That's because believing comes as the result of salvation; it doesn't save anyone. One must first be saved to gain faith.
You should already know that.
You should already know that.
Take a moment to remember the examples Jesus provided. Jesus was the word in the beginning. The word that spoke all things to come into being. All has life and material presence in this dimension because the word that is God spoke.
The word became flesh and dwelt among us. Immanuel,or spelled as Emmanuel. Meaning, God with us.
The word arrived and brought his new covenant. He would later die on a tree, anyone who died on a tree is cursed, so to seal as is tradition that new covenant with blood yet again.
His word is truth.
So,ask yourselves why do humans need to be saved?
Because we are dead in sin that seperates us from a sinless Creator, Father.
Emmanuel,Jesus the anointed,Christ,told us the condition we're in and the conditions he set forth so to abate that.
If we believe in Jesus we believe every word of the word. We are what Jesus said. And we can only change that by how he said it is accomplished.
That's it. That's the truth of God in Christ. It isn't truly debatable.
So,try this. Is our divergent opinion Gospel? Does it save? If we don't like what Jesus,
Immanuel,taught,do we change it to accommodate our preferred narrative as many here are doing?
When they don't respect the words of God shall we ever
reach them with the words of God?
Maybe consider those like cv5 are a blessing.
While they are not an example of Christ's truth they are an example of the extent to which lovers of the flesh will go to in order to protect and sustain their temple to the flesh.
And that is moral depravity,death in sin.
No one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws them. The only way we can be drawn is if Holy Spirit God enters in and allows us to understand the words of the word.
Without that we write our own book that gives us power. That lets us overcome God's Sovereignty by our choice to tell ourselves we are redeemed by our choosing.
Because we first don't accept God tells us we who are first dead in our sins are able to make a choice that makes God redeem us because we tell him we can choose that option all on our own. And be right.
And God will agree.
We are privileged in just this thread to read everything Jesus told us about the dead. And their altar to self and ego.
What a blessing.