have stated
"IT IS
> > FINISHED"!
> > How much more dows it take?
> >
> > Terry
> >
>
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